Dr. Barry Freedman, Section Chief of the Division of Nephrology at Wake Forest University visited Washington University in St. Louis and delivered Renal Grand Rounds on ApoL1 Nephropathy. A leader in this field, he described his patient-based approach that has helped to uncover this critical genetic susceptibility that underlies a substantial portion of CKD and […]
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Gladys Fisher, Guatemalan Dialysis Advocate, Visits Division
Gladys Fisher was first exposed to dialysis when her mother developed acute kidney failure. At the time, the dialysis unit at Roosevelt Hospital, Guatemala’s largest public hospital, relied on outdated dialysis machines from the early 1970’s and cleanliness and sterile procedures were not optimal. As a result, she became a dialysis technician in order to […]
Division of Nephrology and CRM Partner for Human Stem Cells
The Center of Regenerative Medicine, in partnership with the Division of Nephrology, is now accepting applications that advance investigation of human pluripotent stem cell (hPSC) differentiation toward kidney. Over the last two years, kidney has become a model for the directed differentiation of hPSC to complex structures (Xia 2013, Taguchi 2014, Takasato 2014, Takasato 2015). […]
Renal Pathology YouTube Episode #2 Released
Tim Yau, MD, Assistant Professor in the Division of Nephrology, has rolled out a second teaching video aimed at presenting renal pathology concepts to nephrology trainees in a web-friendly way. The first episode illustrated a case of nephrotic syndrome and features discussant and second-year fellow Rajesh Rajan, MD, and Joseph Gaut, MD, PhD, section head of […]
Jeff Miner, PhD Director Of Basic Research, Division of Nephrology
I am delighted to annnouce that Jeff Miner, PhD, has agreed to assume the role of Director of Basic Research in the Division of Nephrology. Jeff has established himself as an international leader in basement membrane biology particularly as it relates to the glomerulus. He has received numerous recognitions for his creative work including the […]
Benjamin Humphreys authors stem cell blog piece for Wash Post
Benjamin Humphreys MD, PhD authored an opinion piece for the Washington Post from a series entitled, “Compensation for organ donors,” edited by Robert Gebelhoff. From Mr. Gebelhoff’s introduction to the series: “Last month, a group of researchers published in the American Journal of Transplantation a cost-benefit analysis for a government-funded program that would offer $45,000 […]
Welcome New Fellows, 2016
We are very pleased to welcome five new nephrology fellows in the 2016 class: Deepa Amberker, MD, Abington Memorial Hospital Owais Iqbal Bhatti, MD, University of Oklahoma Sreelatha Katari, MD, Abington Memorial Hospital Pooja Koolwal, MD, Washington University Gerry Macutay, MD, Case Western Reserve/St. Vincent’s Medical Center The Division of Nephrology looks forward to seeing […]
Anitha Vijayan, MD elected to Board of Directors, Faculty Practice Plan
Washington University ranks fifth among the nation’s 125 medical schools in terms of the size of its clinical practice. The faculty see more than a million patients per year. Faculty also provide ambulatory services at several suburban sites throughout the metropolitan area and operate rural outreach clinics. The Faculty Practice Plan (FPP) is responsible for […]
Renal Staff Microgrant Winner4: Home BP Program for Low Income Renal Clinic Patients
Managing blood pressure is critically important to slow the loss of kidney function in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). A team from the Renal Clinic has been awarded a microgrant to provide low income patients with a portable home blood pressure cuff. This facilitates achieving blood pressure control because patients can simply call their […]
Renal Staff Microgrant Winner3: Decreasing Catheter Related Blood Stream Infections
Bloodstream infections can be deadly in dialysis patients. Three times per week, patients on hemodialysis have their blood accessed in order to undergo dialysis, either through a fistula or through a catheter. The latter are especially susceptible to infection. A team consisting of Patty Anderson RN, Nurse Administrator and Lori Gawat-Abuelo RN, Staff Nurse II […]