Benjamin D Humphreys MD PhD

Chief, Division of Nephrology and Joseph Friedman Professor of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine

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4921 Parkview PlDept ImSt. Louis, MO 63110
Phone+1 314-362-7603
Fax+1 314-362-5770

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Education & Training

Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Nephrology, 2002 - 2005
Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 2000 - 2002
Case Western Reserve University School of MedicineClass of 2000

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Certifications & Licensure

MO State Medical License 2015 - 2027
IL State Medical License 2021 - 2026
MA State Medical License 2003 - 2015
American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Secretary Treasurer American Society of Clinical Investigation
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Longitudinal Medical Record, Partners Healthcare System, 2014-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Allscripts TouchWorks EHR (Complete), Allscripts, 2014-2017

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

VEGFR1-Blocking Antibody Improves Endothelial Structure, Kidney Function, and GFR in Diabetic Mice.
Jingjun Li, Romer A Gonzalez Villalobos, Thomas J Rutkoski, Krista P Farrington, Vaja Chipashvili
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2026-07-20
1 citations
The Spatially Resolved Kidney Transcriptome Signatures in Rat Models of Trauma-Induced Acute Kidney Injury.
Pierre Isnard, Elisabeth Laemmel, Thibault Martinez, Benjamin Bergis, Anatole Harrois
Kidney360. 2026-04-01
Single-nucleus transcriptomics illuminates sex differences during murine Escherichia coli pyelonephritis.
Teri N Hreha, Abigail L Manson, Christina A Collins, Haojia Wu, Christophe Georgescu
Communications Biology. 2026-03-31

Lectures

AKI Repair, Nonrecovery, and Transition to CKD
American Society of Nephrology Kidney Week 2019 - Washington, D.C. - 11/7/2019
Best of ASN Journals: CJASN and JASN
American Society of Nephrology Kidney Week 2019 - Washington, D.C. - 11/8/2019
Efficient Gene Transfer to Kidney Mesenchymal Cells Using a Synthetic Adeno-Associated Viral Vector
American Society of Nephrology, Dallas, Texas - 3/3/2012

Press Mentions

Evans Days Highlights Depth of Research Across Department of Medicine, BU and BMCOctober 28th, 2025
Immunotherapy Treats Fibrosis in MiceSeptember 15th, 2022
Progression of Diabetic Kidney Disease May Be Slowed with Drug CombinationsJune 15th, 2022

Grant Support

Roles and Regulation of Failed Repair Proximal Tubule in the AKI to CKD TransitionWASHINGTON UNIVERSITY2015–2030
Proximal Tubule Alternative Splicing and Progression of Diabetic Kidney DiseaseWASHINGTON UNIVERSITY2025–2028
Washington University Chronic KidneyDisease National Resource CenterWASHINGTON UNIVERSITY2023–2028
Washington University Chronic KidneyDisease National Resource CenterWASHINGTON UNIVERSITY2023–2028
Single-cell analysis to promote kidney repairWASHINGTON UNIVERSITY2020–2025