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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 […]

WashU nephrologist Anuja Java, MD, was one of five honorees whom the local chapter of the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) recognized for their contributions in promoting the awareness, prevention, and treatment of kidney disease in the St. Louis community.  The event, the 1st Annual National Kidney Foundation Award of Excellence Reception, was held November 11, […]

WashU Nephrology congratulates Steven Cheng, MD, Professor of Medicine, who was presented with a Distinguished Educator Midcareer Award from the American Society of Nephrology (ASN).  The award was presented at the ASN Kidney Week annual meeting on November 06, 2022. ASN’s Midcareer Awards recognizes clinicians, educators, health professional leaders and mentors, and researchers who have at […]

ASN Kidney Week 2022 and preliminary programs will be held in Orlando, FL, November 2 – 6, 2022.  Below is a list of our speakers, poster presentations and more! Poster Presentations will be held in Exhibit Hall, Orange County Convention Center, West Building. All Presentation times are in EDT. Pre-Course (Virtual/On-Demand) Anitha Vijayan, MD, FASN, Professor […]

The Division of Nephrology welcomes Karen Marie G. Flores, MD, who joined our faculty as Assistant Professor of Medicine on September 1, 2022.  She is a 2022 graduate of our Transplant Training Program. Dr. Flores came to WashU from the nephrology fellowship program at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Columbus.  She earned a bachelor’s […]

The distinguished career of Willie Ray Ross, MD, MPH, Alumni Endowed Professor of Medicine, Department of Nephrology, and Associate Dean for Diversity at Washington University School of Medicine, will be celebrated with the unveiling of Ross’ portrait at the upcoming Eduardo Slatopolsky Lecture in Renal and Electrolyte Disorders, held at the Department of Medicine’s Medical Grand […]

Patricia Kao, MD, MS, MHPE, Associate Professor in the Division of Nephrology, is one of three recipients of the inaugural Academy of Educators Exemplary Educator Award.  The award recognizes faculty members with at least six years of service who are making a name for themselves as educators through their contributions to education and mentorship here […]

WashU Nephrology fellow Zoey Levine, MD, and Professor of Medicine Anitha Vijayan, MD, FASN, discuss the option of prolonged intermittent kidney replacement therapy (PIKRT) in the management of patients with kidney failure in a review published in CJASN’s special series Critical Care Nephrology and Acute Kidney Injury (AKI).   PIKRT is a hybrid form of […]

WashU Nephrology congratulates Anuja Java, MD, who has been appointed to the Veterans Affairs Kidney Medicine Field Advisory Board (FAB).  She will head a newly launched kidney transplant subcommittee that is tasked with improving coordination of care and reporting quality of care for Veterans receiving maintenance dialysis in the community with a particular focus on […]