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Steven Cheng
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Proud dad. Nephrology nerd. IM program director. Violin aficionado.
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Shocking first high impact trial of the day. Fish oil reduces CV events in dialysis patients! #Pisces #kidneywk

Simultaneous pub in NEJM

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November 7, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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After empa-kidney, it still wasn’t clear what to do for patients with CKD without diabetes or albuminuria. This meta-analysis suggests you use flozins. #kidneywk

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SGLT2 Inhibitors and Kidney Outcomes by Glomerular Filtration Rate and Albuminuria
This meta-analysis examines whether estimated glomerular filtration rate or degree of albuminuria, as measured by urinary albumin to creatinine ratio, modifies the effects of sodium-glucose cotranspor...
jamanetwork.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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A much needed study evaluating an intervention for renal recovery in people with AKI requiring dialysis. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... #kidneywk
A Conservative Dialysis Strategy and Kidney Function Recovery in Dialysis-Requiring Acute Kidney Injury
This trial examines whether a conservative dialysis strategy can improve recovery of kidney function for patients with acute kidney injury who require dialysis.
jamanetwork.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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Forgot to post the two at plenary on Thursday

FINEONE: finerenone in T1DM
ORIGIN: Atacicept (pronounced attack-e-sept) in IgAN (pronounced eye-gee-A-N)

Possible NEJM or Lancet simulpubs?

#KidneyWk
October 18, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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Now we have an embarassment of riches, he ticks off the numbers 10 drugs (available or in the pipeline) for IgA, 5 for CKM, 4 for lupus, 2 for C3G, and others. The next stage will be figuring out how to use these drugs. #KidneyWk
November 6, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Save the Date! @washunephrology.bsky.social's 3rd Annual Glomerular Disease Symposium, organized and chaired by
@ting2li.bsky.social, will be held Sept 5-6, 2025, at #WashU medical campus in St. Louis. Stay tuned for more info!

See speakers and panelists here:
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Save the Date - WashU Nephrology 3rd Annual Glomerular Disease Symposium - Division of Nephrology
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...
nephrology.wustl.edu
May 8, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Happy match day!! Incredibly excited to welcome another class of medicine residents to WashU!!
March 21, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Family, friends & colleagues gathered to celebrate the life of Eduardo Slatopolsky, Professor Emeritus @washunephrology.bsky.social, who passed away earlier this year. Even Macho the Rooster was there! Many memories, anecdotes and colorful tales were shared. Eduardo, you are sorely missed.
December 13, 2024 at 6:36 PM
Wellness activities aren't just for trainees! Enjoyable diversions are an important part of a sustainable career, even for program directors... who are also parents and nephrologists. #musicinmedicine

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Handel Halvorsen Passacaglia
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December 2, 2024 at 6:08 PM
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"Sister Clinic Programs" @washunephrology.bsky.social & #IGSS host 6th #Nephrology Symposium in beautiful #Antigua.📣 Vincente Polo, Tingting LI, Gonzalo Matzumura, Massini Murzkani, Ignacio Castillo, Marcos Rothstein, Charbel Khoury& @vijayanmd.bsky.social. #ISN
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WashU Nephrology and IGSS Gather in Guatemala for 6th Annual Nephrology Symposium  - Division of Nephrology
The beautiful, former colonial capitol of Central America, Antigua, Guatemala, was the setting for the highly anticipated 6th Annual Nephrology Symposium, a collaboration between Washington University...
nephrology.wustl.edu
November 25, 2024 at 6:32 PM
I’m a huge Federer fan, but as much as I’d like my life to look like his easy, perfect forehand, I more often aspire to Nadal’s relentless perseverance. Such an incredible and inspiring athlete!
November 20, 2024 at 12:44 PM
If a post on twitter is a tweet, what do we call a post on bluesky?
November 15, 2024 at 2:59 AM
Sooo... I heard that the party was moving over here? Excited to learn, share, and be inspired by friends here!
November 12, 2024 at 7:49 PM