Congratulations to Steven Cheng, MD, Professor of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology, and Program Director for the Internal Medicine Residency Program, on receiving the Jane Phillips-Conroy Professor of the Year Award, one of the Distinguished Service Teaching Awards (DSTAs) at Washington University School of Medicine. Selected directly by Phase 1 medical students, this award recognizes […]
Marcos Rothstein, MD, Professor of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology, has been named a 2026 recipient of the Dean’s Impact Award. Established in 2023, the annual award recognizes individuals whose extraordinary service and leadership strengthen the clinical care, education, and research missions of WashU Medicine. The theme of this year’s award, “Honoring the Focused […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, 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 […]
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 […]