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The Knowlton Incentive for Excellence Awards recognize WashU resident physicians and fellows at Barnes-Jewish Hospital who have demonstrated the ability to balance exceptional, compassionate care with outstanding leadership and skill in internal medicine. More than 200 residents and fellows have been recognized since the Knowlton Incentive for Excellence Awards began in 1984.

Jean Driscoll, an accomplished fundraising leader with more than 20 years of advancement experience, has been named executive director of philanthropy for The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital.

A new era is beginning in epilepsy with the installation of WashU Medicine neurologist Aaron Struck, MD, as the inaugural Endowed Chair in Epilepsy at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. The chair was created to advance research and clinical care for patients with seizure and epilepsy.

BJC Health has made a significant investment through The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital to broaden its impact in palliative and hospice care by naming the Liekweg Family Palliative and Supportive Care Institute at BJC HealthCare in honor of Richard J. Liekweg, who retired as BJC’s CEO in 2025, his wife, Stacey, and their daughter, Caroline. Learn more about the Institute’s vision for advancing compassionate care.

The Siteman Investment Program (SIP) recently invested $2.24 million into 11 of the most promising cancer research projects led by WashU Medicine investigators at Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and WashU Medicine.