Kathryn Riner, MS, RD, LD, a dietitian at our WashU Nephrology Chromalloy Kidney Center, was one of three speakers at a recent National Kidney Foundation (NKF) Renal Patient Symposium. Her talk, titled “Promoting a Healthy Relationship with Food While Living with Chronic Kidney Disease,” was part of a virtual event aimed at uniting patients and […]
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Second Annual Washington University Glomerular Disease Symposium: An Update on Disease Mechanisms and Management a Success
Kudos to everyone who helped make the 2nd Annual Glomerular Disease Symposium: An Update on Disease Mechanisms and Management, held September 6 – 7, 2024, a success. The event was organized and chaired by WashU Nephrology’s Tingting Li, MD, MSCI, with the support of the planning committee members Michelle Bloom, BSN, RN, Reena Gurung, MD, […]
WashU Nephrology Fellowship Graduate Taha Mohamed Djirdeh Joins Faculty
Taha Mohamed Djirdeh, MD, a recent graduate of our Nephrology Fellowship Program, joined our faculty as Assistant Professor on July 1, 2024. Dr. Djirdeh earned his medical degree from the International American University College of Medicine in Saint Lucia and completed his residency at Mercy Health GME Javon Bea Hospital Rockford, IL, before entering our […]
Physician-Scientist and Transplant Nephrologist Naoka Murakami Joins WashU Nephrology Faculty
We are delighted to announce that Naoka Murakami, MD, PhD, has joined WashU Nephrology as an Assistant Professor, effective September 1, 2024. She comes to us from the Division of Nephrology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Dr. Murakami earned her MD and PhD from Tokyo University and completed her residency training […]
Save the Date: Nephrologist Ignacio Portales-Castillo to Speak at Medicine Grand Rounds Sept 26, 2024
Ignacio Portales-Castillo, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, WashU Nephrology, will present “Molecular Insights Into PTH/PTHrP Receptor Function Lead to Novel Clinical Applications” at the Department of Medicine’s Medicine Grand Rounds on September 26, 2024, 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. in the Wohl Clinic Clopton Auditorium at 4950 Children’s Place. Breakfast will be available outside the auditorium […]
WashU Nephrology Fellows Attend 2024 Nephrology Business Leadership University
The popular Nephrology Business Leadership University (NBLU) recently concluded its 2024 session, with all six of our WashU Nephrology’s second-year fellows proudly attending the graduation. Now in its ninth year, the event brings together nephrology professionals to prepare senior fellows for the economics and business aspects of their future careers in nephrology. The week-long session […]
Thomas Gowen and Patrice Finnie Take on Nurse Administrator Roles at WashU Nephrology Dialysis Centers
Congratulations to Thomas Gowen, Jr, RN, and Patrice Finnie, RN, on their new roles as nurse administrators at three WashU Nephrology dialysis centers. Gowen will be the new nurse administrator of our Forest Park Kidney Center ICHD (in-center hemodialysis), and Finnie will take over the role as nurse administrator at two centers, Village Square Dialysis […]
Postdoc Scholars Chenjian Gu, Megan Noonan and Poornima D. E. Weerasinghe-Mudiyanselage Awarded ASN KidneyCure Ben J. Lipps Grants
Congratulations to three WashU Nephrology postdoctoral scholars for being awarded the highly competitive American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Kidney Cure Ben J. Lipps Research Fellowship Program grants. The Ben J. Lipps Research Fellowship Program grants are designed to support postdoctoral fellows in conducting original, high-quality research that will help establish the beginnings of an independent […]
Congratulations to WashU Nephrologists Named 2024 Castle Connolly Top Doctors®
WashU Nephrology is proud to have six of our outstanding physicians selected for the 2024 Castle Connolly Top Doctors® list for excellence in medicine. Daniel W. Coyne, MD, Patricia F. Kao, MD, MS, Tingting Li, MD, MSCI, Marcos Rothstein, MD, Paul Scheel Jr., MD, MBA, and Anitha Vijayan, MD, FASN (now at Intermountain Health in […]
Second Annual Washington University Glomerular Disease Symposium: An Update on Disease Mechanisms and Management
WashU Nephrology is proud to announce that registration is now open for the 2nd Annual Glomerular Disease Symposium: An Update on Disease Mechanisms and Management, to be held on Saturday, September 6 – 7, 2024, at the Eric P. Newman Education Center, located on the WashU Medical Campus. This in-person, two-day symposium will feature leading […]