Author: Cynthia Ritter

Dr. Monica Chang-Panesso First Recipient of the Endowed Roger M. Perlmutter Career Development Professorship

Congratulations to Monica Chang-Panesso, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, who was selected as the first recipient of the Roger M. Perlmutter Career Development Professorship. The endowed professorship was established through a generous, $2 million donation from the Merck Foundation and named for Roger Perlmutter, MD, PhD, a world-renowned physician scientist who trained […]

Dr. Anuja Java Awarded Longer Life Foundation Grant to Study the Role of Complement Genetic Mutations in the Development of Preeclampsia

Anuja Java, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, and Director of Kidney Transplant at the John Cochran VA Medical Center, was awarded a $50,000 renewable grant from the Longer Life Foundation to study why some patients develop severe preeclampsia during pregnancy and if that may be related to a defective complement system. Dr. […]

Dr. Kelli King-Morris Inducted into WashU Academy of Educators

Congratulations to Kelli King-Morris, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology, who was one of the 2021 inductees into Washington University’s Academy of Educators. The Academy of Educators fosters a culture of excellence in education across all WashU Medical Campus departments and programs.  Members of the academy work together to help other […]

Double Treat at 2021 Eduardo Slatopolsky Lectureship: Kidney Health Equity Lecture by Deidra Crews and Unveiling of Aubrey Morrison Portrait

Those who attended the 2021 Eduardo Slatopolsky Lectureship, in person or virtually, not only heard an excellent talk on kidney health equity, but also witnessed the celebration of one of WashU Nephrology’s icons. The lectureship, back on track after being postponed last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, featured Deidra Crews, MD ScM, FASN, FACP, […]

St. Louis-Hosted ASMB Meeting, Chaired by Dr. Jeffrey Miner, was a Success

The biennial meeting of the American Society for Matrix Biology (ASMB), which was postponed last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, was held both in person at the Hyatt Regency St. Louis at the Arch and virtually September 12-15, 2021.  The event was well worth the wait!  “The meeting drew many more registrants that expected,” […]

New Dialysis Unit Opens at TRISL in the Central West End

A ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the opening of a new dialysis unit at The Rehabilitation Institute of St. Louis (TRISL), and celebrated the collaborative effort of Washington University Nephrology, TRISL, and Fresenius Kidney Care that made it happen. TRISL is a 96-bed hospital located in St. Louis’ Central West End that provides comprehensive outpatient and acute […]

Renal Fellows Attend 2021 Nephrology Business Leadership University

Second-year WashU Nephrology fellows Maryam Saleem, MBBS, Bharat Neelam Raju, MD, Hassaan Iftikhar, MBBS, and Gaurav Rajashekar, MBBS, took part in the 2021 Nephrology Business Leadership University (NBLU) program, which wrapped up its week-long event on August 8, 2021.  The interactive event schools participants on the economics and business of nephrology to help senior fellows […]

Dr. Leslie S. Gewin Joins WashU Nephrology Faculty

The Division of Nephrology is excited to welcome new faculty member Leslie S. Gewin, MD, who will join us as Associate Professor of Medicine on Oct 4, 2021. Dr. Gewin comes to us from the Division of Nephrology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center where she was an Associate Professor, in addition to serving as a […]

Professor Emeritus Aubrey Morrison Receives Prestigious Award from Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

Congratulations to Aubrey Morrison, MBBS, MACP, FASN, Professor Emeritus, Division of Nephrology, who was bestowed the 2021 Distinguished Graduate Award by the Association of Medical and Dental Graduates Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI).   The Association of Medical and Dental Graduates present the Distinguished Graduate Award to a medical or dental graduate who […]

Dr. Kelli King-Morris Joins WashU Nephrology Faculty

The Division of Nephrology welcomes Kelli King-Morris, MD, who joined our faculty as Associate Professor of Medicine on July 26, 2021. Dr. King-Morris earned her medical degree from the University of South Florida College of Medicine and completed her residency in internal medicine at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.  She then completed a clinical and research […]