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 […]
Category: WashU Nephrology News
Keith Hruska Celebrates 50-Yr Milestone at WashU
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 […]
Renal Fellow Yasir Baloch Expands WashU Nephrology’s Social Media Platform with Instagram
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 Celebrates Length of Service Milestones
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 […]
Researcher Pierre Isnard Rock and Rolls with Benny and the Frogs
”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 […]
Farewell and Best Wishes to Our 2024 Graduating Renal and Transplant Fellows
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 […]
It’s a Wrap! 2024 Fellow-Designed Training Program Video Drops
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 […]
Four Students Accepted into O’Brien Center CKD Research Summer Internship
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 […]
Enter the Dragon – Celebrating the Lunar New Year 2024
WashU Nephrology gathered for a potluck lunch on Monday, February 12, 2024, to celebrate the Chinese New Year, also known as the Lunar New Year, as we enter the Year of the Wood Dragon. The celebration gave everyone the chance to eat, relax, and mingle. Many thanks to Meei-Hua Lin, a senior scientist in the […]
Support Our “Noble Nephrons” Team at the 2024 NKF Kidney Walk
Please join our team, the Noble Nephrons, at the 2024 St. Louis National Kidney Foundation (NKF) Kidney Walk, which will take place 11:00 am, March 24, 2024, at 111 West Port Plaza Dr., St. Louis, MO 63146. All WashU faculty, staff and patients are welcome to participate by walking, volunteering or donating. Team captains, Carrie Koeller, MSW, […]