We are proud to welcome the following physicians to our WashU Nephrology Fellowship Program:
WashU Nephrology Welcomes our 2023-2025 Fellows
Author: Cynthia Ritter
Yoshiharu Muto, MD, PhD, Awarded KidneyCure Carl W. Gottschalk Grant
Yoshiharu, Muto, MD, PhD, Instructor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, has been awarded a 2023 Carl W. Gottschalk Research Scholar Grant by the KidneyCure Transition to Independence Grants Program, a foundation of the American Society of Nephrology. The scholarship program helps young biomedical investigators achieve independent research careers with funding of up to $100,000 per year for […]
Dr. Anuja Java Highlighted in Inaugural Veterans Health Administration Kidney Newsletter
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is dedicated to providing quality health care services to Veterans with kidney disease. To spread the word of recent innovative kidney medicine services, research, and resources, they recently published the inaugural edition of their VHA Kidney Medicine Newsletter. WashU Nephrology is proud that our very own Anuja Java, MD, who […]
Dr. Tingting Li to Chair Inaugural WashU Nephrology Glomerular Diseases Symposium
WashU Nephrology is proud to announce that registration is now open for its inaugural Glomerular Diseases Symposium: An Update on Disease Mechanisms and Management, to be held on Saturday, September 9, 2023, at the Eric P. Newman Education Center, 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM. Glomerular diseases are a well-recognized cause of chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal […]
Farewell and Best Wishes to Our 2023 Graduating Renal and Transplant Fellows
WashU Nephrology celebrated our graduating renal and transplant fellows at a dinner held at the St. Louis Science Center on Thursday, June 15, 2023. “We are immensely proud of our graduating fellows as they move forward to the next chapter of their lives,” says Seth Goldberg, MD, Director of the WashU Nephrology Fellowship Program. “Their training […]
Expanding the Pool of Transplantable Kidneys: WashU Research Suggests Kidneys from Hepatitis C- or COVID-19-Positive Donors are Safe to Use
According to the Organ Procurement & Transplantation Network (OPTN) transplant database, nearly 91,000 individuals are currently waiting for a kidney or kidney/pancreas transplant, with an average wait time in most clinics being 3-5 years. In addition, the annual mortality rate of those waiting for a kidney is about 5% and increases greatly in the older […]
Clinician-Educator Nephrologist Position Open at WashU Nephrology
The Division of Nephrology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is seeking to hire a full-time Clinician-Educator Nephrologist at the Assistant or Associate Professor level. The selected candidate will join a thriving Division under the leadership of the Director of Nephrology, Benjamin Humphreys, MD, PhD, Joseph Friedman Professor of Renal Diseases in […]
Maranda Watts, RN, Joins WashU Nephrology Outpatient Department as Clinical Nurse Coordinator.
WashU Nephrology is pleased to announce that Maranda Watts, RN, has joined our Outpatient Department as the new Clinical Nurse Coordinator. Maranda earned her nursing degree from St. Louis Community College – Forest Park in 2014 and worked at DaVita Dialysis before coming to WashU Nephrology in 2018, where she served as Clinical Nurse Coordinator […]
WashU Nephrology Chief, Ben Humphreys, and Alumnus David Basile speak at The University of Alabama at Birmingham Annual Renal Symposium 2023.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) recently hosted the 8th Annual Renal Symposium 2023. A roster of leading experts highlighted the latest insights into acute kidney injury, cystic disorders, and therapeutic interventions. Two of those experts included Benjamin Humphreys, MD, PhD, Joseph Friedman Professor of Renal Diseases in Medicine and Chief, WashU Division of […]
Dr. Anitha Vijayan Receives 2023 Dean’s Impact Award Honoring Extraordinary Work During COVID-19 Pandemic
WashU Nephrology is proud to congratulate Anitha Vijayan, MD, Professor of Medicine, who is part of a select group of faculty members receiving the inaugural 2023 Dean’s Impact Awards, which recognize their exceptional character, resourcefulness, and creativity that helped guide the University through the COVID-19 pandemic. The awards will be presented to 48 individuals from […]