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Thanks to ongoing donor support through The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital, WashU Medicine researchers are making progress on better ways to tackle triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC).

In the future, some low-risk breast tumors may be removed through cryoablation, thanks to a donor-funded study led by Julie Margenthaler, MD, FACS, director of Breast Surgical Services at Siteman Cancer Center and the inaugural Endowed Chair for Surgical Excellence in Breast Cancer through The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital. 

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.

Meet four research scientists and physicians who are raising awareness about the need for early cancer screenings, adjusting treatment plans for a greater and faster impact, and drastically improving diagnostic tools at Siteman Cancer Center to create more precise and personalized approaches to therapies.

The Foundation is proud to honor and install Dr. Debbie Lee Bennett as The Ronald and Hanna Evens Endowed Chair in Women's Health at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and is grateful to the donors who made this position possible.