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Chryslina “Lin” Schlichter uses more than her technical training to help her patients.  She uses her talent as an artist to bring joy to their lives. A Dialysis Technician II at the Washington University Dialysis Center at Forest Park, Lin is a skilled painter who is known to give away the fruit of her labor […]

A long-time promoter of cultural diversity throughout the medical center, Dr. Will Ross will serve as Principal Officer for Community Partnerships, expanding his role as Associate Dean for Diversity. Dr. Ross, a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology, will work to enhance current programs and strategies that address the health needs of the […]

A contingency of Washington University nephrologists led by Professor of Medicine Marcos Rothstein, MD, recently returned from the 2nd Annual Update in Nephrology Conference held in Guatemala City November 15-17, 2018.  The conference is an academic program that spotlights the battle against chronic kidney disease in Guatemala, in particular MesoAmerican Nephropathy (MeN), an unexplained epidemic […]

The science of coaxing stem cells into kidney cells just became a little more refined. Researchers in the Humphreys Laboratory in the Division of Nephrology at Washington University show that protocols used to grow kidney organoids from human stem cells can be modified to produce more kidney-specific cells and less “off-target” contaminating cells. Organoids are […]

The Division of Nephrology is now accepting applications for the 2019 Renal Staff Microgrant program, which provides resources for staff in our outpatient clinics, the Forest Park dialysis unit and the Chromalloy dialysis unit to undertake new projects that improve the care and experience of our patients. In the current funding cycle, the division will […]

The American Society of Nephrology debuted a new session at Kidney Week 2018, held last month in San Diego, CA, that featured 29 cutting edge, high-impact publications in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN) and the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN) over the past year. The session, called […]

The Division of Nephrology welcomes Kelsie Mooney to the transplant nephrology team. Kelsie is a board certified Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP-BC), who comes to us with extensive ICU experience. For the past three years, Kelsie has worked in the adult surgical/burn/trauma intensive care unit (SICU) here at Washington University. Five years prior […]

Congratulations to the five faculty members of the Division of Nephrology who will be recognized at the Distinguished Service Teaching Awards Ceremony on Thursday, November 15, 2018, 5 pm at the Eric P. Newman Education Center. The Distinguished Service Teaching Awards are given yearly in appreciation of exemplary service in medical student education. WU medical […]

Assistant Professor of Medicine Anuja Java, MD, Division of Nephrology, recently attended the 27th International Complement Society meeting held in Santa Fe, New Mexico, to present her work titled, A comprehensive analysis of complement factor I variants in atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS). The largest and oldest complement conference hosts researchers, physicians, clinicians and others familiar […]

The Division of Nephrology proudly announces that Professor of Medicine Marcos Rothstein, MD, has been chosen to receive the 2018 Dr. Neville Grant Award for Clinical Excellence. The award, granted annually to members of the medical staff who exemplify compassion and excellence in clinical care, is named for Neville Grant, MD, a revered physician who […]