WashU Nephrology is excited to introduce the six outstanding physicians selected for our 2026-2028 Fellowship Program. Each future fellow brings unique skills, dedication, and enthusiasm for advancing nephrology and enriching our division. We look forward to welcoming them into our community next year.
We are thrilled to welcome our 2025 renal transplant fellows to the WashU Nephrology team. Our comprehensive one-year Transplant Nephrology Fellowship offers an immersive experience at one of the largest and most renowned kidney transplant centers in the United States. We look forward to the knowledge, dedication, and fresh perspective each fellow will contribute to our dynamic transplant […]
We are excited to welcome the exceptional physicians joining our WashU Nephrology Fellowship Program for 2025-2027. Each brings a unique talent, passion and commitment to the field of nephrology and to our division.
We are proud to welcome the following physicians to our WashU Nephrology Fellowship Program, 2024-2026.
WashU Nephrology welcomes Brittany Barbour, MSW, LCSW, our new Social Worker at Chromalloy Kidney Center. Brittany, who is from Bloomington, Illinois, completed her undergraduate work at Northern Illinois University in 2009. She was an Americorps volunteer in Olympia, Washington, for three years before she moved to St. Louis in 2012 to attend graduate school at […]
Please welcome Alexis “Lexi” Poepper, MSW, LMSW, as our new Social Worker at Forest Park Kidney Center. Lexi earned a bachelor’s degree in social work from the University of Central Missouri, completed a master’s degree in social work at the University of Missouri – Columbia, and is a licensed Master of Social Work (LMSW) in […]
WashU Nephrology welcomes Ashley “Ash” Edwards who joins our division as the new Senior Fellowship Coordinator. Ashley has been with WashU since 2015 when she joined the Department of Pathology and Immunology, eventually becoming their Fellowship Program Coordinator. Most recently, she was Manager of Administrative Services for HR/Payroll. “I love being a part of Nephrology,” […]
WashU Nephrology is excited to welcome our 2023 renal transplant fellows. The comprehensive, one-year Transplant Nephrology Program allows trainees to be part of one of the largest and most experienced kidney transplant centers in the United States.
We are proud to welcome the following physicians to our WashU Nephrology Fellowship Program:
WashU Nephrology welcomes our new Nurse Administrator at Forest Park Kidney Center, Paula Schaefer, RN, who is taking the helm from Patricia (Patty) Anderson, RN, CNN. Patty is retiring after 39 years in the division. After graduating from the Lutheran School of Nursing in 2010, Paula went on to acquire broad nursing experience in acute […]