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Vimal Derebail, MD, wins 2nd place in the National Kidney Foundation’s Spring Clinical Meetings abstract competition

March 13, 2015
There were more than 350 posters in competition at the event. Dr. Derebail, a current renal epidemiology trainee at the UNC Kidney Center, won 2nd place for his abstract entitled “Variant Hemoglobin May Affect Erythropoietin Response in African-Americans Receiving Hemodialysis”. Co-authors are Patrick H. Nachman,Nigel S. Key, Heather Ansede, Ronald...

NC Fun Ride Raises Over $8,000 For Vasculitis Research, Awareness and Support

March 13, 2015
Funds raised benefited the Vasculitis Foundation. On Saturday, May 1, 2010 the annual NC Fun Ride in Graham, North Carolina raised over $8,000 for the Vasculitis Foundation. The riders and volunteers enjoyed a sunny, spring day, great music and wonderful fellowship. Over the last nine years, the NC Fun Ride...

David Cole, Raven Rock Ramble Director, Shares Personal Story

March 13, 2015
David Cole is a kidney patient and transplant recipient who directs the annual Raven Rock Ramble bike ride. I started cycling in earnest 1987, shortly after a volleyball-induced knee injury took me out of running. I started riding in local group rides and centuries and developed decent strength and speed...

Raven Rock Ramble Raises Over $16,000 for UNC Kidney Center

March 13, 2015
Raven Rock Ramble is a century (100-mile) bicycle ride which explores the four-county area (Wake, Harnett, Lee, and Chatham) around Raven Rock State Park in North Carolina. Proceeds from the event go to benefit the UNC Kidney Center for direct patient services. The 9th Raven Rock Ramble was held on...

North Carolina/Raleigh Vasculitis Support Group Holds Spring Meeting

March 13, 2015
On Saturday, May 22, 2010 the North Carolina/Raleigh Vasculitis Support Group, a chapter of the Vasculitis Foundation, met in Durham. There were 38 participants attending, including 21 vasculitis patients. The meeting speaker was Dr. Mary Anne Dooley, Associate Professor in the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of...

Making a Difference: Rising high school senior hosts local health fair

March 13, 2015
Student and kidney patient Eric Devone hosted health fair to educate his peers and neighbors on chronic kidney disease Fellow Pender High School students and residents of the Currie community were the beneficiaries of a chronic kidney disease (CKD) health fair hosted by Eric Devone, a soft-spoken, rising senior at...

Tommy Arthur and Jay Zimmerman Host Third Annual Golf Tournament

March 13, 2015
Tournament took place at Country Hills Golf Course and raised funds to support the Kidney Education Outreach Program. Saturday, June 12th was a perfect day for the third Annual KEOP Golf Tournament. Jay Zimmerman and Tommy Arthur, tournament co-hosts, awarded the top 3 teams in the captains’ choice event. The...

UNC Kidney Center Director Ron Falk Interviewed About the Use of Rituximab in Treating Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody (ANCA)-associated Vasculitis

March 13, 2015
Drs. Falk and Jennette authored the studies published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Dr. Ron Falk, Director of the UNC Kidney Center, spoke with a reporter about two studies recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine comparing the use of rituximab with cyclophosphamide (cytoxan) in the...

Maestro Award Presented to Professor Randy Detwiler

March 13, 2015
The Maestro Award is given every year in honor of Dr. Romulo Colindres, and is bestowed annually upon a faculty member who has shown “outstanding commitment and excellence in teaching.” The UNC Nephrology fellows have presented the Maestro Award to Dr. Randy Detwiler, Professor of Medicine and Transplant Nephrology Program...

Dr. Abhi Kshirsagar Elected to Advisory Group

March 13, 2015
Dr. Kshirsagar will serve on the American Society of Nephrology’s Chronic Kidney Disease Advisory Group (CKDAG). Faculty member Abhijit V. Kshirsagar, MD, MPH, was recently elected to serve on the American Society of Nephrology’s Chronic Kidney Disease Advisory Group (CKDAG). The CKDAG provides clinical and scientific knowledge and advances concerning...