ASN Podcast

The Biden Administration's First 100 Days

19 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss the Biden administration's first 100 days, specifically the vaccine situation and regulatory issues related to kid...

The Federal Budget and Health Care Policy

29 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss the federal budget process and what that means for kidney and health care policy in the US.

Vaccines and Transplant Policy: An Update

16 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss a new White House initiative to get kidney patients vaccinated in dialysis centers. They also discuss what's happe...

COVID-19: One Year Later

26 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tod Ibrahim talks to Dr. Suzanne Watnick and Elizabeth McNamara of Northwest Kidney Centers about what they've learned since COVID-19 first hit the US...

What's Next for the Affordable Care Act?

19 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tod Ibrahim and David White update listeners on the Affordable Care Act, transplant policy, and the mandatory and voluntary payment models for nephrol...

The Early Days of the Biden Administration

05 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss how the composition of the Senate might affect policy discussions, as well as the Biden administration's executive...

Health Policy Possibilities for 2021

21 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tod Ibrahim and David White talk about what could happen for kidney care and health care in 2021.

Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage

29 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tod Ibrahim and David White talk about the end-of-year stimulus package from Congress and the recent approval of full immunosuppressive drug coverage ...

The Biden Health Care Team

21 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss what the health care team will look like in a Biden-Harris administration.

Federal Policy Around Kidney Diseases: A Review

07 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tod Ibrahim and David White review what the federal government is doing to promote awareness of kidney diseases, improve treatment options, and fund r...

Post-Election Predictions

20 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss the implications of the presidential election and what the new government's agenda could look like.

Regulatory Issues and Physician Payment

13 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss the latest updates about physician payment and the political issues affecting it.

Kidney Week 2020 Podcast: Social Issues in Nephrology

24 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Anupam Agarwal, Dr. Cynthia Delgado, and Dr. Masaomi Nangaku talk about the social issues facing nephrology worldwide, including social determinan...

Kidney Week 2020 Podcast: COVID-19 and the Kidneys

23 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Anupam Agarwal, Dr. Kenar Jhaveri, and Dr. Kathleen Liu discuss what nephrologists have learned about how COVID-19 affects the kidneys and what re...

Kidney Week 2020 Podcast: Technology and Innovation in the Kidney Space

22 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

ASN President Dr. Anupam Agarwal talks to Dr. Anna Greka and Dr. Timmy Lee about a number of recent advances in basic and clinical research, as well a...

Making Sense of Payment Models

14 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss the ins and outs of the payment models for nephrologists, including what would happen if the ACA is overturned.

Political Priorities for Election Season

25 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tod Ibrahim and David White talk about the recent death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and whether politicians will be able to pass anot...

How the Health Care System is Changing

11 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss the problems with current reporting of COVID-19 data, as well as how new technology might change the US health car...

What Nephrology Can Learn from Hospital Medicine

04 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tod Ibrahim talks to Dr. Laurence Wellikson, founding CEO of the Society of Hospital Medicine, about the evolution of hospital medicine and how the fi...

Habits of Highly Effective Fellows

21 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In a discussion with Tod Ibrahim, Dr. Sam Kant and Dr. Tiffany Truong give nephrology fellows advice on how to navigate their training effectively.

Reimbursement for Nephrologists

17 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tod Ibrahim and David White talk about the political and policy issues surrounding reimbursement for nephrologists.

What Will the Rest of 2020 Look Like?

04 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tod Ibrahim talks to David White about the stresses put on American society by the COVID-19 pandemic and election season, and how those will affect po...

Fighting Institutional Racism

31 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tod Ibrahim talks to Dr. Cynthia Delgado, chair of the ASN Diversity and Inclusion Committee, about systemic racism and how ASN can help to fight it.

Policy Challenges: Affordable Care Act and Visas

17 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss what's happening with challenges to the Affordable Care Act and visas for international medical graduates.

The Future of Telehealth

10 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss what the future of telehealth might look like given the current state of politics and the courts.

Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children with COVID-19

08 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tod Ibrahim talks to Dr. Keisha Gibson, a pediatric nephrologist, about Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children, a mysterious condition that has...

Protecting Civil Rights during COVID-19

02 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

David White talks to Roger Severino, Director of the Office of Civil Rights at HHS, about how the federal government intervened to protect vulnerable ...

Fighting Discrimination to Advance Medicine

26 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tod Ibrahim and David White talk about the recent death of activist Larry Kramer and how fighting discrimination is essential to advancing medicine an...

Acute Kidney Injury and COVID-19

16 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

David White talks to Dr. Kenar Jhaveri, associate chief of nephrology at Northwell Health and the new Editor-in-Chief of ASN Kidney News. Dr. Jhaveri ...

COVID-19 Update: How is New York Coping?

11 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tod Ibrahim talks to Dr. Barbara Murphy, who gives an update on the COVID-19 situation in New York City.

COVID-19 in India

05 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tod Ibrahim talks to Dr. Vivek Jha, president of the International Society of Nephrology, about how COVID-19 has affected India and the ways India's s...

COVID-19 and Health Care in the US

29 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tod Ibrahim talks to Dr. Darilyn Moyer, Executive Vice President/CEO of the American College of Physicians. They discuss issues such as how the COVID-...

The Importance of nephSAP

28 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tod Ibrahim talks to Dr. Alice Sheridan and Dr. Martina McGrath, the new editorial team of the Nephrology Self-Assessment Program, also known as nephS...

International Medical Graduates and the COVID-19 Crisis

26 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In a COVID-19 policy update, Tod Ibrahim and David White talk about ensuring that international medical graduates have the ability to work in the Unit...

COVID-19 Update: Emergency Funding for Kidney Research

21 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss ASN's work to get emergency funding for kidney research during the COVID-19 crisis.

COVID-19 Update: What's Happening in Alabama?

20 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tod Ibrahim talks to two leaders at the University of Alabama at Birmingham: Anupam Agarwal, MD, FASN, ASN President and head of the nephrology divisi...

COVID-19 Update: Policy Progress

18 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tod Ibrahim and David White talk about a range of policy issues relevant to the COVID-19 crisis, including physician reimbursement for telehealth, wor...

COVID-19 Update: Responding to the Emergency

14 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Jeffrey Silberzweig, CMO of the Rogosin Institute and co-chair of the ASN Emergency Partnership Initiative, talks about how the COVID-19 crisis un...

COVID-19 Update: Moving Forward

07 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tod Ibrahim and David White give a rundown of the latest policy issues during the COVID-19 pandemic, including proposals to implement widespread conta...

COVID-19 Update: The Situation in Boston

01 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

What is happening with COVID-19 in Boston? What issues must researchers address immediately to help kidney patients during this pandemic and future on...

COVID-19 Update: Major Policy Issues

28 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss issues relating to rationing of care, workforce shortages, COVID-19 in nursing facilities, and plans to begin re-o...

COVID-19 Update: Standing Up for Patients During the Crisis

23 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tod Ibrahim talks to Kevin Longino, CEO of the National Kidney Foundation, about what NKF is doing to educate and advocate for kidney patients during ...

COVID-19 Update: Policy

20 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss the latest news about the policy issues ASN is working on during the COVID-19 pandemic.

COVID-19 Update: New York

17 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In a follow-up to their first conversation, Tod Ibrahim talks to Dr. Barbara Murphy about how the COVID-19 situation is changing in New York.

COVID-19 Update: Washington State

15 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Suzanne Watnick, chief medical officer of Northwest Kidney Centers in Washington State, describes the steps her organization took to protect kidne...

COVID-19 Update: Policy and Advocacy

13 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tod Ibrahim and David White review recent policy requests ASN has made to members of Congress to help physicians and kidney patients during the COVID-...

COVID-19 Update: On the Front Lines in New York

08 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

ASN Executive Vice President Tod Ibrahim talks to ASN Councilor Dr. Barbara Murphy, who gives a gripping, detailed picture of how the Mount Sinai Heal...

COVID-19 Update: Telehealth

03 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

ASN Executive Vice President Tod Ibrahim interviews David White, ASN's Regulatory and Quality Officer, about policy updates in the field of telehealth...

Interview with Dr. Manisha Singh

03 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Manisha Singh is interviewed by Dr. Gretchen Leaman-Brandt about her recent article in Kidney News about sex and gender disparities in cardiovascu...

Kidney Week 2019 Podcast: Day 3

09 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

ASN President-elect Dr. Anupam Agarwal leads a discussion of Day 3 of Kidney Week, featuring guests Drs. Sam Kant, Silvi Shah, and Daniel Weiner.

Kidney Week 2019 Podcast: Day 2

09 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Samira Farouk leads a discussion about Day 2 of Kidney Week, with guests Drs. Mukta Baweja, Gretchen Leaman Brandt, and Ziad Al-Aly.

High-Impact Clinical Trials at Kidney Week 2019

09 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Pascale Lane and Dr. Kelly Hyndman give a comprehensive overview of the high-impact clinical trials presented at ASN Kidney Week 2019.

Kidney Week 2019 Podcast: Day 1

08 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this podcast, ASN President Dr. Mark Rosenberg leads a discussion of Day 1 of Kidney Week 2019 in Washington, DC. His guests are Drs. Matthew Spark...

The Past and Future of the Kidney Health Initiative

10 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The new ASN Co-Chair for the Kidney Health Initiative (KHI), Raymond C. Harris, MD, FASN, and former Co-Chair Prabir Roy-Chaudhury, MD, PhD, FASN, dis...

High-Impact Clinical Trials at Kidney Week 2018

29 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the ASN Kidney News Podcast, Pascale Lane, MD, FASN and Kelly Hyndman, PhD discuss the high-impact clinical trials presented at Kid...

ASN Kidney Week 2018 Podcast: Day 3

28 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The third daily Kidney Week 2018 podcast features ASN President, Mark D. Okusa MD, FASN, who speaks with Joel Topf, MD; Gretchen Leaman Brandt, MD, FA...

ASN Kidney Week 2018 Podcast: Day 2

27 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The second daily Kidney Week 2018 podcast features ASN Program Committee Chair, Benjamin D. Humphreys, MD, PhD, FASN, who speaks with Nancy Day Adams,...

ASN Kidney Week 2018 Podcast: Day 1

26 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The first daily Kidney Week 2018 podcast features ASN President, Mark D. Okusa MD, FASN, who speaks with Catherine Godson, PhD; John K. Roberts, MD, M...

Youngest Kidney Week Presenters Discuss Their Experiences

18 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

ASN Communications Associate, Sara Leeds, speaks with siblings Uma and Harish Alappan, two of the youngest people to ever present at Kidney Week. They...

Nephrology Fellows Share Their Perspectives

25 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

ASN Communications Associate, Sara Leeds, speaks with Samira Farouk, MD, MS and Devika Nair, MD about their experiences as young nephrology fellows an...

Engaging Congress to Address Disparities in Kidney Diseases

30 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

NephWatch speaks with Ray Bignall, MD and Alejandro Diez, MD, FASN about their efforts to engage Congress on issues surrounding racial and ethnic disp...

Dietary Needs of Patients with Kidney Diseases

12 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

NephWatch speaks with Joanne Cooke, Advanced Level Practice Renal Dietitian with the Kansas City VA Medical Center, about the dietary needs of patient...

ASN and the VA: Creating a Mobile App to Help People with Kidney Diseases

01 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

NephWatch speaks with Susan T. Crowley, MD, FASN, and Anne Utech, PhD, RDN, LD, about a collaborative project with ASN to develop a mobile app to help...

The ASN Pursuit of Innovation

21 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Members of the ASN Innovation and Discovery Task Force have been working to identify pathways to innovation & discovery in kidney care. ASN NephWatch ...

High-Impact Clinical Trials at Kidney Week 2017

17 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the ASN Kidney News Podcast, Pascale Lane, MD, FASN and Kelly Hyndman, PhD discuss the high-impact clinical trials presented at Kid...

ASN Kidney Week 2017 Podcast: Day 3

05 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

ASN President Eleanor D. Lederer MD, FASN, discusses Day 3 of Kidney Week 2017 with Martin Pollak, MD, Richard Coward, MBChB, PhD, and Devika Nair, MD...

ASN Kidney Week 2017 Podcast: Day 2

04 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Susan Wall, MD, Chair of the ASN Program Committee, discusses Day 2 of Kidney Week 2017 with Chirag Parikh, MD, PhD, FASN, Karen Warburton, MD, FASN, ...

ASN Kidney Week 2017 Podcast: Day 1

03 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

ASN President Eleanor D. Lederer MD, FASN, discusses Day 1 of Kidney Week 2017 with Sharon G. Adler MD, FASN, Michel Chonchol, MD, and Eugene Lin MD, ...

NIH Loan Repayment Programs

14 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

ASN Executive Vice President, Tod Ibrahim, speaks with Tara Chang, MD, MS, FASN and Kevin Erickson, MD, MS about the NIH Loan Repayment Programs, thei...

1in9 Roadshow Aims to Spread Kidney Disease Awareness

10 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

ASN Executive Vice President, Tod Ibrahim, speaks with Raymond Scott, a kidney patient, and his wife, Analyn about their "1in9 Roadshow" and their ext...

Dr. Lederer & Dr. Mehrotra – Disseminating New Research through New Technology

03 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Eleanor Lederer, ASN President, and Dr. Raj Mehrotra, CJASN Editor-in-Chief, discuss broadening outreach as technology expands. 0:55 How we consum...

A Conversation with ASN President Eleanor D. Lederer, MD, FASN

09 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

ASN President Eleanor Lederer, MD, FASN speaks with ASN Executive Vice President Tod Ibrahim about recent advances in nephrology, her career path and ...

High-Impact Clinical Trials at Kidney Week 2016

15 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Pascale Lane, MD, FASN and Gretchen Brandt, MD, FASN discuss the studies presented at this year’s High-Impact Clinical Trial session during Kidney W...

ASN and ACP: A Discussion with Darilyn Moyer, MD, FACP on Shared Challenges and Opportunities

08 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

ASN Executive Vice President Tod Ibrahim and ASN Public Policy Board member Crystal Gadegbeku, MD speak with Darilyn Moyer, MD, FACP, Executive Vice P...

ASN Kidney Week 2016 Podcast: Day 3

19 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

ASN President Raymond C. Harris, MD, FASN speaks with Patrick H. Nachman, MD, FASN, Pamela V. Tran, PhD, and Steven D. Crowley, MD. ASN Kidney Week Po...

ASN Kidney Week 2016 Podcast: Day 2

18 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

ASN Program Committee Chair, Roy Zent, MD, PhD speaks with Steven Cheng, MD, and Janos Peti-Peterdi, MD, PhD. ASN Kidney Week Podcasts are supported b...

ASN Kidney Week 2016 Podcast: Day 1

17 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

ASN President Raymond C. Harris MD, FASN, discusses Day 1 of Kidney Week 2016 with Kerri Cavanaugh, MD, MPH, Amit Garg, MD, PhD, and Susan B. Nicholas...

How will the Quality Payment Program/MACRA Affect Me in 2017?

16 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

David White, Policy and Communications Specialist speaks with Rachel Meyer, Director of Policy and Government Affairs about the Quality Payment Progra...

HIV+ Organ Transplantation: A Chat with Dorry Segev, MD, PhD

19 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Michelle Josephson, MD speaks with Dorry Segev, MD, PhD about the first HIV+ organ transplants in the US.

ASN Comments on Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015

26 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Meyer, ASN Director of Policy and Government Affairs, speaks about the proposed Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) la...

ASN and FDA: Recognizing Ways to Increase Diversity in Clinical Trials

25 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

ASN Executive Vice President, Tod Ibrahim and ASN Past President, Jonathan Himmelfarb, MD, FASN, speak with Jonca Bull, MD and Patrick Archdeacon, MD ...

ASN Participates in White House Organ Summit: Part 2

22 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Meyer, ASN Associate Director of Policy and Government Affairs, speaks with ASN Transplant Advisory Group Chair Michelle A. Josephson, MD about...

ASN Participates in White House Organ Summit: Part 1

14 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Meyer, ASN Associate Director of Policy and Government Affairs, speaks with ASN President Raymond Harris, MD, FASN and ASN Public Policy Board ...

Donald E. Wesson Research Fellowship Grant

06 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Donald Wesson talks with Dr. Nicholas Zwang (Wesson Research Fellowship recipient) re: training in the humanities (3:15); mentors (8:10); transpla...

A Brief History of Nephrology

01 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

ASN Executive Vice President, Tod Ibrahim, speaks with Garabed Eknoyan, MD, and Steven Peitzman, MD, FASN, about the history of nephrology from ancien...

Bennett Clinical Scholar Grant

13 Apr 2016

Contributed by Lukas

William M. Bennett, MD interviews Jane O. Schell, MD, the first recipient of the Bennett Scholars Grant, about her work teaching nephrologists to deli...

Why Nephrology?

13 Apr 2016

Contributed by Lukas

During a discussion about the William and Sandra Bennett Clinical Scholars Program, William M. Bennett, MD asks Jane O. Schell, MD, the first recipien...

A Tale of Two Heroines and the Living Donor Protection Act

09 Mar 2016

Contributed by Lukas

ASN Executive Director, Tod Ibrahim, speaks with Liz Casperite, a PKD patient, and Maria Weaver-Hollowniczky, her kidney donor, about their inspiratio...

SPRINTing Forward

13 Jan 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Expert interviewer George Bakris, MD, speaks with Alfred Cheung, MD, on how the findings of the SPRINT trial relate to CKD.

The Past, Present, and Future of Nephrology and ASN

04 Jan 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Past ASN President, Richard Tannen, MD, current ASN President, Raymond C. Harris, MD, FASN, and future ASN President, Susan Quaggin, MD reflect on the...

ASN Kidney Week 2015 Late-Breaking Clinical Trials

07 Dec 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Lynda Szczech and Dr. Pradeep Kadambi discuss the late-breaking clinical trials presented at ASN Kidney Week 2015.

ASN Kidney Week 2015 Day 3 Podcast

07 Nov 2015

Contributed by Lukas

ASN President Jonathan Himmelfarb, MD, FASN, discusses Day 3 of Kidney Week with Dr. Neil Powe, Dr. Jula Inrig, and Dr. Wolfgang Winkelmayer. ASN Kidn...

ASN Kidney Week 2015 Day 2 Podcast

06 Nov 2015

Contributed by Lukas

ASN Program Committee Chair, Lloyd Cantley, MD, FASN, discusses Day 2 of the ASN annual meeting with L. Ebony Boulware, MD, MPH, John Gill, MD, and Ca...

ASN Kidney Week 2015 Day 1 Podcast

05 Nov 2015

Contributed by Lukas

ASN President Jonathan Himmelfarb, MD, FASN, discusses Day 1 of Kidney Week with Amit Garg, MD, PhD, Scherly Leon, MD, and Ben Humphreys, MD, PhD, FAS...

Professional Soccer Player Clyde Simms on FSGS and Organ Donation

11 Sep 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Former professional soccer player Clyde Simms speaks with ASN Executive Director Tod Ibrahim about his battle against FSGS and the importance of organ...

Dr. Paul Teirstein Discusses the National Board of Physicians and Surgeons, the New Alternative to ABIM’s MOC Program

25 Jun 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Paul Teirstein, President of the National Board of Physicians and Surgeons, speaks with ASN Executive Director, Tod Ibrahim, about the newly devel...

Dr. David Askenazi on the Pediatric and Infant Center for Acute Nephrology (PICAN) at Children’s of Alabama

27 May 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. David Askenazi of the Pediatric and Infant Center for Acute Nephrology (PICAN) at Children’s of Alabama speaks with ASN Executive Director Tod I...

NASCAR Driver Joey Gase on Organ Donation

07 May 2015

Contributed by Lukas

ASN Executive Director, Tod Ibrahim, speaks with acclaimed NASCAR driver Joey Gase about his experiences that inspired him to become a leading organ d...

SGR Repeal: Now or Never

08 Apr 2015

Contributed by Lukas

ASN Manager of Policy and Government Affairs, Rachel Meyer, speaks with ASN Policy Associate, Mark Lukaszewski, about current efforts to repeal the Su...

The Nephrology Match: Part 1

23 Mar 2015

Contributed by Lukas

ASN Executive Director Tod Ibrahim speaks with Dr. Ray Harris and Dr. Matthew Sparks of the ASN Nephrology Match Task Force about the group's recommen...