John T. Milliken Department of Medicine
The Division of Nephrology at Washington University School of Medicine welcomes transplant nephrologist Rohan Singh Paul, MBBS, who joined us as Assistant Professor of Medicine on November 1, 2022. Dr. Paul comes to us from the George Washington University Hospital where he was an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Kidney Diseases and […]
The Division of Nephrology welcomes new faculty member Ignacio Portales-Castillo, MD, who joins us as Assistant Professor. Dr. Portales-Castillo earned his medical degree from the Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosi in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. After graduating, he spent a year providing medical care to a local community of over a thousand people […]
Please welcome Brigitte Northrop, WashU Nephrology’s new Fellowship Program Office Coordinator. Brigitte has worked for Washington University School of Medicine for over 19 years, when she first joined the Division of Hematology. She now comes to us from the Department of Psychiatry, where she has been the Fellowship Coordinator for the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry […]
WashU Nephrology gives a warm welcome to Selas Kidane, our new Senior Department Accounting Assistant, who will be handling the purchasing and accounting functions for our Division. Originally from Eritrea, East Africa, Selas came to St. Louis in 1991. She graduated from St. Louis Community College (STLCC) and went on to earn an Associate Degree […]
WashU Nephrology is pleased to welcome our 2022 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. Sri Mahathi Kalipatnapu, MBBS, MD, comes to us from the nephrology fellowship program at the University of Chicago. […]
WashU Nephrology welcomes our 2022-2024 fellows. We are proud to introduce: Taha Mohamed Djirdeh, MD, earned his medical degree from International American University College of Medicine in Saint Lucia and completed his residency at Mercy Health GME Javon Bea Hospital Rockford, IL. Taha helped found the Clinic Committee in the Internal Medicine Residency. “We were […]
WashU Nephrology welcomes Alex Stark-Valdez, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, who joined the Division as a dialysis Nurse Practitioner. “Everyone has been so warm and welcoming,” says Alex. “It’s been absolutely wonderful and I’m so happy that I chose this position as my first real nurse practitioner position.” In his 12 years of nursing, Alex brings with […]
The Division of Nephrology is excited to welcome new faculty member Leslie S. Gewin, MD, who will join us as Associate Professor of Medicine on Oct 4, 2021. Dr. Gewin comes to us from the Division of Nephrology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center where she was an Associate Professor, in addition to serving as a […]
The Division of Nephrology welcomes Kelli King-Morris, MD, who joined our faculty as Associate Professor of Medicine on July 26, 2021. Dr. King-Morris earned her medical degree from the University of South Florida College of Medicine and completed her residency in internal medicine at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN. She then completed a clinical and research […]
The Division of Nephrology welcomes Reena Gurung, MBBS, as she joins our faculty as Assistant Professor on September 1, 2021. Dr. Gurung is a graduate of our Nephrology Fellowship Program. Dr Gurung earned her medical degree from the School of Medical Sciences, Kathmandu University in Nepal. She completed an internal medicine residency at St. Luke’s […]