Samira Farouk MD, MSCR
@ssfarouk.bsky.social
Associate Professor + APD: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | Transplant Nephrologist | #NephSIM | Renal Fellow Network | Nephron Segment 🎙️| RWJMS | Princeton | Philly sports 🏳️🌈
#NephSky #Nephrology #FOAMed
www.nephsim.com
#NephSky #Nephrology #FOAMed
www.nephsim.com
Reposted by Samira Farouk MD, MSCR
Application for #NephSIM Nephrons are due 11/13:
A 6-mo virtual program for US medical students/residents interested in learning more about #nephrology & neph careers
Learn more at the #KidneyWk @kidney.org @nkf-professionals.bsky.social booth in the Exhibition Hall 🫘
nephsim.com/nephsim-neph...
A 6-mo virtual program for US medical students/residents interested in learning more about #nephrology & neph careers
Learn more at the #KidneyWk @kidney.org @nkf-professionals.bsky.social booth in the Exhibition Hall 🫘
nephsim.com/nephsim-neph...
November 6, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Application for #NephSIM Nephrons are due 11/13:
A 6-mo virtual program for US medical students/residents interested in learning more about #nephrology & neph careers
Learn more at the #KidneyWk @kidney.org @nkf-professionals.bsky.social booth in the Exhibition Hall 🫘
nephsim.com/nephsim-neph...
A 6-mo virtual program for US medical students/residents interested in learning more about #nephrology & neph careers
Learn more at the #KidneyWk @kidney.org @nkf-professionals.bsky.social booth in the Exhibition Hall 🫘
nephsim.com/nephsim-neph...
Application for #NephSIM Nephrons are due 11/13:
A 6-mo virtual program for US medical students/residents interested in learning more about #nephrology & neph careers
Learn more at the #KidneyWk @kidney.org @nkf-professionals.bsky.social booth in the Exhibition Hall 🫘
nephsim.com/nephsim-neph...
A 6-mo virtual program for US medical students/residents interested in learning more about #nephrology & neph careers
Learn more at the #KidneyWk @kidney.org @nkf-professionals.bsky.social booth in the Exhibition Hall 🫘
nephsim.com/nephsim-neph...
November 6, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Application for #NephSIM Nephrons are due 11/13:
A 6-mo virtual program for US medical students/residents interested in learning more about #nephrology & neph careers
Learn more at the #KidneyWk @kidney.org @nkf-professionals.bsky.social booth in the Exhibition Hall 🫘
nephsim.com/nephsim-neph...
A 6-mo virtual program for US medical students/residents interested in learning more about #nephrology & neph careers
Learn more at the #KidneyWk @kidney.org @nkf-professionals.bsky.social booth in the Exhibition Hall 🫘
nephsim.com/nephsim-neph...
Inspiration for Graham Gipson's #NephMadness 2026 logo: Roy Lichtenstein #KidneyWk
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November 6, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Inspiration for Graham Gipson's #NephMadness 2026 logo: Roy Lichtenstein #KidneyWk
ajkdblog.org/2025/11/06/n...
ajkdblog.org/2025/11/06/n...
Reposted by Samira Farouk MD, MSCR
November 6, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Reposted by Samira Farouk MD, MSCR
The 4 pillars of CKD management:
RAASi
SGLT2i
MRA
GLP-1 agonists
#KidneyWk
Dr Perkovic calls for combination therapy, but need properly run trials.
RAASi
SGLT2i
MRA
GLP-1 agonists
#KidneyWk
Dr Perkovic calls for combination therapy, but need properly run trials.
November 6, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The 4 pillars of CKD management:
RAASi
SGLT2i
MRA
GLP-1 agonists
#KidneyWk
Dr Perkovic calls for combination therapy, but need properly run trials.
RAASi
SGLT2i
MRA
GLP-1 agonists
#KidneyWk
Dr Perkovic calls for combination therapy, but need properly run trials.
Reposted by Samira Farouk MD, MSCR
🚨New Podcast Episode🚨
Don’t miss out on this high-yield nephrology episode, where Drs @ssfarouk.bsky.social & @drfarrell.bsky.social unpack the nuances of AKI—and why we should trend urine like we trend troponin. 🎧🧪
Listen now➡️ clinicalproblemsolving.com/2025/04/11/e...
#MedSky #Nephrology #MedEd
Don’t miss out on this high-yield nephrology episode, where Drs @ssfarouk.bsky.social & @drfarrell.bsky.social unpack the nuances of AKI—and why we should trend urine like we trend troponin. 🎧🧪
Listen now➡️ clinicalproblemsolving.com/2025/04/11/e...
#MedSky #Nephrology #MedEd
April 12, 2025 at 3:05 PM
🚨New Podcast Episode🚨
Don’t miss out on this high-yield nephrology episode, where Drs @ssfarouk.bsky.social & @drfarrell.bsky.social unpack the nuances of AKI—and why we should trend urine like we trend troponin. 🎧🧪
Listen now➡️ clinicalproblemsolving.com/2025/04/11/e...
#MedSky #Nephrology #MedEd
Don’t miss out on this high-yield nephrology episode, where Drs @ssfarouk.bsky.social & @drfarrell.bsky.social unpack the nuances of AKI—and why we should trend urine like we trend troponin. 🎧🧪
Listen now➡️ clinicalproblemsolving.com/2025/04/11/e...
#MedSky #Nephrology #MedEd
Reposted by Samira Farouk MD, MSCR
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
-Roger Rodby
@drdeidracrews.bsky.social
-Kirk Campbell
@ssfarouk.bsky.social
@toates.bsky.social
-Meredith Atkinson
-Linnys Alcántara Quiroga
-Clodagh Sweeney
-David Rush
April 17, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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
-Roger Rodby
@drdeidracrews.bsky.social
-Kirk Campbell
@ssfarouk.bsky.social
@toates.bsky.social
-Meredith Atkinson
-Linnys Alcántara Quiroga
-Clodagh Sweeney
-David Rush
"Why Not Transplant #Nephrology? A Survey of US Nephrology Fellows" @kidneymed.bsky.social @ismmskidney.bsky.social
1. Need for additional training time
2. Inadequate compensation
3. Lifestyle/work-life balance
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#NKFClinicals #KidneyTransplant
1. Need for additional training time
2. Inadequate compensation
3. Lifestyle/work-life balance
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#NKFClinicals #KidneyTransplant
April 11, 2025 at 5:21 PM
"Why Not Transplant #Nephrology? A Survey of US Nephrology Fellows" @kidneymed.bsky.social @ismmskidney.bsky.social
1. Need for additional training time
2. Inadequate compensation
3. Lifestyle/work-life balance
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#NKFClinicals #KidneyTransplant
1. Need for additional training time
2. Inadequate compensation
3. Lifestyle/work-life balance
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#NKFClinicals #KidneyTransplant
A+ #NKFClinicals for last night's exhibition hall opening:
1. Lobster rolls 🦞
2. Cupcakes 🥤
3. Puppies 🐶
1. Lobster rolls 🦞
2. Cupcakes 🥤
3. Puppies 🐶
April 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM
A+ #NKFClinicals for last night's exhibition hall opening:
1. Lobster rolls 🦞
2. Cupcakes 🥤
3. Puppies 🐶
1. Lobster rolls 🦞
2. Cupcakes 🥤
3. Puppies 🐶
"Voucher Donation"
Living donor donates in advance, then potential recipients can redeem voucher via National Kidney Registry in the future
www.kidneyregistry.com/for-donors/v...
Living donor donates in advance, then potential recipients can redeem voucher via National Kidney Registry in the future
www.kidneyregistry.com/for-donors/v...
April 10, 2025 at 1:15 PM
"Voucher Donation"
Living donor donates in advance, then potential recipients can redeem voucher via National Kidney Registry in the future
www.kidneyregistry.com/for-donors/v...
Living donor donates in advance, then potential recipients can redeem voucher via National Kidney Registry in the future
www.kidneyregistry.com/for-donors/v...
Several therapeutic targets for desensitization/antibody-mediated rejection #NKFClinicals #KidneyTransplant
April 10, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Several therapeutic targets for desensitization/antibody-mediated rejection #NKFClinicals #KidneyTransplant
Not every sensitized transplant candidate has equal access to donors #KidneyTransplant #NKFClinicals
Type O: 44% of population
Type B: 10%
cPRA 99.5%: 600 theoretical number of match runs to find acceptable donor
cPRA 99.9%: 300K
Decimals matter
Type O: 44% of population
Type B: 10%
cPRA 99.5%: 600 theoretical number of match runs to find acceptable donor
cPRA 99.9%: 300K
Decimals matter
April 10, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Not every sensitized transplant candidate has equal access to donors #KidneyTransplant #NKFClinicals
Type O: 44% of population
Type B: 10%
cPRA 99.5%: 600 theoretical number of match runs to find acceptable donor
cPRA 99.9%: 300K
Decimals matter
Type O: 44% of population
Type B: 10%
cPRA 99.5%: 600 theoretical number of match runs to find acceptable donor
cPRA 99.9%: 300K
Decimals matter
Reposted by Samira Farouk MD, MSCR
Welcome to Boston for to our 2025 NKF Spring Clinical Meetings attendees! Be sure to share pics throughout the week with #NKFClinicals so we can share them!
April 9, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Welcome to Boston for to our 2025 NKF Spring Clinical Meetings attendees! Be sure to share pics throughout the week with #NKFClinicals so we can share them!
April 10, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Calcineurin inhibitor (CNI) reduction strategies:
1. Minimization
2. Withdrawal
3. Conversion
4. Avoidance
#KidneyTransplant #NKFClinicals
1. Minimization
2. Withdrawal
3. Conversion
4. Avoidance
#KidneyTransplant #NKFClinicals
April 10, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Calcineurin inhibitor (CNI) reduction strategies:
1. Minimization
2. Withdrawal
3. Conversion
4. Avoidance
#KidneyTransplant #NKFClinicals
1. Minimization
2. Withdrawal
3. Conversion
4. Avoidance
#KidneyTransplant #NKFClinicals
Transitions of care for pediatric patients to adult care is a process, not an event #NKFClinicals #KidnneyTransplant
April 10, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Transitions of care for pediatric patients to adult care is a process, not an event #NKFClinicals #KidnneyTransplant
The childhood brain with #kidney disease
The earlier the CKD/ESKD< the more significant the effect #NKFClinicals #KidneyTransplant
The earlier the CKD/ESKD< the more significant the effect #NKFClinicals #KidneyTransplant
April 10, 2025 at 1:05 PM
The childhood brain with #kidney disease
The earlier the CKD/ESKD< the more significant the effect #NKFClinicals #KidneyTransplant
The earlier the CKD/ESKD< the more significant the effect #NKFClinicals #KidneyTransplant
Key strategies for programmatic growth @mannonmom.bsky.social #KidneyTransplant #NKFClinicals
Bigger wait list
More active patients
Increased acceptance
Bigger living donor programs
Bigger wait list
More active patients
Increased acceptance
Bigger living donor programs
April 10, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Key strategies for programmatic growth @mannonmom.bsky.social #KidneyTransplant #NKFClinicals
Bigger wait list
More active patients
Increased acceptance
Bigger living donor programs
Bigger wait list
More active patients
Increased acceptance
Bigger living donor programs
Increasing Organ Transplant Access (IOTA) model goals:
Improve quality
Maximize donor #kidney use
More living donors
Greater access
Improve care coordination
Reduce Medicare expenditures
Half of US centers will be included #NKFClinicals #KidneyTransplant @mannonmom.bsky.social
Improve quality
Maximize donor #kidney use
More living donors
Greater access
Improve care coordination
Reduce Medicare expenditures
Half of US centers will be included #NKFClinicals #KidneyTransplant @mannonmom.bsky.social
April 10, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Increasing Organ Transplant Access (IOTA) model goals:
Improve quality
Maximize donor #kidney use
More living donors
Greater access
Improve care coordination
Reduce Medicare expenditures
Half of US centers will be included #NKFClinicals #KidneyTransplant @mannonmom.bsky.social
Improve quality
Maximize donor #kidney use
More living donors
Greater access
Improve care coordination
Reduce Medicare expenditures
Half of US centers will be included #NKFClinicals #KidneyTransplant @mannonmom.bsky.social
April 10, 2025 at 1:01 PM
#NKFClinical #KidneyTransplant Pre-Workshop (yesterday)
@mannonmom.bsky.social discussing the IOTA model & what's happening in KT
28K transplants in 2023, 89K on the wait list
@mannonmom.bsky.social discussing the IOTA model & what's happening in KT
28K transplants in 2023, 89K on the wait list
April 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
#NKFClinical #KidneyTransplant Pre-Workshop (yesterday)
@mannonmom.bsky.social discussing the IOTA model & what's happening in KT
28K transplants in 2023, 89K on the wait list
@mannonmom.bsky.social discussing the IOTA model & what's happening in KT
28K transplants in 2023, 89K on the wait list
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#NephMadness 2025 Podcrawl:
The Nephron Segment hosts @ssfarouk.bsky.social
& @nephrosparks.bsky.social chat with transplant nephrologist Dr. Swee Levea & transplant surgeon (and obesity medicine specialist!) Dr. Babak Orandi on the Obesity in Kidney Transplant Region:
blubrry.com/nephron_segm...
The Nephron Segment hosts @ssfarouk.bsky.social
& @nephrosparks.bsky.social chat with transplant nephrologist Dr. Swee Levea & transplant surgeon (and obesity medicine specialist!) Dr. Babak Orandi on the Obesity in Kidney Transplant Region:
blubrry.com/nephron_segm...
Episode 16: NephMadness & Obesity & Kidney Transplantation
The Nephron Segment: A Kidney Podcast
blubrry.com
April 4, 2025 at 9:16 PM
#NephMadness 2025 Podcrawl:
The Nephron Segment hosts @ssfarouk.bsky.social
& @nephrosparks.bsky.social chat with transplant nephrologist Dr. Swee Levea & transplant surgeon (and obesity medicine specialist!) Dr. Babak Orandi on the Obesity in Kidney Transplant Region:
blubrry.com/nephron_segm...
The Nephron Segment hosts @ssfarouk.bsky.social
& @nephrosparks.bsky.social chat with transplant nephrologist Dr. Swee Levea & transplant surgeon (and obesity medicine specialist!) Dr. Babak Orandi on the Obesity in Kidney Transplant Region:
blubrry.com/nephron_segm...
Reposted by Samira Farouk MD, MSCR
Though I do wonder who is the Trekkie among the #BRP 🤔
@toates.bsky.social seems like a high literature fan and wouldn’t stoop to sci-fi
Could it be @ssfarouk.bsky.social or @kirkcampbell.bsky.social ❓
#NephMadness
@toates.bsky.social seems like a high literature fan and wouldn’t stoop to sci-fi
Could it be @ssfarouk.bsky.social or @kirkcampbell.bsky.social ❓
#NephMadness
April 2, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Though I do wonder who is the Trekkie among the #BRP 🤔
@toates.bsky.social seems like a high literature fan and wouldn’t stoop to sci-fi
Could it be @ssfarouk.bsky.social or @kirkcampbell.bsky.social ❓
#NephMadness
@toates.bsky.social seems like a high literature fan and wouldn’t stoop to sci-fi
Could it be @ssfarouk.bsky.social or @kirkcampbell.bsky.social ❓
#NephMadness
Reposted by Samira Farouk MD, MSCR
Results of the first round are up
@nephmadness.bsky.social #nephsky
Excellent results for @nephsim.bsky.social 8/8
@nephmadness.bsky.social #nephsky
Excellent results for @nephsim.bsky.social 8/8
April 2, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Results of the first round are up
@nephmadness.bsky.social #nephsky
Excellent results for @nephsim.bsky.social 8/8
@nephmadness.bsky.social #nephsky
Excellent results for @nephsim.bsky.social 8/8
Reposted by Samira Farouk MD, MSCR
True!, I’ve been thinking of this topic too. It complements the 2023 #NephMadness Champion of Organ Pool.
Excellent @nephronsegment podcast with Dr. @nephrosparks.bsky.social & Dr. @ssfarouk.bsky.social on this topic!, 👀🤓🙏💛
bsky.app/profile/neph...
Excellent @nephronsegment podcast with Dr. @nephrosparks.bsky.social & Dr. @ssfarouk.bsky.social on this topic!, 👀🤓🙏💛
bsky.app/profile/neph...
#NephMadness and Episode 16 of the Nephron Segment are here (#Obesity & #Kidney Transplantation
blubrry.com/nephron_segm...
Submit your #NephMadness brackets here by 3/31: NephMadness.com
@ssfarouk.bsky.social @nephrosparks.bsky.social
blubrry.com/nephron_segm...
Submit your #NephMadness brackets here by 3/31: NephMadness.com
@ssfarouk.bsky.social @nephrosparks.bsky.social
The Nephron Segment: A Kidney Podcast -
always concentrated, sometimes convoluted, but never dilute Episode 1: Ethics & Transplantation (March 24, 2022) Episode 2: The Hype Around Home Dialysis (April 14, 2022) Episode 3: “Get to Know the P...
nephsim.com
March 22, 2025 at 3:14 AM
True!, I’ve been thinking of this topic too. It complements the 2023 #NephMadness Champion of Organ Pool.
Excellent @nephronsegment podcast with Dr. @nephrosparks.bsky.social & Dr. @ssfarouk.bsky.social on this topic!, 👀🤓🙏💛
bsky.app/profile/neph...
Excellent @nephronsegment podcast with Dr. @nephrosparks.bsky.social & Dr. @ssfarouk.bsky.social on this topic!, 👀🤓🙏💛
bsky.app/profile/neph...