News

The Journal of Graduate Medical Education (JGME) has recognized Patricia Kao, MD, MS, MHPE, Associate Professor in the Division of Nephrology, as one of the journal’s 2022 Outstanding Reviewers.  JGME is the peer-reviewed journal of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.  Editorially independent, the journal is open access and does not charge authors for […]

WashU Nephrology welcomes our new Nurse Administrator at Forest Park Kidney Center, Paula Schaefer, RN, who is taking the helm from Patricia (Patty) Anderson, RN, CNN.  Patty is retiring after 39 years in the division. After graduating from the Lutheran School of Nursing in 2010, Paula went on to acquire broad nursing experience in acute […]

Washington University School of Medicine Division of Nephrology has an AST-accredited transplant nephrology fellowship for those who wish to specialize in transplant nephrology. This fellowship will train and prepare our fellows to become outstanding and qualified transplant nephrologists and/or medical directors of kidney and pancreas transplant programs.  The fellowship position is available for the 2023-2024 […]

WashU Nephrology welcomes Max Edele as Director of Clinical Operations, a new position in our division.  Max will oversee operations and provide support and leadership to our growing number of dialysis centers, currently consisting of Chromalloy American Kidney Center, North County Dialysis Center, Home Dialysis South, and Village Square Dialysis Center.  He has a bachelor’s […]

The Paul Mennes, MD, Memorial St. Louis City-Wide Renal Grand Rounds Dinner returns after a three-year break due to the Covid-19 pandemic.  The event will be held Tuesday, March 14, 2023, at the Bristol Seafood Grill, 11801 Olive Blvd, Creve Coeur, MO. The event, co-hosted by Washington University School of Medicine Division of Nephrology and […]

WashU Nephrology welcomes Melissa “Missy” Rocco, MSW, LCSW, as our new Chromalloy Kidney Center Social Worker.  Missy earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Truman State University and a master’s degree in social work from the University of Missouri-Columbia and has over 25 years of experience in the dialysis field.  She was the Manager of […]

The 11th edition of NephMadness officially starts today, March 1, 2023.   The month-long event, hosted by AJKD Blog, is an online, interactive, educational activity modeled on March Madness, the annual US college basketball tournament, except with nephrology concepts.  Social media tools are used to encourage a good-natured, robust discussion about the latest news and […]

WashU Nephrology bids a heartfelt farewell to postdoctoral research fellow Kohei Omachi, PhD, who is returning to Japan after almost five years of research in the Jeff Miner Laboratory. He will be taking a position at the RIKEN Institute in Kobei. Dr. Omachi has been a prolific researcher of the inherited disease Alport syndrome during […]

WashU Nephrology congratulates Will Ross, MD, MPH, Alumni Endowed Professor of Medicine, Nephrology, and Associate Dean for Diversity at Washington University School of Medicine, who will receive the Frankie Freeman Inspirational Award at the Ethical Society of St. Louis this Friday, February 17, 2023.  The event is sponsored by the St. Louis County Library (SLCL), […]

The 5th Annual Nephrology Symposium, a collaboration between Washington University Nephrology and Transplant and the Guatemalan Social Security Institute (IGSS) was held February 3-5, 2023, in Guatemala City.  The two centers, now in their 8th year of collaboration, are official “Sister Renal Centers” under the sponsorship of the International Society of Nephrology (ISN).  The meeting, […]