WashU Medicine Division of Rheumatology

08/21/2025

Another great MSK Ultrasound Bootcamp in the books! Plus, it was great to have our friends from to join us this year! 🦴

08/12/2025

We are so proud of our providers, Dr. Colin Diffie, Dr. Al Kim, Dr. Michael Paley, Dr. Deborah Parks, Dr. Prabha Ranganathan, Dr. Deepali Sen, Dr. Aisha Shaikh, Dr. Reema Syed and Dr. Lisa Zickuhr!!! 🎉🎉

The Department of Medicine is proud to announce that 166 of our faculty have been selected for the 2025 Castle Connolly Top Doctors® list.

The Top Doctors® selection process is entirely merit-based. Doctors cannot pay to be listed. These doctors are best-in-class healthcare providers, embodying excellence in clinical care as well as interpersonal skills. More information can be found at the Top Doctors® website. This list is also published every August by St. Louis Magazine.

Congratulations to all of our outstanding faculty.

Learn more> https://internalmedicine.wustl.edu/2025-castle-connolly-top-doctors/

08/12/2025

We had a great time at the Rheumatology Division Picnic! It may have been hot outside, but that won’t stop us from gathering to spend quality time and eat some great food! 🧺

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/

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