ASN Kidney Week 2022 – WashU Nephrology Calendar

ASN Kidney Week 2022 and preliminary programs will be held in Orlando, FL, November 2 – 6, 2022.  Below is a list of our speakers, poster presentations and more! Poster Presentations will be held in Exhibit Hall, Orange County Convention Center, West Building. All Presentation times are in EDT. Pre-Course (Virtual/On-Demand) Anitha Vijayan, MD, FASN, Professor […]

Portrait of Dr. Will Ross to be Unveiled at Department of Medicine Grand Rounds 2022 Eduardo Slatopolsky Lecture

The distinguished career of Willie Ray Ross, MD, MPH, Alumni Endowed Professor of Medicine, Department of Nephrology, and Associate Dean for Diversity at Washington University School of Medicine, will be celebrated with the unveiling of Ross’ portrait at the upcoming Eduardo Slatopolsky Lecture in Renal and Electrolyte Disorders, held at the Department of Medicine’s Medical Grand […]

Nephrologist Patricia Kao Receives Inaugural Academy of Educators Exemplary Educator Award

Patricia Kao, MD, MS, MHPE, Associate Professor in the Division of Nephrology, is one of three recipients of the inaugural Academy of Educators Exemplary Educator Award.  The award recognizes faculty members with at least six years of service who are making a name for themselves as educators through their contributions to education and mentorship here […]

Prolonged Intermittent Kidney Replacement Therapy Reviewed by Drs. Zoey Levine and Anitha Vijayan in CJASN Special Series

WashU Nephrology fellow Zoey Levine, MD, and Professor of Medicine Anitha Vijayan, MD, FASN, discuss the option of prolonged intermittent kidney replacement therapy (PIKRT) in the management of patients with kidney failure in a review published in CJASN’s special series Critical Care Nephrology and Acute Kidney Injury (AKI).   PIKRT is a hybrid form of […]

Dr. Anuja Java Appointed to National VA Kidney Medicine Field Advisory Board

WashU Nephrology congratulates Anuja Java, MD, who has been appointed to the Veterans Affairs Kidney Medicine Field Advisory Board (FAB).  She will head a newly launched kidney transplant subcommittee that is tasked with improving coordination of care and reporting quality of care for Veterans receiving maintenance dialysis in the community with a particular focus on […]

Brigitte Northrop Joins WashU Nephrology as Our Fellowship Program Office Coordinator

Please welcome Brigitte Northrop, WashU Nephrology’s new Fellowship Program Office Coordinator.  Brigitte has worked for Washington University School of Medicine for over 19 years, when she first joined the Division of Hematology.  She now comes to us from the Department of Psychiatry, where she has been the Fellowship Coordinator for the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry […]

Patient Pens Letter of Appreciation for NP Lisa Koester-Wiedemann

“Lisa is a true angel and always goes above and beyond to help her patients.” That is how “Sam,” a dialysis patient, describes nurse practitioner Lisa Koester-Wiedemann, ANP, CNN-NP, in a letter to Dr. Benjamin Humphreys, Chief of the Division of Nephrology, to express her appreciation for the special attention Lisa has shown her.  Sam has been […]

Researchers Identify Novel Drug Target for Treatment of Nephrotic Syndrome

Albuminuria is the hallmark of nephrotic syndrome (NS), a leading cause of chronic kidney disease that affects 500 million people worldwide, but the molecular mechanism underlying albuminuria-induced kidney injury remains poorly defined.  A recent study by researchers from Washington University School of Medicine have provided insight into a possible novel drug target to treat proteinuric […]

North County Dialysis Center Celebrates Tandy Day!   

It’s one thing for an employee to be recognized for her dedication and 20 years of hard work.  It’s another thing for an employee to have a whole day named after her!   Thomas Gowen, the Nurse Manager of WashU Nephrology’s North County Dialysis Center said that Friday, August 19, 2022, everyone at the center celebrated Tandy Day, […]