Division Says Goodbye to Dr. Andrew Malone

WashU Nephrology bids farewell to transplant nephrologist Andrew Malone, MB, BCh, BAO, MD, who is returning to his homeland of Ireland to take a position at St. Vincent’s University Hospital in Dublin.  Dr. Malone came to WashU for a fellowship in transplantation nephrology before joining our division in 2015 as Assistant Professor of Medicine.  In […]

WashU Nephrology Says Farewell to Dr. Anitha Vijayan

It is truly a bittersweet moment as we say farewell to Anitha Vijayan, MD, FASN, a valued member of WashU Nephrology for over 25 years, who is retiring from the Division. Dr. Vijayan earned her medical degree from the University of the West Indies and completed a residency in internal medicine at St. Luke’s hospital […]

Farewell and Best Wishes to Our 2023 Graduating Renal and Transplant Fellows

WashU Nephrology celebrated our graduating renal and transplant fellows at a dinner held at the St. Louis Science Center on Thursday, June 15, 2023. “We are immensely proud of our graduating fellows as they move forward to the next chapter of their lives,” says Seth Goldberg, MD, Director of the WashU Nephrology Fellowship Program.  “Their training […]

WashU Nephrology Welcomes Paula Schaefer, Our New Nurse Administrator at Forest Park Kidney Center, and Bids Farewell to Patty Anderson

WashU Nephrology welcomes our new Nurse Administrator at Forest Park Kidney Center, Paula Schaefer, RN, who is taking the helm from Patricia (Patty) Anderson, RN, CNN.  Patty is retiring after 39 years in the division. After graduating from the Lutheran School of Nursing in 2010, Paula went on to acquire broad nursing experience in acute […]

Farewell to Postdoctoral Fellow Kohei Omachi

WashU Nephrology bids a heartfelt farewell to postdoctoral research fellow Kohei Omachi, PhD, who is returning to Japan after almost five years of research in the Jeff Miner Laboratory. He will be taking a position at the RIKEN Institute in Kobei. Dr. Omachi has been a prolific researcher of the inherited disease Alport syndrome during […]