A pink rose bouquet from Tram's garden
Orange roses growing in Tram's garden
🌠Our latest Staff Spotlight is on Tram Phan, Grants Manager @uwnephrology.bsky.social!
Tram is celebrating a decade @uofwa.uw.edu this year, and is recognized for "going above and beyond" for her division.
She's also an avid rose grower. Check out some blooms from her garden🌹
More: bit.ly/4r1Tybf
Nephrology Fellows
Nephrology Fellows at dinner
On Thank a Resident Day and Thank a Fellow Day, we celebrate our hardworking and talented Nephrology trainees! #nephsky #kidneycare #nephrology #renal #fellowship #ThankaFellowDay #ThankaResesidentDay @uwmedicine.bsky.social
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Youth triumphs in test to regenerate kidney tissue.
Stem cells implanted into mice produced improved kidney grafts. @uwmedicine.bsky.social @kidney-resrch-inst.bsky.social #research #kidney #stemcells #nephsky
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Dr. Kimberly A. Muczynski discusses her prolific research in Human Kidney Immunology. #nephsky #research #kidney #t-cells #microvascular #meded @uwmedicine.bsky.social
Watch: youtu.be/6tMaASv1PBk
Susan P. Y. Wong, MD, MS, @uwnephrology.bsky.social and colleagues explored how #nephrologists can start a conservative #kidney management conversation with a behavioral nudging tool. @uwmedicine.bsky.social #nephsky
www.healio.com/news/nephrol...
"Counseling Patients About Alcohol In the Light Of the New Dietary Guidelines." Dr. Suzanne Watnick discusses the implications for #kidney patients. @uwmedicine.bsky.social #nephsky #alcohol #health
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"How do I treat medical mistrust?" Dr. Justin Bullock delivers a compelling talk on handling this issue with real patients in a clinical setting. @jbullockruns.bsky.social #meded #patientcare #medicaltrust #nephsky @uwmedicine.bsky.social
Watch: youtu.be/FfZYMjOJIEU
Ian de Boer, MD, MS
Ian de Boer, MD is serving as the new Chair of the Pathobiology of Kidney Disease (PBKD) study section, 2025-2027. Dr. de Boer served as a standing member of PBKD from 2022-2025. Congratulations and thank you for your dedication!
#kidney #research #pathology #CKD #nephsky @uwnephrology.bsky.social
Such great talks by these experts! #Seattle was pivotal, through research at the Northwest Kidney Centers @nwkidney.bsky.social and the University of Washington @uwnephrology.bsky.social, in the initial human trials of recombinant human erythropoietin in the 1980s. #kidney #nephsky
03.02.2026 00:13 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Drs. Ian de Boer, John Stivelman, Mike Kelly, Matt Rivara, and Kleber Fertrin presented at the EPO 40th Anniversary event.
"40th Anniv of EPO Clinical Trials in Seattle" - by Drs. Ian de Boer (Nephrology), John Stivelman (emeritus), Michael Kelly (emeritus), Matt Rivara (Nephrology), & Kleber Fertrin (Hematology & Oncology). #anemia #dialysis #renal #CKD @uwmedicine.bsky.social
Video: kri.washington.edu/news/40th-an...
It was our honor to host visiting professor, Dr. Frank "Chip" Brosius, in Seattle for his Grand Rounds presentation, "Where do we go from here? Additional targets for treatment of DKD and CKD." #kidney #meded #nephsky #CKD #DKD #renal #diabetes @uwmedicine.bsky.social
Watch: youtu.be/pup-1U_hG8Q
Dale Braimah, MD, shares a patient case in this Grand Rounds presentation and asks us, What would you do?
Watch "Hyperuricemia For The Nephrologist." #kidney #renal #CKD #gout #hypertension #diabetes #nephsky #meded @uwmedicine.bsky.social youtu.be/WJeNYowIVxg
"Ultrarunning: risking ultra-renal injuries?" A great presentation by Erin Biringen, MD, about how extreme exercise affects the #kidneys and more. #nephrology #renal #AKI #dysnatremias #running #jogging #ultramarathon #physiologic #nephtwitter @uwmedicine.bsky.social
Watch: youtu.be/rnrpBtUak0Q
Ashely Widmer, MD
UW Nephrology incoming fellow, Dr. Ashley Widmer, has successfully qualified for ASN’s Loan Mitigation Program!! Congratulations! 🎉✨Ashley is our third fellow to receive this generous award. #nephsky #fellowship #kidney @asnkidney.bsky.social @uwmedicine.bsky.social
23.01.2026 19:58 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
UW Medical Center Montlake, Seattle, WA
Congrats to our #Nephrology nurses & staff, nominated for "Distinguished Service Award"! Consistently demonstrating exceptional commitment to patient welfare, the highest standard of care, clinical excellence, compassion & professionalism. 👏👏👏@uwmedicine.bsky.social nephrology.uw.edu/patient-care
23.01.2026 18:43 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
"Cardiogenic Shock: Early Recognition and Characterization of the Congestive Phenotypes," presented by Vaughan Washco, DO @uwmedicine.bsky.social #cardiac #renal #nephsky #AKI
Watch: youtu.be/Dme3DJsUrcw
"Calcium Shock Enables Efficient and Programmable Particle Delivery for Genome Editing Applications," presented by Nicole Vo, PhD
@uwmedicine.bsky.social #organoids #genome #renal #podocyte #cells #nephsky #research
Watch: youtu.be/YeAmH_kN2o8
Dr. Hanna Larson presents, " Steroid-Sparing Strategies in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis." #nephsky #kidney #renal @uwmedicine.bsky.social
Watch: youtu.be/B9jwRuSgWP4
Dr. Mike Granda presents "Go or No Go: Gray Zones and Recent Evidence in Obstructive AKI."
#kidney #AKI #nephsky #renal @uwmedicine.bsky.social
Watch: youtu.be/oTAEOg9xJF0
In an #ASNJASN study of patients with kidney failure on hemodialysis, sphingolipids with long-chain fatty acids were strongly associated with greater risk of death, especially cardiovascular death. Read the article: kidney.pub/JASN0982 UW Nephrology
08.01.2026 19:00 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Drs. Ann O'Hare and Yoshio Hall
Congratulations to Drs. Ann O'Hare and Yoshio Hall on being inducted as VA Puget Sound HCS Practitioner Leads in Quality & Safety for their participation in the “Native Hawaiian and Asian
American #veterans with #CKD” project. Great work!! 👏 #kidney #healthcare #nephsky @uwmedicine.bsky.social
Dr. Sarah Sanghavi (@sarahsanghavi.bsky.social) presents "Prolonging Circuit Life in CRRT" and discusses the consequences of CRRT interruptions as well as strategies to improve circuit life. #vascular #antigoagulation #kidney #nephrology #nephsky @uwmedicine.bsky.social
youtu.be/JnOa6yQtPfQ
More great news from Dr. Katherine Tuttle, who is quoted in the article: "Mechanistic effects of semaglutide reduce albuminuria, preserve glomerular filtration." @uwmedicine.bsky.social @uwnephrology.bsky.social #nephsky #kidney #glomerular #CKD #semaglutide #diabetes
www.healio.com/news/nephrol...
Snaps from November's Doctor for a Day event! Volunteers from @uwendocrinology.bsky.social and @uwnephrology.bsky.social helped give students hands-on learning experiences focused on diabetes 🩺
03.12.2025 18:08 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
What a Match! We are thrilled to welcome this exceptional group of doctors to our UW Nephrology Fellowship Program!! @uwnephrology.bsky.social @uwmedicine.bsky.social #Seattle #Match2026 #nephsky
03.12.2025 18:03 — 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
We had a great turnout for #Cranksgiving, biking food from local grocers to area food banks. Several folks donated funds directly. Everyone had a wonderful time! Over 6,500 lbs of food donated!! Happy Thanksgiving!! 🦃😀🚴♂️
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It was an honor for us to host Dr. Sandeep Mallipattu in #Seattle for Nephrology Grand Rounds! Take a look at his fantastic talk, "Treating FSGS: Something Old, Something New, Something Still in Motion." #kidney #nephrology #FSGS @uwmedicine.bsky.social #nephsky #meded
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Dr. Karen de Wolski
Congrats to Dr. Karen de Wolski, selected for the 2026 @asnkidney.bsky.social FIND Pgrm! FIND - Fostering Innovative Leaders in #Nephrology & #Dialysis empowers future generations of neph pros to drive innovation, advance clinical care, and champion positive policy change. 👏👏👏@uwmedicine.bsky.social
21.11.2025 01:00 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
45 scientists who conducted their research @uwmedicine.bsky.social @fredhutch.org or @seattlechildrens.org are on the @clarivateag.bsky.social 2025 list of Highly Cited Researchers, a measure of influence on their fields of study #HighlyCited2025 https://bit.ly/4hWycck
15.11.2025 00:29 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Katherine R. Tuttle, MD
Congrats, Dr. Katherine Tuttle, on being a 2025 Highly Cited Researcher from Web of #Science Group. Writing the top 1% most cited works in #nephrology during a year of pubs and earning the mark of exceptional impact! #kidney #research #nephsky @uwmedicine.bsky.social clarivate.com/highly-cited...
18.11.2025 00:31 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1