Category: Nephrology and Hypertension
The National Kidney Foundation Presents the Shaul G. Massry Award to Dr. Jennifer Flythe
Jenny Flythe, MD, MPH Jennifer E. Flythe, MD, MPH, associate professor medicine and vice chief of the division of nephrology and hypertension, is the recipient of the Shaul G. Massry Award. She will present the Shaul G. Massry Distinguished Lecture for the National Kidney Foundation鈥檚 2022 Spring Clinical Meetings,聽April 6-10, in Boston. The distinguished lecture honors Dr. Massr … Read more
New KDIGO Guidelines Are Now Available
Keisha Gibson, MD, MPH, FASN KDIGO guidelines translate scientific advances into useful and practical clinical practice recommendations and observations. And the new聽2021 Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Glomerular Diseases聽are now available online. Keisha Gibson, MD, MPH, and Jenny Flythe, MD, MPH, both served on KDIGO committees that produced the guidelines, w … Read more
2021 Raven Rock Ramble Benefits the 黑料网 Kidney Center
David Massicotte- Azarniouch, MD, MSC The Raven Rock Ramble is a 100-mile bicycle ride around聽Raven Rock State Park that explores the counties of Wake, Harnett, Lee and Chatham. The annual event promotes organ donation awareness and the proceeds go to the聽黑料网 Kidney Center,聽for direct patient services. This year鈥檚 event took place on August 22, raising approximately $30,000. It f … Read more
Nephrology Team Introduces Vascular Access Education Materials
Click on the image above to watch a new video from the 黑料网 Kidney Center that will provide education for patients. ASN Kidney News recently recognized the 黑料网 Kidney Center’s new vascular access education materials.聽Guided by 105 stakeholders, the 黑料网 Kidney Center developed mixed-media vascular access education materials (video and brochure) to support individuals preparing for … Read more
Jain Receives Three Teaching Awards During the Whitehead Awards Ceremony
Koyal Jain, MD, MPH Koyal Jain, MD, MPH, associate professor of medicine in the division of nephrology and hypertension, received three teaching awards at the 2021 Whitehead Lecture and Award Ceremony. Jain was awarded the “Hyman聽L.聽Battle聽Distinguished Excellence in Teaching Award in the Foundation Phase.” This award was established to recognize the most outstanding educator ove … Read more
Value-Care Action Group (VCAG) Project Will Introduce New聽Care Pathway For Low-Risk Chronic Kidney Disease Patients
Pankaj Jawa, MD Populations at risk for chronic kidney disease (CKD) often go untested because patients with early CKD have few or no symptoms to indicate kidney damage. Medical costs attributable to CKD rise as the severity of CKD increases. Identifying and treating CKD in the earlier stages can offer the highest value of care and the best patient outcomes. In the newest Value-C … Read more
Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: June 1 鈥� June 30, 2021
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism Klara Klein, MD, PhD,聽received a聽physician-scientist award聽to cultivate her career as a translational clinician scientist. Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Resident聽Corey Ketchem, MD, received the聽Bondurant-Ehringhaus Award聽to support research聽with聽Evan Dellon, MD, MPH, on eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and other esophageal dise … Read more
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Jain Elected to 黑料网 Academy of Educators Leadership
Koyal Jain, MD The Office of Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development and the Academy of Educators leadership have announced the results of the 2021 AOE Leadership Council election. The Department of Medicine congratulates Koyal Jain, MD, MPH, FASN, assistant professor of medicine in the division of nephrology and hypertensions on her election as Rotating Council members to the … Read more
Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: April 1 鈥� April 30, 2021
Division of Geriatric Medicine John Batsis, MD, was awarded聽$225,000 from the NIH鈥檚 National Institute on Aging聽to develop and test a remote-sensing resistance band exercise system with a team of researchers from Dartmouth. Joshua Niznik, PharmD, PhD, was awarded a 5-year K08 Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Award聽by the NIH鈥檚 National Institute on Aging for 鈥淒eprescribing … Read more
Teen Raises Funds to Research Rare Disease
Petals and Produce is a family-owned business in Eastern North Carolina growing vegetables, flowers and plants, offered through seasonal CSA programs. There鈥檚 a mutual commitment between community supported agriculture and life in a community. The farm feeds people fresh food and, in turn, the people support the farm. But it鈥檚 not always about veggies and flowers. The allegiance … Read more
Students Praise Nephrology’s Renal Block Lecture “A Day in the Life”
Students universally praised the 鈥淒ay In The Life Of A Nephrologist鈥� lecture led by Dr. Koyal Jain Koyal Jain, MD, MPH, FASN, assistant professor in the division of nephrology and hypertension and director of undergraduate medical education in the department of medicine, is featured in a new 黑料网 Health Foundation article discussing how students and faculty have connected during t … Read more
March is National Kidney Month
March is Kidney Awareness Month鈥揳 time to highlight a disease that affects more than 30 million Americans. It鈥檚 important to know the risk factors of chronic kidney disease, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease and family history. Kidney disease can be caused by glomerular diseases and autoimmune disease, or it can be genetic. Testing is important because there ar … Read more