Departments & Programs
Explore academic departments, programs and centers below. Visit the admissions page to see degree programs.
Departments and department heads
Anesthesiology
Michael S. Avidan, MBBCh
Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics
Benjamin A. Garcia, PhD
Cell Biology and Physiology
David W. Piston, PhD
Developmental Biology, Edward Mallinckrodt Dept. of
Lilianna Solnica-Krezel, PhD
Emergency Medicine
Opeolu M. Adeoye, MD
Genetics, James S. McDonnell Dept. of
Ting Wang, PhD
Medicine, John T. Milliken Dept. of
Victoria J. Fraser, MD
Molecular Microbiology
Sean Whelan, PhD
Neurology
Jin-Moo Lee, MD, PhD
Neuroscience
Linda J. Richards, PhD
Neurosurgery
Gregory J. Zipfel, MD
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Dineo Khabele, MD
Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, John F. Hardesty, MD, Dept. of
Todd P. Margolis, MD, PhD
Orthopaedic Surgery
Regis James O’Keefe, MD, PhD
Otolaryngology
Craig A. Buchman, MD
Pathology and Immunology
Richard J. Cote, MD
Pediatrics, Edward Mallinckrodt Dept. of
Gary A. Silverman, MD, PhD
Psychiatry
Eric J. Lenze, MD
Radiation Oncology
Sana D. Karam, MD, PhD
Radiology, Mallinckrodt Institute of
Pamela K. Woodard, MD
Surgery, Mary Culver Dept. of
John A. Olson, Jr., MD, PhD
Allied health programs
Larger programs that support our missions in education, research and patient care.
Audiology and Communication Sciences
Occupational Therapy
Lisa Tabor Connor, PhD
Associate Dean for Occupational Therapy
Physical Therapy
Gammon Earhart, PhD
Associate Dean for Physical Therapy
Research centers and institutes
- Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Knight (ADRC)
- Brain Immunology and Glia, Center for (BIG)
- Cancer Center, Alvin J. Siteman
- Child and Family Development, Child and Family Development
- Clinical Imaging Research, Center for (CCIR)
- Clinical Research Training Center (CRTC)
- Clinical and Translational Sciences, Institute of (ICTS)
- Clinical Studies, Center for
- Diabetes Research Center (DRC)
- Genome Institute, The Elizabeth H. and James S. McDonnell III
- Genome Sciences & Systems Biology, The Edison Family Center for
- History of Medicine, The Center for
- Hope Center for Neurological Disorders
- Human Immunology & Immunotherapy Programs, Bursky Center for (formerly CHiiPs)
- Human Nutrition, Center for
- Informatics Data Science & Biostatistics, Institute for (I2DB)
- Integrating Communication within the Cancer Environment (ICCE)
- Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center (IDDRC)
- Membrane Excitability Disorders, Center for the Investigation of (CIMED)
- Molecular Imaging Center (MIC) at Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology
- Neurofibromatosis (NF) Center
- Neuroimmunology & Neuroinfectious Diseases, Center for (CNND)
- Neurometabolism and Axonal Therapeutics, Philip and Sima Needleman Center for
- Pain Center
- Policy in Medicine and Law, Cordell Institute for
- Protein Aggregation and Neurodegeneration, Hope Center Program on (HPAN)
- Psychiatric Research, Taylor Family Institute for Innovative
- Public Health, Institute for (universitywide)
- Regenerative Medicine, Center of
- Reproductive Health Sciences, Center for
- Tuberous Sclerosis Center
- Women’s Infectious Disease Research, Center for (cWIDR)
See the A to Z Index for a comprehensive list of WashU Medicine divisions and websites.