John T. Milliken Department of Medicine
WashU Nephrology congratulates Vikas Dharnidharka, MD, MPH, who was installed as the Alexis F. Hartmann Sr, MD, Professor of Pediatrics at a ceremony on August 3, 2023, at the Eric P. Newman Education Center. He presented the talk “Infections and cancers after transplant: what they have taught us about immunology, virology, genomics and oncology,” prefaced […]
WashU Nephrology is pleased to announce that Maranda Watts, RN, has joined our Outpatient Department as the new Clinical Nurse Coordinator. Maranda earned her nursing degree from St. Louis Community College – Forest Park in 2014 and worked at DaVita Dialysis before coming to WashU Nephrology in 2018, where she served as Clinical Nurse Coordinator […]
After a brief disruption due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the in-person St. Louis Kidney Walk is back! The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) sponsors the nation’s largest walking event that raises money and promote awareness of kidney disease and the need for organ donation. Lauren Begnel, RD, LD, a dietitian and nutritionist at Chromalloy American Kidney […]
In early 2021, Jeffrey Miner, PhD, FASN, Director of Basic Research for the Division of Nephrology, was named the inaugural Eduardo and Judith Slatopolsky Professor of Medicine in Nephrology (see article here). Although the appointment was celebrated virtually due to Covid-19 restrictions, an official endowed chair installation ceremony recognizing Dr. Miner and Dr. Slatopolsky was […]
ASN Kidney Week 2022 and preliminary programs will be held in Orlando, FL, November 2 – 6, 2022. Below is a list of our speakers, poster presentations and more! Poster Presentations will be held in Exhibit Hall, Orange County Convention Center, West Building. All Presentation times are in EDT. Pre-Course (Virtual/On-Demand) Anitha Vijayan, MD, FASN, Professor […]
It’s one thing for an employee to be recognized for her dedication and 20 years of hard work. It’s another thing for an employee to have a whole day named after her! Thomas Gowen, the Nurse Manager of WashU Nephrology’s North County Dialysis Center said that Friday, August 19, 2022, everyone at the center celebrated Tandy Day, […]
WashU Nephrology Transplant and Barnes-Jewish Hospital Transplant will be well-represented at the 2022 American Transplant Congress (ATC) being held virtually and in-person June 4-8 in Boston, MA. A joint annual meeting of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) and the American Society of Transplantation (AST), the ATC provides transplant professionals the opportunity to present and discuss […]
WashU Nephrology welcomes Alex Stark-Valdez, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, who joined the Division as a dialysis Nurse Practitioner. “Everyone has been so warm and welcoming,” says Alex. “It’s been absolutely wonderful and I’m so happy that I chose this position as my first real nurse practitioner position.” In his 12 years of nursing, Alex brings with […]
March is National Kidney Month, a time to highlight kidney health and encourage people to support kidney disease research and take steps to keep their own kidneys safe and healthy. Great Day St Louis, KMOV TV Channel 4, interviewed WashU Nephrology faculty member James Davis, MD, FACP, FASN, to discuss the focus of this year’s […]
The 2019 Eduardo Slatopolsky Lectureship will feature Carmen A. Peralta, MD, MAS, who will present Academia and Entrepreneurship: An Imperative Collaboration at Medical Grand Rounds on Thursday, May 09, 2019, 8-9 am, Wohl Clinic Clopton Auditorium (lower level). Dr. Peralta is Chief Medical Officer of Cricket Health and Adjunct Professor of Medicine at University of […]