WashU Nephrology and IGSS Gather in Guatemala for 6th Annual Nephrology Symposium 

The beautiful, former colonial capitol of Central America, Antigua, Guatemala, was the setting for the highly anticipated 6th Annual Nephrology Symposium, a collaboration between Washington University Nephrology and the Guatemalan Social Security Institute (IGSS)/University of San Carlos.  The meeting was held Oct 4-5, 2024.  The conference, which provides an intensive update on topics ranging from […]

Fourth Annual NKF Fellows Renal Roundtable Tackles Nephrology Care Challenges & Clinical Innovations for the Community

The fourth National Kidney Foundation (NKF) Annual Fellows Renal Roundtable, will be held Thursday, December 5, 2024, 5:00 – 7:30 PM, at the Sheraton Westport Chalet Hotel, 191 Westport Plaza, St. Louis, MO, 63146.  The professional education and networking event is a collaboration of WashU and SSM Health Saint Louis University (SLU) nephrology programs. Renal fellows […]

King-Morris’ Maternal Fetal Medicine Nephrology Program to Expand

Pregnant women with kidney problems face high risks for complications affecting both themselves and their unborn child.  In 2022, Kelli King-Morris, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, founded the Maternal Fetal Medicine Nephrology Clinic at WashU Nephrology to optimize the care of these patients. The clinic, which incorporates aggressive monitoring and more frequent dialysis, has successfully […]

Stay Updated with the 2024 Fall Nephrology Alumni Newsletter

Please check out our 2024 Fall Nephrology Alumni Newsletter for the latest news and updates at WashU Nephrology. The newsletter’s lead story highlights The Washington Manual® of Transplant Nephrology, edited by Tarek Alhamad, MD, MS, FACP, FASN, Medical Director of Transplant Nephrology.  The manual offers concise, high-yield information crucial for nephrology fellows, transplant trainees, practitioners, […]

Alumni and Friends Gather at 2024 ASN Kidney Week WashU Nephrology Reception

WashU Nephrology’s annual Friends & Alumni Reception, held during the American Society of Nephrology’s Kidney Week conference in San Diego, CA, was a resounding success again this year. Current and former members of the division, friends, and family gathered at the San Diego Wine and Culinary Event Center on Friday, October 25, 2024, to reminisce, […]

Tobias Huber, MD, to Speak at Eduardo Slatopolsky Lecture at Medicine Grand Rounds Oct 31

Clinician-scientist Tobias B. Huber, MD, Chairman of the Center for Internal Medicine at Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, is the invited speaker at the Eduardo Slatopolsky Lecture in Renal and Electrolyte Disorders at the Department of Medicine’s Medicine Grand Rounds, Thursday, October 31, 2024, 8:00-9:00 am, Clopton Auditorium.  Dr Huber will present Podocytopathies: Journey from Research to Real-World […]

ASN Kidney Week 2024 Calendar

Early Program Tuesday, October 22, 2024 Annual Meeting Thursday, October 24, 2024 Friday, October 25, 2024 Saturday, October 26, 2024 Sunday, October 27, 2024

Nephrologist Will Ross Honored by Association of American Medical Colleges

Will Ross, MD, MPH, the Associate Dean for Diversity and the Alumni Endowed Professor of Medicine at WashU, has been honored with the 2024 Louis W. Sullivan, MD, Award from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). This prestigious award recognizes medical leaders dedicated to diversifying the health-care workforce.  For nearly three decades, Dr. Ross, […]

Anuja Java to Lead 2nd USTMA Nephrology Workshop at ASN Kidney Week 2024

Anuja Java, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine at WashU Nephrology, will once again head the Thrombotic Microangiopathy (TMA) Workshop to be held during Kidney Week 2024, the American Society of Nephrology’s (ASN) annual meeting, in San Diego, CA. The workshop will feature talks and in-depth panel discussions on “Genetic and Functional Testing in TMA” as […]