Glomerular Diseases Collaborative (GD-C) Mission Statement and Steering Committee

GD-C Mission Statement

Promote high-quality care for people with glomerular diseases and stimulate opportunities to address gaps in knowledge, training, continuing education, and awareness across the spectrum of glomerular diseases.

Glomerular Diseases Collaborative (GD-C) Steering Committee

Chair

  • Laura Mariani MD, MS, FASN University of Michigan

Members

  • Andrew Bomback MD, MPH Columbia University
  • Keisha Gibson MD, MPH, FASN University of North Carolina Kidney Center
  • Alan Kliger MD (Ad Hoc) Yale New Haven Health System
  • Richard Lafayette MD Stanford University
  • Lisa Latts MD, MSPH, MBA, FACP Optum Health Medical Office
  • Patrick Nachman MD, FASN University of Minnesota School of Medicine
  • Luis Sanchez Russo MD, MSCR Central Florida Kidney Specialists
  • Bonnie Schneider IgA Nephropathy Foundation
  • Harish Seethapathy MD, MBBS Massachusetts General Hospital
  • George Vasquez Rios MD, MSCR, FASN Renal Medicine Associates

GD-C Intern, 2026

  • Samia Yunas MD University Of Mississippi Medical Center

Staff Project Manager

  • Christina Silva BSN, RN ASN Alliance for Kidney Health