Author: Cynthia Ritter

WashU Nephrologist Andreas Herrlich and Columbia University Geneticist Gerard Karsenty Co-host Upcoming Organismal Physiology Symposium

Andreas Herrlich, MD, PhD, Division of Nephrology, Washington University in St. Louis, and Gerard Karsenty, MD, PhD, Department of Genetics and Development, Columbia University, are co-hosts of the symposium “Molecular Mechanisms of Organismal Physiology in Health and Disease” to be held September 7, 2023 in St Louis.  The day-long event is free, but registration is […]

WashU Nephrology Welcomes 2023 Renal Transplant Fellows

WashU Nephrology is excited to welcome our 2023 renal transplant fellows.  The comprehensive, one-year Transplant Nephrology Program allows trainees to be part of one of the largest and most experienced kidney transplant centers in the United States.

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 […]