For over 125 years, the WashU Medicine Department of Pediatrics has a long-standing tradition of providing excellent pediatric training and fostering our faculty members’ highest potential in research, clinical care and educational opportunities.
$65M
FY25 research funding
340+
Full-time faculty
16
Fellowships
Field-leading child health research
From basic research to translational and clinical studies, our investigators seek to steadily advance understanding and improve outcomes at the local and global scale.
Nationally ranked patient care
Our pediatric providers are dedicated to improving the lives and health of their patients every day through high-quality patient care.
Nationally ranked patient care
Our pediatric providers are dedicated to improving the lives and health of their patients every day through high-quality patient care.
Train here, thrive anywhere.®
Our residency and fellowship programs provide a collaborative and caring environment where trainees can obtain the skills and knowledge they need to become unparalleled clinicians, educators or investigators.
Residency
Hands-on, world-class, hands-down
Student research
Explore a career in research
Fellowships
16 field-spanning programs
One of America’s top pediatric hospitals
Whether your child is coming to St. Louis Children’s Hospital for a radiology procedure, same day surgery, a late-night emergency or an extended hospital stay, you can count on your child receiving care that is among America’s best.
One of America’s top pediatric hospitals
Whether your child is coming to St. Louis Children’s Hospital for a radiology procedure, same day surgery, a late-night emergency or an extended hospital stay, you can count on your child receiving care that is among America’s best.
Ranked best in 11 specialties
St. Louis Children’s Hospital, affiliated with WashU Medicine, is recognized as one of America’s top pediatric hospitals by U.S. News & World Report. The hospital has also received the nation’s highest honor for nursing excellence, the Magnet designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center.