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Dr. Sindhuja Kukkala joins the Department of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine as an Instructor as of July 2026. She was born in India and soon after moved to Atlanta, Georgia. Then right after high school, she went back to India for medical school at GSL Medical College in Rajahmundry, India where […]
Dr. Jeffrey Tarrasch joins the Department of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine as an Instructor as of July 2026. Dr. Tarrasch grew up in Los Altos, CA before attending University of California, Los Angeles where he studied chemistry. He developed an interest in research throughout college, and upon graduating he moved to […]
Dr. Curtis Broberg joins the Department of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine as an Instructor as of July 2026. Dr. Broberg was born and raised in Wenatchee, Washington, where he developed an early appreciation for the outdoors while spending time in the Cascade Mountains and along the Columbia River. He earned his […]
Dr. Matthew Samaro joins the Department of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine as an Instructor as of July 2026. Dr. Samaro grew up in Dublin, CA, nestled in the greater San Francisco Bay Area. He attended the University of California, San Diego, and graduated in 2018 with a Bachelor of Science in […]
Dr. Kasey Hornbuckle joins the Department of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine as an Instructor as of July 2026. Originally from Indianapolis, Indiana, she graduated summa cum laude from Tuskegee University with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. At Tuskegee, she embraced a culture of excellence, resilience, and rich history, which laid […]
Dr. Akhilesh “Akhil” Gonuguntla joins the Department of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine as an Instructor as of July 2026. Although raised in Dallas, he moved to India at the end of his freshman year of high school. Dr. Gonuguntla received his medical degree from Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India in 2022. […]
Dr. Arun Chandnani joins the Department of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine as an Instructor as of July 2026. He was born in Mobile, Alabama, and grew up across the Midwest, living in Cincinnati, Ohio, and Naperville, Illinois. He attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he studied Chemical Engineering, developing […]
This summer marks the close of a remarkable decade of growth and transformation under the leadership of David H. Perlmutter, MD, Executive Vice Chancellor for Medical Affairs and the George and Carol Bauer Dean of Medicine. In April, Dr. Perlmutter delivered his final State of the School address, reflecting on the many accomplishments that have […]
Emma Ludwig has been named associate program director of geriatrics fellowship at WashU Medicine.
As we officially welcome spring to St. Louis, I am reminded every day of the incredible accomplishments taking place within the Department of Medicine at WashU Medicine. Together, we are advancing discovery, shaping the future of patient care, and training the next generation of physician-scientists at a scale that is truly unmatched across our institution.