John T. Milliken Department of Medicine
Mary Hoffmann recognized early in life the special calling of those who care for patients. “At the age of 14, I worked as a candy striper – a volunteer nurse’s aide – at Jewish Hospital for the summer,” says Mary, now an Inpatient Renal Coordinator in the Chromalloy Dialysis Center. “I was only able to […]
Not only was Dr. Benjamin Humphreys, Chief, Division of Nephrology, honored to be the invited speaker for the 20th annual Carl W. Gottschalk Lecture at UNC- Chapel Hill, he was delighted to accept the “perk” that comes with being the guest lecturer. Dr. Humphreys had the opportunity to tour the Carl W. Gottschalk Collection on […]
We recently introduced you to Chase Cofer, a young man and dialysis patient who does not let his genetic syndrome and kidney failure dampen his joy of life. Now, Chase’s story will be the subject of a local TV news feature. Marielle Mohs, TV reporter and multimedia journalist at CBS affiliate KMOV-TV in St. Louis, […]
An image from a manuscript by Meei-Hua Lin, PhD, Division of Nephrology, was chosen to grace the first issue of JASN’s new cover format. Dr. Lin is a Senior Scientist in the laboratory of Jeffrey Miner, PhD, Professor of Medicine. The new cover format, debuting on the May 2018 issue, displays a detailed table of […]
The Division of Nephrology congratulates Chief Benjamin D. Humphreys, MD, PhD, for being elected Secretary-Treasurer of the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI) for 2020-2022. The American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI), founded in 1908, is one of the oldest and most esteemed nonprofit honor societies of physician-scientists. Membership to ASCI is by election only. […]
The spectrum of congenital anomalies of the kidneys and urinary tract, known as CAKUT, represents more than 20% of all birth defects and constitutes the largest cause of kidney failure in children. A new study by Dr. Masato Hoshi, a Senior Scientist in the laboratory of Associate Professor of Medicine, Sanjay Jain, Division of Nephrology, […]
Students from St. Louis Community College – Meramec recently visited the laboratory of Jeff Miner, Professor of Medicine, Nephrology, to see research in action. The group of 18 freshman and sophomores are students of Dr. Tom Peters, Assistant Professor in Biology at STLCC, who previously was a postdoc in the Jeffrey Milbrandt laboratory here at […]
The final matchup of NephMadness 2018 between Patient-Reported Outcomes and The Untransplantables has been decided. The AJKD Blog blue ribbon panel, in a 6:3 decision, chose Patient-Reported Outcomes (PRO) as the winner, which was also the crowd favorite. Dr. Tim Yau, Assistant Professor of Medicine in Nephrology, is the Social Media Editor at AJKD, and […]
The Paul Mennes, MD Memorial St. Louis City-Wide Renal Grand Rounds Dinner will be held Thursday April 19, 2018, at the Zodiac restaurant in Plaza Frontenac, St. Louis, MO. Co-hosted by Washington University Divisions of Adult and Pediatric Nephrology and St. Louis University Divisions of Adult and Pediatric Nephrology, the event gives area nephrologists the […]
Chase Cofer remembers the day he experienced the first symptom. It was a day like any other, with Chase and his sister spending time with their cousins. Chase hadn’t noticed anything was wrong – but his sister did. She pointed out that his arm had been in a fixed, bent position for the entire day. […]