Anuja Java, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine at WashU Nephrology, will once again lead the United States Thrombotic Microangiopathy (USTMA) Workshop at ASN Kidney Week 2025. This marks her third consecutive year as the organizer and host of this highly regarded educational event. The two-day hybrid workshop, scheduled for November 5 and 6 in Houston, TX, aims […]
Anuja Java, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine and transplant nephrologist at WashU Nephrology, has been awarded a prestigious research grant from the Foundation for Women’s Health. Her project, one of the foundation’s inaugural $1 million awards, investigates the role of complement system dysregulation in hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, including preeclampsia. Preeclampsia is a severe pregnancy […]
WashU Nephrology is excited to welcome Mahmoud M. Musa, MD, as our 2025 renal transplant fellow. Our comprehensive, one-year Transplant Nephrology Program, which is dually accredited by American Society of Transplantation (ATS) and the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), offers trainees the opportunity to be part of one of the largest and most experienced kidney transplant centers in […]
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 […]
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, […]
Early Program Tuesday, October 22, 2024 Annual Meeting Thursday, October 24, 2024 Friday, October 25, 2024 Saturday, October 26, 2024 Sunday, October 27, 2024
Keith Hruska, MD, a world-renowned nephrologist and researcher, is celebrating 50 years as a faculty member at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. His impressive career includes significant contributions to the understanding of bone and mineral metabolism in relation to chronic kidney diseases (CKD). Currently a Professor of Pediatrics and Director Emeritus of […]
Congratulations to Patricia Kao, MD, MS, MHPE, Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, and Vikas Dharnidharka, MD, MPH, Alexis F. Hartmann Sr., MD, Endowed Professor of Pediatrics, who are part of a select group of WashU faculty members to receive the 2024 Dean’s Impact Awards. Launched in 2023, the Dean’s Impact Awards honor individuals who […]
Congratulations to Washington University transplant nephrologist Anuja Java, MD, who was recently elected as Secretary of the Women in Nephrology (WIN) organization for 2024-2026. WIN, founded in 1983, promotes professional development, mentorship, and education for women and men in nephrology. Java has extensive experience in the WIN organization. In 2022, she was elected to […]
WashU Nephrology welcomes two new employees to our team: Chrissy Bracht-Ladiero, RN, BSN, joins us as our Outpatient Clinical Nurse Coordinator at Chromalloy Kidney Center. After earning her nursing degree in 2012, Chrissy worked at Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital in Chesterfield, MO, until 2014 and earned her BSN from Southeast Missouri State University shortly thereafter. She […]