John T. Milliken Department of Medicine
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 […]
Early Program Tuesday, October 22, 2024 Annual Meeting Thursday, October 24, 2024 Friday, October 25, 2024 Saturday, October 26, 2024 Sunday, October 27, 2024
We are proud to welcome the following physicians to our WashU Nephrology Fellowship Program, 2024-2026.
WashU Nephrology celebrated our FY23-24 Length of Service awardees at a luncheon in the Chromalloy Conference Room on June 25, 2024. Certificates were handed out to 21 individuals marking 5 to 40 years of service in our Division. (Offsite locations – North County and Forest Park Kidney Center – will have length of service luncheons […]
”I’ve always loved listening to music,” says Pierre Isnard, MD, PhD, a pathologist at Necker Hospital in Paris, France, now on leave to study molecular signatures in kidney disease pathologic samples here at WashU Nephrology. “I started by learning the piano when I was in primary school, then became fascinated by drums and percussion when […]
Please welcome Alexis “Lexi” Poepper, MSW, LMSW, as our new Social Worker at Forest Park Kidney Center. Lexi earned a bachelor’s degree in social work from the University of Central Missouri, completed a master’s degree in social work at the University of Missouri – Columbia, and is a licensed Master of Social Work (LMSW) in […]
The 2024 St. Louis National Kidney Foundation (NKF) Kidney Walk held last Sunday at Westport Plaza was a big success, raising over $93,000 that will provide support and education to patients with kidney disease. WashU Nephrology’s Noble Nephrons, the 3rd highest fundraising team, raised nearly $5000, which far exceeded their initial goal of $2500. “We enjoyed […]
Please join our team, the Noble Nephrons, at the 2024 St. Louis National Kidney Foundation (NKF) Kidney Walk, which will take place 11:00 am, March 24, 2024, at 111 West Port Plaza Dr., St. Louis, MO 63146. All WashU faculty, staff and patients are welcome to participate by walking, volunteering or donating. Team captains, Carrie Koeller, MSW, […]
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a highly under-recognized disease that affects almost 15% of the US population and carries significant morbidity and mortality. Although important scientific advances promise to accelerate CKD research, many are not accessible to the kidney research community due to limited expertise and/or the need for expensive equipment. A new Center at […]
Andrew Wasson, BSN, RN, CDN, Clinical Nurse Coordinator, WashU Nephrology Home Modalities, was among 38 nephrology American Nephrology Nurses Association (ANNA) leaders who visited Capitol Hill last month as part of their Health Policy Workshop in Washington, DC. The group met with congressional leaders to educate members of Congress about the impact of kidney disease […]