John T. Milliken Department of Medicine
The Division of Nephrology gives a warm welcome to Betty Jean Smith (she prefers Jean), who joins us as Special Project Administrator. Jean has worked at Washington University for 20 years. She was is Alumni Relations for seven years before transferring to the Department of Orthopedic Research, where she was the Administrative Coordinator for the […]
The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) annual Kidney Walk, involving over 5,500 teams, 85,000 individuals, at nearly 100 locations across the country this past Sunday, March 24, 2019, was a rousing success. Nationwide, the event raised over $136,000 (88%) of the goal of $155,000. That, of course, was with the help of the Washington University nephrology […]
The 7th annual NephMadness is under way! NephMadness, hosted by AJKD Blog, is an online interactive medical education activity modeled on March Madness, the NCAA college basketball tournament, except with nephrology concepts. Using social media, interactivity, and gamification, the nearly month-long tournament encourages a good-natured, robust discussion of the latest advances and the most important […]
The annual celebration of World Kidney Day is underway. The global campaign, a joint initiative of the International Society of Nephrology and the International Federation of Kidney Foundations, raises awareness of the prevalence of kidney disease and the need for strategies for kidney disease prevention and management. The event takes place the second Thursday of […]
DaVita Kidney Care, an independent medical group and leading provider of kidney care in the United States, recognized Marcos Rothstein, MD, Professor of Medicine, with the “2019 Core Value Award for Service Excellence” during its national Physician Leadership Meeting in San Diego, March 7-9, 2019. The Service Excellence Award is given annually to a nephrologist […]
Congratulations to Timothy Yau, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, who is one of three recipients of the Samuel R. Goldstein Leadership Awards in Medical Student Education for 2019. Presented yearly by the Office of Education (OE), the Goldstein awards recognize outstanding teaching and commitment to medical education. The current awardees, Dr. Yau, […]
The Nephrology Social Media Collective (NSMC) has announced the members of its 2019 internship, three of whom are affiliated with WU’s Division of Nephrology: Dr. Madhuri Ramakrishnan, a first-year nephrology fellow; Dr. Yasar Caliskan, a visiting researcher in the Sanjay Jain Laboratory, and Dr. Sam Krishnamoorthy, a former nephrology fellow. Acknowledging the ever-increasing importance of […]
Professor of Medicine Will R. Ross, Division of Nephrology, has been elected to a four-year term on the St. Louis Zoological Park Subdistrict Commission. The commission, which is the governing authority for the Saint Louis Zoo, has the fiduciary responsibility for the well-being of the Zoo. The Zoo, renowned for its innovative approaches to animal […]
Jane Stromberg, MSW, and Tingting Li, MD, are once again co-captains of Wash Ur Kidneys, the Washington University nephrology team participating in the annual St. Louis Kidney Walk, to be held 12:30-2 pm, March 24, 2019, at Westport Plaza. The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) sponsors the fundraiser, the nation’s largest walking event. More than 5,500 […]
The WU/Barnes-Jewish Transplant Center hit a high mark on January 4, 2019, one that has been achieved by fewer than 5% of transplant programs nationwide. The center performed its 10,000th adult solid organ transplant in the past 56 years. That landmark transplant was a kidney. “It is a major milestone of our transplant center,” says […]