#NephMadness 2025 went live on March 1st but planning started well before that. This initiative could not happen without community - we are immensely grateful to everyone who helped us develop the content as well as everyone who participated in the tournament!

Thank you to the #NephMadness 2025 Blue Ribbon Panel, tasked with selecting a champion from 16 worthy competitors!

-Roger Rodby
@drdeidracrews.bsky.social
-Kirk Campbell
@ssfarouk.bsky.social
@toates.bsky.social
-Meredith Atkinson
-Linnys Alcántara Quiroga
-Clodagh Sweeney
-David Rush

Thank you to the #NephMadness Selection Committee members who helped us develop the teams in each region:

- @jordybc.bsky.social
- Mehmet Sever
- @thenestor.bsky.social
- @jeffsparks.bsky.social
- Mariana Murea
- @lawdishu.bsky.social
- Swee-Ling Levea
- Babak Orandi
- Susan Samuel

Thank you to all the amazing #NephMadness 2025 writers!

@stephanietr612.bsky.social
- Ethan Downes
- Rachel Khan
- Matt Gross
- Mansi Bapat
- Yara Mouawad
- Mallory Downie
- Robert Myette
- Rasha Raslan
- Alissa Ice
- Trevor Stevens

Catch up here: bit.ly/NM25Regions

Thank you to the #NephMadness commentary writers:

-Nora Franceschini
-@carafuentes-neph.bsky.social
-Mariana Murea
-Kelly Birdwell
-@hswapnil.medsky.social
-@jeffsparks.bsky.social
-Josh King
-Melvin Bonilla-Felix
-Arshia Ghaffari
-Nasim Wiegley
-Zainab Obaidi

bit.ly/NM25Comment

Thanks to the #NephMadness #VisualAbstract creators led by Krithika Mohan:

-@renzpasilan.bsky.social
-@edgarvlermamd.bsky.social
-Sophia Ambruso
-@nephroseeker.medsky.social
-@corinateodosiu.bsky.social

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Thanks to the #NephMadness #VisualAbstract creators led by Krithika Mohan:

-@verner-venegas.bsky.social
-@deniiseam.bsky.social
-PS Vali
-@nephromythri.bsky.social
-@hellokidneymd.bsky.social
-@husamjz.bsky.social

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Thank you to the podcasts that shared highlights from #NephMadness 2025:

- @thecurbsiders.bsky.social
- @nkf-professionals.bsky.social
- @rheummadness.bsky.social
- @freelyfiltered.bsky.social
- GN in Ten
- The Poison Lab
- The Nephron Segment
- The Kidney Chronicles

bit.ly/NM25Podcrawl

Thank you to @cathyquinlan.bsky.social for making a very helpful video guide to #NephMadness 2025:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZUR...

Thank you to Graham Gipson for creating the beautiful #NephMadness 2025 logo that you've seen all over for the last 7 weeks!

bit.ly/3Adsams

Thank you to @littlebiggloms.bsky.social for spearheading the #NephMadness 2025 region images:

Thank you to @nkf-professionals.bsky.social for providing CME and MOC for #NephMadness this year!

cme.kidney.org/spa/courses/...

REMINDER: US-based physicians have until May 31, 2025 to claim credits. Don't procrastinate!

#NephMadness 2025 may be over, but the content will remain at ajkdblog.org (homepage will revert to its usual look on May 1).

We wish you all the best as you take care of yourself, your patients, and each other!

*Apologies if we forgot to thank someone...

And, of course, MANY THANKS to the #NephMadness 2025 Executive Team!

@nephrosparks.bsky.social
@annaburgner.bsky.social
@kidneywars.bsky.social
@jrkott27.bsky.social
@catochita.bsky.social
Elena Cervantes
Dia Waguespack
Krithika Mohan

bit.ly/40HGJsE

Left and Right Kidney results will be revealed on Monday!

Until then, check out the current #NephMadness 2025 Bracket and read the Blue Ribbon Panel comments defending their picks:

bit.ly/NM25Filtered4

Obesity in Kidney Transplant Region vs Minimal Change Disease Region:

🏆Team MCD Diagnosis and Pathogenesis🏆 wins 5-4 against Team Obesity in Donors

bit.ly/NM25MCDdx

#NephMadness