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Kilo Charles J. Kilo, MD, a former professor of clinical medicine in the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism & Lipid Research at Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, died of pneumonia March 15, 2021, in Naples, Fla. He was 94. Kilo and collaborators at the School of Medicine were among the first to demonstrate that diabetes complications are linked to the duration of the disease and the degree of blood sugar control. An early advocate for aggressive monitoring and control of blood glucose, Kilo challenged past treatment methods and the safety of blood glucose lowering agents. He pushed for regular measurement of glycated hemoglobin to track glucose levels in the blood. In subsequent years, measurement of so-called hemoglobin A1c became the standard in diabetes care.
Anthony Fauci, MD, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), talked online Thursday, Jan. 7, with the Washington University Medical Campus community about the state of the COVID-19 pandemic. The talk, part of Washington University Department of Medicine’s virtual, weekly Grand Rounds, also was available online to the public. Anthony Fauci, MD, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), spoke Thursday, Jan. 7, about the state of the COVID-19 pandemic as part of Washington University Department of Medicine’s virtual, weekly Grand Rounds.
Matt Miller Will Ross, MD, associate dean for diversity and a professor of medicine in the Division of Nephrology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been named the Alumni Endowed Professor of Medicine. Ross was chosen for the honor because he has demonstrated continued excellence as a nephrologist and public health epidemiologist, among numerous other accomplishments. Will Ross, MD, associate dean for diversity and a professor of medicine in the Division of Nephrology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been named the Alumni Endowed Professor of Medicine. Ross was chosen for the honor because he has demonstrated continued excellence as a nephrologist and public health epidemiologist. He is noted for his skilled, compassionate bedside manner when treating patients, and for his research involving chronic kidney disease, diabetes, obesity and digital-messaging health platforms. Among medical students and alumni, Ross is often cited as an inspirational teacher and a lifelong mentor.