EPC Project Committees

Adult Immunization Project (AIP) Steering Committee

Chair

  • Rebecca Schmidt DO, FASN West Virginia University

Members

  • Shuchi Anand MD, MS Stanford University
  • Marshia Coe RN Health Systems Management
  • Crystal Grate RN, CNN Fresenius Kidney Care
  • Linda Hope The Rogosin Institute
  • Junichi Ishigami MD, MPH Johns Hopkins University
  • Alan S. Kliger MD Yale University
  • Harold Manley PharmD Dialysis Clinic, Inc.
  • Liz McNamara MS, RN
  • Chance Mysayphonh PharmD Fresenius Kidney Care
  • Unini Odama MD, MPH, MBE DaVita Kidney Care
  • Jeffrey Silberzweig MD, FASN The Rogosin Institute
  • Jennifer Strong Dialysis Center of Lincoln
  • Patti Timbers MBA, RN-BC Northwest Kidney Centers
  • Nancy Welder RN, BSN, CNN DaVita Kidney Care

Staff Project Managers

  • Bonnie Freshly MEd, CMP American Society of Nephrology
  • Shane Perry American Society of Nephrology

AKINow Steering Committee

Chair

  • Sushrut S. Waikar MD, MPH Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center

Members

  • Erin F. Barreto PharmD, MS, FASN Mayo Clinic
  • Michael Heung MD, MS, FASN University of Michigan
  • Jay L. Koyner MD University of Chicago
  • Sanjeev Kumar MD, MRCP(UK), PhD Cedars Sinai Medical Center Medicine
  • Marla Levy Subject Matter Expert
  • Kathleen D. Liu MD, PhD, FASN University of California at San Francisco School of Medicine
  • Sherry Mansour MD, MS Yale School of Medicine
  • Javier A. Neyra MD, MS, FASN University of Alabama at Birmingham
  • Mark D. Okusa MD, FASN University of Virginia
  • Laura Onuchic MD Yale University
  • Marlies D. Ostermann MD, PhD King’s College London
  • Samir M. Parikh MD, FASN (ASN Council Liaison) UT Southwestern
  • Michelle Tran MD University of Virginia
  • Anitha Vijayan MD, FASN Intermountain Healthcare

Staff Project Manager

  • Bonnie Freshly MEd, CMP American Society of Nephrology

COVID-19 and Emerging Threats (C-ET) Steering Committee

Chair

  • Jeffrey Silberzweig MD, FASN The Rogosin Institute
  • Liz McNamara MS, RN

Members

  • Ibironke (Ronke) Apata MD Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Kristina Bryant MD University of Louisville Physicians Novak Center for Children’s Health
  • Danilo (Dani) Concepcion CBNT, CCHT-A, FNKF St. Joseph Hospital
  • Debbie Cote MSN, RN, CNN, NE-BC Gaia Software
  • Daniel Cukor PhD The Rogosin Institute
  • Danica Gomes MD, MSc Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Michael Heung MD, MS, FASN University of Michigan
  • Jay Koyner MD University of Chicago
  • Vineeta Kumar MD University of Alabama at Birmingham
  • Kathleen Liu MD, PhD, FASN University of California at San Francisco School of Medicine
  • John McAteer DO, MPH Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Pediatric Nephrology
  • Raj Munshi MD Seattle Children’s
  • Alicia Neu MD Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
  • Paul Palevsky MD, FASN University of Pittsburgh/VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System
  • Stephanie Pavlovich MD, PhD UNC Hospitals
  • Jeffrey Perl MD St. Michael’s Hospital
  • Glenda Roberts Kidney Research Institute at the University of Washington
  • Deidre Sawinski MD Weill Cornell Medical College
  • Matthew Sinclair MD Duke University School of Medicine
  • Sarah Twichell MD, MPH University of Vermont
  • Anitha Vijayan MD, FASN Intermountain Healthcare
  • Daniel Weiner MD, MS, FASN (ASN Council Liaison) Tufts Medical Center
  • Nancy Welder RN DaVita Dialysis
  • Sylvia Wu MD New York Presbyterian

Staff Project Manager

  • Joseph Kessler MSN, RN, CPDN American Society of Nephrology

Diabetic Kidney Disease Collaborative (DKD-C) Steering Committee

Chair

  • Katherine R. Tuttle MD, FASN Providence Health Care

Members

  • Christos Argyropoulos MD, PhD, FASN University of New Mexico
  • Frank C. Brosius III MD University of Arizona
  • David Cherney PhD, MD Toronto General Hospital
  • Patrick O. Gee, Sr. PhD Subject Matter Expert
  • Raymond C. Harris MD, FASN Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  • Alan S. Kliger MD Yale University
  • Amy Mottl MD, MPH, FASN University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Susan E. Quaggin MD, FASN Northwestern University

Staff Project Manager

  • Bonnie Freshly MEd, CMP American Society of Nephrology

Emergency Preparedness Initiative (EPI) Steering Committee

Chair

  • Jeffrey I. Silberzweig MD CMO, The Rogosin Institute

Members

  • Matthew Arduino PhD Senior Advisor Environmental Hygiene and Infection Prevention, CDC
  • Sara Brady RN CNO, American Renal
  • Zaheeb Choudhry MD Internist-Nephrologist, Independent Practitioner
  • Chris Davenport Director, Technical Operations, Renal Dynamics
  • Jeffrey A. Giullian MD, FASN CMO, Dialysis Kidney Care
  • Gopa Green MD CMO, Satellite Healthcare
  • Jeffrey L. Hymes MD Executive Vice President, Global Head of Clinical Scientific Affairs, CMO, Fresenius Medical Care North America
  • Sarrah T. Johnson DNP, NP, RN Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, SVP, Operations, U.S. Renal Care
  • Keely Lenoir Project Director, Kidney Community Emergency Response (KCER), HSAG
  • Robert Loeper MBA SVP, Operations, Incident Commander for Disaster Response, FMC
  • Elizabeth McNamara MS, RN Strategic Advisor
  • Zain Mithani MD Nephrologist, Member of FL Society of Nephrology Executive Committee
  • William Paxton MD, PhD Group Medical Director, Davita
  • Ruth Smarinsky PharmD Senior Advisor, Direct Relief
  • Caprice Vanderkolk RN Nurse Manager, University of MN; Renal Healthcare Association President

Quality Assessment, Improvement, and Education (QAIE) Steering Committee

Chair

  • Sana Waheed MD, FASN Emory University

Members

  • Virginia (Ginnie) Asp MPH, RN Altru Health System
  • Kristina Bryant MD University of Louisville Physicians Novak Center for Children’s Health
  • Tuschar Chopra MD, FASN UVA Division of Nephrology
  • Danilo (Dani) Concepcion CBNT, CCHT-A, FNKF St. Joseph Hospital
  • Renee Garrick MD, FACP, FASN Westchester Medical Center
  • Samir Chandra Gautam MBBS Johns Hopkins
  • Nicole Gualandi MS/MPH, RN, CIC, FAPIC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Fiona McKinney Patient Advocate
  • Marie Philipneri MD, PhD Saint Louis University School of Medicine
  • Brian S. Rha MD Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Rini Rossanti MD, PhD Universitas Padjadjaran
  • Quinetta Taylor BCPA Subject Matter Expert
  • Bradley A. Warady MD Children’s Mercy Hospitals & Clinics
  • Leslie P. Wong MD, MBA, FASN Intermountain Healthcare

Intern

  • Rini Rossanti MD, MPH Universitas Padjadjaran