ASN Podcast: Recent Episodes
American Society of Nephrology
ASN Podcasts serve as a connection to everything nephrology including interviews with experts and discussions about cutting-edge advances in research and care.
Hosts Tod Ibrahim and David White share key insights and takeaways from their experience at the 2025 American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates Annual Meeting.
Alice Sheridan, MD, FASN, and Martina McGrath, MD, FASN, speak with guest editors Dr. Reaves and Dr. Sarnak on "Benefits and risks of intensive blood pressure control in CKD patients: what does the current evidence tell us?" from nephSAP Vol 24, No 2.
Hosts Tod Ibrahim and David White dive into the latest judicial and policy developments as they relate to kidney care and preview what to watch as we head into the summer rulemaking cycle.
Host David White is joined by Dr. Dan Weiner, ASN Councilor and Council Liaison to ASN's policy committees, to discuss a leaked OMB "passback" document that outlines proposed significant cuts to the FY2026 HHS budget.
Hosts Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss the recent federal confirmations at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and explore their potential impact on kidney health policy
In this episode, Martina McGrath, MD, FASN, talks with guest editors Laurence H. Beck, Jr., MD, PhD, and Joyita Bharati, MD, about their editorial "A Renaissance of Clinical Trials for IgA Nephropathy" from nephSAP, Vol. 24, No.1 on glomerular diseases.
This episode shares a personal experience with dialysis and emphasizes infection prevention. Speakers discuss challenges in avoiding infection, its impact on routines, steps to protect during dialysis, and the role of staff in reducing infection risk.
This episode covers maintaining water quality for infection control in hemodialysis. Topics include AAMI standards, monitoring water quality for safety, training staff on infection control for water systems, and addressing water treatment system issues.
Host Lauren Ahearn, Senior Quality & Regulatory Affairs Associate, is joined by Rachel Meyer, Strategic Policy Advisor, Dr. Suzanne Watnick, Policy & Advocacy Committee Chair, and Dr. Roz Mannon, Transplant Policy Committee Chair to discuss ASN's Hill Day
In this second episode, experts standardize evidence-based policies to improve care, review CDC's nine Core Interventions to reduce BSI, address patient challenges in reducing BSI, and explore NHSN Dialysis Event training for better infection control.
The Infection Prevention & Transitions of Care is a four-part series developed by the ASN Nephrologists Transforming Dialysis Safety (NTDS) initiative, led by Dr. Tushar Chopra. In episode one, experts discuss infection prevention and dialysis challenges.
Hosts Tod Ibrahim and David White dive into the latest on the possible government shutdown, an injunction blocking NIH cuts, RFK Jr.'s public comment policy change, and changes to Department of Veterans Affairs.
Hosts Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss recent legal challenges to the Trump Administration's executive orders, the House budget bill, and ASN's upcoming advocacy efforts on Capitol Hill.
Hosts Tod Ibrahim and David White provide an update and insights into the Trump Administration's recent executive actions and their impact on kidney health policy
Hosts Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss President Donald Trump's recent executive orders and their potential impact on health care and kidney health policy.
Alice Sheridan, MD, FASN, and Martina McGrath, MD, FASN, speak with guest editors Sumit Mohan, MD, MPH, FASN, and Winfred Williams, MD, to discuss "Racial Inequalities in Access to Kidney Transplantation" from nephSAP Vol. 23, No. 5, Transplantation.
Hosts Tod Ibrahim and David White are joined by Rachel Meyer, Strategic Policy Advisor to the Executive Vice President, to discuss the IOTA Final Rule, recent transplant legislation, and other end-of-year policy developments.
Hosts Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss the outcome of the recent presidential election's potential impact on kidney health policy.
Hosts Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss give a rundown of the policy related events of Kidney Week 2024 in San Diego, CA.
Alice Sheridan, MD, FASN, and Martina McGrath, MD, FASN speak with guest editors Paul E. Stevens MD and Adeera Levin MD to discuss their editorial "Chronic Kidney Disease Coming of Age" from nephSAP Volume 23, Number 4, Chronic Kidney Disease.
Swapnil Hiremath, MD, MPH, FASN, joins Hiddo Heerspink, PhD, and Meg Jardine, MBBS, PhD, to discuss clinical trials presented at Kidney Week 2024, including notable findings from accepted submissions and late-breaking clinical trial sessions.
Leading health care professionals Edwina A. Brown, MD, MBChB, Timothy Ray, CNN, CNN-NP, DNP, NP, and Monnie Wasse, MD, MPH, FASN, share their perspectives on evolving advances in dialysis treatments and patient care in the US and across the globe.
Kidney Week 2024 on the go. Gentzon Hall, MD, PhD, FASN, Matthias Kretzler, MD, and Heather Reich, MD, PhD, discuss progress in glomerular disease research, emerging trends, and clinical challenges.
Alice Sheridan, MD, FASN, and Martina McGrath, MD, FASN, discuss with editor Ron Wald, MDCM, MPH, his editorial "Delivering Kidney Replacement Therapy in the ICU: Closing Evidence Gaps" from nephSAP Volume 23, Number 3, AKI and Critical Care Nephrology.
Hosts Tod Ibrahim and David White are joined by colleague Zach Kribs to provide an update on the status of Congressional funding legislation and ASN's advocacy priorities. This episode mainly focuses on the House Appropriations Committee.
Hosts Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss the recently released CY2025 End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System and Quality Incentive Program (ESRD PPS QIP) proposed rule and the CY2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule.
In this new series, Drs. Alice Sheridan and Martina McGrath speak with guest editor Dr. Michael Emmett to discuss his editorial "Cystic Fibrosis and Hypoelectrolytemia With Metabolic Alkalosis" from nephSAP Volume 23, Number 2.
Hosts Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation's recently announced Increasing Organ Transplant Access (IOTA) Model proposed rule.
Hosts Tod Ibrahim and David White are joined by colleague Zach Kribs, ASN Manager of Congressional Affairs to discuss ASN's recent Capitol Hill advocacy on transplant.
David White is joined by Health Policy Scholar in Residence Dr. Suzanne Watnick and Zach Kribs to discuss the Kidney PATIENT Act of 2023- a bill that would delay the inclusion oral only drugs in the ESRD PPS.
Quality and Regulatory Affairs Associate Lauren Ahearn is joined by Congressional Affairs Manager Zach Kribs to discuss the possible March partial government shutdown as well as congressional action on the Medicare physician reimbursement cut.
Hosts Tod Ibrahim and David White welcome longtime ASN policy strategist and attorney Andrew Shore from JST Strategies, LLC to discuss SCOTUS's upcoming decision in Relentless vs. Department of Commerce and its potential impact on federal rulemaking.
Join hosts Tod Ibrahim and David White to discuss Congress' recent passage of a stop-gap budget bill and the Center for Medicare & Medicaid's prior authorizations final rule.
Congressional Affairs Manager Zach Kribs joins hosts Tod Ibrahim and David White to discuss what to expect this year in both federal regulatory and Congressional health care policy.
In this episode, discover what Nisha Bansal, MD, FASN, and Ankur Shah, MD, FASN, consider this year's highlights. They will dive into Kidney Week highlights, community interactions, and kidney health.
In this episode, Raad Bin Zakir Chowdhury, MD, FASN, and Deepak Chandramohan, MD, discuss their experiences with the evolving directions and tools for kidney care treatment with Angie S. Lobo, MD, moderating the conversation.
In this episode, George L. Bakris, MD, MA, FASN, and Duc H. Quach, MD, discuss day 2 of Kidney Week.
In this episode, Joel M. Topf, MD, hosts the discussion with Jennie Lin, MD, MS, FASN and patient advocate, Precious McCowan, MS, as they dive into experiences with kidney disease and the key takeaways from the Early Program sessions.
David White and Lauren Ahearn interview colleagues Zach Kribs and Rachel Meyer about HRSA's OPTN Modernization Initiative and H.R. 2544. Contact HRSA about the OPTN Modernization Initiative here- https://www.hrsa.gov/optn-modernization/contact
With the start of summer comes the start of the busy policy season. Tod Ibrahim, David White, and Lauren Ahearn discuss the recent SCOTUS decision on affirmative action, the CY2024 ESRD PPS QIP proposed rule, and ASN's upcoming Transplant Advocacy Day.
In this Regulatory and Legislative update David White and Tod Ibrahim discuss Medicaid redetermination, concurrent dialysis and hospice, and the case of Braidwood Management vs. Becerra.
David White speaks with ASN President Michelle A. Josephson, MD, FASN, and ASN Strategic Policy Advisor to the Executive Vice President Rachel Meyer about changes within HRSA, big-picture issues within transplant nephrology, and more.
In this episode, Tod and David discuss recent updates from within the Department of Health and Human Services, including changes in the OPTN, the back-and-forth between the FDA and CMS on the accelerated approval of drugs, and more.
In this episode, David speaks with Zach Kribs, ASN Manager of Congressional Affairs, on Kidney Community Advocacy Day, ASN's goals for Hill Day 2023, Congressional priorities in 2023, the debt ceiling, and more.
In this episode, Tod and David discuss ASN's responses to recent regulatory proposals, including technical changes in the Medicare Advantage program, the 2728 form, and the USPSTF.
In this episode, Tod and David discuss President Biden's State of the Union address and its implications for the kidney community through 2024.
In this episode, Tod and David discuss today's political landscape, the debt ceiling, priorities and considerations for the kidney community in 2023, and more.
In this episode, ASN Manager of Congressional Affairs, Zachary Kribs, joins Tod and David in discussing what to expect from Congress going into 2023.
In this episode, Tod and David discuss what to expect from Congress going into 2023, including the debt ceiling, inflation, appropriations funding, and entitlement programs.
Tod Ibrahim and David White interview Zachary Kribs, ASN Manager of Congressional Affairs, on what to expect during the lame-duck session of Congress, agenda items for the newly elected Congress, and funding for kidney health projects in the future.
In this episode, Catherine Godson, PhD, leads a discussion with Orlando M. Gutierrez, MD, and Josh Waitzman, MD, PhD, on day 3 of Kidney Week.
In this episode, ASN Kidney Week Committee Co-Chair Kirk Campbell, MD, FASN, leads a discussion with Precious McCowan, MS, and Amy Mottl, MD, MPH, FASN, about Day 2 of Kidney Week.
In this episode, ASN Kidney Week Committee Co-Chair Kirk Campbell, MD, FASN, leads a discussion with Precious McCowan, MS, and Amy Mottl, MD, MPH, FASN, about Day 2 of Kidney Week.
In this episode, ASN President Susan E. Quaggin, MD, FASN, leads a discussion with S. Ananth Karumanchi, MD, and Rachel Lennon, MBBS, PhD, about Day 1 of Kidney Week and returning to an in-person program.
Tod and David interview Melissa West, ASN's Senior Director for Strategic Relations and Patient Engagement, about the ASN Taskforce on the Future of Nephrology.
Tod and David discuss the aftermath of the Supreme Court's decision in Marietta Memorial Hospital Employee Health Benefit Plan v. DaVita, Inc. and ASN's response to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' proposed rules and the
In this episode, Tod and David discuss the proposed rules for the CMS ESRD Prospective Payment System Quality Incentive Program, ASN's responses to the proposed regulation, other issues ASN is working to address, and much more.
In this episode, Tod and David discuss the proposed rules for the CMS ESRD Prospective Payment System Quality Incentive Program, ASN's responses to the proposed regulation, other issues ASN is working to address, and much more.
In this episode, Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss the ESRD Benefits Program in 2023, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, and the Medicare Secondary Payer Act.
In this episode, Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss the ESRD Benefits Program in 2023, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, and the Medicare Secondary Payer Act.
In this episode, Tod Ibrahim interviews Drs. Deidra Crews and Keisha Gibson on the ramifications of removing race from the eGFR equation and the next steps in addressing health disparities.
Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss the Supreme Court's ruling on Marietta Memorial Hospital Employee Health Benefit Plan v. DaVita Inc. and the repercussions for health care providers and insurers.
Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss the labor shortages facing nephrology, as well as the implications of private equity getting more involved in health care.
Tod Ibrahim and David White summarize a recent ACP Council of Specialty Societies meeting, touching on medical misinformation, physician burnout, and other issues.
Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss accreditation and certification in nephrology, including issues like updating the curriculum.
Tod Ibrahim talks to Dr. Serhan Tuğlular, council member of the European Renal Association, about how the war in Ukraine has affected kidney care for people in that country.
Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss the details of the latest congressional spending package.
Tod Ibrahim and David White talk to several ASN employees about new developments in the kidney community.
Tod Ibrahim talks to Rachel Meyer, ASN's outgoing Senior Director of Policy and Government Affairs, about the evolution of kidney health and public policy during her tenure.
Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss four updates about kidney policy…with some good news and bad.
Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss priorities for early intervention, transplant, innovation, and equity in 2022.
Tod Ibrahim and Dr. Girish Nadkarni discuss augmented intelligence and its future in health care and nephrology.
Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss the latest news from Capitol Hill affecting kidney medicine and health care in general.
Dr. Michelle Josephson, Dr. Mukta Baweja, and Dr. Laura Maursetter discuss ASN's "United 4 Kidney Health" campaign, particularly the priorities to intervene earlier and reduce disparities in kidney care.
Tod Ibrahim, Dr. Kirk Campbell, and Dr. Catherine Godson talk about the legacy of the late Dr. Barbara Murphy, including her professional work and personal nature.
ASN President Dr. Susan Quaggin talks to Dr. Katherine Tuttle about the latest developments in the field of diabetic kidney disease.
Tod Ibrahim talks to Dr. Mary Dittrich, Chief Medical Officer and Executive Vice President of US Renal Care, about her trailblazing work in using monoclonal antibodies to treat COVID-19.
Elections, the debt ceiling, vaccines -- Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss how recent political and regulatory issues affect the health care community.
Tod Ibrahim talks to Dr. Sam Kant and Dr. Dana Larsen, who give advice to first-year nephrology fellows.
Tod Ibrahim and David White review several proposed federal regulations and how they affect the field of nephrology.
Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss home dialysis, challenges to the Affordable Care Act, and other policy issues.
Tod Ibrahim and David White review policy issues to be tackled this summer, including vaccines, telehealth, and kidney care payment models.
Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss federal funding for kidney research, visas for international medical graduates, and the Equality Act.
Tod Ibrahim and Dr. Ray Bignall discuss issues of race in nephrology and how ASN's new Health Care Justice Committee will address them.
Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss the Biden administration's first 100 days, specifically the vaccine situation and regulatory issues related to kidney transplantation.
Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss the federal budget process and what that means for kidney and health care policy in the US.
Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss a new White House initiative to get kidney patients vaccinated in dialysis centers. They also discuss what's happening in the world of transplant policy.
Tod Ibrahim talks to Dr. Suzanne Watnick and Elizabeth McNamara of Northwest Kidney Centers about what they've learned since COVID-19 first hit the US last year.
Tod Ibrahim and David White update listeners on the Affordable Care Act, transplant policy, and the mandatory and voluntary payment models for nephrologists.
Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss how the composition of the Senate might affect policy discussions, as well as the Biden administration's executive orders on addressing disparities in health care and society at large.
Tod Ibrahim and David White talk about what could happen for kidney care and health care in 2021.
Tod Ibrahim and David White talk about the end-of-year stimulus package from Congress and the recent approval of full immunosuppressive drug coverage for kidney transplant recipients.
Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss what the health care team will look like in a Biden-Harris administration.
Tod Ibrahim and David White review what the federal government is doing to promote awareness of kidney diseases, improve treatment options, and fund research, discovery, and innovation.
Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss the implications of the presidential election and what the new government's agenda could look like.
Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss the latest updates about physician payment and the political issues affecting it.
Dr. Anupam Agarwal, Dr. Cynthia Delgado, and Dr. Masaomi Nangaku talk about the social issues facing nephrology worldwide, including social determinants of health in different countries.
Dr. Anupam Agarwal, Dr. Kenar Jhaveri, and Dr. Kathleen Liu discuss what nephrologists have learned about how COVID-19 affects the kidneys and what remains unclear.
ASN President Dr. Anupam Agarwal talks to Dr. Anna Greka and Dr. Timmy Lee about a number of recent advances in basic and clinical research, as well as opportunities and challenges specific to transforming kidney care.
Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss the ins and outs of the payment models for nephrologists, including what would happen if the ACA is overturned.
Tod Ibrahim and David White talk about the recent death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and whether politicians will be able to pass another COVID-19 relief bill.
Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss the problems with current reporting of COVID-19 data, as well as how new technology might change the US health care system.
Tod Ibrahim talks to Dr. Laurence Wellikson, founding CEO of the Society of Hospital Medicine, about the evolution of hospital medicine and how the field has dealt with problems in the past and present.
In a discussion with Tod Ibrahim, Dr. Sam Kant and Dr. Tiffany Truong give nephrology fellows advice on how to navigate their training effectively.
Tod Ibrahim and David White talk about the political and policy issues surrounding reimbursement for nephrologists.
Tod Ibrahim talks to David White about the stresses put on American society by the COVID-19 pandemic and election season, and how those will affect policy issues.
Tod Ibrahim talks to Dr. Cynthia Delgado, chair of the ASN Diversity and Inclusion Committee, about systemic racism and how ASN can help to fight it.
Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss what's happening with challenges to the Affordable Care Act and visas for international medical graduates.
Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss what the future of telehealth might look like given the current state of politics and the courts.
Tod Ibrahim talks to Dr. Keisha Gibson, a pediatric nephrologist, about Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children, a mysterious condition that has affected many children with COVID-19.
David White talks to Roger Severino, Director of the Office of Civil Rights at HHS, about how the federal government intervened to protect vulnerable patients from discrimination during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tod Ibrahim and David White talk about the recent death of activist Larry Kramer and how fighting discrimination is essential to advancing medicine and kidney health.
David White talks to Dr. Kenar Jhaveri, associate chief of nephrology at Northwell Health and the new Editor-in-Chief of ASN Kidney News. Dr. Jhaveri discusses his recent study, which examined AKI in patients hospitalized with COVID-19.
Tod Ibrahim talks to Dr. Barbara Murphy, who gives an update on the COVID-19 situation in New York City.
Tod Ibrahim talks to Dr. Vivek Jha, president of the International Society of Nephrology, about how COVID-19 has affected India and the ways India's society has made the virus a significant challenge.
Tod Ibrahim talks to Dr. Darilyn Moyer, Executive Vice President/CEO of the American College of Physicians. They discuss issues such as how the COVID-19 crisis has highlighted certain inequities in health care in the United States.
Tod Ibrahim talks to Dr. Alice Sheridan and Dr. Martina McGrath, the new editorial team of the Nephrology Self-Assessment Program, also known as nephSAP.
In a COVID-19 policy update, Tod Ibrahim and David White talk about ensuring that international medical graduates have the ability to work in the United States during the crisis.
Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss ASN's work to get emergency funding for kidney research during the COVID-19 crisis.
Tod Ibrahim talks to two leaders at the University of Alabama at Birmingham: Anupam Agarwal, MD, FASN, ASN President and head of the nephrology division; and Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, head of the infectious disease division.
Tod Ibrahim and David White talk about a range of policy issues relevant to the COVID-19 crisis, including physician reimbursement for telehealth, workforce diversity and health disparities, and what reopening the country might look like.
Dr. Jeffrey Silberzweig, CMO of the Rogosin Institute and co-chair of the ASN Emergency Partnership Initiative, talks about how the COVID-19 crisis unfolded in New York and the response to it.
Tod Ibrahim and David White give a rundown of the latest policy issues during the COVID-19 pandemic, including proposals to implement widespread contact tracing in the US.
What is happening with COVID-19 in Boston? What issues must researchers address immediately to help kidney patients during this pandemic and future ones? Dr. Dan Weiner of Tufts Medical Center talks to ASN's David White about the facts on the ground.
Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss issues relating to rationing of care, workforce shortages, COVID-19 in nursing facilities, and plans to begin re-opening healthcare facilities for non-emergent care.
Tod Ibrahim talks to Kevin Longino, CEO of the National Kidney Foundation, about what NKF is doing to educate and advocate for kidney patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss the latest news about the policy issues ASN is working on during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In a follow-up to their first conversation, Tod Ibrahim talks to Dr. Barbara Murphy about how the COVID-19 situation is changing in New York.
Dr. Suzanne Watnick, chief medical officer of Northwest Kidney Centers in Washington State, describes the steps her organization took to protect kidney patients and healthcare workers once the virus hit her state.
Tod Ibrahim and David White review recent policy requests ASN has made to members of Congress to help physicians and kidney patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.
ASN Executive Vice President Tod Ibrahim talks to ASN Councilor Dr. Barbara Murphy, who gives a gripping, detailed picture of how the Mount Sinai Health System in New York is dealing with the COVID-19 crisis.
ASN Executive Vice President Tod Ibrahim interviews David White, ASN's Regulatory and Quality Officer, about policy updates in the field of telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dr. Manisha Singh is interviewed by Dr. Gretchen Leaman-Brandt about her recent article in Kidney News about sex and gender disparities in cardiovascular and chronic kidney diseases. Dr. Singh was also a guest on the February #AskASN Twitter chat.
ASN President-elect Dr. Anupam Agarwal leads a discussion of Day 3 of Kidney Week, featuring guests Drs. Sam Kant, Silvi Shah, and Daniel Weiner.
Dr. Samira Farouk leads a discussion about Day 2 of Kidney Week, with guests Drs. Mukta Baweja, Gretchen Leaman Brandt, and Ziad Al-Aly.
Dr. Pascale Lane and Dr. Kelly Hyndman give a comprehensive overview of the high-impact clinical trials presented at ASN Kidney Week 2019.
In this podcast, ASN President Dr. Mark Rosenberg leads a discussion of Day 1 of Kidney Week 2019 in Washington, DC. His guests are Drs. Matthew Sparks, Donald Kohan, and Sri Lekha Tummalapalli.
The new ASN Co-Chair for the Kidney Health Initiative (KHI), Raymond C. Harris, MD, FASN, and former Co-Chair Prabir Roy-Chaudhury, MD, PhD, FASN, discuss the past and future of the organization.
In this episode of the ASN Kidney News Podcast, Pascale Lane, MD, FASN and Kelly Hyndman, PhD discuss the high-impact clinical trials presented at Kidney Week 2018.
The third daily Kidney Week 2018 podcast features ASN President, Mark D. Okusa MD, FASN, who speaks with Joel Topf, MD; Gretchen Leaman Brandt, MD, FASN; and Alexis J. Sloan, PhD about the events of the day.
The second daily Kidney Week 2018 podcast features ASN Program Committee Chair, Benjamin D. Humphreys, MD, PhD, FASN, who speaks with Nancy Day Adams, MD; Matthew A. Sparks, MD, FASN; and Lauren D. Stern, MD.
The first daily Kidney Week 2018 podcast features ASN President, Mark D. Okusa MD, FASN, who speaks with Catherine Godson, PhD; John K. Roberts, MD, MS; and Dinushika Mohottige, MD, MPH about the first day of the annual meeting.
ASN Communications Associate, Sara Leeds, speaks with siblings Uma and Harish Alappan, two of the youngest people to ever present at Kidney Week. They discuss their experiences and advice for other young people interested in science and medicine.
ASN Communications Associate, Sara Leeds, speaks with Samira Farouk, MD, MS and Devika Nair, MD about their experiences as young nephrology fellows and advice that they have for new fellows and trainees.
NephWatch speaks with Ray Bignall, MD and Alejandro Diez, MD, FASN about their efforts to engage Congress on issues surrounding racial and ethnic disparities in kidney diseases.
NephWatch speaks with Joanne Cooke, Advanced Level Practice Renal Dietitian with the Kansas City VA Medical Center, about the dietary needs of patients with kidney diseases. Ms. Cooke leads a VA workgroup developing renal education materials.
NephWatch speaks with Susan T. Crowley, MD, FASN, and Anne Utech, PhD, RDN, LD, about a collaborative project with ASN to develop a mobile app to help patients with kidney diseases understand and manage their unique nutritional needs.
Members of the ASN Innovation and Discovery Task Force have been working to identify pathways to innovation & discovery in kidney care. ASN NephWatch caught up with them meeting in Washington, DC.
In this episode of the ASN Kidney News Podcast, Pascale Lane, MD, FASN and Kelly Hyndman, PhD discuss the high-impact clinical trials presented at Kidney Week 2017.
ASN President Eleanor D. Lederer MD, FASN, discusses Day 3 of Kidney Week 2017 with Martin Pollak, MD, Richard Coward, MBChB, PhD, and Devika Nair, MD.
Susan Wall, MD, Chair of the ASN Program Committee, discusses Day 2 of Kidney Week 2017 with Chirag Parikh, MD, PhD, FASN, Karen Warburton, MD, FASN, and Meena Madhur, MD, PhD.
ASN President Eleanor D. Lederer MD, FASN, discusses Day 1 of Kidney Week 2017 with Sharon G. Adler MD, FASN, Michel Chonchol, MD, and Eugene Lin MD, MS.
ASN Executive Vice President, Tod Ibrahim, speaks with Tara Chang, MD, MS, FASN and Kevin Erickson, MD, MS about the NIH Loan Repayment Programs, their experiences as recipients, and advice they have for others who are interested in applying.
ASN Executive Vice President, Tod Ibrahim, speaks with Raymond Scott, a kidney patient, and his wife, Analyn about their "1in9 Roadshow" and their extraordinary efforts to raise kidney disease awareness.
Dr. Eleanor Lederer, ASN President, and Dr. Raj Mehrotra, CJASN Editor-in-Chief, discuss broadening outreach as technology expands. 0:55 How we consume information, 7:58 Capturing audience, and methodology, 14:55 CJASN, 19:20 – Reader interactions.
ASN President Eleanor Lederer, MD, FASN speaks with ASN Executive Vice President Tod Ibrahim about recent advances in nephrology, her career path and music, from the Grateful Dead to the Dandy Warhols to The Hives.
Pascale Lane, MD, FASN and Gretchen Brandt, MD, FASN discuss the studies presented at this year’s High-Impact Clinical Trial session during Kidney Week 2016.
ASN Executive Vice President Tod Ibrahim and ASN Public Policy Board member Crystal Gadegbeku, MD speak with Darilyn Moyer, MD, FACP, Executive Vice President of the American College of Physicians, about challenges for internal medicine specialists.
ASN President Raymond C. Harris, MD, FASN speaks with Patrick H. Nachman, MD, FASN, Pamela V. Tran, PhD, and Steven D. Crowley, MD. ASN Kidney Week Podcasts are supported by OPKO Renal.
ASN Program Committee Chair, Roy Zent, MD, PhD speaks with Steven Cheng, MD, and Janos Peti-Peterdi, MD, PhD. ASN Kidney Week Podcasts are supported by OPKO Renal.
ASN President Raymond C. Harris MD, FASN, discusses Day 1 of Kidney Week 2016 with Kerri Cavanaugh, MD, MPH, Amit Garg, MD, PhD, and Susan B. Nicholas, MD, PhD, MPH. ASN Kidney Week Podcasts are supported by OPKO Renal.
David White, Policy and Communications Specialist speaks with Rachel Meyer, Director of Policy and Government Affairs about the Quality Payment Program (formerly MACRA) and how it pertains to you in 2017.
Michelle Josephson, MD speaks with Dorry Segev, MD, PhD about the first HIV+ organ transplants in the US.
Rachel Meyer, ASN Director of Policy and Government Affairs, speaks about the proposed Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) law and the influence this will have on nephrology and kidney patient care.
ASN Executive Vice President, Tod Ibrahim and ASN Past President, Jonathan Himmelfarb, MD, FASN, speak with Jonca Bull, MD and Patrick Archdeacon, MD from the FDA about ways to improve disparities in clinical trials.
Rachel Meyer, ASN Associate Director of Policy and Government Affairs, speaks with ASN Transplant Advisory Group Chair Michelle A. Josephson, MD about the White House Organ Summit and ASN's commitments.
Rachel Meyer, ASN Associate Director of Policy and Government Affairs, speaks with ASN President Raymond Harris, MD, FASN and ASN Public Policy Board Chair John Sedor, MD, FASN, about the White House Organ Summit and ASN's commitments.
Dr. Donald Wesson talks with Dr. Nicholas Zwang (Wesson Research Fellowship recipient) re: training in the humanities (3:15); mentors (8:10); transplant immunology (19:00); collaborative science (34:00); and tying research to clinical care (44:50).
ASN Executive Vice President, Tod Ibrahim, speaks with Garabed Eknoyan, MD, and Steven Peitzman, MD, FASN, about the history of nephrology from ancient times through the modern era.
During a discussion about the William and Sandra Bennett Clinical Scholars Program, William M. Bennett, MD asks Jane O. Schell, MD, the first recipient of the Bennett Scholar Grant, why she chose to go into nephrology.
William M. Bennett, MD interviews Jane O. Schell, MD, the first recipient of the Bennett Scholars Grant, about her work teaching nephrologists to deliver difficult news and working with kidney patients to address complex health decisions.
ASN Executive Director, Tod Ibrahim, speaks with Liz Casperite, a PKD patient, and Maria Weaver-Hollowniczky, her kidney donor, about their inspirational story and the Living Donor Protection Act.
Expert interviewer George Bakris, MD, speaks with Alfred Cheung, MD, on how the findings of the SPRINT trial relate to CKD.
Past ASN President, Richard Tannen, MD, current ASN President, Raymond C. Harris, MD, FASN, and future ASN President, Susan Quaggin, MD reflect on the past, present, and future of nephrology and ASN.
Dr. Lynda Szczech and Dr. Pradeep Kadambi discuss the late-breaking clinical trials presented at ASN Kidney Week 2015.
ASN President Jonathan Himmelfarb, MD, FASN, discusses Day 3 of Kidney Week with Dr. Neil Powe, Dr. Jula Inrig, and Dr. Wolfgang Winkelmayer. ASN Kidney Week Podcasts are supported by OPKO Renal.
ASN Program Committee Chair, Lloyd Cantley, MD, FASN, discusses Day 2 of the ASN annual meeting with L. Ebony Boulware, MD, MPH, John Gill, MD, and Carla Nester, MD. ASN Kidney Week Podcasts are supported by OPKO Renal.
ASN President Jonathan Himmelfarb, MD, FASN, discusses Day 1 of Kidney Week with Amit Garg, MD, PhD, Scherly Leon, MD, and Ben Humphreys, MD, PhD, FASN. ASN Kidney Week Podcasts are supported by OPKO Renal.
Former professional soccer player Clyde Simms speaks with ASN Executive Director Tod Ibrahim about his battle against FSGS and the importance of organ donation.
Dr. Paul Teirstein, President of the National Board of Physicians and Surgeons, speaks with ASN Executive Director, Tod Ibrahim, about the newly developed alternative to ABIM’s Maintenance of Certification program.
Dr. David Askenazi of the Pediatric and Infant Center for Acute Nephrology (PICAN) at Children’s of Alabama speaks with ASN Executive Director Tod Ibrahim about the center and its mission.
ASN Executive Director, Tod Ibrahim, speaks with acclaimed NASCAR driver Joey Gase about his experiences that inspired him to become a leading organ donation advocate.
ASN Manager of Policy and Government Affairs, Rachel Meyer, speaks with ASN Policy Associate, Mark Lukaszewski, about current efforts to repeal the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula and what ASN members can do to help get Congress to act.
ASN Executive Director Tod Ibrahim speaks with Dr. Ray Harris and Dr. Matthew Sparks of the ASN Nephrology Match Task Force about the group's recommendations and the new all-in policy.
Jovonni Spinner of the NHLBI discusses the Community Health Workers Health Disparities Initiative with ASN Manager for Policy and Government Affairs Rachel Meyer.
Dr. Lynda Szczech and Dr. Pradeep Kadambi highlight several of the High-Impact Clinical Trials presented at ASN Kidney Week 2014 in Philadelphia.
ASN President Sharon Moe, MD, FASN discusses Day 3 of Kidney Week with Dr. Samir Parikh, Dr. Karin True, and Dr. Anupam Agarwal. ASN Kidney Week Podcasts are supported by OPKO Health Renal Division.
Kidney Week Program Committee Chair Susan Quaggin discusses Day 2 of Kidney Week with Dr. John Roberts and Dr. Katherine Tuttle. ASN Kidney Week Podcasts are supported by OPKO Health Renal Division.
ASN President Sharon M. Moe, MD, FASN, discusses Day 1 of Kidney Week with Dr. Andrey Shaw, Dr. Mayra Rodriguez, and Dr. Myles Wolf. ASN Kidney Week Podcasts are supported by OPKO Health Renal Division.
Dr. Jonathan Himmelfarb and Dr. Donald Wesson discuss ASN’s commitment to improving diversity and inclusion, and the initiatives ASN is advancing to meet this commitment.
ASN President Sharon M. Moe, MD, FASN, Program Committee Chair Susan Quaggin, MD, and PGE Committee Chair Patrick Nachman, MD, FASN, preview ASN Kidney Week 2014 and discuss how attendees can learn how to build new paths to kidney health.
ACGME Senior VP Eric Holmboe, MD, discusses implementation of the Milestones Project in nephrology fellowship training with ASN Executive Director Tod Ibrahim.
ASN Executive Director Tod Ibrahim speaks with former President and CEO of Meharry Medical College, Dr. Wayne J. Riley, about the college’s role in educating African American health providers during the Jim Crow era in the Southern states.
ASN Executive Director Tod Ibrahim speaks with former ASN President and CJASN founding editor Dr. William Bennett about the new William and Sandra Bennett Clinical Scholars Program and the importance of educators to nephrology’s future.
ASN President Sharon Moe, MD, FASN, discusses her Congressional testimony on the need for innovation in kidney care and how a federal prize competition could spur advances in renal therapies.
ASN Executive Director Tod Ibrahim speaks with the Director of the Consumer Reports Health Ratings Center, John Santa, MD, about Consumer Reports’ approach to health comparisons and the challenges of ratings in the health care arena.
Today in the last of the Kidney Week 2013 podcasts, ASN President Bruce A. Molitoris, MD, FASN, interviews Lori Hartwell, Nick Pullen, PhD, and Ravi Thadhani, MD, MPH.
Today in the second of three Kidney Week 2013 podcasts, ASN President Bruce A. Molitoris, MD, FASN, interviews Frank C. Brosius III MD, Benjamin D. Humphreys, MD, PhD, FASN and Prabir Roy-Chaudhury, MD, PhD, FASN.
Today in the first of three Kidney Week 2013 podcasts, ASN President Bruce A. Molitoris, MD, FASN, interviews Lisa M. Guay-Woodford, MD, Jon B. Klein, MD, PhD, and Matthias Kretzler, MD.
ASN President Bruce A. Molitoris, MD, FASN previews Kidney Week 2013 with Program Chair Anupam Agarwal, MD, FASN and Postgraduate Education Committee Chair Mark E. Rosenberg, MD, FASN preview new programs and features of Kidney Week 2013 in Atlanta.
AKI is the theme of World Kidney Day 2013. Guests: Mark Okusa, MD and Rick Andrews (Thrasos)
Today in the last of three Kidney Week 2012 podcasts, ASN President Ronald J. Falk, MD, FASN interviews William M. Bennett, MD, FASN, Guiseppe Remuzzi, MD, and Terry J. Watnick.
In the second of three Kidney Week 2012 podcasts, ASN President Ronald J. Falk, MD, FASN interviews Tobias Huber, MD (University of Frieberg) Julie R. Ingelfinger, MD (Massachusetts General Hospital) Rajnish Mehrotra MD, FASN (University of Washington).
In the first of three Kidney Week 2012 podcasts, ASN President Elect Ronald J. Falk, MD, FASN interviews Sharon M. Moe, MD, FASN (Indiana University School of Medicine) and Amy W. Williams, MD (Mayo Clinic).
This Kidney News podcast features ASN Executive Director Tod Ibrahim’s interview with ASN President Ronald J. Falk, MD, FASN, on the Kidney Health Initiative (KHI), a new partnership between ASN and the FDA.
Dr. Martin Pollak discusses his research identifying a gene variant with African ancestry.
The EIC of the British Medical Journal discusses criticisms of changes to the National Health Service in England.
Ronald J. Falk, MD, FASN and Amy W. Williams, MD discuss the campaign to improve quality patient care and reduce unnecessary health care costs.
Jeffrey Wiese talks about the future of hospital medicine and its intersection with nephrology.
The final Kidney Week 2011 podcast captures all the excitement of ASN's annual meeting.
In the second Kidney Week 2011 podcast, ASN President Elect Ronald J. Falk, MD, FASN talks with R. Tyler Miller, MD (Case Western Reserve University), Susan E. Quaggin, MD (Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute), and Michelle A. Josephson, MD (University of
In the first of three Kidney Week 2011 podcasts, ASN President Elect Ronald J. Falk, MD, FASN interviews three meeting participants about Thursday's presentations.
Nephrologists/Brothers in southern Idaho and recipients of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.
Ranga Krishnan discusses the collaboration between Duke and Singapore Universities to increase the physician pipeline.
ASN Councilor Ron Falk, MD, FASN, discusses the third day of the ASN Annual Meeting. He is joined by Charles D. Pusey, MD (Hammersmith Hospital), Thomas R. Kleyman, MD (University of Pittsburg), and Frederic Finkelstein, MD (Yale-New Haven).
ASN Councilor Ron Falk, MD, FASN, discusses the second day of the ASN Annual Meeting. He is joined by John Sedor, MD (Case Western), Millie Samaniego, MD
(University of Michigan), and Prabir Roy-Chaudhury, MD (University of Cincinnati).
ASN Councilor Ron Falk, MD, FASN discusses the first day of the ASN Annual Meeting, with Katherine R. Tuttle, MD (University of Washington) and Kerri L.
Cavanaugh, MD (Vanderbilt University).
Mark L. Zeidel, MD, discusses Origins of Renal Physiology, a course for nephrology fellows (September 4-11, 2010).
Transplant nephrologists David Cohen, MD, and Bryan Becker, MD, discuss immunosuppressive legislative debate and next steps.
ASN Director of Policy and Public Affairs Paul Smedberg interviews Rajiv Agarwal, MD, FASN, and Kathleen LeBeau, a Renal Support Network Program Manager. This podcast provides essential insights into the management of anemia.
As part of the commemoration of the upcoming 20th anniversary of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN), ASN Executive Director Tod Ibrahim interviews JASN Editor-in-Chief, Eric G. Neilson, MD, FASN.
Paul Smedberg discusses a recent study on transplant information sharing with author Amit Garg, MD, and William Harmon, MD.
Thought leaders discuss objectives and results of ESRD: State of the Art and Charting the Challenges for the Future.
ASN interviews NIDDK Director Griffin Rodgers and others about the eighth annual minority researcher’s workshop.
RSN Founder Lori Hartwell discusses her organization, her battle with CKD, and patient policy concerns.
Stuart Linas, MD interviews the authors of a recent study linking increased sugar intake with hypertension.
Editor-in-Chief Pascale Lane interviews ASN President Thomas Coffman, MD, and incoming President Sharon Anderson, MD.
ASN Executive Director Tod Ibrahim speaks with nephrologist Dimitrios G. Oreopoulos, MD, PhD, (Toronto Western Hospital) and geriatrician Rosanne Leipzig, MD (Mt. Sinai Medical Center) on the topic of geriatric nephrology.
CJASN Editor-in-Chief William Bennett, MD, discusses his publication and its importance to medical libraries.
BRCU Education Co-Director Marc Pohl, MD, highlights the updated program and why you should
attend.
Stephen Darrow, MD, addresses his forthcoming dual fellowship in adult and pediatric
nephrology.
Two leading nephrologists debate the controversial policy and its potential ramifications.