renal disease Archives - Division of Nephrology

Michelle Bloom Returns to WashU Nephrology as Research Nurse Coordinator II for Glomerular Center of Excellence

April 5, 2024April 19, 2024

We are delighted to welcome Michelle Bloom, RN, BSN, back to Washington University Division of Nephrology where she is assuming the role of Research Nurse Coordinator II for our recently established Glomerular Center of Excellence (GCE). Michelle has been with WashU for over 17 years. She initially joined our division in 2007 as a Home […]

Tarek Alhamad Receives Mallinckrodt Grant to Look at FSGS

January 9, 2017November 14, 2018

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Tarek Alhamad, MD, MS, FACP, FASN, Transplant Nephrology, has been awarded a grant from Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals. The investigator-initiated project is entitled Efficacy of Acthar in Recurrent Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis after Kidney Transplantation. “Recurrence of primary focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) after kidney transplantation remains a frequent medical challenge,” says Dr. Alhamad. “Around […]