On Saturday morning, our faculty and residents traded scrubs for sneakers and gathered at Tower Grove Park for the 2025 Faculty vs Residents Kickball Showdown! The annual game brought out the competitive spirit in the best way, as colleagues turned teammates battled it out for bragging rights and the championship title.
Faculty & Fellows Line-Up
Faculty Team
- Siddarth Bhargava, MD
- Ameay Naravane, MD
- Deena Shaath, MD
- Barbara Smith, MD
- Aaditya Shah, MD
- Yi-Hsien Yeh, MD
- Arjun Merchant, MD
- Rithwick Rajagopal, MD, PhD
- Augustine Hong, MD
- James Liu, MD
- Robi Maamari, MD
- Arsham Sheybani, MD
- Kisha Piggott, MD, PhD
- Cynthia Montana, MD, PhD
- Erin Sieck, MD
- Leanne Stunkel, MD
- Jennifer Enright, MD, PhD
Residents Team
- Howard Chen, MD
- Natalia Morales, MD
- Mary-Grace Reeves, MD, MBA
- Greg Bligard, MD, PhD
- Rajwant Mahal, MD
- Catherine Gilbert, MD
- Steven Obiefuna, MD
- John Wilson, MD
- Alex Zdonczyk, MD
- Krishna Mallem, MD
- Olivia Cummings, MD
- Katie Flaharty, MD
- Jessica Sun, MD
- Jason Zhang, MD
- Sowmya Yennam, MD
And the Winner Is…
The Faculty walked away with the victory 3-2 after a spirited match full of memorable plays and close calls.
We were happy to get the win, but more importantly, it was great to see the camaraderie of the department and the continued tradition of this game.
Aaditya Shah, MD
Thank You to Everyone Who Came!
Whether you were kicking, cheering, or capturing moments behind the lens, thank you for making this event a success. We can’t wait to see you all again next year!
About WashU Medicine
WashU Medicine is a global leader in academic medicine, including biomedical research, patient care and educational programs with 2,900 faculty. Its National Institutes of Health (NIH) research funding portfolio is the second largest among U.S. medical schools and has grown 56% in the last seven years. Together with institutional investment, WashU Medicine commits well over $1 billion annually to basic and clinical research innovation and training. Its faculty practice is consistently within the top five in the country, with more than 1,900 faculty physicians practicing at 130 locations and who are also the medical staffs of Barnes-Jewish and St. Louis Children’s hospitals of BJC HealthCare. WashU Medicine has a storied history in MD/PhD training, recently dedicated $100 million to scholarships and curriculum renewal for its medical students, and is home to top-notch training programs in every medical subspecialty as well as physical therapy, occupational therapy, and audiology and communications sciences.