“Dialysis has a survival rate that is lower than most cancers at the five-year mark. So transplant is really the life saving opportunity for individuals who have end stage kidney disease,” explains Sumit Mohan. So why do we toss so many healthy kidneys? freak.ws/3kx5WAG

Kidney doctor Sumit Mohan noticed that his hospital performed way more transplants on weekends. Why? That question led to a bigger one: thousands of patients die on the kidney transplant list each year — could some of those deaths have been avoided? freak.ws/3DmQM8k

Thanks for the invitation. The #ETCLC learning collaborative is poised to make a dramatic push to increase #kidney #transplantation rates is the US to the benefit of our patients.

Further evidence that the #transplant community needs to invest time and effort in to the OPTN registry if we want to maintain this valuable resource…. Not to mention getting UNOS to understand its value rather than treat it as an afterthought

In honor of #WorldKidneyDay today, the ISN has dressed the famous #MannekenPis with the colors of @WorldKidneyDay. Special thanks to the city of Brussels for helping us to raise awareness of the high burden of kidney disease worldwide.

here is an opportunity to understand the #data and #economics in #nephrology - for free from Columbia Nephrology

kireportscommunity.org/post/sodium-gl… check out this great blog from Sai Achi, MD and Sophia Ambruso on SGLT2i

Thank you National Kidney Foundation for the honor recognizing the work from my team and many collaborators. This was a really fun evening and humbling to be in the presence of so many folks who have done so much for #kidney disease.

The failure to invest in the OPTN data or provide enough oversight or monitoring will hurt the field in the long term. #Transplant centers and OPOs are equally responsible for this registry and the failure to invest in this effort by everyone adversely impacts the entire field

Annual Kidney Transplant Updates course only 3 days away! Register here: eventleaf.com/e/KidneyTransp… #kidney #nephtwitter #Transplant

it has been a fascinating ride @kireports so far - starting from scratch.. with more innovations in the pipeline as we try to improve how we benefit the #nephrology community worldwide - authors, reviewers, readers and most importantly ... our patients.

We are now accepting applications for our Transplant #Nephrology fellowship for the 2023-24 academic year! To apply, send CV and cover letter to bnc2101(at)cumc.columbia.edu. More info on this exciting/educational year: columbianephrology.org/transplant-fel… Sumit Mohan Ali Husain

Important work by Ali Husain