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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.

When Tsuyoshi Kaneko, MD, arrived as the chief of cardiac surgery at WashU Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Hospital in October 2022, he delivered a bounty of innovations for patients like Harry Ratliff.

The recently opened Plaza West Tower at Barnes-Jewish Hospital brings together the expertise of multidisciplinary teams, and the building itself is a master class in how design and function come together to improve the experience of patients and families.

On September 18, 2025, The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital held the Nicholas T. Kouchoukos Research Day in partnership with the WashU Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery.

With the help of donor support, Barnes-Jewish Hospital’s Heart and Vascular Center continuously ranks among the best in the nation, a beacon of hope for patients like Nathan Olsen. “Barnes-Jewish heart surgeons are among the few who can perform bypass surgery using veins from the chest rather than the legs. It was a blessing I was sent to St. Louis,” Nathan says.