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Gibson Receives H. Fleming Fuller Award

Keisha Gibson, MD, MPH Keisha Gibson, MD, MPH, associate professor of medicine and pediatrics and vice chair of diversity and inclusion in the department of medicine, received the 2020 H. Fleming Fuller Award in a virtual ceremony Thursday, November 12. Benny Joyner, MD, MPH, was a co-honoree. The H. Fleming Fuller Award, which has been given annually since 1986, is meant as a pe … Read more

Mottl Receives NIH R01 Grant to Study Impact of Diabetes on Patients with Glomerular Diseases

Amy Mottl, MD, MPH Amy Mottl, MD, MPH, associate professor in the division of nephrology and hypertension, is receiving a five-year NIH Multi PI R01 grant award for 鈥淭he Impact of Diabetes on Patients with Glomerular Disease: CureGN-Diabetes.鈥� IgA nephropathy (IgAN), focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), minimal change disease (MCD), and membranous nephropathy (MN) are rare … Read more

Meghan Free, PhD, assistant professor in nephrology and hypertension, explains autoimmune diseases, how they work, and how they can be treated in a new podcast. She also discusses the risk factors and predispositions for these diseases.

Hladik, Kshirsagar Discuss How Medicare Medicaid Changes Will Affect Treatment For CKD in New York Times

Gerald Hladik, MD, and Abhi Kshirsagar, MD Gerald Hladik, MD, and Abhi Kshirsagar, MD, explain how changes in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services are expected to increase the proportion of patients using home dialysis and receiving transplants in the New York Times.聽 The article also features 黑料网 Health patient Mary Prochaska, 73, a retired dialysis and transplant so … Read more

Long-standing health and social inequalities based on race and ethnicity have put many people at risk of contracting COVID-19. Keisha Gibson, MD, MPH, FASN, vice chair for diversity and inclusion in the department of medicine, explains why she joined a COVID-19 clinical trial and why she鈥檚 urging others to consider joining the fight.

Flythe Appointed Vice Chief for the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension

Jenny Flythe, MD, MPH Gerald Hladik, MD, Doc J. Thurston Distinguished Professor of Medicine and chief of the 黑料网 Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, has announced the appointment of Jennifer 鈥淛enny鈥� E. Flythe, MD, MPH, to Vice Chief for the Division. 鈥淒r. Flythe brings a wealth of expertise in patient-centered outcomes research in individuals with advanced kidney disease, p … Read more

Medicine Introduces New Kidney Palliative Care Clinic

Heather Boykin, DNP, a nurse practitioner on the inpatient palliative care consult team with years of experience in dialysis, and Emily Chang, MD, assistant professor in the division of nephrology and hypertension, have partnered to form the Kidney Palliative Care Clinic (KPCC), a unique collaboration and the first of its kind at 黑料网. Patients with progressive chronic kidney dise … Read more

O鈥橞rien Featured in Finding Genius Podcast For Research On Kidney Nephron Progenitors

Lori O’brien, PhD Lori O鈥橞rien, PhD, a member of the 黑料网 Kidney Center and assistant professor in the department of Cell Biology and Physiology, discusses her research on kidney development and nephron function in an episode of the Finding Genius podcast. The episode summarizes her research as it relates to kidney disease, including: How kidney development progresses in utero and … Read more

Flythe Presentation Featured in Nephrology News and Issues

Jenny Flythe, MD, MPH Jenny Flythe, MD, MPH, associate professor of medicine in the division of nephrology and hypertension, was a virtual speaker at the “Innovations in Dialysis: Expediting Advances Symposium,” highlighted in Nephrology News & Issues.聽 In her presentation, Flythe discussed how patient-preference information can be used by the FDA in making regulatory decisio … Read more

Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: July 1 鈥� July 31, 2020

Division of Geriatric Medicine Joshua Niznik, PharmD, PhD, was聽awarded pilot funding聽from the US Deprescribing Research Network (USDeN) for his proposal entitled 鈥淒eprescribing Bisphosphonates in Nursing Home Residents with Dementia.鈥� Division of Hematology Stephan Moll,聽MD, received an award from the聽Anticoagulation Forum聽for 鈥�2020 Clinical Fellowship Award in General Vascular M … Read more

Air Pollution From Wildfires Shows Link to Death Rates in Patients With Kidney Failure

Abhijit V. Kshirsagar, MD, MPH Abhijit V. Kshirsagar, MD, MPH, the Covington Distinguished Professor of Medicine in the division of nephrology and hypertension, is a co-author of new research published in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology that suggests individuals with kidney failure may face a higher risk of dying prematurely if they鈥檙e exposed to air pollution f … Read more

Chang Promotes Kidney Health on Radio Nemo “Highway to Health”

Emily Chang, MD, visited L.J. Rogers Trucking in Mebane, NC, to meet “Driver of the Year” James Dorman. Long-distance drivers may be at greater risk for kidney problems, and this includes professional truck drivers. Emily Chang, MD, assistant professor of medicine in the division of nephrology and hypertension, was recently interviewed on SiriusXM鈥檚 Road Dog Trucking Channel, pro … Read more