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Fizza Abbas MD
@fizzaabbas.bsky.social
Transplant Nephrologist in Atlanta
Academic interests include transplantation, immunology, living kidney donation
All opinions are my own
#nephsky
I may be late to this discussion but anyone in nephrology have experience prescribing Furoscix outpatient and if so what do you think?
June 21, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Atlanta Snow Day 2025! Stay safe.
January 10, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Trying to do my part, with my 2 year old, to increase the nephrology workforce. Get them interested early!
January 5, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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TOP 12B: Hypertension and Kidney Function After Living Kidney Donation by Drs. Amit, Boudville et al.

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Compared to matched nondonors, living kidney donors have no increased risks of hypertension and albuminuria.

12th place was awarded twice in case of equal points.
January 3, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Have to share one of my current favorite musicians, Arooj Aftab

youtu.be/kaGus2qA1zE?...
"Raat Ki Rani" - Arooj Aftab (LIVE on The Late Show)
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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December 10, 2024 at 6:24 PM
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Two years ago, we pointed out a glaring lack of women editors at UpToDate nephrology.

To their credit they’ve made significant progress with now 14 women included. www.uptodate.com/contents/aut...

Speak out. Your voice can drive real change.
December 10, 2024 at 3:52 AM
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On this day in 1981, a landmark paper in NEJM described four patients with evidence of immunodeficiency associated with PJP pneumonia, disseminated CMV, and Kaposi sarcoma. The disease would come to be known as HIV/AIDS. Revisit the paper: nej.md/41iekKD

#MedSky #IDSky
December 10, 2024 at 2:28 PM
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Hello #nephsky and #urosky! If you know of undergraduates or medical students looking for summer research and clinical experiences in nephrology or urology, please guide them to check out our #nih funded programs - now accepting applications! www.nationwidechildrens.org/research/are...
The Student Urinary Tract Program in Education and Research
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded Student Urinary Tract Program in Education and Research (SUPER) Summer Training Program is for undergraduate students interested in an integrated researc...
www.nationwidechildrens.org
December 5, 2024 at 11:49 AM
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Honored to collaborate w/ @cmholscher @AllanBMassie & @ERGOT_JH team on @CJASN study of incident #hypertension in living #kidney donors. HTN may slow adaptive #eGFR increase postdonation. Future work should define optimal monitoring & HTN treatment in #LivingDonors. @SLUHospital
November 28, 2024 at 8:19 AM
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🙏🏼@HRSAgov for #ProposedRule to expand scope of reimbursable expenses for #LivingDonors thru @NLDAC_ASTS program. @ASNKidney also advocates for action to improve access to #NLDAC support regardless of donor-recipient relationship. #QualityCmte #PolicyCmte @ASNAdvocacy @KidneyNews
November 28, 2024 at 8:22 AM
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Thanks to @CJASN for publishing our new #EvidenceBased #Nephrology review, ‘#Risks of Living Kidney #Donation.’ Leading outcomes important to #LivingDonors include #kidney health, #surgical risks & #psychosocial effects. @Dorry_Segev @HeatherFHunt @alvinthomas13 @SLUHealthNews
November 28, 2024 at 8:15 AM
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Excellent work by the American Society of Nephrology to help craft a legislative bill that would expand support for #livingdonors!!!

Read Dr. Mannon's (@mannonmom.bsky.social; chair of the ASN Policy and Advocacy Committee) comments on the proposed bill here:
www.kidneynews.org/display/post...
www.kidneynews.org
December 5, 2024 at 9:34 PM
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Percentage of available positions that filled in yesterday’s fellowship match.
December 5, 2024 at 2:10 PM
If you are interested in kidney donation but concerned you may not be a match, check out the resource below and ask a transplant center for more information:

www.kidney.org/transplantat...
Programs for Donor/Recipient Pairs with Incompatible Blood Types
www.kidney.org
November 27, 2024 at 4:26 AM
If you are interested in more information about living kidney donation, here is another useful link:

www.livingdonortoolkit.com/medical-tool...
Kidney Donor Toolkit
www.livingdonortoolkit.com
November 27, 2024 at 4:24 AM
If you are interested in more information about living donation, here is a useful link:

transplantliving.org/living-donat...
Living donation - Transplant Living
transplantliving.org
November 27, 2024 at 4:23 AM