Anna Burgner MD MEHP
@annaburgner.bsky.social
Kidney doctor @VUMC Health and PD for @VUMCKidney | MEHP from @HopkinsMEHP | posts are my own and do not represent medical advice
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#NephMadness 2025: The Effluent Eight
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#NephMadness 2025: The Effluent Eight
It’s time to announce the winners of each region! Is your pick for the eventual champion still alive, or have your hopes been dashed by the Blue Ribbon Panel? Check out the Current Standings …
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April 2, 2025 at 12:50 PM
The Effluent Eight from #NephMadness 2025 was just announced!! How is your bracket doing? What did the blue ribbon panel get right?
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#NephMadness 2025: The Effluent Eight
It’s time to announce the winners of each region! Is your pick for the eventual champion still alive, or have your hopes been dashed by the Blue Ribbon Panel? Check out the Current Standings …
ajkdblog.org
April 2, 2025 at 11:07 AM
The Effluent Eight from #NephMadness 2025 was just announced!! How is your bracket doing? What did the blue ribbon panel get right?
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#NephMadness 2025: CAR-T for Kidney Disease Region
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Teams:
- CAR-T for Autoimmune Disease
- CAR-T Side Effects
Expert: @jeffsparks.bsky.social
Writer: Yara Mouawad
Execs: Dia Waguespack & @annaburgner.bsky.social
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Teams:
- CAR-T for Autoimmune Disease
- CAR-T Side Effects
Expert: @jeffsparks.bsky.social
Writer: Yara Mouawad
Execs: Dia Waguespack & @annaburgner.bsky.social
#NephMadness 2025: CAR-T for Kidney Disease Region
Submit your picks! | @NephMadness | @nephmadness.bsky.social | NephMadness 2025 Selection Committee Member: Jeffrey Sparks @jeffsparks @jeffsparks.bsky.social Jeffrey A. Sparks is a rheumatologist …
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March 19, 2025 at 6:45 PM
#NephMadness 2025: CAR-T for Kidney Disease Region
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Teams:
- CAR-T for Autoimmune Disease
- CAR-T Side Effects
Expert: @jeffsparks.bsky.social
Writer: Yara Mouawad
Execs: Dia Waguespack & @annaburgner.bsky.social
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Teams:
- CAR-T for Autoimmune Disease
- CAR-T Side Effects
Expert: @jeffsparks.bsky.social
Writer: Yara Mouawad
Execs: Dia Waguespack & @annaburgner.bsky.social
Reposted by Anna Burgner MD MEHP
#NephMadness 2025 Commentary by Kelly Birdwell:
Obesity in Kidney Transplant Recipients – A Weighty Problem to Scale Back
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Obesity in Kidney Transplant Recipients – A Weighty Problem to Scale Back
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#NephMadness 2025: Obesity in Kidney Transplant Recipients – A Weighty Problem to Scale Back
Submit your picks! | @NephMadness | @nephmadness.bsky.social | NephMadness 2025 Kelly Birdwell Dr. Birdwell is a transplant nephrologist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center where she is focus…
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March 14, 2025 at 12:47 PM
#NephMadness 2025 Commentary by Kelly Birdwell:
Obesity in Kidney Transplant Recipients – A Weighty Problem to Scale Back
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Obesity in Kidney Transplant Recipients – A Weighty Problem to Scale Back
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#NephMadness 2025 is live on the #AJKDBlog: bit.ly/WelcomeNM25
Topics include:
- Resistant Hypertension
- Obesity
- Green House
- Minimal Change Disease
- Disaster Nephrology
- Genetics
- Hemodialysis
- CAR-T for Kidney Disease
Looking forward to the fun and learning with all of you!
Topics include:
- Resistant Hypertension
- Obesity
- Green House
- Minimal Change Disease
- Disaster Nephrology
- Genetics
- Hemodialysis
- CAR-T for Kidney Disease
Looking forward to the fun and learning with all of you!
Welcome to #NephMadness 2025
Here it is, the 13th edition of NephMadness! Whether you’re new to the competition or just want to relive past glories, we have all the info you need for NephMadness 2025: What is NephMadnes…
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March 3, 2025 at 1:17 PM
#NephMadness 2025 is live on the #AJKDBlog: bit.ly/WelcomeNM25
Topics include:
- Resistant Hypertension
- Obesity
- Green House
- Minimal Change Disease
- Disaster Nephrology
- Genetics
- Hemodialysis
- CAR-T for Kidney Disease
Looking forward to the fun and learning with all of you!
Topics include:
- Resistant Hypertension
- Obesity
- Green House
- Minimal Change Disease
- Disaster Nephrology
- Genetics
- Hemodialysis
- CAR-T for Kidney Disease
Looking forward to the fun and learning with all of you!
Reposted by Anna Burgner MD MEHP
Announcing the #NephJC internship, @nephjc.bsky.social and @kireports.bsky.social joining forces
www.nephjc.com/intern-app for details and to apply!
#NephSky
www.nephjc.com/intern-app for details and to apply!
#NephSky
NephJC Editorial Internship — NephJC
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March 6, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Announcing the #NephJC internship, @nephjc.bsky.social and @kireports.bsky.social joining forces
www.nephjc.com/intern-app for details and to apply!
#NephSky
www.nephjc.com/intern-app for details and to apply!
#NephSky
Reposted by Anna Burgner MD MEHP
#NephMadness 2025: CAR-T for Kidney Disease Region
bit.ly/NM25CART
Teams:
- CAR-T for Autoimmune Disease
- CAR-T Side Effects
Expert: @jeffsparks.bsky.social
Writer: Yara Mouawad
Execs: Dia Waguespack & @annaburgner.bsky.social
bit.ly/NM25CART
Teams:
- CAR-T for Autoimmune Disease
- CAR-T Side Effects
Expert: @jeffsparks.bsky.social
Writer: Yara Mouawad
Execs: Dia Waguespack & @annaburgner.bsky.social
#NephMadness 2025: CAR-T for Kidney Disease Region
Submit your picks! | @NephMadness | @nephmadness.bsky.social | NephMadness 2025 Selection Committee Member: Jeffrey Sparks @jeffsparks @jeffsparks.bsky.social Jeffrey A. Sparks is a rheumatologist …
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March 3, 2025 at 2:05 PM
#NephMadness 2025: CAR-T for Kidney Disease Region
bit.ly/NM25CART
Teams:
- CAR-T for Autoimmune Disease
- CAR-T Side Effects
Expert: @jeffsparks.bsky.social
Writer: Yara Mouawad
Execs: Dia Waguespack & @annaburgner.bsky.social
bit.ly/NM25CART
Teams:
- CAR-T for Autoimmune Disease
- CAR-T Side Effects
Expert: @jeffsparks.bsky.social
Writer: Yara Mouawad
Execs: Dia Waguespack & @annaburgner.bsky.social
Reposted by Anna Burgner MD MEHP
#NephMadness 2025: Obesity in Kidney Transplant Region
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Teams:
- Obesity in Donors
- Obesity in Recipients
Experts: Swee-Ling Levea & Babak Orandi
Writers: Alissa Ice & Trevor Stevens
Execs: @annaburgner.bsky.social & @jrkott27.bsky.social
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Teams:
- Obesity in Donors
- Obesity in Recipients
Experts: Swee-Ling Levea & Babak Orandi
Writers: Alissa Ice & Trevor Stevens
Execs: @annaburgner.bsky.social & @jrkott27.bsky.social
#NephMadness 2025: Obesity in Kidney Transplant Region
Submit your picks! | @NephMadness | @nephmadness.bsky.social | NephMadness 2025 Selection Committee Member: Swee-Ling Levea @SweeLevea Swee-Ling Levea is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Unive…
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March 3, 2025 at 2:07 PM
#NephMadness 2025: Obesity in Kidney Transplant Region
bit.ly/NM25Obesity
Teams:
- Obesity in Donors
- Obesity in Recipients
Experts: Swee-Ling Levea & Babak Orandi
Writers: Alissa Ice & Trevor Stevens
Execs: @annaburgner.bsky.social & @jrkott27.bsky.social
bit.ly/NM25Obesity
Teams:
- Obesity in Donors
- Obesity in Recipients
Experts: Swee-Ling Levea & Babak Orandi
Writers: Alissa Ice & Trevor Stevens
Execs: @annaburgner.bsky.social & @jrkott27.bsky.social
Happy #NephMadness 2025! Check out this years teams here: ajkdblog.org/2025/03/01/w... and then hop over to www.nephmadness.com to submit your 2 brackets!! @nephmadness.bsky.social @ajkd.bsky.social
Welcome to #NephMadness 2025
Here it is, the 13th edition of NephMadness! Whether you’re new to the competition or just want to relive past glories, we have all the info you need for NephMadness 2025: What is NephMadnes…
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March 1, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Happy #NephMadness 2025! Check out this years teams here: ajkdblog.org/2025/03/01/w... and then hop over to www.nephmadness.com to submit your 2 brackets!! @nephmadness.bsky.social @ajkd.bsky.social
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And the 1️⃣ post in our countdown of the Top Ten #NephMadness region posts from 2020-2024 is:
1️⃣ Cardiorenal Region (2022) 🎉 bit.ly/41saa2u
Expert: @nishabansal.bsky.social and Sadiya Khan
Writer: @drflashheart.bsky.social
Exec: @ssfarouk.bsky.social
@annaburgner.bsky.social
1️⃣ Cardiorenal Region (2022) 🎉 bit.ly/41saa2u
Expert: @nishabansal.bsky.social and Sadiya Khan
Writer: @drflashheart.bsky.social
Exec: @ssfarouk.bsky.social
@annaburgner.bsky.social
February 28, 2025 at 2:01 PM
And the 1️⃣ post in our countdown of the Top Ten #NephMadness region posts from 2020-2024 is:
1️⃣ Cardiorenal Region (2022) 🎉 bit.ly/41saa2u
Expert: @nishabansal.bsky.social and Sadiya Khan
Writer: @drflashheart.bsky.social
Exec: @ssfarouk.bsky.social
@annaburgner.bsky.social
1️⃣ Cardiorenal Region (2022) 🎉 bit.ly/41saa2u
Expert: @nishabansal.bsky.social and Sadiya Khan
Writer: @drflashheart.bsky.social
Exec: @ssfarouk.bsky.social
@annaburgner.bsky.social
Valentine’s Day ginger bread house making fun for the fellowship! Thanks to Dr. McCall for hosting! The winner of the most kidney themed ginger bread house goes to Dr. Clapp and Dr. Mir!
February 9, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Valentine’s Day ginger bread house making fun for the fellowship! Thanks to Dr. McCall for hosting! The winner of the most kidney themed ginger bread house goes to Dr. Clapp and Dr. Mir!
Because someday we need a rainbow in our life!
January 23, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Because someday we need a rainbow in our life!
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This month's Fellowship Program Highlight:
Authors Nicole E. Wyatt and Levan Gakhokidze are Nephrology Fellows at Vanderbilt University Medical Center under Program Director @annaburgner.bsky.social.
Thank you for submitting this #Quiz!
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Authors Nicole E. Wyatt and Levan Gakhokidze are Nephrology Fellows at Vanderbilt University Medical Center under Program Director @annaburgner.bsky.social.
Thank you for submitting this #Quiz!
https://bit.ly/3DMjZyT (FREE)
January 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
This month's Fellowship Program Highlight:
Authors Nicole E. Wyatt and Levan Gakhokidze are Nephrology Fellows at Vanderbilt University Medical Center under Program Director @annaburgner.bsky.social.
Thank you for submitting this #Quiz!
https://bit.ly/3DMjZyT (FREE)
Authors Nicole E. Wyatt and Levan Gakhokidze are Nephrology Fellows at Vanderbilt University Medical Center under Program Director @annaburgner.bsky.social.
Thank you for submitting this #Quiz!
https://bit.ly/3DMjZyT (FREE)
The amazing story of a colleague, Dr. Billy Hudson, and how he overcame abuse and poverty as a child, ultimately leading to founding the Aspirnaut program, through which he has inspired thousands of students to dream and pursue careers in STEM t.e2ma.net/share/inboun...
Dr. Billy Hudson's story about Aspirnaut in @People
Aspirnaut™ and Billy Hudson, Ph.D. in People On January 18th, Dr. Billy Hudson and Aspirnaut™ were featured in an exclusive online article in @People. The article After Escaping 'Torture' and Poverty ...
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January 21, 2025 at 8:27 PM
The amazing story of a colleague, Dr. Billy Hudson, and how he overcame abuse and poverty as a child, ultimately leading to founding the Aspirnaut program, through which he has inspired thousands of students to dream and pursue careers in STEM t.e2ma.net/share/inboun...
Huge congrats to my colleague Dr. JP Arroyo @vumc-insights.bsky.social on receiving the ASCI young physician scientist award! Such a well deserved honor! the-asci.org/controllers/...
Home - The American Society for Clinical Investigation
This is the home page for The American Society for Clinical Investigation website.
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January 17, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Huge congrats to my colleague Dr. JP Arroyo @vumc-insights.bsky.social on receiving the ASCI young physician scientist award! Such a well deserved honor! the-asci.org/controllers/...
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SAVE THE DATE: #NephMadness is just around the corner!
Bracket submission opens March 1st and closes March 31st. Details: bit.ly/4frRAv3
@annaburgner.bsky.social @jrkott27.bsky.social @nephrosparks.bsky.social @kidneywars.bsky.social
Bracket submission opens March 1st and closes March 31st. Details: bit.ly/4frRAv3
@annaburgner.bsky.social @jrkott27.bsky.social @nephrosparks.bsky.social @kidneywars.bsky.social
Save the Date for #NephMadness 2025
The new year is almost upon us! Before we know it, it will be March again, and time for NephMadness 2025! This year the tournament will officially begin on Saturday, March 1, 2025. If you w…
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January 7, 2025 at 8:08 PM
SAVE THE DATE: #NephMadness is just around the corner!
Bracket submission opens March 1st and closes March 31st. Details: bit.ly/4frRAv3
@annaburgner.bsky.social @jrkott27.bsky.social @nephrosparks.bsky.social @kidneywars.bsky.social
Bracket submission opens March 1st and closes March 31st. Details: bit.ly/4frRAv3
@annaburgner.bsky.social @jrkott27.bsky.social @nephrosparks.bsky.social @kidneywars.bsky.social
Former VUMC kidney fellow all star Dr Jen Bergeron on the @ajkd.bsky.social blog discussing: Risks and Benefits: Is Maintenance Dialysis Associated with Becoming Frail? ajkdblog.org/2025/01/15/r...
Risks and Benefits: Is Maintenance Dialysis Associated with Becoming Frail?
Jennifer Bergeron (@DrJennyBee) is an Assistant Professor of Medicine and the Assistant Nephrology Program Director at West Virginia University. She completed her residency at the University of Ver…
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January 15, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Former VUMC kidney fellow all star Dr Jen Bergeron on the @ajkd.bsky.social blog discussing: Risks and Benefits: Is Maintenance Dialysis Associated with Becoming Frail? ajkdblog.org/2025/01/15/r...
Started out the new year with a 3 mile run before hospital rounds to #sockittokidneydisease!
January 1, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Started out the new year with a 3 mile run before hospital rounds to #sockittokidneydisease!
Mark your calendars!!! #Nephmadness is approaching! Now is the time to party plan!
SAVE THE DATE: #NephMadness is just around the corner!
https://bit.ly/4frRAv3 (FREE)
@annaburgner.bsky.social @jrkott27.bsky.social @nephrosparks.bsky.social @kidneywars.bsky.social @nephmadness.bsky.social
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@annaburgner.bsky.social @jrkott27.bsky.social @nephrosparks.bsky.social @kidneywars.bsky.social @nephmadness.bsky.social
December 24, 2024 at 2:49 AM
Mark your calendars!!! #Nephmadness is approaching! Now is the time to party plan!
Nice review on the cross talk between glomeruli and tubules and the complex interplay between them that underlies progressive kidney injury. From two of my fantastic colleagues Dr. Harris and Dr. Fogo! @vumc-insights.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Crosstalk between glomeruli and tubules - Nature Reviews Nephrology
Glomerular injury and damage to the glomerular filtration barrier can promote the development of tubulointerstitial fibrosis. Here, the authors discuss potential mechanisms underlying this effect, as ...
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December 14, 2024 at 12:03 PM
Nice review on the cross talk between glomeruli and tubules and the complex interplay between them that underlies progressive kidney injury. From two of my fantastic colleagues Dr. Harris and Dr. Fogo! @vumc-insights.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Wow!!! Congrats to all!! Vanderbilt urologists bring home AUA awards news.vumc.org/2024/12/12/v...
Vanderbilt urologists bring home AUA awards
The American Urological Association is honoring several Vanderbilt Department of Urologic Surgery faculty.
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December 14, 2024 at 12:15 AM
Wow!!! Congrats to all!! Vanderbilt urologists bring home AUA awards news.vumc.org/2024/12/12/v...
Quoting Dr. Jamie Dwyer “The price of euvolemia is azotemia” during todays renal grand rounds on acute heart failure congestion and the kidney! What is AKI when decongesting during CHF and what is just an appropriate increase in this setting? We clearly need better biomarkers in this setting!
#NephMadness 2022: Cardiorenal Region
Submit your picks! | NephMadness 2022 | #NephMadness | #CardioRenal Selection Committee Member: Nisha Bansal @NishaKidneyDoc Nisha Bansal is an Associate Professor and the Arthur Stach Family Endow…
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December 12, 2024 at 6:43 PM
Quoting Dr. Jamie Dwyer “The price of euvolemia is azotemia” during todays renal grand rounds on acute heart failure congestion and the kidney! What is AKI when decongesting during CHF and what is just an appropriate increase in this setting? We clearly need better biomarkers in this setting!