The popular Nephrology Business Leadership University (NBLU) recently concluded its 2026 session, with three of our second-year fellows, Jacob Lambertsen, MD, Bibi Razak, MD, and Meng Lee, MD, proudly attending the graduation. Benjamin Humphreys, MD, PhD, Chief of WashU Nephrology and Secretary of the American Society of Nephrology (ASN), served on the National Leadership Panel: […]
Enjoy an exciting day with our kidney community at the 2026 St. Louis National Kidney Foundation (NKF) Kidney Walk! Heather Francis, BSN, RN, Inpatient Post Transplant Kidney Coordinator for Barnes Jewish Transplant Services, is serving as organizer and captain of The Renal Gems team, representing Barnes-Jewish Transplant Services and WashU Nephrology/Transplant. The NKF sponsors the nation’s largest […]
WashU Nephrology will host the 4th Annual Glomerular Diseases Symposium: An Update on Disease Mechanisms and Management, on Friday and Saturday, September 11-12, 2026, at the Eric P. Newman Education Center on the WashU Medical Campus. This two‑day, in‑person program brings together leading experts to share the latest advances in the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment […]
Returning for its 14th year, the March NephMadness “tournament” brings together the kidney community for a month‑long exploration of the field’s most compelling topics. Organized by the NephMadness Executive Team and presented on the AJKD Blog, the event is a free, online, interactive educational activity modeled on the NCAA’s March Madness, except that nephrology topics fill in for […]
Join WashU Nephrology Virtual Food Drive for the St. Louis Area Foodbank The Holiday Season is a time for giving, and together we can make a difference. WashU Nephrology is once again proud to support the St. Louis Area Foodbank, helping nourish our neighbors in need. Thanks to the dedication of Julie McNamara, Administrative Coordinator […]
Samir Parikh, MD, Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology and Chief of Nephrology at UT Southwestern, will deliver the Eduardo Slatopolsky Lecture in Renal and Electrolyte Disorders at Medicine Grand Rounds, Thursday, October 9, 2025, 8:00-9:00 a.m., in Clopton Auditorium, Wohl Clinic. His talk is titled Metabolic Frailty in the Kidney. Dr. Parikh holds the Robert Tucker […]
Joseph V. Bonventre, MD, PhD, the Samuel A. Levine Distinguished Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Chief Emeritus of the Division of Renal Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, will deliver the annual Aubrey R. Morrison Lectureship. His talk, “KIM-1: A Translational Journey Through Non-Malignant and Malignant Kidney Disease,” will take place on Friday, […]
WashU Nephrology was proudly represented at the 2025 Nephrology Business Leadership University (NBLU) session, recently held in Plano, Texas. Current 2nd-year fellows, Ramayee Nadarajan,MBBS, and AbdulMoid Shehzad, MBBS, graduated from the course. Yasir Baloch, MD, a former WashU Nephrology fellow who recently joined our faculty, returned to NBLU as a facilitator. Now in its tenth year, […]
WashU Nephrology Clinical Nurse Coordinator of Home Modalities Cheryl Cress, RN, CNN, and Nurse Practitioner Lisa Koester-Wiedemann, CS, MSN, ANP, CNN-NP, will offer their expertise at the 2025 VASA Practicum on Hemodialysis Access at the Eric P. Newman Education Center (EPNEC) on the WashU Medical campus, May 16-17, 2025. This hands-on, day-and-a-half course is designed for vascular access […]
Join us for the 3rd Annual Glomerular Disease Symposium: An Update on Disease Mechanisms and Management, on Friday and Saturday, September 5–6, 2025, at the Eric P. Newman Education Center on the WashU Medical Campus. Connect with top glomerular disease experts at this comprehensive two-day event, where you will gain the latest insights into advancements […]