John T. Milliken Department of Medicine
The Department of Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis hosted an extra special Medical Grand Rounds on December 15, 2022, with the presentation of the Eduardo Slatopolsky Lecture in Renal and Electrolyte Disorders annual lecture followed by a celebration of one of Washington University’s icons. Attendees of the hybrid event were […]
For almost 80 years, dialysis has been a lifesaving procedure for patients with kidney failure, yet problems such as low quality of life and the realization that patients will have to remain on dialysis for the rest of their lives have resulted in an increased interest in kidney transplantation. The number of available transplantable kidneys, […]
Those who attended the 2021 Eduardo Slatopolsky Lectureship, in person or virtually, not only heard an excellent talk on kidney health equity, but also witnessed the celebration of one of WashU Nephrology’s icons. The lectureship, back on track after being postponed last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, featured Deidra Crews, MD ScM, FASN, FACP, […]
Ying Maggie Chen, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology at Washington University in St. Louis, will present at the 2021 George M. O’Brien Kidney Center at Yale Annual Symposium. The virtual event will be held Friday, May 7, 2021. Advances in Kidney Research is the theme of this year’s symposium. […]
Anitha Vijayan, MD, FASN, Professor of Medicine, Nephrology, was the invited Jerry Jackson Lecturer at the University of Alabama-Birmingham, where she discussed “Hybrid Renal Replacement Therapy Modalities in the Treatment of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI).” Vijayan, Medical Director of Acute Dialysis Services, oversees the renal replacement therapy program in the intensive care units at Barnes-Jewish […]
There is still time to sign up for the Virtual Renal Roundtable Lecture this Thursday, August 27, 2020, featuring Tarek Alhamad, MD, MS, associate professor of medicine, Division of Nephrology, and medical director of the Pancreas and Kidney Transplant Programs at Washington University/Barnes-Jewish Hospital. The lecture series, held via Zoom this year, is a professional […]