Lisa Koester-Wiedemann and Cheryl Cress to Participate in the Annual Dialysis Conference 2024

WashU Nephrology Nurse Practitioner Lisa Koester-Wiedemann, MSN, CS, CNN-NP, and Clinical Nurse Coordinator of Home Modalities Cheryl Cress, RN, CNN, will participate in the Annual Dialysis Conference (ADC) program being held March 8-10, 2024. Now in its 44th year, the ADC hosts an international community of practitioners and researchers to explore both the fundamental principles […]

Andreas Herrlich to Head FEBS Advanced Lecture Course on Interorgan Crosstalk

Registration is open for the FEBS Advanced Lecture Course – Molecular Mechanisms of Interorgan Crosstalk in Health and Disease – to be held May 9-17, 2024, in Spetses, Greece.  Course organizers include Andreas Herrlich, MD, PhD, Director of Translational Medicine at Washington University Division of  Nephrology, Francois Leulier, PhD,Director,Institute for Functional Genomics, Lyon, France, and […]

Dr. Kevin J Martin City-Wide Renal Grand Rounds Dinner – Jan 25

The Dr. Kevin J Martin Winter 2024 City-Wide Renal Grand Rounds Dinner, hosted by Washington University School of Medicine Division of Nephrology and St. Louis University School of Medicine Division of Nephrology, and co-hosted by the Eastern MO National Kidney Foundation, will be held Thursday, January 25, 2024. The event allows area nephrologists to gather […]

NKF Fellows Renal Roundtable to Discuss Current Challenges and Trends for Nephrology Fellows

There is still time to register for the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) 3rd Annual Fellows Renal Roundtable, being held Thursday, December 7, 2023, 5:00 – 7:30 PM, at the SqWires Restaurant and Market – Annex Room.    The NKF professional education and networking event is a collaboration of Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis University […]

WashU Nephrology Alumni and Friends Gather at ASN Kidney Week 2023 Reception

The Division of Nephrology’s Alumni and Friends Reception, held annually during the American Society of Nephrology’s Kidney Week conference, was a big success again this year.   Over 100 current and former members of the division along with friends and family attended the party at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown on Friday, Nov. 3, 2023 to share […]

ASN Kidney Week 2023 Calendar

ASN Kidney Week 2023 and preliminary programs will be held in Philadelphia, PA, November 1 – 5, 2023. See WashU Nephrology’s speakers, moderators, poster presenters and more!

Dr. Anuja Java to Lead Inaugural USTMA Nephrology Workshop at ASN Kidney Week 2023

Anuja Java, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine at WashU Nephrology, is the organizer and co-moderator of the Thrombotic Microangiopathy (TMA) Workshop, to be held during Kidney Week 2023, the American Society of Nephrology’s (ASN) annual meeting, in Philadelphia, PA. The inaugural workshop is sponsored by the US Thrombotic Microangiopathy Consortium (USTMA), a nonprofit organization that […]

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 […]

WashU Nephrology Chief, Ben Humphreys, and Alumnus David Basile speak at The University of Alabama at Birmingham Annual Renal Symposium 2023. 

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) recently hosted the 8th Annual Renal Symposium 2023.  A roster of leading experts highlighted the latest insights into acute kidney injury, cystic disorders, and therapeutic interventions.  Two of those experts included Benjamin Humphreys, MD, PhD, Joseph Friedman Professor of Renal Diseases in Medicine and Chief, WashU Division of […]

WashU Nephrology to Present at 2023 NKF Spring Clinical Meetings

Several members of WashU Nephrology will participate in the upcoming National Kidney Foundation (NKF) Spring Clinical Meetings (SCM).  The annual meeting presents the latest insights into chronic kidney disease care and is the only conference of its kind that is designed for all members of the kidney health team. The event will be held April […]