Healthier Lives
The healing power of neuroscience
Physician-scientist Michael Avidan, MBBCh, leads WashU Medicine’s Department of Anesthesiology, a world leader in anesthesiology research, education, and patient care.
Michael S. Avidan, MBBCh, FCASA
Healthier Lives
From WashU to DARPA
In her first year of high school, Alissa Ling, AB ’18, started volunteering more than 10 hours a week at Walter Reed Military Medical Center. There, she first learned about emerging rehabilitation devices — like brain-controlled prosthetic arms — that offered soldier amputees a rare and vital return to mobility.
Alissa Ling, AB ’18
Healthier Lives
A new era in mental health research
Eric Lenze, BA ’90, MD ’94, leads the Department of Psychiatry at WashU Medicine, which has a long history of international excellence in research, education, and patient care.
Eric Lenze, BA ’90, MD ’94