Special thank you to all the dedicated professionals who contributed to the formation of our program for the 2027 Spring Clinical Meetings.
Program Committee
Physician Program Planning Committee
Program Chair
Jeffrey H. William, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA
Program Co-Chair
Cynthia Delgado, MD
Professor of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
Trainee Activities
Kelly Beers, DO, MS
Associate Professor
Division of Nephrology & Hypertension, Department of Medicine
Albany Medical College
Albany, NY
Fellow
Farhana Begum, MD
Clinical Instructor
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
New York, NY
Genetics and Kidney Disease
Neera Dahl, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
Dialysis/Home Dialysis
Osama El Shamy, MD, FASN, FNKF
Associate Professor
University of Pennsylvania
Perelman School of Medicine
Philadelphia, PA
CKM/Hypertension
L. Parker Gregg, MD, MSCS
Associate Professor, Section of Nephrology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Onconephrology
Shruti Gupta, MD
Transplant
Syed Ali Husain, MD, MPH, MA
Assistant Professor of Medicine
New York University Grossman School of Medicine
New York, NY
Clinical Pharmacy
Diana Langworthy, PharmD, BCPS
Associate Professor
Department of Pharmaceutical Care & Health Systems
University of Minnesota
Patient Perspective
Precious McCowan, PhD, MS
National Kidney Disease Patient Advocate, Educator, and Mentor
Public Policy Committee Co-Chair, National Kidney Foundation
Dallas, Texas
Public Health/Disparities
Nathan Raines, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA
Glomerular Disease
Dana Rizk, MD
Professor of Medicine, Nephrology Division
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
Innovations/Quality of Care
Milda Saunders, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Chicago Medicine
Chicago, IL
CKD-MBD/Stones/Urologic Conditions
Siddharth P. Shah, MD, FACP, FASN
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
AKI/Critical Care
Edward Siew, MD, MSCI
Professor of Medicine
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Tennessee Valley Health Systems, Nashville Veterans Affairs
Nashville, TN
General Nephrology/Innovations
Delphine S. Tuot, MDCM, MAS
Professor of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
Vascular Access – Creation & Management
Karen Woo, MD, PhD, DFSVS, FACS
Professor of Surgery
UCLA Division of Vascular Surgery
Los Angeles, CA
Electrolytes/Acid Base
Amy A. Yau, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Columbus, OH
Chief Medical Officer/ Clinical Professor
Joseph Vassalotti, MD, FNKF
National Kidney Foundation
New York, NY
NKF President Elect
Michelle Estrella, MD, MHS
Professor of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
Council of Nephrology Social Workers Planning Committee
Program Chair
Renee Bova-Collis, MSW, LCSW
Patient Services Director
Quality Insights ESRD Network 5
Hanover, VA
Program Co-Chair
Michelle Rowlett, MSW, LICSW
Social Work Supervisor/CKD Program Lead – Social Services
Puget Sound Kidney Centers
Seattle, WA
Dr. Angela Bōdy, DSW, LCSW
Mental Health Clinician, Educator, Health Care Champion
Founder of The Hope and Wellness Partnership
Torrance, CA
Andrea Lewis, LMSW
Healthy Community Specialist
Quality Insights
Richmond, VA
Michelle Monk, MSW, RYT 200
Dialysis UVA Health System
Clinical Social Work Coordinator
Kidney Center Administration
Crimora, VA
Daniel John Pattenden LICSW, CCTSW, NSW-C
Transplant Social Worker
George Washington University Hospital
Washington, DC
Council of Nephrology Nurses and Technicians Planning Committee
Program Chair
Jennifer L. Jungemann, BSN
Dialysis Director
Huron Regional Medical Center
Huron, SD
Program Co-Chair
Joanna Lee Neumann, RN CNN
Senior Director – Home Quality | Clinical Services
US Renal Care | Satellite Healthcare
San Jose, CA
Danilo B. Concepcion, CBNT, CCHT-A, FNKF
Independent Dialysis Consultant
Orange, CA
Carri Ekberg, MS, BSN, RN, CNN
Education Manager, Kidney Services
Intermountain Health
Salt Lake City, UT
Alice Hellebrand DNP, MSN, RN, CNN
Chief Nursing Officer, Senior VP Education
Dialyze Direct
Paramus, NJ
Michelle Johnson, PhD, RN
KCM Program Coordinator & Nurse Educator
Lincoln, NE
Council on Renal Nutrition Planning Committee
Program Chair
Rachael Majorowicz, RDN, CSR, LD, FNKF
Renal Dietitian
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
Program Co-Chair
Melanie Betz MS, RD, CSR, LDN, FNKF, FAND
Founder & CEO, The Kidney Dietitian
Chicago, IL
Jeanette M Andrade, PhD, RDN, LDN, FAND
Associate Professor and MS-DI Director
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Janelle Gonyea, RDN, LD, FNKF
Renal Dietitian/Consultant
Rochester, MN
Kathy Schiro Harvey, MS, RD
Renal Dietitian/Consultant
Mountlake Terrace, WA
Lauren Budd Levy, MS, RDN, CSR, FNKF
Renal Dietitian / Owner
Happy Health Nutrition LLC
Summit, NJ
Summer Van Arsdale, RD, CSR, CCTD, LD
Renal Dietitian
The Kidney Nutrition Coach, LLC
Worthington, OH
Karen Wiesen, MS, RDN, LDN, FNKF
Renal Dietitian/Consultant
Danville, PA
Council of Advanced Practice Providers Planning Committee
Program Chair
Alison Kaprove, MS, PA-C, FNKF
Certified Nephrology Specialist
Tufts Medical Center, Division of Nephrology
Boston, MA
Program Co-Chair
Nicole McCormick, DNP, MBA, NP-C
Transplant Nephrology Nurse Practitioner
AdventHealth - Porter Transplant Institute
Denver, CO
Ann Hinckley MSN, RN, APRN, FNP-BC
Nurse Practitioner, Assistant Program Director - Nephrology Fellowship, UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate
Kidney Care and Transplant Services of New England
West Springfield, MA
Diane Rybacki, MSN, APRN, ACNP-BC
Lead Nurse Practitioner/Nephrology NP
Tennessee Valley Healthcare System (VA)
Nashville, TN
Elisha Shelton, MS-CRM, PA-C, CAQ-Neph
Clinical Research Manager, Nephrotex Research Group & Physician Assistant
Texas Kidney Institute
Dallas, Texas
Andrew Thompson, PA-C
Physician Assistant
Columbus Regional Health
Columbus, IN