eFGR Task Force Co-chair
Dr. Neil R. Powe is a distinguished professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, and serves as the chief of medicine at the Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. His research focuses on kidney disease epidemiology and health disparities. As co-chair of the NKF-ASN Task Force on Reassessing the Inclusion of Race in Diagnosing Kidney Diseases, Dr. Powe has been instrumental in developing race-free approaches to kidney function estimation. In recognition of his efforts to address racial bias in medical algorithms, he was named to TIME's 2024 list of the 100 most influential people in health.
