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University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) Division of Nephrology and the UNMC Nephrology Fellowship Program | https://www.unmc.edu/intmed/divisions/neph/index.html
Check out this great article that Dr. Mannon @mannonmom.bsky.social contributed to!!!!

"Development of a Flexible Multiplex Urine RNA Assay for Detection and Differentiation of Kidney Allograft Injury"!!!

www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
Development of a Flexible Multiplex Urine RNA Assay for Detection and Differentiation of Kidney Allograft Injury
Non-invasive approaches to detect kidney graft injury and distinguish donor-specific immune-mediated injury from other causes of inflammation are needed to guide recipient therapy while avoiding the m...
www.medrxiv.org
October 22, 2025 at 7:15 PM
We are so fortunate to have wonderful Medical Assistants at
@nebraskamed.bsky.social who contribute so much to the care of our patients! We celebrate them during Medical Assistant Recognition Week. Thank you!!!
October 20, 2025 at 6:04 PM
We had another delicious DDD (Dialysis, Doubling of Creatinine, and Domino's) Conference, lead by Dr. Ravipati!!!

This month focused on kidney donors and all of the amazing clinical research our kidney transplant team is doing!
October 17, 2025 at 4:32 PM
We love our biannual "Renal Rheum" Conference with our UNMC Rheumatology colleagues!

Each conference reviews complex clinical cases and with the kidney biopsy findings presented by Dr. Kirk Foster of our pathology department! Here are images from this month's conference.
October 16, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Mannon @mannonmom.bsky.social on being awarded the @nkf-professionals.bsky.social "Excellence in Kidney Transplantation Award"!!!!!!

Dr. Mannon's work transforms care for patients with kidney transplants!

www.kidney.org/spring-clini...
Excellence in Kidney Transplantation Award
www.kidney.org
October 15, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Happy National Dialysis Technician Recognition Week!!!

We are so grateful for the excellent dialysis technicians who care for our patients @nebraskamed.bsky.social and in the outpatient clinics we go to throughout the region!!
October 15, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Dr. Ravipati gave a great talk on the "Intersection of Rheumatology and Nephrology" at the Nebraska Rheumatology Society 2025 Fall Meeting last week!!!

Our team crashed the event to learn and enjoy some time with our amazing UNMC Rheumatology colleagues (+ some former neph fellows showed up)!
October 2, 2025 at 5:27 PM
We had a great Renal Potpourri conference to end September with Dr. Hoenemeyer reviewing ANCA-associated vasculitis, Dr. Wekesa discussing hypokalemia-associated nephropathy, and Dr. Langewisch bringing the team through how to approach the common question of "can I stop pred?"
October 1, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Check out this article by Dr. Mannon @mannonmom.bsky.social on "Assessment of Risk Working Group on donor-derived cell-free DNA: Establishing analytical validity as the basis for appropriate and effective clinical utilization"!!!

www.amjtransplant.org/article/S160...
2025 Report of the Sensitization in Transplantation: Assessment of Risk Working Group on donor-derived cell-free DNA: Establishing analytical validity as the basis for appropriate and effective clinic...
A working group under the Sensitization in Transplantation: Assessment of Risk initiative was established in 2023 to develop guidelines for analytical and clinical validity of lab-based testing for do...
www.amjtransplant.org
September 30, 2025 at 6:37 PM
We had a delicious DDD (Dialysis, Doubling of Creatinine, and Domino's) this month with lots of great cases and a fun discussion lead by Dr. Ravipati!!!
September 29, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Dr. Julia Dumitrescu gave a fantastic UNMC IM Residency Senior Seminar on "Kidney Transplant for the Internist" this week!!!

She covered everything from "what to do if someone comes to you wanting to donate a kidney" to the details of post-transplant care!
September 27, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Thank you to all of our research administrators who perform critical work to advance our knowledge and understanding by supporting research!!!
September 25, 2025 at 5:02 PM
We were treated to a great lecture by Dr. Jacob Hettenbaugh on hepatorenal syndrome as part of the UNMC Internal Medicine Residency Core Curriculum this week!
September 24, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Troy Plumb on being awarded the 2025 UNMC Department of Internal Medicine Mentoring Award!!!!

Dr. Plumb has been an incredible leader and works had to set the culture that defines our division!
September 23, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Check out the latest editorial by Dr. Mannon @mannonmom.bsky.social in @amjtransplant.bsky.social!!!

Applying Patient Reported Outcome Measurements to Improve Transplant Therapeutics - American Journal of Transplantation www.amjtransplant.org/article/S160...
Applying Patient Reported Outcome Measurements to Improve Transplant Therapeutics
For decades, transplant clinicians have focused on early clinical outcomes, as key metrics for programmatic function and center ratings. Likewise, the pharmaceutical industry and FDA regulators initia...
www.amjtransplant.org
September 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Debra Wekesa on receiving the
@unmc.bsky.social Department of Internal Medicine 2025 House Office Excellence in Advocacy Award!!!!

We are so proud of her work in advancing health equity!
September 9, 2025 at 12:39 PM
We had a great renal potpourri last week with discussions about organ procurement and renal tubular acidosis!!!
September 8, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Great work lead by Dr. Cory Rohlfsen, Dr. Hall (@pinch-of-nacl.bsky.social of our division!), & Dr. Priscila R. Armijo on "HEAL: A Developmental, Principles-Focused Program Evaluation Approach for Aspiring Clinician Educators in Graduate Medical Education"!!

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Health Educators and Academic Leaders: A Developmental, Principles-Focused Program Evaluation Approach for Aspiring Clinician Educators in Graduate Medical Education
ABSTRACT. Background Aspiring clinician educators (CEs) need formal training and community as they transition into academic roles. To address this, we launched the Health Educators and Academic Leader...
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September 5, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Check out this article that Dr. Eric Langewisch contributed to on "dd-cfDNA Significantly Improves Rejection Yield in Kidney Transplant Biopsies" in the American Journal of Transplantation!!!

www.amjtransplant.org/article/S160...
dd-cfDNA Significantly Improves Rejection Yield in Kidney Transplant Biopsies
Donor-derived cell-free DNA (dd-cfDNA) is a biomarker that enables the early detection of immune-mediated graft injury. This study evaluated the clinical utility of dd-cfDNA in predicting the presence...
www.amjtransplant.org
August 28, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Our first journal club of the academic year included an excellent discussion on the CONFIDENCE trial by first-year fellow Dr. Trappett!!!
August 28, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Great work by Dr. Brian Benes contributing to "Management recommendations for kidney transplantation in patients with plasma cell dyscrasia" in Kidney International!!!

www.kidney-international.org/article/S008...
August 27, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Belated happy birthday to our chief fellow, @hkruzemd.bsky.social!!!

Our fellows helped her celebrate with a "The Office"-themed event!
August 26, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Our first Renal Pathology conference of the academic year was a great hybrid in-person/online event with Dr. Kirk Foster of
our Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology!!!
August 25, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Congratulations to Megan Morran, APRN-NP on being named the @nebraskamed.bsky.social Dialysis Unit Provider of the Quarter!!!!
August 25, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Dr. Ravipati doing some rounding outside with the team today!!!
August 21, 2025 at 9:39 PM