Course Directors:
Pooja Amarapurkar, MD
Christos Argyropoulos, MD, PhD

Faculty Listing

1. Blaise Abramovitz, DO, FASN – University of Pittsburgh; Renal-Electrolyte Division, Assistant Professor of Medicine; Mercy Hospital, UPMC, Director of Community Practice, Division of Nephrology, Pittsburgh PA
2. Syeda Ahmad, MD – University of Pittsburgh; Renal-Electrolyte Division, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Director of Glomerular Disease Center, Pittsburgh, PA
3. Pooja Amarapurkar, MD – University of Pittsburgh; Renal-Electrolyte Division, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Director of Onco-Nephrology, Pittsburgh, PA
4. Christos Argyropoulos, MD, PhD – University of New Mexico; Internal Medicine, Chief, Division of Nephrology, Associate Professor of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM
5. Pablo Garcia, MD – University of New Mexico; Internal Medicine, Chair, Professor of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM
6. Manisha Jhamb, MD, MPH – University of Pittsburgh; Renal-Electrolyte Division, Associate Chief, Director of Center for Population Health Management, Pittsburgh, PA
7. Paul Palevsky, MD – University of Pittsburgh; Renal-Electrolyte Division, Critical Care Medicine, and Clinical & Translation Science, Professor of Medicine; Chief, Kidney Medicine Section, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA
8. Chethan Puttarajappa, MD, MS – University of Pittsburgh; Renal-Electrolyte Division, Associate Professor of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
9. Janani Rangaswami, MD, FACP, FCRS, FAHA – George Washington University; School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Professor of Medicine; Director of Cardiorenal Program, Washington, DC
10. Helbert Rondon, MD, MS – University of Pittsburgh; Renal-Electrolyte Division, Professor of Medicine; Chief, Renal Services, UPMC Magee-Women’s Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
11. Mark Unruh, MD, MS – University of New Mexico; Professor of Medicine, Chair, Department of Internal Medicine, Albuquerque, NM
12. Juan Carlos Velez, MD – University of Queensland; Oschner Clinical School, Associate Professor, New Orleans, LA

Staff Listing

1. Maria Delesio, ABM, AGS – University of Pittsburgh; Department of Medicine, Renal-Electrolyte Division, Pittsburgh Center for Kidney Research - O’Brien Center, Business Administration Manager, Pittsburgh, PA

Faculty & Staff Disclosure

All individuals in a position to control the content of this education activity including members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, and/or content reviewers have disclosed all relevant financial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services, used on, or consumed by, patients.

The following relevant financial relations were disclosed:

1. Dr. Paul Palevsky has grant/research support from Baxter Inc. and is a consultant for Chiesi USA (an affiliate of Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A) and AkiCept LLC.
2. Dr. Chethan Puttarajappa is a consultant for Replimune Group, Inc.
3. Dr. Janani Rangaswami is a consultant for Boehringer Ingelheim, Pryocyrion, and Bayer as well as a CE Speakers’ Bureau member for Boehringer Ingelheim.
4. Dr. Christos Argyropoulos has grant/research support from Quanta Dialysis Technologies Ltd.
5. Dr. Manisha Jhamb has grant/research support from CKD Leaders Network and is a consultant for Boehringer Ingelheim, Eli-Lilly and Company, and CKD Leaders Network.
6. Dr. Juan Carlos Velez is a consultant for Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, Calliditas Therapeutics, and Travere Therapeutics and is a CE Speakers’ Bureau member of Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals.
7. Dr. Syeda Ahmad is a consultant and a part of the CE Speakers’ Bureau for Travere Therapeutics and was previously a consultant for Novartis.

No other planners, members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose.

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