John T. Milliken Department of Medicine
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, […]
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 […]
Congratulations to Patricia Kao, MD, MS, MHPE, Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, and Vikas Dharnidharka, MD, MPH, Alexis F. Hartmann Sr., MD, Endowed Professor of Pediatrics, who are part of a select group of WashU faculty members to receive the 2024 Dean’s Impact Awards. Launched in 2023, the Dean’s Impact Awards honor individuals who […]
Several members of WashU Nephrology will take part in the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) Spring Clinical Meetings (SCM), being held May 14 – 18, 2024, in Long Beach, CA. The annual meeting serves as NKF’s premier educational event designed for the entire inter-professional kidney healthcare team. Participants have the opportunity to explore cutting-edge innovations, […]
Congratulations to Safaa Hammoud, PhD, a Postdoctoral Research Scholar in the laboratory of Leslie Gewin, MD, for receiving a 2024 American Heart Association (AHA) Postdoctoral Fellowship. The award provides two years of funding for her project “Blocking Tubular Cell Cycle Induces Protective Metabolic Changes in Chronic Kidney Disease.” After receiving her PhD in pharmacology […]
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 nurse practitioner Lisa Koester-Wiedemann, ANP, CS, CNN-NP, MSN, is the recipient of the 2024 Carol Mattix Award from the National Kidney Foundation (NKF). The annual award, established in 2019 by NKF’s Council of Nephrology Nurses and Technicians, honors nurses who dedicate their careers to improving patients’ lives, not just their health. The award […]
WashU Nephrology is proud to announce Professor of Medicine Tingting Li, MD, MSCI, as the recipient of the 2023 Nathan Hellman Memorial Teacher of the Year Award. The annual award is given to a faculty member selected by our Division’s fellows. The recipient receives an inscribed plaque and a cash award to support professional development. The teaching award […]
WashU Nephrology is proud to congratulate Anitha Vijayan, MD, Professor of Medicine, who is part of a select group of faculty members receiving the inaugural 2023 Dean’s Impact Awards, which recognize their exceptional character, resourcefulness, and creativity that helped guide the University through the COVID-19 pandemic. The awards will be presented to 48 individuals from […]
WashU Nephrology congratulates Will Ross, MD, MPH, Alumni Endowed Professor of Medicine, Nephrology, and Associate Dean for Diversity at Washington University School of Medicine, who will receive the Frankie Freeman Inspirational Award at the Ethical Society of St. Louis this Friday, February 17, 2023. The event is sponsored by the St. Louis County Library (SLCL), […]