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https://www.bcm.edu/departments/medicine/sections-divisions-centers/nephrology 27-01-2018 11:20:39
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Health Policy Track director Kevin Erickson and Fellows Sayna Norouzi, MD, FASN & Maryam Saeed meeting w/ our guests, American Society of Nephrology EVP Tod Ibrahim and Policy Director Rachel Mayer to discuss the Advancing American #Kidney Health Initiative. #awesome ASN Advocacy BCMHouston Dr. Paul Klotman


Biggest complement a Chief can get: 97% of BCM Nephrology faculty present at monthly faculty meeting. Testimony to their deep engagement in their unit & towards furthering our mission. Proud moment. Thanks all for your hard work, guys. BCM Department of Medicine BCMHouston Wolfgang C. Winkelmayer


Immensely grateful to our colleagues taking great care of our BCM Nephrology patients so that all of us can enjoy Thanksgiving with our families. Thanksgiving moment for Jingyin Yan Nishanth Girija Kumar MD while rounding at BSLMC. BCM Department of Medicine BCMHouston Wolfgang C. Winkelmayer


Excellent lecture by visiting professor L. Parker Gregg on cutting edge epidemiology linking non traditional #cardiovascular risk factors to CV outcome in #CKD. Citing Tara Chang on #bloodpressure variability. ๐UTSW Nephrology Wolfgang C. Winkelmayer Sankar Navaneethan NephBCM


Special shout out to Houston First for sending lunch to Ben Taub Hospital today. Our nurses, admins, trainees, and physicians deeply appreciate your gesture. Thanks and be safe! NephBCM BCMHouston #houstonstrong


KDIGO is delighted to announce publication of the Nomenclature for Kidney Function and Disease Conference Report & Glossary! Check out the full report in Kidney International: tinyurl.com/y7vvpmeu. Download our Nomenclature Infographic: tinyurl.com/y93bt3qf. #nomenclature #kidney






.โฆAhmed Arslanโฉ giving excellent grand rounds lecture this afternoon on #CKD and Hepatitis C. โฆNephBCMโฉ โฆBCM Department of Medicineโฉ โฆBCMHoustonโฉ St. Luke's Healthโฉ


Excellent review by BCMHouston talent, from MS4 Elliot Baerman, BCM Department of Medicine PGY3 Jennifer Kaplan, to policy expert Kevin Erickson: Cost Barriers to More Widespread Use of Peritoneal Dialysis in the United States jasn.asnjournals.org/content/early/โฆ NephBCM ASN Advocacy #kidney

Dr. Sreedhar Mandayam, Professor of Nephrology at MD Anderson Cancer Center shares that if it wasn't for Dr. William E. Mitch, he would never have become a nephrologist or come to BCMHouston. Donate to support Nephrology research and education in Dr. Mitch's honor: givebmf.org/mitch




Thank you NBLU: Renal Leaders for an amazing conference and recognition of BCM! BCM Nephrology Leonardo Pozo Garcia Ahmed Arslan


A Comparison of US Medicare Expenditures for Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis jasn.asnjournals.org/content/early/โฆ Important work by BCM Department of Medicine resident Dr. Kaplan and BCM Nephrology health policy guru Dr. Kevin Erickson. NephBCM BCMHouston


Today kicks off voting for the 6th Int Society of Nephrology Community Film Event and our entry The Rising Phoenix: Peritoneal Dialysis Keeping the Dreams Alive for Award-winning Baritone is one of the six finalists! Vote now: bit.ly/3VgaHle #WorldKidneyDay