Donald E. Wesson, MD, FASN, FACP, is currently Professor of Medicine and Vice Dean of Texas A&M University College of Medicine, Chief Academic Officer at Scott & White Healthcare, a past Chair of the American Board of Internal Medicine, and current Chair of the ABIM Foundation Board of Trustees.

Nephrology

Michael F Michelis is Director of Nephrology at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York and Clinical Professor of Medicine at New York University School of Medicine. He received his training in renal disease at the University of Pittsburgh and was a member of the faculty there before moving to New York. Dr Michelis is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, a Specialist in Clinical Hypertension and a Fellow of the American Society of Nephrology. Dr Michelis has been principal investigator on many clinical trials and has authored numerous publications. Dr. Michelis directed clinical studies which characterized an unrecognized genetic kidney disease now referred to as Michelis-Castrillo Syndrome.

Nephrology

Thomas Ryzlewicz at 66 years, born in West-Berlin (Germany). Nephrologist since 40 years with regular clinical work with RRT Patients. In 1974 he used several of the first Dialysis Set-Up’s (Travenol 120 Batch System, Milton Roy B II, Gambro AK 3). 1978 Bag-Hemofiltration done (with the Equipment of 3 Blood Pumps, one Bed Scale and a Cup to measure the Filtration Rate (with a Stop-Watch)

Nephrology

Lois J Arend is Associate Professor of Renal Pathology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She received a PhD in Physiology and her MD at Michigan State University, then completed residency and a fellowship in renal pathology at The University of Michigan. She has studied renal function and disease in areas such as the role of adenosine in normal kidney function, development of the kidney, and cystic kidney disease, and the pathology of vascular access and transplantation for 30 years, publishing over 65 peer-reviewed articles, reviews, and chapters in major textbooks such as Heptinstall’s Pathology of the Kidney. She is Director of Clinical Fellowship training for the Department of Pathology at Johns Hopkins University.

Nephrology

John D Sullivan is an expert in health care policy, finance, and asset valuation. Prior to joining Boston University, he worked for Fresenius Medical Care, completing the acquisitions of over one hundred health care companies with an estimated value of over $5 billion. In 2008, Sullivan co-founded Reliant Renal Care with private equity funding. He has provided strategic guidance for many of the largest health care organizations in the United States. Sullivan presently teaches mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, investments, and financial markets and institutions.

Nephrology

Mordecai Popovtzer has been graduated from Cedars-Sinai and UCLA Nephrology and Metabolism Fellowship Program at age 32. Served as Director of Hemodialysis and Associate Professor of Medicine and Surgery (Transplant) at the University of Colorado at age 35. Appointed as chief of Nephrology and Professor of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, Pa.at age 38.He was elected to American Society of Clinical Investigation (“Young Turks”) at age 37 and Served as Editor of the European Journal of Physiology ( Pflugers Archives). Appointed as Chief of Nephrology and Hypertension and Professor of Medicine at the Hadassah-Hebrew University School of medicine at age 41. Served on Editorial board of Kidney International, Kidney, Mineral Metab, Served as reviewer for: J Clin Invest, J lab and Clin Med. Served as president of Israeli Society of Nephrology and Secretary of Calcified Tissues Society. Published over 200 papers in peer-reviewed journal and more than 10 book chapters. Currently serving as a Cheif of Nephrology at South AZ VA Health Care System, and Professor in department of medicine, University of Arizona, Arizona.

Nephrology

huong-Thu Pham is a Professor of Medicine and Director of Outpatient Services of the Kidney Transplant Program at UCLA Medical Center. Her major areas of interest include recurrence of glomerular diseases following primary renal transplantation, new onset diabetes after transplantation, BK virus screening andrnmanagement after kidney transplantation, the link between hypomagnesemia and renal function decline in patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 as well asrnin recipients of kidney transplant and acute and chronic kidney injury following liver transplantation. Her interests have resulted in publications in well-known Nephrology textbooks and journals as well as invitations to speak at both national and international meetings. She has written over 20 book chapters for major Nephrology and solid organ transplantation textbooks including Comprehensive Clinical Nephrology, Textbook of Organ Transplantation, Transplantation of thernLiver, Pancreas, islet and stem cell transplantation for diabetes, Chronic Kidney Disease: Dialysis and Transplantation, and Handbook of Kidney Transplantation.rnShe has also served as Moderator for transplant-related conferences at the American Society of Nephrology and World Congress of Nephrology, EditorialrnBoard Member for the Case Reports in Nephrology and Transplantation Technologies and Research journals and Member of the Organizing Committee for thernInternational Conference on Nephrology and Therapeutics.

Nephrology

Anil K. Mandal is a native of India and a naturalized citizen of the United States. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and Nephrology (kidney disease and hypertension). He is an author of a dozen books and more than 100 published articles on research in diabetes and kidney disease. He is a two-time Fulbright Scholar and a visiting professor in 23 countries that invited him to lecture on diabetes, high blood pressure, and kidney diseases.

Diabetes, ESRD, non-dialysis treatment, kidney disease

Francisco J. Lopez-Hernandez earned his Ph.D. in 1997. He is the director of the Theranostics for Renal and Cardiovascular Diseases Group at the Instituto de Investigacion Biosanitaria and Associate Professor at the Universidad de Salamanca (Salamanca, Spain). He has published over 40 articles in international journals, and 7 patents. He is an expert/reviewer for several national and international research agencies and over 30 scientific journals. He is appointed to the Editorial Board of 2 international journals. He is also involved in transfer activities and co-founded a bio-spin-off company in 2009, where he presently serves as scientific advisor. -

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Paulo Roberto Santos is Associate Professor at Federal University of Ceará, Brazil, and coordinates the Graduate Program in Health Sciences of the Sobral Faculty of Medicine. His main research interests are self-perceived outcomes (quality of life, depression, coping strategies and sexuality) among end-stage renal disease patients.

Nephrology

Manuela Stoicescu is a consultant internal medicine physician, Ph.D., assistant professor of University of Oradea, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Medical Disciplines Department, Romania. She also works at Emergency Hospital Internal Medicine Department and Internal Medicine Office. She has published two books, one monograph and papers in reputed journals. She was invited as a speaker at 9 national and 20 International Conferences. She is Member of Romanian Society of Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Medical Chemistry, Biochemistry and Member of the Balkan Society of Medicine.

Nephrology