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The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital’s commitment to building healthier and brighter futures for everyone extends beyond the hospital walls and into the community. The Foundation is proud to announce the distribution of $66,000 to three nonprofit organizations in the St. Louis region through its Community Support Grants Program.

The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital recently presented Michael Avidan, MBBCh, with its 2025 President's Achievement Award. Dr. Avidan leads WashU Medicine's Department of Anesthesiology as the chair of the WashU Medicine Department of Anesthesiology and anesthesiologist-in-chief at Barnes-Jewish Hospital.

Each year, the Foundation presents the President's Achievement Award to an accomplished physician, researcher, or faculty partner who upholds the Barnes-Jewish Hospital mission, advances medical knowledge, continuously improves the delivery of world-class patient care, and educates the next generation of clinicians.

Six resident physicians and fellows received Knowlton Incentive for Excellence Awards at The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital’s 41st annual award presentation on November 24, 2025. 

A recent Leading Edge Medicine event featured a panel of WashU Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Hospital cardiovascular experts. Drs. Gregory A. Ewald, Tsuyoshi Kaneko, and Nishath Quader discussed the future of cardiovascular care and the philanthropic investments that are transforming outcomes for patients with heart disease.

The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital is pleased to announce it has raised $2 million to establish PREVENT, a multidisciplinary program at WashU Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Hospital focused on prevention and early detection of stomach and pancreatic cancers.