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Andreas Herrlich, MD, PhD, Director of Translational Medicine at WashU Nephrology, has been recruited for the editorial board of the new journal, Comprehensive Physiology, a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by John Wiley & Sons on behalf of the American Physiological Society that will focus on interorgan communication. The journal, previously dedicated solely to publishing review […]

Happy Holidays!  WashU Nephrology is again supporting the STL Area Food Bank this year as they continue with their work to feed the less fortunate in our area. “It’s easy to donate! We have our own virtual food drive created for WashU Nephrology, and you can just follow the link below to donate and help […]

The beautiful, former colonial capitol of Central America, Antigua, Guatemala, was the setting for the highly anticipated 6th Annual Nephrology Symposium, a collaboration between Washington University Nephrology and the Guatemalan Social Security Institute (IGSS)/University of San Carlos.  The meeting was held Oct 4-5, 2024.  The conference, which provides an intensive update on topics ranging from […]

The fourth National Kidney Foundation (NKF) Annual Fellows Renal Roundtable, will be held Thursday, December 5, 2024, 5:00 – 7:30 PM, at the Sheraton Westport Chalet Hotel, 191 Westport Plaza, St. Louis, MO, 63146.  The professional education and networking event is a collaboration of WashU and SSM Health Saint Louis University (SLU) nephrology programs. Renal fellows […]

Pregnant women with kidney problems face high risks for complications affecting both themselves and their unborn child.  In 2022, Kelli King-Morris, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, founded the Maternal Fetal Medicine Nephrology Clinic at WashU Nephrology to optimize the care of these patients. The clinic, which incorporates aggressive monitoring and more frequent dialysis, has successfully […]

Please check out our 2024 Fall Nephrology Alumni Newsletter for the latest news and updates at WashU Nephrology. The newsletter’s lead story highlights The Washington Manual® of Transplant Nephrology, edited by Tarek Alhamad, MD, MS, FACP, FASN, Medical Director of Transplant Nephrology.  The manual offers concise, high-yield information crucial for nephrology fellows, transplant trainees, practitioners, […]

WashU Nephrology’s annual Friends & Alumni Reception, held during the American Society of Nephrology’s Kidney Week conference in San Diego, CA, was a resounding success again this year. Current and former members of the division, friends, and family gathered at the San Diego Wine and Culinary Event Center on Friday, October 25, 2024, to reminisce, […]

Clinician-scientist Tobias B. Huber, MD, Chairman of the Center for Internal Medicine at Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, is the invited speaker at the Eduardo Slatopolsky Lecture in Renal and Electrolyte Disorders at the Department of Medicine’s Medicine Grand Rounds, Thursday, October 31, 2024, 8:00-9:00 am, Clopton Auditorium.  Dr Huber will present Podocytopathies: Journey from Research to Real-World […]

Early Program Tuesday, October 22, 2024 Annual Meeting Thursday, October 24, 2024 Friday, October 25, 2024 Saturday, October 26, 2024 Sunday, October 27, 2024

Will Ross, MD, MPH, the Associate Dean for Diversity and the Alumni Endowed Professor of Medicine at WashU, has been honored with the 2024 Louis W. Sullivan, MD, Award from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). This prestigious award recognizes medical leaders dedicated to diversifying the health-care workforce.  For nearly three decades, Dr. Ross, […]

Anuja Java, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine at WashU Nephrology, will once again head the Thrombotic Microangiopathy (TMA) Workshop to be held during Kidney Week 2024, the American Society of Nephrology’s (ASN) annual meeting, in San Diego, CA. The workshop will feature talks and in-depth panel discussions on “Genetic and Functional Testing in TMA” as […]

WashU Nephrologist Patricia Kao, MD, MS, MHPE has been awarded the 2025 ASP Eric G. Neilson, MD, Leadership in Specialty Internal Medicine Award.  Dr. Kao is Professor of Medicine in the Divisions of Nephrology and General Medicine & Geriatrics, and is Director of the Washington University Teaching Physician Pathway (WUTPP).  The award is presented by […]

Congratulations to Associate Professor of Medicine, Ying Maggie Chen, MD, PhD, WashU Nephrology, who received a four-year, $1.15M VA Merit Award from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.  The funding will support her research on therapeutic targeting of mitochondria in uromodulin-associated chronic kidney disease (CKD).  The $1.15M grant award includes the $750,000 grant (direct costs) […]

Congratulations to Carmen Halabi, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Pediatrics, Nephrology, and collaborator Jeffrey Miner, PhD, FASN, Eduardo and Judith Slatopolsky Professor of Medicine in Nephrology, who were awarded an Alport Syndrome Foundation (ASF) grant to fund research into the presence of aortic aneurysms in Alport mice. Alport syndrome is a genetic kidney disease that occurs […]

Kathryn Riner, MS, RD, LD, a dietitian at our WashU Nephrology Chromalloy Kidney Center, was one of three speakers at a recent National Kidney Foundation (NKF) Renal Patient Symposium.  Her talk, titled “Promoting a Healthy Relationship with Food While Living with Chronic Kidney Disease,” was part of a virtual event aimed at uniting patients and […]