Category: Nephrology and Hypertension
Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: July 1 鈥� July 31, 2022
Division of Hematology Patrick Ellsworth, MD,聽received a grant for his project titled 鈥淢echanistic Investigation of Factor IX/Ixa Synergy with Emicizumab鈥� from聽Novo Nordisk 鈥淎ccess to Insight鈥� Division of Nephrology and Hypertension Gang Xi, PhD, and聽Prabir Roy-Chaudhury,聽MD, PhD, FRCP(Edin),聽were聽recently awarded a $2.7 million grant聽by the National Institute of Diabetes and Dig … Read more
Drs. Gang Xi and Prabir Roy-Chaudhury Receive $2.7 Million Grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases聽
Gang Xi, PhD and Prabir Roy-Chaudhury, MD, PhD, FRCP(Edin) Dr. Gang Xi, assistant professor in the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, and Dr. Prabir Roy-Chaudhury, professor in the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension and co-driector of the 黑料网 Kidney Center, were recently awarded a, five year, $2.7 million grant. Their project titled, “Modulation of VSMC phenotype throu … Read more
Dr. Katie Westreich wins Walter W. Tunnessen Faculty Clinician Award
Katie Westreich, MD, an assistant professor in the Division of Nephrology, has been awarded the Walter W. Tunnessen Faculty Clinician Award. This honor is presented by the Department of Pediatrics鈥� graduating residents to an attending who demonstrates strong teaching abilities, ideal diagnostic expertise and embodies the qualities Dr. Tunnessen had such as compassion. 鈥淒r. Westre … Read more
Dr. Kawan Swain is Guest Speaker at Former High School, Bertie County’s Graduation Ceremony
Dr. Kawan Swain speaking at Bertie High School graduation ceremony 鈥淎s you climb this ladder in life always reach back to lift someone else up,鈥� was a part of Kawan Swain鈥檚, MD, message to Bertie High School鈥檚 graduating class. 鈥淚 also talked about fear. Especially for me, and just like them, coming from a rural town there is a fear of success, there is a fear of failure, a fear … Read more
Congratulations, Carolina Care Excellence Awardees!
Every year, 黑料网 Hospitals conducts the Press Ganey Medical Practice survey to obtain input from patients. Patients are asked if they would refer their provider’s practice to friends and family in the survey. Over the last year, 154 providers within 黑料网 Hospitals received the highest recommendation from more than 89 percent of their patients, putting them in the top quartile natio … Read more
Kidney Transplants Saved Her Life 鈥� Twice
Linda and Betsy in Bolivia in 2014, featured in a Healthtalk news story. When Betsy Crais was a graduate student, she started having abdominal pain and other gastrointestinal symptoms and went to her doctor to find out what was wrong. 鈥淗e showed me the X-rays鈥擨 had black holes all over my kidneys,鈥� she says. Those 鈥渂lack holes鈥� were cysts from polycystic kidney disease. That was … Read more
Use of Iron Agents in CKD Anemia Management
Abhi Kshirsagar, MD, MPH Abhi Kshirsagar, MD, MPH, the聽Covington Distinguished Professor of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, participated in the “Controversies in optimal anemia management: Conclusions from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Conference.” Controversies Conferences review the latest evidence, explore new and ongoing controve … Read more
Kidney Awareness Month: Patient-Centered Care Strengthened by Participation in Multi-Specialty Collaborative Clinics
March is National Kidney Awareness Month, a time to highlight the importance of kidney disease. 37 million Americans have kidney disease, yet only about 10% of these individuals are aware of the diagnosis. Kidney disease may develop from a myriad of conditions, including hypertension, diabetes mellitus, vascular disease, nephrotoxic medications, autoimmune disorders, and genetic … Read more
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Glenn Introduces PRESERVE Trial at 黑料网 Children鈥檚 Hospital, Preserving Kidney Function in Children with Chronic Kidney Disease
Dorey Glenn, MD, MPH Pediatric chronic kidney disease聽(CKD) results from a variety of health conditions that reduce kidney function. CKD can progress to end-stage kidney disease (ESKD), which requires dialysis or kidney transplant.聽While CKD in adults is common and mainly caused by hypertension and diabetes, CKD in children is relatively rare, and caused primarily by congenital a … Read more
Chang Presents Nephrology Grand Rounds: Young People May Have Different Needs When They Become Adults and Are Cared for in Adult Kidney Clinics
Jessica Stahl, MD, MS “Every young adult is facing a lot of change during that period of life,” said Jessica Stahl, MD, MS, assistant professor in the division of nephrology and hypertension, about the topic Dr. Emily Chang recently chose for Nephrology Grand Rounds. “You might remember how different it was at first to live independently from your parents, choose your own classes … Read more
黑料网 Nephrology Receives “Carolina Care Excellence Award”
Left photo: Carlota Brown, CMA, and Sandy Trollinger. Right photo:聽Mark Kleman, DO; Emily Chang, MD; Lucy Menefee, MSN;聽Shannon Murphy, MD; Raven Voora, MD; and聽Kawan Swain, MD 黑料网 Nephrology in Burlington has received a 2021 黑料网 Health Carolina Care which recognizes top clinics with the highest overall Press Ganey Scores. Lucy Menefee, MSN, DNP, ANP-BC, adult nurse practitioner … Read more