The National Kidney Foundation awards those health care professionals who have made significant contributions to the field of kidney disease.
2025 Award Winners Coming Soon!
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Martin R. Pollak
MD
David M. Hume Memorial Award
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David M. Charytan
MD, MSc
J. Michael Lazarus Distinguished Award
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Mary B. Leonard
MD, MSCE
Donald W. Seldin Award
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Morgan Grams
MD, PhD
Garabed Eknoyan Award
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Suzanne Watnick
MD, FASN
Shaul G. Massry Distinguished Lecture
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Kathy Schiro Harvey
MS, RDN, CSR
Joel D. Kopple Award
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Robert A. Montgomery
MD, DPhil, FACS
Excellence in Kidney Transplantation Award
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Sankar Niranjan
MD, FASN
Medical Advisory Board Distinguished Service Award
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Lisa Koester
ANP, CS, CNN-NP, MSN
Carol Mattix Award
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Glenda V. Roberts
Celeste Lee Award
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Suma Nair
PhD, MS, RD
Public Service Award
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Lumi Stutz
APN/CNP
Tim Poole Memorial Award
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Stanford Health Care APP Team
Nostradamus Award
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Leanne Peace
MSW, MHA
Robert W. Whitlock Lifetime Achievement Award
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Elizabeth Jones
MSW, LCSW, FNKF
Merit Award
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Nicole Marshall
LCSW
New Worker Award
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Jessica Zeman
APSW, NSW-C
Regional Social Work Award
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*Christina Delvalle
MSSA, LISW, CCTSW
Award for Social Work in a Transplant Setting
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Kathy Schiro Harvey
MS, RDN, CSR
Joel D. Kopple Award
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Haewook Han
PhD, RD, LDL, FNKF
Susan C. Knapp Excellence in Education Award
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Tanya Kuzminsky
RD, MHSA
Outstanding Service Award
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June M. Thompson
MS, RD, LDN, FAND
Recognized Renal Dietitian Award
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Marisol Kramer
RD, LDN, FNKF
Regional Recognized Renal Dietitian Award – Region 1
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Meagan Owen
MS, RDN, CSR
Regional Recognized Renal Dietitian Award – Region 2
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Quanta Duncan
RDN
Regional Recognized Renal Dietitian Award – Region 3
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Rory C. Pace
MPH, RD, CSR, FAND
Regional Recognized Renal Dietitian Award – Region 5
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Lisa Koester
ANP, CS, CNN-NP, MSN
Carol Mattix Award
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Kate Kern
RN, BSN, CNN
Outstanding Nurse Award
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Juana Muller
CCHT, CNA
Outstanding Technician Award