John T. Milliken Department of Medicine
Atlee Baker, MD, MPH a first-year fellow at WashU Nephrology, has accepted an internship with the Transforming Dialysis Access Together (TDAT) initiative of the American Society of Nephrology (ASN). Falling under the umbrella of the Excellence in Patient Care Advisory Committee, TDAT aims to enhance the quality of life for patients with kidney failure by […]
Congratulations to Washington University transplant nephrologist Anuja Java, MD, who was recently elected as Secretary of the Women in Nephrology (WIN) organization for 2024-2036. WIN, founded in 1983, promotes professional development, mentorship, and education for women and men in nephrology. Java has extensive experience in the WIN organization. In 2022, she was elected to […]
Shayna Bradford, PhD, a WashU Nephrology post-doctoral research scholar in the Humphreys Laboratory, has been awarded a two-year, $181,500 MOSAIC K99/R00 grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The MOSAIC (Maximizing Opportunities for Scientific and Academic Independent Careers)grant program is designed to […]
Congratulations to Jeffrey H. Miner, PhD, FASN, Eduardo and Judith Slatopolsky Professor of Medicine in Nephrology, who was recently elected as Treasurer for the American Society of Nephrology (ASN). He will begin his term on January 1, 2024, and serve through December 31, 2027. Dr. Miner is an international leader in basement membrane biology and […]
WashU Nephrology is proud to congratulate Morgan Schoer, MD, one of six recipients of the 2023 Knowlton Incentive for Excellence Award presented by The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital. The award recognizes Barnes-Jewish Hospital and WashU School of Medicine internal medicine residents and fellows who embody the “Knowlton Spirit” of compassionate care and leadership in the […]
WashU Nephrology gives a heartfelt thank you to Paul Roberson for his 40 years of service to the Division. Roberson, with an associate degree in applied sciences degree in electronic engineering technology, began his career at Chromalloy Kidney Center working as a Special Procedures Attendant in reuse and supply management and then an equipment maintenance technician. […]
WashU Nephrology congratulates Vikas Dharnidharka, MD, MPH, who was installed as the Alexis F. Hartmann Sr, MD, Professor of Pediatrics at a ceremony on August 3, 2023, at the Eric P. Newman Education Center. He presented the talk “Infections and cancers after transplant: what they have taught us about immunology, virology, genomics and oncology,” prefaced […]
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 […]
WashU Nephrology is proud to announce leadership changes in our Nephrology Fellowship Program with the promotions of Seth Goldberg, MD, to Director and Frank O’Brien, MD, FASN, to Senior Associate Program Director. Dr. Goldberg is a respected medical educator at WashU. He earned his medical degree from the University of South Florida College of Medicine […]
WashU Nephrology congratulates Steven Cheng, MD, who has accepted the position of Program Director for the Internal Medicine Residency Program at Washington University School of Medicine/Barnes-Jewish Hospital. After receiving his medical degree and completing an internal medicine residency at Northwestern University in Chicago, Dr. Cheng entered the Nephrology Fellowship at WashU, and upon graduation in […]