John T. Milliken Department of Medicine
Pregnant women with kidney problems face high risks for complications affecting both themselves and their unborn child. In 2022, Kelli King-Morris, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, founded the Maternal Fetal Medicine Nephrology Clinic at WashU Nephrology to optimize the care of these patients. The clinic, which incorporates aggressive monitoring and more frequent dialysis, has successfully […]
Please check out our 2024 Fall Nephrology Alumni Newsletter for the latest news and updates at WashU Nephrology. The newsletter’s lead story highlights The Washington Manual® of Transplant Nephrology, edited by Tarek Alhamad, MD, MS, FACP, FASN, Medical Director of Transplant Nephrology. The manual offers concise, high-yield information crucial for nephrology fellows, transplant trainees, practitioners, […]
To the delight of patients and staff, local canine celebrities Bear and Brookie made their rounds at WashU Nephrology’s Village Square Dialysis Unit last week. Bear and Brookie, a pair of Labrador mix pups rescued from a rural Missouri dump in 2023, became official University employees last year when they joined the WashU Police Department […]
Keith Hruska, MD, a world-renowned nephrologist and researcher, is celebrating 50 years as a faculty member at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. His impressive career includes significant contributions to the understanding of bone and mineral metabolism in relation to chronic kidney diseases (CKD). Currently a Professor of Pediatrics and Director Emeritus of […]
Yasir Baloch, MBBS, currently in his second year of the WashU Nephrology Fellowship Program, is spearheading the expansion of our division’s social media presence by overseeing our newly launched Instagram account, @WashUNeph. An image-centric social media platform, Instagram has experienced explosive growth since its inception in 2010. The photo and video-sharing platform boasts over a […]
WashU Nephrology celebrated our FY23-24 Length of Service awardees at a luncheon in the Chromalloy Conference Room on June 25, 2024. Certificates were handed out to 21 individuals marking 5 to 40 years of service in our Division. (Offsite locations – North County and Forest Park Kidney Center – will have length of service luncheons […]
”I’ve always loved listening to music,” says Pierre Isnard, MD, PhD, a pathologist at Necker Hospital in Paris, France, now on leave to study molecular signatures in kidney disease pathologic samples here at WashU Nephrology. “I started by learning the piano when I was in primary school, then became fascinated by drums and percussion when […]
WashU Nephrology celebrated our graduating renal and transplant fellows at a dinner held at the Third Degree Glass Factory on Thursday, June 13, 2024. To all the graduates, please know you will be missed. We wish you, the future of nephrology, all the best in your careers! Parting words: Pics of the graduation celebration at […]
We are so proud to present our 2024 WashU Nephrology Fellowship Training Program video, highlighting the excellent clinical training, research, and teaching experiences we offer in our two-year fellowship program. But what makes this video even more special is that it was designed and produced by our very own fellows. Yasir Baloch, MBBS, now entering […]
WashU Nephrology’s Summer Opportunities for Achievement in Research (SOAR) program has accepted four students for its inaugural internship starting in the summer of 2024. SOAR is an immersive research program for undergraduate students interested in pursuing nephrology research. The program is part of the recently established Washington University Kidney O’Brien Center for Chronic Kidney […]