Congratulations are in order for Dan Brennan, MD, and co-authors of the manuscript “Long-Term Follow-Up of the Edmonton Protocol of Islet Transplantation in the United States”, published in the American Journal of Transplantation (AJT) in February 2016. The publication was chosen as one of AJT’s top ten best articles of 2016. According to AJT, the list […]
Marcos Rothstein, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, will be the guest speaker of Evening Grand Rounds on Tuesday, February 7, 2016. The topic of discussion will be alternative treatments for hypertension. “Worldwide, uncontrolled hypertension is reaching epidemic proportions, with dire implications for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality,” says Dr. Rothstein. “For a large population […]
PhD postdoctoral fellow Ewelina Betleja is leaving the Division of Nephrology after nearly four years in the laboratory of Dr. Moe Mahjoub. Ewelina’s work has focused on how cells regulate the assembly of cilia, the essential cellular organelles that communicate with the extracellular environment. Ewelina will be moving to Greece to join her husband Andreas. […]
Connie Mayo is Someone who Took an Active Role. A real STAR. Connie, a Clinical Nurse Coordinator in the Division of Nephrology, was chosen as the December Star Performer, an employee who personifies professionalism and teamwork, and who consistently makes a difference in the lives of those around her. James P. Crane, MD, Associate Vice […]
A novel method to diagnose X-linked Alport Syndrome has been developed and validated in a recent study by Andrew Malone, MBBCh, Steven Funk, PhD, Tarek Alhamad, MD and Jeffrey Miner, PhD, in the Division of Nephrology. Alport syndrome is an inherited disease characterized by a progressive loss of kidney function, hearing loss and eye abnormalities, […]
Obesity, described as a body mass index (BMI) greater or equal to 30 kg/m2, is global epidemic. More than a third of the adults in the United States are considered obese. Organs from obese individuals are often not accepted for transplantation due to concerns of suboptimal organ quality and inferior allograft survival. This greatly affects […]
Dan Brennan, MD, Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Professor of Renal Diseases, has been appointed to the Advisory Committee on Blood and Tissue Safety and Availability (ACBTSA) by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Sylvia M. Burwell. The ACBTSA is a federal advisory committee that advises the Secretary of HHS on a […]
Every month, an average of seven patients from the Chromalloy Kidney Center are admitted to the hospital for non-adherence type admissions, such as uncontrolled hypertension, fluid overload and hyperkalemia. Improving adherence will reduce the number of hospital admissions and in the process decrease the standardized re-admission ratio, which was 1.2 in 2015 (with a benchmark […]
Congratulations to the team of Connie Mayo RN, Michelle Bloom RN, Lois Seibel RN, Cheryl Land RN, Vicky Stringer LCSW, and Will Ross, M.D, who have been awarded a Renal Staff Microgrant to continue work originally funded in December 2015. The grant will ensure continued education and the availability of digital home blood pressure monitors […]
The development of new treatments, strategies or devices that improve patient care relies heavily on clinical research. A Renal Staff Microgrant has been award to a team who will use web-based communication to educate patients about clinical research and provide information on current clinical studies that are actively enrolling patients. Team members include Jean Audrain […]