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WashU Nephrology celebrated our graduating renal and transplant fellows at a dinner held at the St. Louis Science Center on Thursday, June 15, 2023. “We are immensely proud of our graduating fellows as they move forward to the next chapter of their lives,” says Seth Goldberg, MD, Director of the WashU Nephrology Fellowship Program.  “Their training […]

According to the Organ Procurement & Transplantation Network (OPTN) transplant database, nearly 91,000 individuals are currently waiting for a kidney or kidney/pancreas transplant, with an average wait time in most clinics being 3-5 years.  In addition, the annual mortality rate of those waiting for a kidney is about 5% and increases greatly in the older […]

The Division of Nephrology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is seeking to hire a full-time Clinician-Educator Nephrologist at the Assistant or Associate Professor level. The selected candidate will join a thriving Division under the leadership of the Director of Nephrology, Benjamin Humphreys, MD, PhD, Joseph Friedman Professor of Renal Diseases in […]

WashU Nephrology is pleased to announce that Maranda Watts, RN, has joined our Outpatient Department as the new Clinical Nurse Coordinator.  Maranda earned her nursing degree from St. Louis Community College – Forest Park in 2014 and worked at DaVita Dialysis before coming to WashU Nephrology in 2018, where she served as Clinical Nurse Coordinator […]

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) recently hosted the 8th Annual Renal Symposium 2023.  A roster of leading experts highlighted the latest insights into acute kidney injury, cystic disorders, and therapeutic interventions.  Two of those experts included Benjamin Humphreys, MD, PhD, Joseph Friedman Professor of Renal Diseases in Medicine and Chief, WashU Division of […]

It was a happy homecoming for the North County Dialysis Center team in Florissant, MO, when they saw one of their patients, Christina Miles, come through the doors carrying her baby, Orlando Christopher Dean. “I can’t believe how beautiful he is!” said Gena Hubbard, CCHT, a certified clinical hemodialysis technician, as she cooed over the […]

WashU Nephrology is proud to congratulate Anitha Vijayan, MD, Professor of Medicine, who is part of a select group of faculty members receiving the inaugural 2023 Dean’s Impact Awards, which recognize their exceptional character, resourcefulness, and creativity that helped guide the University through the COVID-19 pandemic. The awards will be presented to 48 individuals from […]

To optimize the care of patients who are pregnant and have — or develop – kidney complications or diseases, the Division of Nephrology has opened a new Maternal Fetal Medicine Nephrology Clinic. The clinic is led by nephrologist Kelli King-Morris, MD. She will work in partnership with the patient’s primary care physician, obstetrician, maternal fetal […]

WashU Nephrology congratulates two of our outstanding medical educators, Timothy Yau, MD, and Steven Cheng, MD, for recently receiving Distinguished Service Teaching Awards. Every year, WashU students completing their first, second, and third year of studies nominate and vote for faculty and house staff who have had a significant impact on their education.   This year, […]

WashU Nephrology is proud to announce leadership changes in our Nephrology Fellowship Program with the promotions of Seth Goldberg, MD, to Director and Frank O’Brien, MD, FASN, to Senior Associate Program Director. Dr. Goldberg is a respected medical educator at WashU.  He earned his medical degree from the University of South Florida College of Medicine […]

WashU Nephrology congratulates Steven Cheng, MD, who has accepted the position of Program Director for the Internal Medicine Residency Program at Washington University School of Medicine/Barnes-Jewish Hospital. After receiving his medical degree and completing an internal medicine residency at Northwestern University in Chicago, Dr. Cheng entered the Nephrology Fellowship at WashU, and upon graduation in […]

Several members of WashU Nephrology will participate in the upcoming National Kidney Foundation (NKF) Spring Clinical Meetings (SCM).  The annual meeting presents the latest insights into chronic kidney disease care and is the only conference of its kind that is designed for all members of the kidney health team. The event will be held April […]

The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) annual St. Louis Kidney Walk, held last Sunday, March 26, 2023, at Westport Plaza, was a resounding success!  Our team, the #NephStrong WashU Walkers, met their fundraising goal of $2000 – and more – by raising $2,043.  More than 38 people from the division participated in the walk and/or raised […]

The Journal of Graduate Medical Education (JGME) has recognized Patricia Kao, MD, MS, MHPE, Associate Professor in the Division of Nephrology, as one of the journal’s 2022 Outstanding Reviewers.  JGME is the peer-reviewed journal of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.  Editorially independent, the journal is open access and does not charge authors for […]

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 […]