WashU Nephrology is excited to introduce the six outstanding physicians selected for our 2026-2028 Fellowship Program.  Each future fellow brings unique skills, dedication, and enthusiasm for advancin...

Moe Mahjoub, PhD, Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine (Division of Nephrology) and the Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, has received two newly awarded R01 grants from the NIH, ...

Congratulations to Kathryn Riner, MS, RD, LD, who will serve as Clinic Manager at our newest dialysis unit, Village Square Dialysis Center in Hazelwood, MO, effective September 1, 2025.  Kathryn, who ...

Congratulations to our WashU Medicine nephrologists named to the 2025 Castle Connolly Top Doctors® list! Castle Connolly Top Doctors represent the top 7% of physicians nationwide, selected through a c...

Jeffrey Miner, PhD, FASN, Eduardo and Judith Slatopolsky Professor of Medicine in Nephrology at Washington University, was among the 35 workshop participants of the Alport Syndrome Research & Regulato...

We are thrilled to welcome our 2025 renal transplant fellows to the WashU Nephrology team. Our comprehensive one-year Transplant Nephrology Fellowship offers an immersive experience at one of the larg...

We are proud to welcome Muhammad Yasir Baloch, MD, as Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology at Washington University, effective July 1, 2025.  A 2025 graduate of our Nephrology...

We are excited to welcome the exceptional physicians joining our WashU Nephrology Fellowship Program for 2025-2027.  Each brings a unique talent, passion and commitment to the field of nephrology and ...

Join us for the 3rd Annual Glomerular Disease Symposium: An Update on Disease Mechanisms and Management, on Friday and Saturday, September 5–6, 2025, at the Eric P. Newman Education Center on the Wash...

Welcome to the Spring 2025 edition of our WashU Nephrology Alumni Newsletter, which highlights the latest news, research, and academic achievements of our nephrology team. The newsletter also includes...

Congratulations to Ignacio Portales-Castillo, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, WashU Nephrology, for receiving an award from the 18th annual Clinical and Translational Research Funding Program (CT...

Brackets everywhere are going bust as the countdown to crowning a new NephMadness champion nears its end. Has the Blue Ribbon Panel been kind or cruel? Check out the Current Standings and share you…

A heartfelt THANK YOU to everyone who contributed to the success of the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) annual St. Louis Kidney Walk, held last Sunday, March 23, 2025.  Our WashU Nephrology team not ...

Congratulations to Manasa Metireddy, MD, Assiociate Professor of Medicine, WashU Nephrology, for being one of the ten Department of Medicine’s faculty members recently honored with the Dean’s Impact A...

Laura Dember, MD, Professor of Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, will deliver the second annual Aubrey R. Morrison Lectureship on March 18, 2025, 12 – 1 pm, McDonnell Medical...

WashU Nephrology Nurse Practitioner Lisa Koester-Wiedemann, CS, MSN, ANP, CNN-NP, and Clinical Nurse Coordinator of Home Modalities Cheryl Cress, RN, CNN, will participate in the Annual Dialysis Confe...

The 13th NephMadness competition, a celebration of “all things nephrology,” officially tipped off on March 1, 2025.   The month-long event hosted by AJKD Blog, is an online, interactive, educational a...

WashU Nephrology T-shirts are now available to order for the upcoming 2025 NKF Kidney Walk on Sunday, March 23, 2025, 11:00 a.m. at Westport Plaza, St. Louis.  Every purchase includes a donation to ou...

Benjamin Humphreys, MD, PhD, the Joseph Friedman Professor of Renal Disease and Chief of the Division of Nephrology at WashU Medicine, was honored with the 2024 National Kidney Foundation (NKF) Award ...

Please join the WashU Nephrology team at the St. Louis National Kidney Foundation (NKF) Kidney Walk on March 23, 2025, at 11:00 am.  The event will be held at 111 West Port Plaza Dr., St. Louis, MO 63...

As we invite undergraduate students to apply for WashU Nephrology’s 2025 SOAR summer internship program, we want to share the experiences and insights from our inaugural cohort of interns from last su...

Andreas Herrlich, MD, PhD, Director of Translational Medicine at WashU Nephrology, has been recruited for the editorial board of the new journal, Comprehensive Physiology, a peer-reviewed scientific j...

Happy Holidays!  WashU Nephrology is again supporting the STL Area Food Bank this year as they continue with their work to feed the less fortunate in our area. “It’s easy to donate! We have our own vi...

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