Nephrologist Maheen Khan Receives Prestigious 2025 Knowlton Incentive for Excellence Award

Second-year WashU Nephrology fellow, Maheen Khan, MBBS, MD, was one of six resident physicians and fellows honored with the Knowlton Incentive for Excellence Awards at The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital’s 41st award presentation on November 24, 2025.  Presented annually, the Knowlton Award recognizes trainees at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine who exemplify […]

Morgan Schoer Receives WashU Nephrology’s 2025 Hellman Memorial Teaching Award

WashU Nephrology congratulates Morgan Schoer, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, on receiving the 2025 Nathan Hellman Memorial Teacher of the Year Award. Dr. Schoer joined our faculty in 2023 and assumed the role of  Associate Program Director of our Nephrology Fellowship Program, of which she is a graduate.  She also serves as the Medical Director of WashU Nephrology’s […]

Massini Merzkani Receives 2025 Transplant Teaching Award

WashU Nephrology is pleased to announce that Massini Merzkani, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, has been named the recipient of our 2025 Transplant Teaching Award.  “This is the highest level of appreciation for teaching in the Transplant Nephrology Section and reflects Dr. Merzkani‘s strong dedication to education,” says Tarek Alhamad, MD, MS, FACP, FASN, Professor of Medicine […]

Nephrologist Ignacio Portales-Castillo Named 2025 Dean’s Scholar

Ignacio Portales-Castillo, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, WashU Nephrology, is one of four new inductees into the 2025 Dean’s Scholar program.  Established in 2020 by the Division of Physician-Scientists, the program provides funding, mentorship and protected research time to support the professional development of early-career physician-scientists.  Dr. Portales-Castillo, who joined our division in 2022, dedicates his […]

Timothy Yau 2025 Stanley Lang Teacher of the Year

Nephrologist Timothy Yau, MD, was honored as the 2025 Stanley Lang Teacher of the Year at the recent WashU School of Medicine Distinguished Service Teaching Awards (DSTA) Ceremony.  The prestigious event recognized exceptional faculty members who have made outstanding contributions to the education and mentorship of future physicians for 2024-2025. The DSTAs, supported by the Office […]

Nephrologist Manasa Metireddy Receives 2025 Dean’s Impact Award

Congratulations to Manasa Metireddy, MD, Assiociate Professor of Medicine, WashU Nephrology, for being one of the ten Department of Medicine’s faculty members recently honored with the 2025 Dean’s Impact Award.   The award recognizes individuals who demonstrate exceptional dedication to mentorship, sponsorship, and service.  Introduced in 2023 to honor faculty members for their resourcefulness and creativity […]

Monica Chang-Panesso to be Installed as Roger M. Perlmutter Career Development Assistant Professor

Monica Chang-Panesso, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, WashU Medicine Division of Nephrology, will be ceremonially installed as the inaugural recipient of the Roger M. Perlmutter Career Development Professorship. The event will take place on March 20th at 4:30 pm at the Eric P. Newman Education Center (EPNEC). This prestigious endowed professorship was made possible through […]

National Kidney Foundation Award of Excellence Presented to Benjamin Humphreys

Benjamin Humphreys, MD, PhD, the Joseph Friedman Professor of Renal Disease and Chief of the Division of Nephrology at WashU Medicine, was honored with the 2024 National Kidney Foundation (NKF) Award of Excellence.   An internationally acclaimed physician-scientist, Humphreys’ research focuses on the cellular and molecular mechanisms of kidney regeneration, with the goal of identifying […]

Nephrologist Will Ross Honored by Association of American Medical Colleges

Will Ross, MD, MPH, the Associate Dean for Diversity and the Alumni Endowed Professor of Medicine at WashU, has been honored with the 2024 Louis W. Sullivan, MD, Award from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). This prestigious award recognizes medical leaders dedicated to diversifying the health-care workforce.  For nearly three decades, Dr. Ross, […]

Nephrologist Patricia Kao Receives ASP Eric G. Neilson Award

WashU Nephrologist Patricia Kao, MD, MS, MHPE has been awarded the 2025 ASP Eric G. Neilson, MD, Leadership in Specialty Internal Medicine Award.  Dr. Kao is Professor of Medicine in the Divisions of Nephrology and General Medicine & Geriatrics, and is Director of the Washington University Teaching Physician Pathway (WUTPP).  The award is presented by […]