Congratulations to our 2026 Milestone Award Recipients

Join us in celebrating our WashU Nephrology colleagues who have reached Length of Service milestones this year. Their hard work, loyalty, and commitment help shape our division, and we thank each of them for being such an important part of our team. Visit the Staff Milestone Awards hub and find the full list of WashU […]

WashU Nephrology Fellowship Graduate Maheen Khan Joins Faculty

Maheen Khan, MD, a recent graduate of our Nephrology Fellowship Program, will join the WashU Nephrology faculty as assistant professor on July 1, 2026. Dr. Khan earned her medical degree from Dow Medical College, Pakistan.  She served as a house officer at Dr. Ruth K Pfau Civil Hospital, the country’s busiest tertiary care public hospital, before […]

Ignacio Portales-Castillo Awarded OKRA Opportunity Program Grant

Ignacio Portales‑Castillo, MD, assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Nephrology, has been selected for funding in the third round of the George M. O’Brien Kidney Resource Alliance (OKRA) Opportunity Pool Program. He will receive $50,000 in research support for his pilot grant proposal, “Reduce Creatine in Proximal Tubule to Enhance Autophagy and Protect from […]

WashU Nephrology Spring 2026 Alumni Newsletter

What’s New at WashU Nephrology? Check out our Spring 2026 Alumni Newsletter, highlighting the latest news, research, and achievements of our nephrology team!

Dr. Anuja Java Highlights Complement‑Mediated Kidney Disease at ISN’s 2026 World Congress of Nephrology in Yokohama

Transplant nephrologist Anuja Java, MD, associate professor of medicine at WashU Nephrology and Director of Kidney Transplant at the John Cochran VA Medical Center, was invited for the third consecutive year to speak at the International Society of Nephrology’s World Congress of Nephrology (WCN’26), held this year, March 28–31, 2026, in Yokohama, Japan. The World Congress […]

Celebrating Faculty Promotion for Dr. Seth Goldberg

WashU Nephrology is delighted to announce the promotion of Seth Goldberg, MD, to professor of medicine on the clinician track, effective July 1, 2026. Dr. Goldberg is a highly respected medical educator at WashU.  He earned his medical degree from the University of South Florida College of Medicine in Tampa and completed both his internal […]

WashU Nephrology Presents at NKF 2026 Spring Clinical Meetings

The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) 2026 Spring Clinical Meetings (SCM) will be held May 6 -10 at the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, bringing together kidney‑care professionals from across the country for practical education, clinical updates, and multidisciplinary collaboration. WashU Nephrology will be well represented this year by Anuja Java, MD, and Dr. Tingting Li, MD, […]

Nephrologist Andreas Herrlich Elected to AAAS

Andreas Herrlich, MD, PhD, has been elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), one of the most prestigious honors in the scientific community.  Each year, the AAAS Council elects members whose “efforts on behalf of the advancement of science, or its applications, are scientifically or socially distinguished,” a distinction […]

Dr. Will Ross Receives NKF Award of Excellence

Congratulations to Will Ross, MD, MPH, Alumni Endowed Professor of Medicine, Nephrology, and Associate Dean for Diversity at Washington University School of Medicine, who was honored with the National Kidney Foundation’s (NKF) Award of Excellence at their 75th Anniversary Heroes Awards celebration on March 5, 2026.  The event recognized individuals who have made outstanding contributions […]