Press Room
April 2016
Columbia Dialysis Researcher to Receive National Kidney Foundation Honor
New York, NY – Ramesh Khanna, MD, will receive the J. Michael Lazarus Distinguished Award, which will be presented at the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) 2016 Spring Clinical Meetings in...
April 2016
Indiana Doctor Honored for Diagnostic Kidney Disease
New York, NY – Bruce A. Molitoris, MD, has been named the 2016 Donald W. Seldin Award Winner by the National Kidney Foundation (NKF).
The Donald W. Seldin Award recognizes excellence in...
April 2016
Pittsburgh Nephrologist Honored by National Kidney Foundation
New York, NY (April 27, 2016) – Khaled Nashar, MD, of Pittsburgh, has been chosen to receive the 2016 Medical Advisory Board Distinguished Service Award from the National Kidney Foundation (...
April 2016
National Kidney Foundation Honors Italian Kidney Disease Expert
New York, NY (April 27, 2016) – Giusseppe Remuzzi, MD, FRCP, of Italy, has been awarded the 2016 International Distinguished Medal by the National Kidney Foundation (NKF).
The...
March 2016
Kidney Professionals Celebrate 25 Years in Boston
Boston, MA – Boston is known as the birthplace of the American Revolution. It is also the birthplace of many advancements in the treatment and understanding of kidney disease.
That makes...
March 2016
Former Surgeon General Regina M. Benjamin to Chair National Kidney Foundation’s Chronic Kidney Disease Prevention Initiative
New York, NY – Regina M. Benjamin, MD, MBA, the 18th Surgeon General under the Obama administration, will chair the National Kidney Foundation’s CKDInsight summit, the Foundation...
March 2016
Empire State Building Becomes Beacon for World Health Crisis
New York, NY -- The Empire State Building will remind the world on March 10, 2016, that there's a growing public health crisis in our midst by shining in orange, the...
February 2016
Pennsylvania CEO Named to the NKF Board of Directors
New York, NY – Joseph Cosgrove, of Boothwyn, PA, has been named to the National Kidney Foundation’s Board of Directors.
Cosgrove is Chairman, President and CEO of Pentec...
February 2016
National Kidney Foundation Urges Support for Living Donor Protection Act
New York, NY - The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is calling on members of Congress to support the Living Donor Protection Act introduced in the House and Senate today.
The bill is designed...
February 2016
For National Kidney Month, Take Five for your Kidneys
New York, NY – March is National Kidney Month and the National Kidney Foundation is calling on all Americans to take five healthy steps for their kidneys.
The kidneys are the body...