St. Louis-based WashU Medicine has named Madhusmita Misra, MD, chair of the Edward Mallinckrodt Department of Pediatrics.
Dr. Misra will also serve as pediatrician-in-chief at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, part of St. Louis-based BJC HealthCare, effective Jan. 4, 2027, according to an Oct. 15 news release from WashU Medicine.
She joins WashU Medicine from the Charlottesville-based University of Virginia School of Medicine, where she is chair of pediatrics and physician-in-chief at UVA Health Children’s Hospital.
Dr. Misra will succeed Mark Lowe, MD, PhD, who has served as interim department chair since April 2026.
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