After 26 years of transformative service to WashU Department of Emergency Medicine, Dr. Chandra Aubin retired in 2025, leaving behind an extraordinary legacy of clinical mastery, passionate advocacy, and pioneering educational development. Returning home to St. Louis to join the WashU community in 1997, Dr. Aubin switched specialties to emergency medicine (EM) following an initial […]
As the autumn season gets underway, the Department of Emergency Medicine is gearing up for a full calendar of beloved traditions, departmental gatherings, and national alumni reunions. Many of our faculty members and alumni joined us in Chicago at the ACEP Scientific Assembly. Closer to home, and after a hiatus in the post-COVID times, last […]
Over the past year, the Department of Emergency Medicine marked a major milestone in its clinical mission by expanding its reach across the St. Louis community. While Barnes-Jewish Hospital has long served as our foundational home base—later joined by Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital over a decade ago and Missouri Baptist Hospital several years back—July 2025 […]
In June, we celebrated the end of residency and fellowship training for several new WashU EM graduates. We had lovely celebration with the graduates and their families, with some staying local and some preparing for big moves across the country. Please join us in congratulating our graduates! RESIDENCY: · Manoj Arra – University of Colorado, […]
Washington University Emergency Medicine Journal Club – September 8, 2026 Dr. Brian Cohn Hello all, This month our pediatric emergency medicine colleagues will be leading us in a great discussion on evaluation of pediatric blunt trauma. The PGY-1, PGY-3, and PGY-4 papers will be appraised using the Clinical Decision Rule appraisal form, while the PGY-2 […]
Dr. Radhika Sundararajan joins WashU Medicine’s Department of Emergency Medicine as Associate Professor as of October 2026 Dr. Sundararajan joins us from Weill Cornell Medical College where she focused on using Implementation Science approaches to design and evaluate healthcare interventions in low resource settings to improve public health outcomes. Her research uses community-engaged, qualitative and […]
Washington University Emergency Medicine Journal Club – August 11, 2026 Dr. Brian Cohn Hey all, This month’s journal club will be on regional anesthesia, led by colleagues from our wonderful ultrasound division. The PGY-1, PGY-2, and PGY-4 articles will be appraised using the Therapy form, and the PGY-3 article will be appraised using the Single […]
Washington University Emergency Medicine Journal Club – July 14, 2026 Dr. Brian Cohn Hello all, For this academic year we will be holding journal club during normal Tuesday morning conference time. This month’s topic will be the use of continuous IV epinephrine infusion vs continuous norepinephrine infusion in the management of shock following return of […]
Washington University Emergency Medicine Journal Club – May 21, 2026 Dr. Brian Cohn Hello all, This month we will look at the use of AI in Emergency Medicine, specifically focusing on ECG and CXR interpretation. The PGY-1, PGY-2, and PGY-4 articles will be appraised using the Diagnostic Test form. The PGY-3 paper will be appraised […]
Washington University Emergency Medicine Journal Club – April 16th, 2026 Dr. Brian Cohn Hello all, This month’s journal club will be looking at the management of agitation in elderly patients with delirium. We will look at pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment options. The PGY-1 paper will be appraised using the meta-analysis form. The PGY-2, 3, and […]