WashU Medicine Division of Rheumatology

11/03/2025

As the youths say, one last photo dump of ! We had a blast and can’t wait for next year!

1) WashU Reception
2) Informal Dinner
3) Our IM resident, Dr. Antara Dattagupta with her wonderful work!
4) Our IM resident, Dr. Waleed Ali and his wonderful work!
5) Our IM residents, Dr. Sana Cheema and Dr. Antara Dattagupta with their faculty mentor Dr. Colin Diffie
6) Current and former IM residents reuniting
7) Pediatric faculty member Dr. Lance Peterson presenting his great work
8) Pediatric fellow Dr. Nazli Civilibal Tang presenting her great work

10/28/2025

Happening now: Dr. Michael Paley giving a talk about Inflammatory Eye Disease in W375C! 👀

10/28/2025

Dr. Akhil Sood is presenting at poster #2201 on “Adherence to Reproductive Health Guidelines in Lupus Care: Insights from Patient and Physician Surveys” so stop on by! 🎉

10/28/2025

Our faculty member, Dr. Daphne Lew is presenting her work on “Characterizing the Frequency and Timing of Changes in Patient-Reported Social Risk Factors among Rheumatology Outpatients” at poster #1917 now! 🎉

10/28/2025

Swing by poster #2047 to learn about “Trends in Lung Transplant Listing Outcomes in CTD-ILD Across Two Decades” by our very own, Dr. Sambhawana Bhandari! 🎉

10/27/2025

Our Associate Fellowship Director, Dr. Lisa Zickuhr (third from the left), and our Fellowship Program Coordinator, Lacey Feigl-Lenzen (second from the right), at their presentation on our Rheumatology Interest Group this morning! Way to go, Dr. Zickuhr and Lacey! 🎉🎉🎉

10/27/2025

Join Dr. Lisa Zickuhr and former WashU faculty & fellow Dr. Amaad Rana in W187A-C on a workshop remediating a struggling rheumatology learner! ✏️

10/27/2025

Join Dr. Michael Paley now in W181A-C as he moderates “Through the Looking Glass: Insights into the Pathogenesis of Autoimmune Uveitis”! 🔎

10/26/2025

Our very own, Dr. Reema Syed, moderated a great session today on “Somatic Mutations in ‘Benign’ Disease”! Great work, Dr. Syed! 🎉

10/26/2025

Congratulations to our newest faculty member, Dr. Akhil Sood, on his poster “Improving Recombinant Zoster Vaccine Uptake in Younger Adults with Rheumatoid Arthritis” at the American College of Rheumatology Convergence Conference!! 🎉

10/26/2025

Congratulations to our wonderful Division Chief, Dr. Christine Pham, on your induction into the Masters! We are so incredibly proud of you! 🎉🎉

10/23/2025

Congratulations to our patient, Tim, on your successful kidney transplantation at Barnes-Jewish Hospital! We are honored to be a part of your story (see our rheumatology fellow, Dr. Thomas in the video below) and thank you to KSDK News for highlighting this incredible act of kindness. 💚

https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/making-a-difference/joe-turner-donates-kidney-to-tim-heatherly-he-met-on-facebook/63-a72b8045-2d1f-4f0c-af86-b9aeed1a0cec?fbclid=IwdGRjcANjrQNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHuHFC5nLwnpoV6gpXajXStEimyqDznGmIhHs5pexaa9oixx61G90TJXQfJDA_aem_ID8EsU8G86KiF7AVeD070A

Joe Turner donated a kidney to Tim Heatherly, a stranger he met through a Facebook post, and gave him a second chance at life.