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The American Society of Nephrology and KidneyCure (ASN Foundation) have invited Ying Maggie Chen, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology, Washington University, to serve on their ASN Grants Review Committee.   Established in 2012, KidneyCure currently provides over $3 million per year to nephrology fellows and new investigators to help […]

The COVID-19 pandemic could not stop the 4th Annual Nephrology Symposium from taking place this year.  The conference, a collaboration between Washington University Nephrology and Transplant and the Guatemalan Social Security Institute (IGSS), was held on November 19 and 20, 2020, as an international virtual event.   Marcos Rothstein, MD, professor of medicine, Washington University […]

The Division of Nephrology welcomes Carrie Koeller, MSW, LCSW, our new inpatient social worker, who joined the division on December 14, 2020. Carrie earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Missouri – St. Louis and a Master of Social Work from St. Louis University.  She is an experienced social worker and has […]

WashU Nephrology will sponsor a Virtual Food Drive this holiday season to help those in need. Julie McNamara, medical secretary III in our Renal Outpatient Office, is the principal organizer of the event. “Since the ‘Adopt-a-Family’ program last Christmas went so well, I thought we could give back again this year with a virtual food […]

The Division of Nephrology is pleased to announce that Christie Smith, RN, is the new nurse administrator at Chromalloy American Kidney Dialysis Center.  Already a member of the WashU Nephrology team, Christie was the former clinical nurse coordinator for our Home Modalities program.  In addition, she has two years of experience with high acuity nursing […]

Timothy Yau, MD, associate professor of medicine, Division of Nephrology, Washington University in St. Louis, co-authored an article for practicing physicians who want to pursue academia with a focus on education.  The article “The Nephrology Clinician Educator: Pathway and Future” is featured in Advances in Chronic Kidney Diseases (ACKD, Vol 27, Issue 4, 323-319, Epub […]

Pediatric nephrologist H. William “Bill” Schnaper, MD, associate chair for Faculty Development in the Department of Pediatrics at Northwestern University, died on November 19, 2020, at 70 years of age following a long illness.  Bill came to St. Louis Children’s Hospital/Washington University in 1980 and completed a fellowship in pediatric nephrology, after which he joined […]

Save the date February 4, 2021, and join the next Virtual Renal Roundtable featuring Tarek Alhamad MD, MS, associate professor of medicine, Division of Nephrology, and medical director of the Pancreas and Kidney Transplant Programs at Washington University/Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Alhamad will present the topic “Kidney Transplant – Injury and Surveillance” at the 1-hour Zoom webinar. […]

Vikas Dharnidharka, MD, MPH, director of Pediatric Nephrology, Hypertension and Pheresis at Washington University School of Medicine, and Leonardo V. Riella, MD, PhD, director of Kidney Transplantation at Massachusetts General Hospital, have been awarded a pilot grant from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) Pediatric Center of Excellence in Nephrology (PCEN) to study focal segmental […]

Today, November 11, 2020, is Veterans Day, a time for us to say “Thank You” to all who have served in the US Armed Forces. We especially want to honor our colleagues who are military Veterans.  We are proud that you are part of WashU Nephrology.  Thank you for your service! Meet a few of […]

Anuja Java, MD, assistant professor of medicine, Division of Nephrology, has been researching rare complement diseases and their involvement in kidney damage for nearly a decade.  Little did she know when 2020 began that her expertise would put her in prime position to help tackle one of our greatest medical challenges – COVID-19. Early in […]

The Division of Nephrology and the Center of Regenerative Medicine (CRM) at Washington University in St. Louis have partnered to offer two seed grants for projects that focus on kidney disease and regenerative medicine. The $20,000, one-year grants are open to WashU employees at the level of postdoctoral fellow, instructor, or early-career assistant professors who […]

ASN Kidney Week 2020 Reimagined debuts as a fully virtual meeting October 19-21 (early programs) and October 22-25 (annual meeting) and will consist of a variety of simulive, live-streamed, and on-demand sessions/posters/exhibits.   All meeting content will be available on the Kidney Week Reimagined website until December 4, 2020.  Simulive and live-streamed educational content will […]

While choosing home dialysis is becoming more attractive and feasible for patients who begin dialysis each year to treat end-stage renal disease (ESRD), only 10% of the 726,000 Americans suffering from the disease are currently on peritoneal or home hemodialysis. This is far below the goal of the Advancing American Kidney Health Initiative (AAKH), an […]

Ying Maggie Chen, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology, Washington University, has been appointed as a special government employee to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) Nephrology Subcommittee. Subcommittee members provide scientific peer review of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) research program applications submitted to Biomedical Laboratory Research and Development […]