Read the latest news from the Nephrology Division.
U.S. News & World Report Ranks BJH/WU #9 in Adult Nephrology
The Division of Nephrology is proud to announce that, once again, we rank in the top 10 nephrology programs in the nation, according to The U.S. News & World Report. The magazine ranked BJH/WU #9 best hospital for nephrology in the U.S. for 2017-2018, with an overall score of 82.2/100. A list of the 50 […]
Total Eclipse of the Sun
During a total solar eclipse, animals can behave strangely. Chickens head home to roost. Birds stop singing. Frogs start croaking. Geese may change their direction of flight. However, according to St. Louis Science Center Planetarium astronomer Eric Gustafson, the animal that will behave the most strangely, is the human being. The awe-inspiring event will have […]
Total Eclipse of the Sun
During a total solar eclipse, animals can behave strangely. Chickens head home to roost. Birds stop singing. Frogs start croaking. Geese may change their direction of flight.
NephCure Kidney International Features Hani Suleiman
Instructor of Medicine Hani Suleiman, MD, PhD, Division of Nephrology, and his research are highlighted in an interview recently published by NephCure Kidney International. In 2014, Dr. Suleiman received a Young Investigator Award from NephCure Kidney International organization to study kidney podocyte cells using cutting-edge microscopy techniques. In the in-depth interview with Lauren Eva, Dr. […]
Welcome New Faculty Member Frank O’Brien
The Division of Nephrology welcomes Frank J. O’Brien, MD, who will be joining the division as an Assistant Professor of Medicine. Dr. O’Brien received his medical degree, with first-class honors, from University College Cork, Ireland. He completed his residency in internal medicine at the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, with subsequent transplant specialty training […]
WU Nephrology and Guatemala Partnership Upgraded
The relationship between the Division of Nephrology at Washington University School of Medicine and the Guatemala Social Security Institute (IGSS) Renal Division has been officially upgraded. The two centers of nephrology, a Sister Renal Center Pair, are now at a B-level status, up from the introductory C-level. For the past several years, a group […]
Welcome to Fadi Tohme, New Nephrology Faculty Member
Please welcome Fadi A. Tohme, MD, who joins Washington University School of Medicine as an Assistant Professor of Medicine, with dual appointments in the Division of Nephrology and the Division of Anesthesiology. Dr. Tohme received his medical degree from St. Joseph University (SJU) in Beirut, Lebanon. He completed his residency in internal medicine at the […]
The Surprising Relationship Between BMI and Liver Transplantation Mortality
Many transplant programs decline liver transplantation (LT) to obese candidates because they have a higher risk of surgical complications and death than do non-obese candidates. In addition, obese candidates have longer waiting times for LT. However, studies examining the association of a recipient’s body mass index (BMI) and post LT-mortality have not produced consistent results. […]
On the Road – ASMB Meeting in Nashville
Professor of Medicine Jeffrey Miner and members of his laboratory just spent some quality time together. The group took a road trip to the 2017 American Society for Matrix Biology (ASMB) Workshop on Basement Membranes, held July 12-14 at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN. Dr. Miner, Division of Nephrology at Washington University, and Dr. Roy Zent, […]
Surviving Orientation Can Be Murder for First-Year Fellows
A week’s worth of meetings, talks and training conferences were not the only activities on the orientation schedule for the first-year nephrology fellows. The fellows also had to break out of a murder mystery Escape Room. “We always like to promote teamwork and camaraderie among the fellows – so I thought taking them to an […]