WashU Medicine Division of Rheumatology

07/14/2025

We are so incredibly proud of our fellow, Dr. Joy Um, on being a 2025-2026 Arthritis National Research Foundation and receiving an award of an ANRF Postdoctoral Research Fellowship! Congratulations, Dr. Um! Your work for patients is so important and we appreciate all of your hard work! 🥼🧬



Check out Dr. Um’s bio at
https://curearthritis.org/scientists/um-joy/

07/07/2025

Last week we had four incredible physicians join our fellowship program! Please join us in welcoming Drs. Shahid, Naids, Hall and Joshi!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉

06/10/2025

Congratulations to our 2025 Graduates, Drs. Sambhawana Bhandari, Dave Dimachkie and Sarah Goodman! We are so proud of you can’t wait to see all that you accomplish in the future!🎉

Congratulations to our Benjamin Schwartz, MD, PhD Awardee, Dr. Joy Um and fellow-voted Richard Brasington, MD Teaching Awardee, Dr. Deborah Parks!!

05/19/2025

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Friday’s devastating tornado took its toll on lives, homes, and communities. We are heartbroken by the storm’s impact and, along with the rest of our region, mourn the lives lost and those forever changed.

If you need assistance, the American Red Cross of Missouri and American Red Cross of Illinois offer emergency services, including shelter and recovery assistance: https://www.redcross.org/find-your-local-chapter.html

211 is a free and confidential service supported by the United Way that connects you to a community resource specialist. 211 can be accessed by dialing 2-1-1 or visiting www.211.org

Additional resources, as well as volunteer and donation opportunities, are listed in the comments.

04/07/2025

We are so proud of our fellows for placing #2 in this years tournament!! We lost to our great friends (Duke Rheum) which makes it hurt a little less. We also finished #1 in Rheumatology Fellowship Brackets and #2 of brackets overall so we can’t wait to celebrate that as well! Thank you to the for your support and shout out to the RheumMadness team for all of their hard work!!

We are so proud of our fellows Dr. Bhandari and Dr. Goodman and our illustrator (future MD, PhD), Ariella Coler-Reilly for all of their hard work in putting our scouting report together! Congratulations, team!! 🎉🎉🎉

03/07/2025

Tomorrow is International Women’s Day and we wanted to take a moment to recognize and thank all of the incredible women that help make our division great! ❤️

02/28/2025

Today is ! 🎉 We are so grateful for our 9 incredible fellows! You are what makes our division a special place and we appreciate you so much!

02/28/2025

Chances are you know someone with a . Today, we recognize all of those fighters out there! 🦓

Visit https://rarediseaseday.com to learn more!

02/28/2025

Congratulations to our very own, Dr. Seth Eisen, on being awarded the 2025 Dean’s Impact Award! We are so proud of you and all you do for your mentees! 🎉

https://internalmedicine.wustl.edu/2025-deans-impact-award-recipients/

WashU Med Department of Medicine

02/27/2025

Thank you for highlighting our newest faculty member, Dr. Jessica Williams, WashU Med Department of Medicine! 💜

Please visit the link below to read this great summary:
Https://internalmedicine.wustl.edu/rheumatologist-and-researcher-focuses-on-lupus-care-and-rural-health/

Washington University Lupus

02/20/2025

Sometimes the best angle requires a little… joint effort! 🦴

02/12/2025

We are so proud of our fellow, Dr. Bhandari, for going on the RheumMadness to discuss our scouting report for this years season! Great work, Dr. Bhandari! 🏀

Listen here: https://rheummadness.buzzsprout.com/1465681/episodes/16606969-5-7-full-court-care-champions-part-2?t=0

WashU Med Department of Medicine

In this episode we present part 2 of our conversation about the teams in the Full Court Care Champions region of RheumMadness 2025!Links to the Full Court Care Champions Scouting Reports:Cost-effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine retinopathy screeni...