Special thank you to all the dedicated professionals who contributed to the formation of our program for the 2024 Spring Clinical Meetings.
Program Committee
Program Committee
Physician Program Planning Committee
Program Chair
Michelle Estrella, MD
Professor of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco and San Francisco VA Health Care System
San Francisco, CA
Program Co-Chair
Sankar Dass Navaneethan, MD, MS, MPH
Garabed Eknoyan MD Endowed Professor in Nephrology
Baylor College of Medicine and Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
Houston, TX
Glomerular Diseases
Isabelle Ayoub M.D, MPH, FASN
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Division of Nephrology
Director, Nephrology Clinical Trials Unit
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Columbus, Ohio
Dialysis
Cynthia Delgado, MD
Professor
Associate Chief of Nephrology – Clinical Operations
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco VA Medical Center
San Francisco, CA
Transplant
Samira S. Farouk, MD, MSCR, FASN
Associate Professor of Medicine & Medical Education
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, NY
CKD-MBD
Charles Ginsberg, MD, MAS
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Division of Nephrology-Hypertension
University of California, San Diego
San Diego, CA
Electrolytes/Acid Base
Keiko Greenberg, MD
Fellowship Program Director
Medstar Georgetown University Hospital – Division of Nephrology
Washington, DC
Hypertension
Edgar Lerma, MD, FACP, FASN, FAHA
Clinical Professor of Medicine
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL
Onco-Nephrology
Nelson Leung, MD
Professor of Medicine
Program Director, Onco-Nephrology fellowship
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
Clinical Pharmacy
Calvin Meaney, PharmD, BCPS
Interim Head, Division of Outcomes and Practice Advancement
Clinical Associate Professor
Department of Pharmacy Practice
School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Buffalo
Buffalo, NY
Vascular Access/Interventional Nephrology
Louise Moist, MD, MSc, CCPE
Vascular Access/Interventional Nephrology
Deputy Chair Division of Nephrology
Deputy Chair Center from Quality, Innovation and Safety
Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology
Western University
London, Canada
AKI/Critical Care
Dennis Moledina, MD, PhD, FASN
Assistant Professor
Director, Kidney BioBank
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, CT
Public Health/Disparities
Anthony Muiru, MD, MPH
Nephrologist
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
Patient Engagement
Tessa Novick, MD, MSW, MHS
Assistant Professor
University at Texas at Austin
Dell Medical School
Austin, TX
Education Innovation
Leticia Rolon, MD
Division of Nephrology and Hypertension
Department of Medicine
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
Palliative Care
Fahad Saeed, MBBS, FASN
Associate Professor of Medicine and Public Health, Divisions of Nephrology and Palliative Care
University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, NY
Fellows & Residents Activities
Matthew A. Sparks, MD
Director, Nephrology Fellowship Program
Lead, Society for Early Education Scholars (SEEDS) Program, Department of Medicine
Duke University School of Medicine
Durham, NC
Health Policy
Sri Lekha Tummalapalli, MD, MBA, MAS
Assistant Professor
Weill Cornell Medicine
New York, NY
Home Dialysis
Jeffrey H. William, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA
Chief Medical Officer/ Clinical Professor
Joseph Vassalotti, MD, FNKF
National Kidney Foundation
New York, NY
NKF President
Sylvia Rosas, MD, MSCE
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Council of Nephrology Social Workers Planning Committee
Program Chair
Lisa Hall, MSSW, LICSW
Patient Services Director
Comagine Health ESRD Network 16
Seattle, WA
Program Co-Chair
Renee Bova-Collis, MSW, LCSW
Patient Services Director
Quality Insights ESRD Network 5
Hanover, VA
Mary Beth Callahan, ACSW/LCSW-APHSW-C
Supportive Care Team Program Manager
Dallas Nephrology Associates
Dallas, TX
Kristen Fischer, MSW, LMSW, NSW-C
CE Review Chair
Transplant Social Worker
Sanford Health System
Fargo, ND
Victoria Graham, MSW, LCSW
Divisional Lead Social Worker
DaVita
Los Angeles, CA
Kathy Merritt, LCSW, FNKF
Social Work Services Manager
Satellite Healthcare
San Jose, CA
Michelle Monk, MSW
Dialysis UVA Health System
Clinical Social Work Coordinator
Kidney Center Administration
Seattle, WA
Michelle Rowlett, MSW, LICSW
Social Work Supervisor
Puget Sound Kidney Centers
Seattle, WA
Council of Nephrology Nurses and Technicians Planning Committee
Program Chair
Leonor Ponferrada, BSN, RN, CNN
Education Coordinator
University of Missouri Department of Medicine
Columbia, MO
Program Co-Chair
Jo Ann Otts, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FNKF
Assistant Professor, College of Nursing
University of South Alabama
Mobile, AL
Danilo B. Concepcion, CBNT, CCHT-A, FNKF
Operations Manager, Renal Services
Providence St. Joseph Hospital
Orange, CA
Alice Hellebrand, MSN, RN, CNN
Chief Nursing Officer, Senior VP Education
Dialyze Direct
Paramus, NJ
Amy Proctor, RN, MSN, CDN
Chair Elect, Executive Committee
Jenifer Ravert, RN
Program Director
Medical Education Institute
Madison, WI
Cynthia Russell Lippincott, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor
University of Missouri in Kansas City
New London, MO
Moses Suherman, BSBE, CBNT, CBET
Biomedical Engineering Director
Northwest Kidney Centers
Seattle, WA
Council on Renal Nutrition Planning Committee
Program Chair
Brittany Sparks, RDN, CSR
Founder, Dietitian
Nutrition by Brittany, LLC
Westminster, CO
Program Co-Chair
Janelle Gonyea, RDN, LD, FNKF
Renal Dietitian/Consultant
Rochester, MN
Melanie Betz, MS, RD, CSR, FAND
Founder & CEO, The Kidney Dietitian
Chicago, IL
Lauren Budd Levy, MS, RDN, CSR
Renal Dietitian / Owner
Happy Health Nutrition LLC
Summit, NJ
Christina Nelms, MS, RDN, LMNT
Pediatric Renal Nutrition Consultant and Educator
PedsFeeds LLC and University of Nebraska
Kearney, NE
Rory Pace, MPH, RD, CSR, FAND
Senior Director, Nutrition Services
Satellite Healthcare
Gilroy, CA
Cassandra Parker, MS, RD, LD, FNKF
Regional Lead Dietitian
DeSoto Regional Dialysis (ARA)
DeSoto, TX
Melissa Young, MS, RDN, CSR, LD
VA Renal Dietitian
Young and Nourished LLC
Asheville, NC
Council of Advanced Practice Providers Planning Committee
Program Chair
Sherry Rivera, DNP, APRN, ANP-C, FNKF, AANP
Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing
Louisiana State University Health New Orleans School of Nursing
New Orleans, LA
Program Co-Chair
Alison Kaprove, MS, PA-C
Certified Nephrology Specialist
Tufts Medical Center, Division of Nephrology
Boston, MA
Deanna Adams, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, AGACNP-BC, GS-C, CEN
Adams NP Medical Services, PLLC
Rusk, TX
Amy K Mosman, MMS, PA-C
Physician Assistant
SLUCare Division of Nephrology
St. Louis, MO
Belbina Pereira, AGNP-C, CNN-NP
Nephrology Nurse Practitioner
NYU Langone
New York, NY
Marlene Shaw-Gallagher, MS, PA-C
University of Michigan – Nephrology Division
Assistant Professor – University of Detroit Mercy
Ann Arbor, MI