Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship

Our fellowship program offers comprehensive training designed to prepare pediatric nephrologists for careers in academic medicine. In the first year, fellows are exposed to a broad spectrum of patients with various kidney-related conditions in both the inpatient and outpatient setting and learn the principles of dialysis, apheresis and kidney transplantation. Fellows develop proficiency in prescribing acute and chronic dialysis and other extracorporeal therapies, as well as performing kidney biopsies. This hands-on clinical education is followed by opportunities in the second and third years for clinical, translational or basic science research. Fellows are placed in research environments that match their specific backgrounds and interests, aiming to foster their career success. Throughout the three years of training, fellows provide care for their own panel of patients in continuity clinic to provide experience in the longitudinal management of children with kidney disease.

The division’s research training spans various nephrology fields, focusing on the development of new therapies. Projects have included studying APOL1 high-risk alleles in African-American children and investigating chronic kidney disease’s impact on skeletal anabolism. Clinical and translational research in transplantation is also a major focus, with studies covering post-transplant complications and autoantibody development. The division actively participates in multi-center studies through numerous collaborators, providing a comprehensive and collaborative research environment for fellows.

Learn more about our program …

• Program overview
  Learn more about our comprehensive and rigorous program including clinical rotations, didactics as well as unique teaching opportunities offered through the program.
• Highlights
  A quick rundown of key facts and figures that distinguishes our program from the crowd.
• Curriculum & conferences
  Our division offers a diverse array of didactic conferences as part of both the core curriculum as well as part of WashU’s culture of learning and collaboration.
• Current & past fellows
  Learn about our current fellows as well as our long history of alums.

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