Transplant Nephrology Welcomes Nurse Practitioner Kelsie Mooney

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 […]

In-House Renal Biopsy Service Approaches Launch

The Renal Biopsy Service, a new in-house program, is nearly ready to launch. Assistant Professor of Medicine Fadi Tohme, MD, who holds dual appointments in the Division of Nephrology and the Division of Anesthesiology, will be director of the service. The new program, in which our own nephrologists will perform ultrasound-guided kidney biopsies, will be […]

WU Represents! ASN Kidney Week 2017

ASN Kidney Week 2017 will be held at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, LA, Tuesday October 31 through Sunday November 5. Below is a list of those in the Division of Nephrology and Pediatric Nephrology who have abstracts, oral Presentations or will moderate sessions. Wednesday, November 1 Anitha Vijayan, MD, Professor […]

Critical Care Fellowships Awarded to Nephrologists Younus and Edrees

The Division of Nephrology is proud to announce that second year fellows Fahad Edrees, MD, and Usman Younus, MD, have both been accepted to the Critical Care Fellowship here at Washington University next year.  Critical Care Medicine is a rapidly growing subspecialty.  Physicians with training in critical care are referred to as “intensivists” and are […]