John T. Milliken Department of Medicine
The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) annual St. Louis Kidney Walk, held last Sunday, March 26, 2023, at Westport Plaza, was a resounding success! Our team, the #NephStrong WashU Walkers, met their fundraising goal of $2000 – and more – by raising $2,043. More than 38 people from the division participated in the walk and/or raised […]
March is National Kidney Month, a time to raise awareness and focus on building paths to better kidney care. Today, March 10, 2022, we celebrate World Kidney Day to spread the word about the importance of kidney health and to encourage screening for chronic kidney disease. The global event is a joint initiative of the […]
Congratulations to the Cool Beans team, who raised over $8095 for the National Kidney Foundation annual St. Louis Kidney Walk 2020, 134% of their goal of $6000, and kudos to Jane Hughes, transplant coordinator and co-captain of the team, who was the third highest individual donor, raising $2025. The Cool Beans Team is a merger […]
Washington University transplant nephrologist Haris Murad, MD, joined FOX 2 NOW AM television program to discuss prevention and early detection of kidney disease in honor of World Kidney Day, March 12, 2020. The global kidney day campaign, a joint initiative of the International Society of Nephrology and the International Federation of Kidney Foundations, is celebrated the second Thursday […]
Ready, set, GO! The annual St. Louis National Kidney Foundation (NKF) Kidney Walk will take place 12:30 – 4:00 pm, March 29, 2020, at Westport Plaza. All WashU faculty, staff and patients are welcome to participate by walking, volunteering or donating. This year, the individual WashU Nephrology and BJC-WashU Transplant teams are joining forces to […]
Jane Stromberg, MSW, and Tingting Li, MD, are once again co-captains of Wash Ur Kidneys, the Washington University nephrology team participating in the annual St. Louis Kidney Walk, to be held 12:30-2 pm, March 24, 2019, at Westport Plaza. The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) sponsors the fundraiser, the nation’s largest walking event. More than 5,500 […]