Renal Grand Rounds

The Division of General Nephrology-Hypertension within the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine's Department of Medicine holds regular renal grand rounds presentations and lectures for faculty, residents, and fellows. The learning objectives of our renal grand rounds series is to present recent advancements in clinical care in renal medicine, recent advances in medical research and relevant material for clinical practice.

Upcoming Seminars

Upcoming seminars, including Renal Grand Rounds, are listed on our events page.

Past Seminars

The Division of General Nephrology-Hypertension strives to bring top-quality speakers to our weekly grand rounds and special seminar series. A sampling of our past seminars is listed below.

2022-2023 Seminars

• Hypoxic Metabolic Reprogramming in Ischemic Kidney Injury
  Pinelopi Kapitsinou, MD
  Associate Professor of Medicine - Nephrology
  Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine
• Scenario Planning for Older Adults with ESKD
  Holly Kramer, MD, MPH
  Professor of Medicine & Public Health Sciences
  Loyola University Chicago
  Recording available for rewatch.
• The Pathogenesis of IgA Nephropathy and Future Treatment Options
  Shana Olwyn Kelley, PHD
  Neena B. Schwartz Professor of Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering
  University of Alabama 
  Recording available for rewatch.
• Heart Kidney Synergy
  Rupal Mehta, MD, MSc
  Assistant Professor of Medicine
  Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine
  Recording available for rewatch.
• Timing of Kidney Replacement Therapy in Acute Kidney Injury
  Paul M. Palevsky, MD
  Professor of Medicine and Clinical and Translational Science
  Renal-Electrolyte Division at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
• Role of Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonist in the treatment of DKD
  Sylvia E. Rosas, MD, MSCE
  Nephrologist and Epidemiologist
  Joslin Diabetes Center
  Recording available for rewatch.
• Diabetes and the Kidney: Nephropathy and Beyond
  Amy Mottl, MD, MPH, FASN
  Associate Professor of Medicine
  UNC School of Medicine
  Recording available for rewatch.
• Current Advances in Artificial Intelligence in Kidney Transplantation
  Sook Park, MD & Alexander Leidner, MD
  Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine
  Recording available for rewatch.
• Management of Osteoporosis in Patients with CKD
  Thomas Nickolas, MD, MS
  Associate Professor of Medicine
  Recording available for rewatch.
• Novel Renal Anabolic Functions Revealed by Unbiased Profiling
  Eugene Rhee, MD
  Associate Professor of Medicine Chief of Nephrology, Department of Medicine
  Massachusetts General Hospital 
• Therapeutic Implications of Targeting ACE2: the receptor for Coronavirus causing COVID
  Daniel Batlle, MD
  Earl del Greco, Levin Professor of Medicine Chief of Nephrology, Department of Medicine
  Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine
  Recording available for rewatch.
• Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Associated Nephritis
  Jamie S. Lin, MD, FASN
  Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology
  University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
  Recording available for rewatch.

 Find 2021-22 Renal Grand Round recordings on our YouTube channel linked here.