Conference Presenters

1. Welcome/NephCure in Action - More Here Lou Antosh - Member, Board of Directors
The NephCure Foundation

2. Introduction to Nephrotic Syndrome
Susan Conley, M.D.
Chief of the Section of Nephrology
St. Christopher's Hospital for Children

3.Introduction to FSGS Bernard Kaplan, M.B., BCh.
Chief of Nephrology
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

4. Research Update from the National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Marva Moxey-Mims, M.D., F.A.A.P.
Director, Pediatric Nephrology and Renal Centers Programs
National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases, DKUH

5. FSGS Clinical Trial Frederick Kaskel, M.D.
Director of Pediatric Nephrology
Children's Hospital of Montefiore

6. Rediscovering the Podocyte: Entering the Podocyte Era
Lawrence Holzman, M.D.
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
University of Michigan Medical Center

7. Treatment of Steroid Sensitive Nephrotic Syndrome
Bernard Kaplan, M.B., BCh.
Chief of Nephrology
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

8. Management of Nephrotic Syndrome & FSGS
Madhura Pradhan, M.D.
Attending Physician
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

9. How You Can be Part of the Team: Fundraising, Education and Advocacy
Kevin Tierney
The NephCure Foundation

10. Nutrition and Nephrotic Syndrome
Jennifer Cardello, R.D., L.D.N., C.N.S.D.
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

11. Adjusting to the Diagnosis of Nephrotic Syndrome/FSGS
Nataliya Zelikovsky,Ph.D.
Aileen Schast, Ph.D.
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

12. Renal Replacement Therapies for FSGS Chestnut Room
James F. Burke, M.D.
Medical Director of the Division of Nephrology
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and Clinical Professor of Medicine at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University. 

13. The Process of Long-Term Adjustment and Acceptance
Nataliya Zelikovsky,Ph.D.
Aileen Schast, Ph.D.
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

14. The Renal Insurance Maze
Cynthia Green, MSS, LSW
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

15. Young Adult Round Table
Caryle Glah, MSW, LSW
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

16. Transition to Adult Care Cynthia Green, MSS, LSW
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Due to their size, presentations are not available online. Please contact Kevin Tierney at ktierney@nephcure.org or call 1 (866) NephCure x 23 for more information.