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Immigration Status Checks, Emergency Medicaid Utilization, and Health Care Access for Uninsured Individuals with Kidney Disease
Congratulations to Dr. Rizzolo on being featured on ASN In The Loop. Please click here to read the full article.
2024 BU/ BMC DOM Evans Research Days Awards
Congratulations to four Nephrology trainees/ students for winning the 2024 DOM Evans Research Days Awards: Sophia Rosan: Clinical Science Poster Winner – 1st Place (Schmidt Lab), Presentation title: “The Association of Serum Uric Acid with Podocyte Injury and Kidney Histopathologic Lesions” Harshita Pattam: Basic Science Poster Winner – 2nd Place (Lu Lab), More
Machine-learning based subgroups of AL amyloidosis and cumulative incidence of mortality and end stage kidney disease
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/author/PSMI8PBJV4BZQMDJQYCZ?target=10.1002/ajh.27472 “Authors categorized newly diagnosed AL amyloidosis into three distinct subgroups with notable clinical characteristics and varying risks of all-cause mortality and ESKD. We demonstrate the power of using a comprehensive set of lab parameters with machine learning methods to improve prognostication” Hot off the press @AjHematology @BU_Amyloidosis researchers develop novel prognostic... More
“Plasma proteomics of acute tubular injury”
Our researchers @insaschmidt_md@SophieClaudel@AshuNephro@waikarssand @KPMProject collaborators identify plasma biomarkers associated with acute tubular injury severity using plasma proteomics technology. Read the full article here at @NatureComms Plasma proteomics of acute tubular injury - Nature Communications
Dr. Schmidt K01 award from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Congratulations to Dr. Schmidt on receiving a K01 award from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) for her work on advancing CKD diagnostics. CKD is a global health issue and a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Dr. Schmidt’s research harnesses deep learning to analyze kidney biopsy... More
BMC at YMCA
@bu_bmc_renal faculty, Dr @ilori_titi, Dr. Afolarin Amodu and team joined community members @YMCA_Boston Roxbury to teach and talk about kidney health. Our nephrologists provided valuable preventive care for the community with blood pressure and urine protein screening.
New Publication in Annals of Internal Medicine
Congratulations to Drs. Ashish Verma, Sushrut Waikar, Insa Schmidt, Sophie Claudel and all other authors on the publishing of their article "Association of Albuminuria With Chronic Kidney Disease Progression in Persons With Chronic Kidney Disease and Normoalbuminuria: A Cohort Study " in Annals of Internal Medicine "This study highlights that those... More
AHA Career Development Award
Congratulations Sudhir Kumar and Ashish Verma, both recipients of the 2024 AHA Career Development Award. The description states, " This grants supports highly promising healthcare and academic professional, in the early years of one's first professional appointment, to explore innovative questions or pilot studies that will provide preliminary data and... More
Drs. Bhatia, Stern, Francis and Beck among Boston Magazine’s “top Docs 2024”
Congratulations to Drs. Jasvinder Bhatia, Lauren Stern, Jean Francis and Laurence Beck of BU/BMC's section of Nephrology for being named "Top Docs" for 2024 in Boston Magazine's! They are among one hundred and twenty-five BMC physicians named for the exceptional care that they provide to our patients and community. Please... More
NKF New England Honors 2024
Congratulations to Dr. Sushrut Waikar for being honored by the NKF New England for Excellence in Nephrology. To see the list of 2024 NKF New England Honorees, please click here here