Acute Kidney Injury (AKINow) Mission
To promote excellence in the prevention and treatment of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) by building a foundational program that transforms the delivery of AKI care, reduces morbidity and mortality and improves long-term outcomes.
AKINow Steering Committee
Chair
- Chirag Parikh MBBS, PhD Johns Hopkins
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
- Anitha Vijayan MD, FASN Intermountain Healthcare
Intern
- Michelle Tran MD University of Virginia
ASN Council Liaison
- Samir M. Parikh MD, FASN UT Southwestern
Staff Project Manager
- Bonnie Freshly MEd, CMP ASN Alliance for Kidney Health
COVID-19 & Emerging Threats (C-ET)
To enhance the quality of life for people with kidney failure by engaging nephrologists as team leaders in transformational change that continuously improves the safety of life sustaining dialysis, specifically in the area of current and emerging bacterial, viral, and fungal threats which impact immunocompromised individuals with chronic kidney disease.
https://epc.asn-online.org/projects/current-and-emerging-threats/
COVID-19 and Emerging Threats (C-ET) Steering Committee
Chair
- Jeffrey Silberzweig MD, FASN The Rogosin Institute
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 Diality, Inc.
- 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
- 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
Intern
- Stephanie Pavlovich MD, PhD UNC Hospitals
Staff Project Managers
- Joseph Kessler MSN, RN, CPDN ASN Alliance for Kidney Health
- Liz McNamara MS, RN ASN Alliance for Kidney Health
Diabetic Kidney Disease Collaborative (DKD-C) Mission
Working Together to Address the Urgent and Unmet Needs in the Diagnosis and Treatment of People with Diabetic Kidney Disease.
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
ASN Council Liaison
- Patrick Nachman MD, FASN University of Minnesota
Staff Project Manager
- Bonnie Freshly MEd, CMP ASN Alliance for Kidney Health
Diagnostic Excellence: eGFR Toolkit Mission
To promote national implementation of the race-free eGFR equation in the screening, early detection, and management of kidney diseases.
Diagnostic Excellence: eGFR Toolkit Steering Committee
Chair
- Crystal A. Gadegbeku MD, FASN Cleveland Clinic
Members
- Cynthia Delgado MD, FASN San Francisco Veterans Affairs Healthcare System and University of California, San Francisco
- Vanessa Grubbs MD, MPH Baywell Health
- Andrew S. Levey MD Tufts Medical Center
- Stacey Jolly MD Cleveland Clinic
- M.J. Lewis National Kidney Foundation
- Suzanne M. Norby MD, FASN University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
- C. John Sperati MD, MHS Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- Curtis Warfield MS Kidney Health Initiative (KHI) Patient and Family Partnership Council (PFPC)
Ad Hoc Member
- Raquel C. Greer MD, MHS National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Staff Project Manager
- Christina Silva BSN, RN ASN Alliance for Kidney Health
Emergency Partnership Initiative (EPI) Mission
The ASN Emergency Partnership Initiative (EPI) is a coalition of organizations allied to provide support to people with kidney diseases affected by disasters. Motivated by the adage coined by Benjamin Franklin in 1736, “an ounce of preparation is worth a pound of cure,” ASN EPI seeks to help patients and caregivers anticipate disasters that are likely to affect the regions where they live. EPI efforts recognize that disasters impact and may exaggerate historic sociodemographic inequities, so this initiative will include a focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion as well as justice.
The EPI work will focus on events throughout the United States and the Caribbean with an emphasis on disasters that are a result of climactic factors. Recent data shows increasing severity of disasters in correlation with climate change. As such, EPI will include a better understanding of the relationship between climate change and kidney diseases.
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, Davita Kidney Care
- Gopa Green MD, FASN Associate Chief Medical Officer, U.S. Renal Care
- 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
- Zain Mithani MD Nephrologist, Member of FL Society of Nephrology Executive Committee
- William Paxton MD, PhD Group Medical Director, Davita
- Marie D. Philipneri MD, PhD Saint Louis University
- Ruth Smarinsky PharmD Senior Advisor, Direct Relief
- Caprice Vanderkolk RN Nurse Manager, University of MN; Renal Healthcare Association President
Staff Liaison
- Susie Stark ASN Alliance for Kidney Health
- Liz McNamara MS, RN ASN Alliance for Kidney Health
About Fostering Inclusivity in Dialysis (FinD) Leadership Training Program
The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) is proud to announce the launch of Fostering Inclusivity in Dialysis (FinD), a groundbreaking leadership training program designed to create future generations of leaders, regardless of your current level of practice.
This nephrology leadership training program will cultivate the necessary skills for nephrologists that will translate into improving outcomes and experiences for people living with kidney diseases impacted by health care disparities. FinD will accomplish this goal by offering a one-year virtual leadership training, career-specific mentoring, and networking experience for early career nephrologists including those in fellowship training. If you are interested or know someone who may be interested in developing leadership skills in nephrology, please apply here.
FinD Steering Comittee
Chair
- Cynthia Delgado MD, FASN Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Members
- Shaun Boyd MSW DaVita
- Lilia Cervantes MD University of Colorado
- Christopher Chan MD Toronto General Hospital
- Kelly Scott Jeffries BSN, RN, CNN NxStage Medical, Inc.
- Charmaine Lok MD, MPH Toronto General Research Institute
- Laisel Martinez MS, PharmD University of Miami
- Vandana Dua Niyyar MD, FASN Emory University
- Prabir Roy-Chaudhury MD, PhD, FASN University of North Carolina
- Milda Saunders MD, MPH University of Chicago
- Carolyn Wilkie Kuhns Law Firm, PLLC
- Karen Woo MD, MS, PhD Uniiveristy of California
- Martin Zand MD, PhD University of Rochester Medical Center
Staff Liaison
- Joseph Kessler MSN, RN, CPDN
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
- Keisha Gibson MD, MPH, FASN University of North Carolina Kidney Center
Members
- Andrew Bomback MD, MPH Columbia University
- Brian Ewert MD Marshfield Clinic
- Richard Lafayette MD Stanford University
- Lisa Latts MD, MSPH, MBA, FACP Optum Health Medical Office
- Laura Mariani MD, MS, FASN University of Michigan
- Patrick Nachman MD, FASN University of Minnesota School of Medicine
- Christine Sethna MD, MEd Cohen Children’s Hospital of NY
- Bonnie Schneider IgA Nephropathy Foundation
Staff Liaison
- Christina Silva BSN, RN
Home Dialysis Project (HDP) Mission
To improve awareness and outcomes of home dialysis therapies by enhancing education of kidney care professionals and trainees, addressing disparities in access to home dialysis, and advocating for policies that improve access to all dialysis treatment options in order to promote the highest quality of care.
Home Dialysis Steering Committee
Chair
- Edward Gould MD, FASN Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Jeffrey Perl MD St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto
Members
- Ibironke (Ronke) Apata MD Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Shweta Bansal MBBS, MD, FASN University of Texas Health at San Antonio
- Jeffrey S. Berns MD, FASN University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
- Stephanie Booth CIC, MPH Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Kristina Bryant MD University of Louisville Physicians Novak Center for Children’s Health
- Christopher Chan MD Toronto General Hospital
- Nicole Gualandi MS/MPH, RN, CIC, FAPIC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Janice P. Lea MD, MS, FASN Emory University
- Yuvaram Reddy MBBS, MPH, FASN University of Pennsylvania
- Anjali B. Saxena MD, FASN Stanford University School of Medicine
- James F. Simon MD, FASN Cleveland Clinic
- Eric L. Wallace MD, FASN University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Suzanne Watnick MD, FASN Northwest Kidney Centers, University of Washington
Staff Liaisons
- Ryan Murray American Society of Nephrology
- Kerry Leigh BSN, RN American Society of Nephrology
- Molly Rubin American Society of Nephrology
Kidney Community Vaccination Collaborative (KCVC) Mission
Promote immunization practices in nephrology care and facilitate uptake of routine vaccinations recommended for people with kidney diseases.
Kidney Community Vaccination Collaborative (KCVC) Steering Committee
Chair
- Rebecca Schmidt DO, FASN West Virginia University
Members
- Shuchi Anand MD, MS Stanford University
- 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.
- 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
- Nancy Welder RN, BSN, CNN DaVita Kidney Care
Intern
- Stephanie Pavlovich MD, PhD UNC Hospitals
Staff Project Managers
- Liz McNamara MN, RN ASN Alliance for Kidney Health
- Bonnie Freshly MEd, CMP ASN Alliance for Kidney Health
Nephrologists Transforming Dialysis Safety (NTDS) Mission
To enhance the quality of life for people with kidney failure by engaging nephrologists as team leaders in transformational change that continuously improves the safety of life sustaining dialysis.
Nephrologists Transforming Dialysis Safety (NTDS) Project Committee
Chair
- Kristina Bryant MD University of Louisville Physicians Novak Center for Children’s Health
Members
- Stephanie Booth CIC, MPH Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Danilo (Dani) Concepcion CBNT, CCHT-A, FNKF St. Joseph Hospital
- Debbie Cote MSN, RN, CNN, NE-BC Diality, Inc.
- Renee Garrick MD, FACP, FASN Westchester Medical Center
- Danica Gomes MD, MSc Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Nicole Gualandi MS/MPH, RN, CIC, FAPIC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Alan S. Kliger MD Yale University
- Trini Mathew MD Beaumont Hospital
- Elizabeth McNamara MS, RN Northwest Kidney Center
- Alicia Neu MD Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- Vandana Dua Niyyar MD, FASN Emory University
- Shannon Novosad MD, MPH Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Paul Palevsky MD, FASN University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
- Jeffrey Perl MD St. Michael’s Hospital
- Brian S. Rha MD Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Jeffrey I. Silberzweig MD, FASN The Rogosin Institute
- Quinetta Taylor BCPA Subject Matter Expert
- Sana Waheed MD, FASN Piedmont Nephrology and Internal Medicine
- Bradley Warady MD Children’s Mercy Hospitals & Clinics
- Leslie P. Wong MD, MBA, FASN Intermountain Healthcare
Staff Project Manager
- Susan Stark American Society of Nephrology
About Project Firstline
Project Firstline provides innovative and accessible infection control education for all frontline healthcare workers– so they can protect their patients, their coworkers and themselves from infectious disease threats in health care. As a collaborative, Project Firstline brings together more than 75 healthcare, academic, and public health partners to reach a wide range of healthcare audiences and settings across the country. Project Firstline offers educational resources in a variety of formats to meet the diverse learning needs and preferences of the healthcare workforce.
Project Firstline Steering Committee
Chair
- Kristina Bryant MD University of Louisville
Members
- Priya Nori MD Albert Einstein College of Medicine
- Debbie Cote MSN, RN, CNN, NE-BC Gaia Software; CII Service
- Erica Kaufman West MD American Medical Association
- Argentina Charles MPH, CIC Bureau of Epidemiology, Division of Disease Control & Health Protection at Florida Health
- Quinetta Taylor BCPA Tayloring Gratitude
- Nancy Colobong Smith MN, ARNP, ANP-BC, CNN President-Elect ANNA
- Fran Rickenbach CAE, IOM Nephrology Technician (NANT) Executive Director
- Dana F. Mitchell MD, FASN Global Kidney Center, PLLC
- Trini Mathew MD, MPH, FACP, FIDSA Associate Professor Internal Medicine OUWB and WSU (adjunct) CEO, HealthTAMCycle3 PLLC
- Sana Waheed MD, FASN Emory University
- Nicole Gualandi DrPH, MSN, RN, CIC, FAPIC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Staff Liaison
- Kerry Leigh BSN, RN ASN Alliance for Kidney Health
Transforming Dialysis Access Together (TDAT) Mission
The mission of the Transforming Dialysis Access Together (TDAT) initiative is to enhance the quality of life for people with kidney failure by engaging kidney care team-members, patients, and nephrologists as leaders in transformational change to improve practices, education, and policies around hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis accesses.
TDAT Steering Committee
Chair
- Vandana Dua Niyyar MD, FASN Emory University
Members
- Gerald A. Beathard MD, PhD, FASN University of Texas Medical Branch
- Stephanie Booth CIC, MPH Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Kristina Bryant MD University of Louisville Physicians Novak Center for Children’s Health
- Cynthia Delgado MD, FASN Veterans Affairs Medical Center
- Vanessa Evans Patient Advocate; Fresenius Kidney Care
- Danica Gomes MD, MSc Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Nichole M. Jefferson National Kidney Foundation
- Gordon McLennan MD University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
- Prabir Roy-Chaudhury MD, PhD, FASN (ASN Council Liaison) University of North Carolina
- Matthew Sparks MD Duke University
Staff Project Managers
- Joseph Kessler MSN, RN, CPDN ASN Alliance for Kidney Health
- Kerry Leigh BSN, RN ASN Alliance for Kidney Health
- David White ASN Alliance for Kidney Health
