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 over time, such that by … Read more
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 May 2, 2010. This event … Read more
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 Medicine, Division of Rheumatology and … Read more
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 Pender High School and patient … Read more
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 first place team finished at … Read more
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 treatment of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody … Read more
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 Director. Gerald Hladik, MD, Fellowship … Read more
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 the prevention and treatment of … Read more
‘Kidney Disease and Health Promotion’: a Community Perspective” discusses findings in research article on community perspectives on kidney disease and health promotion in rural North Carolina. UNC Kidney Center staff member Caroline Jennette talks with the International Program of Psycho-Social Health Research in two podcasts about focus group research she did to explore rural, community … Read more
On Saturday, December 4, 2010 the North Carolina/Raleigh Vasculitis Support Group, a chapter of the Vasculitis Foundation, met at the John Hope Franklin Center in Durham. There were 45 attending, including 24 vasculitis patients. The meeting speaker was Dr. Patrick Nachman, Professor of Medicine in the UNC Kidney Center. Dr. Nachman is a vasculitis physician/scientist. … Read more