Who Knew WashU?

Question: In 1933, Evarts Graham, the Bixby Professor of Surgery at the School of Medicine, performed which lifesaving surgery on James Gilmore, the first successful procedure of its kind?

Answer: D) Pneumonectomy, or removal of a lung, to treat lung cancer. Read more about Graham’s accomplished career.

Congrats to this week’s winner, Ken Niemeyer, who works at the School of Medicine and will receive an “I Knew WashU” luggage tag!


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Shellhaas receives Child Neurology Society’s highest honor

Renée Shellhaas, MD, the David T. Blasingame Professor of Neurology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been awarded the Child Neurology Society’s 2024 Hower Award.

2023: The year in video

Every year, the multimedia team at Washington University chronicles the beauty of campus, the impact of faculty research and the spirit of students. The Record looks back at some of 2023’s highlights.


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