Nine UNC Kidney Center physicians were named to the 2015-2016 Best Doctors in America® list. Only five percent of doctors in America earn this prestigious honor, decided by impartial peer review. Best Doctors, Inc helps patients get the right diagnosis and right treatment. The UNC Kidney Center physicians who made the 2015-2016 list are: Randal … Continued

An article published in the Occupational and Environmental Medicine (OEM) journal by former UNC Kidney Center trainee Jill Lebov, PhD, was recently discussed in an editorial on the publication’s web site. Dr. Lebov’s article, “Pesticide use and risk of end-stage renal disease among licensed pesticide applicators in the Agricultural Health Study,” studied commonly used pesticides … Continued

Dr. Dorey Glenn, a pediatric nephrology fellow at UNC, with the help from UNC adult nephrology fellows, has created “Nephropoly: Urine Trouble!,” a board game that teaches kidney physiology. The creation of Nephropoly came about as a response to the 2015 American Society of Nephrology Innovations in Kidney Education Contest, which asked the kidney community … Continued

The UNC Kidney Center welcomes new trainees Shannon Mahoney, MPH, MD, Monica Reynolds, MD, and Elizabeth Upton, MD, who began their nephrology training this month. Shannon Mahoney, MD, MPH Education B.S.: Biochemistry & Molecular BiologyUniversity of Florida, 2007 MPH: University of North Carolina, 2011 MD: University of North Carolina, 2012 Internal Medicine ResidencyUniversity of North … Continued

The Star Heel Awards Program is administered by Benefits Services in the Office of Human Resources at UNC and is sponsored by TIAA-CREF and presents the award to one person in each division and department at the university every year to recognize and reward excellent employees. Jean Brown, an IT Specialist for the UNC Kidney … Continued

Each year, the graduating nephrology trainees present the Maestro Award to a faculty member who has shown outstanding commitment and excellence in teaching. On June 17, 2015, the Maestro Award was presented to UNC Kidney Center Director Dr. Ron Falk. Dr. Fernanda Schober presented the award on behalf of the fellows, and delivered the following … Continued

On June 17, 2015, four nephrology trainees were recognized in a graduation ceremony for successfully completing their subspecialty training at UNC. Baher Basta, MD, Elizabeth Brant, M5, Koyal Jain, MD, and Kawan Swain, MD have graduated and each will be starting new jobs as nephrologists. Dr. Basta will be going into private practice nephrology in … Continued

Clinical trials that study kidney disease usually use end-stage kidney disease (having to go on dialysis or receive a kidney transplant) as the primary outcome, or end point, of a study. For many kidney diseases such as those associated with nephrotic syndrome (heavy protein loss in the urine), end stage kidney disease (ESKD) may not … Continued

The 17th International Vasculitis & ANCA Workshop was held in London on April 19-22. Physicians and researchers from around the world gathered at the Business Design Centre to share and hear about the latest advances in the field of vasculitis, and to network with healthcare professionals and scientists. Several UNC researchers were invited to speak … Continued

A grandson’s care leads Ward and Julia Marslender of Raleigh, N.C., to establish a $1 million bequest that will help UNC Children’s train the next generation of pediatric specialists in nephrology and urology. Republished with permission from UNC Health Care. Written by Danielle Bates It’s been nearly three years since their grandson, William, had his … Continued