Imagine - Giving To WashU Medicine

Every day at WashU Medicine, visionary researchers are imagining a healthier future for patients in St. Louis and across the globe. Here, bold research translates into better care — because the brightest minds in medicine work side-by-side to bring breakthroughs from labs and classrooms directly to our patients.

Every medical discovery starts somewhere.

The next one could start with you.

Introducing the Imagine a World Fund — a new way for donors at any level to directly support the groundbreaking research happening at WashU Medicine. Join us in creating even more opportunities for patients to triumph over adversity by making a gift today. 

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How WashU Medicine transforms lives

Hope against the odds: surviving a complex brain tumor

When a life-threatening diagnosis brought Scott’s world to a halt, he was referred to the Taylor Family Department of Neurosurgery at WashU Medicine, where hope awaited. Not only were the specialists who could help him here, but it was also where the innovative treatment that ultimately saved his life was first performed. In the fall […]

Treating the untreatable: David’s story

Three years ago, a routine blood test showed that David B. Duggan, MD, had a high white-blood-cell count, suggesting an infection or illness of some sort. “But I felt great,” recalled Duggan, a hematologist in New York. In his late 60s at the time, Duggan was active — he cycled, swam and worked on his […]

One family’s journey with the Undiagnosed Diseases Network

When you seek medical care, you expect a diagnosis. You may need to answer a lot of questions and undergo tests, but usually doctors can figure out the root of the problem. This is not the case for a surprisingly large group of patients. According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), 25 million to […]