History Maker: Original Co-chair DOQI/KDOQI
Andrew S. Levey, MD, revolutionized how kidney function is estimated, using a simple blood test, by developing the original eGFR equation, which calculates how well kidneys remove wastes. He chaired the NKF KDOQI Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Guideline work group, which defined and classified the stages of CKD for the first time and transformed kidney care worldwide. Dr. Levey worked with the NKF and FDA to develop and validate new surrogate end points that made clinical trials for CKD feasible, leading to many new treatments.
