News Archive
Drs Beck, Bathia, Francis, Havasi and Stern among Boston Magazine’s “Top Docs 2023”
Congratulations to Dr Laurence Beck, Jasvinder Bathia, Jean Francis, Andrea Havasi and Lauren Stern of BU/BMC's section of Nephrology for being named "Top Docs" for 2023 in Boston Magazine's! They are among one hundred and sixteen BMC physicians named for the exceptional care that they provide to our patients and... More
Dr. Ashish Upadhyay and Dr. Ramon Bonegio Awarded During 2022 Evans Research Day
Congratulations to BMC Nephrology's Dr. Ashish Upadhyay and Dr. Ramon Bonegio for their DOM Evans Research Day Awards! Dr. Upadhyay has received the Special Recognition Teaching Award, which recognizes that "trainees at every level benefit from his skilled teaching, support of scholarship and programmatic enhancements. Under his leadership, Nephrology training has... More
Dr. Najia Idrees wins 2nd Place Clinical Poster Award in 2022 Evans Research Day
Congratulations to faculty member and fellowship program alum Dr. Najia Idrees who has won the 2nd Place Clinical Poster Award for the 2022 Department of Medicine's Evans Research Day for her research work conducted during fellowship with her mentor Dr. Vipul Chitalia! Title: Conventional Venogram Underestimates Vascular Access Stenosis Compared to... More
The use of plasma biomarker-derived clusters for clinicopathologic phenotyping: results from the Boston Kidney Biopsy Cohort Published in the Clinical Kidney Journal with Author Dr. Insa Schmidt
Congratulations to BMC Nephrology's Drs. Insa Schmidt, Ashish Verma, Sushrut Waikar and fellow authors of the paper The use of plasma biomarker-derived clusters for clinicopathologic phenotyping: results from the Boston Kidney Biopsy Cohort recently published in the Clinical Kidney Journal! Dr. Insa Schmidt and Dr. Sophie Claudel have additionally received a CTSI... More
Aldosterone in chronic kidney disease and renal outcomes
Please read Dr. Ashish Verma's new publication in European Heart Journal. Link Below: https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/advance-article/doi/10.1093/eurheartj/ehac352/6652163?searchresult=1
Fellowship Graduate Spotlight: Dr. Najia Idrees
Congratulations to Dr. Najia Idrees, MD, a recent graduate of Boston University and Boston Medical Center’s Nephrology Fellowship Training Program! Originally from Pakistan, Najia joined BMC as a fellow in 2020 after choosing to pursue medicine due to her passion to serve and make a difference. She was drawn to... More
Dr. Steven Craig Borkan 2022 Integrated Pilot Grant Awardee
We congratulate Dr. Steven Craig Borkan as one of the recipients of the 2022 Integrated Pilot Grant Awardees, for his efforts in developing novel solutions focused on clinical and translational research. Link below https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Announcing-the-2022-Integrated-Pilot-Grant-Awardees.html?soid=1117183930065&aid=SEYi7WxFJcQ
DOM Announcement: Center for Cross Organ Vascular Pathology (COVP)
The Department of Medicine and Section of Nephrology are delighted to announce the creation of the Center for Cross Organ Vascular Pathology (COVP), directed by Dr. Vipul Chitalia. The COVP will focus on unlocking the underpinnings of vascular pathophysiology in different organs (peripheral vasculature, heart, kidneys, lungs, brain, and eye, More
“Molecular Characterization of Membranous Nephropathy” Published in JASN
Congratulations to Dr. Laurence Beck whose paper, "Molecular Characterization of Membranous Nephropathy," has been published in JASN! An early access version is now available here.
Boston Globe Article Features BMC Kidney Transplant Story
The Boston Globe has published a story highlighting a BMC kidney transplant recipient. Read the full article here.