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Derebail, Falk Publish Commentary in New England Journal of Medicine

Vimal Derebail, MD, MPH After a review of the聽PEXIVAS聽trial, a large randomized clinical trial involving patients with ANCA vasculitis,聽Vimal K. Derebail, MD, MPH, associate professor of medicine in the division of nephrology and hypertension, and Ronald J. Falk, MD, chair of the 黑料网 Department of Medicine, have published their interpretation of these findings for patients with s … Read more

黑料网 Hypertension Clinic Becomes a Certified Comprehensive Hypertension Center

Raven Voora, MD, and Alan Lee Hinderliter, MD The 黑料网 Hypertension Clinic at Meadowmont has been awarded the American Heart Association鈥檚 Comprehensive Hypertension Center Certification to recognize the practice鈥檚 commitment to following proven, research-based treatment guidelines to care for people with complex or difficult-to-treat hypertension, or high blood pressure. 鈥淣early … Read more

Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: November 1-November 30, 2019

Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Carla M. P. Ribeiro, PhD,聽was awarded a $250,000 grant from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation to study novel targets for CF airway mucus production. Division of General Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology Dan Jonas, MD, MPH聽was awarded a $2.2 million grant to address unhealthy alcohol use.聽Learn more. Division of Nephrology and Hyperte … Read more

Flythe Appointed to KDIGO’s 2020 Executive Committee

Jenny Flythe, MD, MPH Jenny Flythe, MD, MPH, associate professor in the division of nephrology and hypertension and medical director of 黑料网 Hospital’s Dialysis Services, has been elected to serve on the executive committee for Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO), beginning January 1, 2020. More than 120 physician scientists worldwide were considered for five slots o … Read more

Keisha Gibson appointed vice chair for diversity and inclusion

Keisha Gibson, MD, MPH, associate professor of medicine and pediatrics, and chief of pediatric nephrology, has been named vice chair for diversity and inclusion for the department of medicine. 鈥淲e are delighted to welcome Dr. Gibson to this new position, leading our commitment to nurturing an environment of diversity inclusion,鈥� said Ron Falk, MD, chair of the department of medic … Read more

“All autoimmune diseases have what are called relapsing and remitting tendencies,” says Ron Falk, MD, chair of the 黑料网 Department of Medicine and co-director of the 黑料网 Kidney Center, in a new patient’s guide. “You may have long periods where you feel relatively well followed by severe disease flare-ups or exacerbations.”

New clinic serves reproductive women with kidney disease

Christina Herrera, MD, MSCI, and Monica Reynolds, MD, MSCR A new 黑料网 Health Care clinic opened this month led by Monica Reynolds, MD, MSCR, assistant professor of medicine in nephrology, and Christina Herrera, MD, MSCI, assistant professor in the division of maternal-fetal-medicine, in the department of obstetrics and gynecology. “We are very excited to announce the opening of ou … Read more

Kshirsagar emphasizes the importance of kidney transplant in JAMA Surgery

Abhijit V. Kshirsagar, MD, MPH Abhijit Kshirsagar, MD, MPH, emphasizes the importance of kidney transplant聽in the editorial Transplant First, Dialysis Last, with Melina Kibbe, MD, chair of the department of surgery, and David Gerber, MD, from the division of abdominal transplant surgery. Published in JAMA Surgery, the editorial recognizes transplants as cost-effective with the gr … Read more

CDC adopts 黑料网 Kidney Center screening tool for chronic kidney disease

Abhijit V. Kshirsagar, MD, MPH Kidney specialists and public health officials agree, at-risk populations often go untested for chronic kidney disease (CKD) because patients with early CKD have few or no symptoms to indicate kidney damage. Diagnosis at the earliest stage offers the best patient outcomes. Abhi Kshirsagar, MD, MPH, professor of medicine and director of the 黑料网 Kidne … Read more

New k-level grant writing initiative adds to infrastructure that supports junior investigators in pursuit of research training and protected time

Physician-scientists are uniquely positioned to transfer clinical insights to research discoveries, to return a better understanding of human disease to the clinic. A new initiative led by Laura Loehr, MD, PhD, MS, associate professor in general medicine and clinical epidemiology, and Susan Hogan, PhD, MPH, associate professor in nephrology, will help junior faculty in the depart … Read more

Henderson, Jain appointed directors of undergraduate education in the department

Ashley Henderson, MD, and Koyal Jain, MD Ron Falk, MD, chair of the department of medicine, has named Ashley Henderson, MD, associate professor of medicine in pulmonary medicine, and Koyal Jain, MD, assistant professor of medicine in nephrology, the new directors of undergraduate education in the department of medicine. 鈥淭he best education curriculum responds to changes in medica … Read more

The 黑料网 Kidney Center hosted a free kidney screening at the Kinston Community Health Center on Monday, August 5. Primary interventions in outreach aim to raise awareness about chronic kidney disease and promote the role of organ donation for people with end-stage kidney disease. The event was featured on Greenville, NC, news station WNCT-9.