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On the Frontiers of Kidney Disease Research

A "silent killer": that's what kidney disease is called. It strikes one in ten people in the U.S., but often with few symptoms until later stages in the disease --…

Medical Grand Rounds | David H. Ellison, MD: “Diagnosis & Treatment of Diuretic Resistance — Some Real Data At Last”

- Atuk Lecture in Nephrology - Wednesday, March 23, 12:00-1:00 pm Old Jordan Hall Auditorium David H. Ellison, MD, is Professor of Medicine, Physiology and Pharmacology and Associate Vice President for…

Nephrology — Recent Publications & Presentations

Emaad Abdel-Rahman: Euro Geriatrics 2016: 3rd European Geriatrics Congress (June13-14, 2016; Alicante, Spain): Member of the organizing committee Presentation: "Unique characteristics of hypertension in elderly" Publications: Balogun SE, Abdel-Rahman EM:  Caring for Elderly…

Spring Forward

March is National Kidney Month, and this issue of Medicine Matters spotlights and celebrates the achievements of the Division of Nephrology and its remarkable faculty. Under the leadership of chief Mark Okusa, division…

DOM’s Annual K-Award Symposium for Junior Faculty

Of the nearly 300 faculty members in the Department of Medicine, approximately one-third are on investigative research tracks. The National Institute of Health's Research Career Development Awards -- known  as  "K awards" --…

Susan Kirk, MD, Elected to University Faculty Senate

Endocrinology division chief Zhenqi Liu announced in March that faculty member Susan Kirk, MD, had been elected to serve a four-year term (2016-2020) as a representative from the School of…