UNMC Nephrology
@unmcnephrology.bsky.social
University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) Division of Nephrology and the UNMC Nephrology Fellowship Program | https://www.unmc.edu/intmed/divisions/neph/index.html
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!!!
@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 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!!!
@nebraskamed.bsky.social who contribute so much to the care of our patients! We celebrate them during Medical Assistant Recognition Week. Thank you!!!
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!
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 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!
This month focused on kidney donors and all of the amazing clinical research our kidney transplant team is doing!
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.
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
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.
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.
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)!
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
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)!
Our team crashed the event to learn and enjoy some time with our amazing UNMC Rheumatology colleagues (+ some former neph fellows showed up)!
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
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?"
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
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!!!
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!
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
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!
She covered everything from "what to do if someone comes to you wanting to donate a kidney" to the details of post-transplant care!
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
Thank you to all of our research administrators who perform critical work to advance our knowledge and understanding by supporting research!!!
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
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!
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!
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
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!
Dr. Plumb has been an incredible leader and works had to set the culture that defines our division!
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!
@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
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!
@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!
We had a great renal potpourri last week with discussions about organ procurement and renal tubular acidosis!!!
September 8, 2025 at 12:09 PM
We had a great renal potpourri last week with discussions about organ procurement and renal tubular acidosis!!!
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
Our first journal club of the academic year included an excellent discussion on the CONFIDENCE trial by first-year fellow Dr. Trappett!!!
Belated happy birthday to our chief fellow, @hkruzemd.bsky.social!!!
Our fellows helped her celebrate with a "The Office"-themed event!
Our fellows helped her celebrate with a "The Office"-themed event!
August 26, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Belated happy birthday to our chief fellow, @hkruzemd.bsky.social!!!
Our fellows helped her celebrate with a "The Office"-themed event!
Our fellows helped her celebrate with a "The Office"-themed event!
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!!!
our Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology!!!
August 25, 2025 at 4:03 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!!!
our Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology!!!
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
Congratulations to Megan Morran, APRN-NP on being named the @nebraskamed.bsky.social Dialysis Unit Provider of the Quarter!!!!
Dr. Ravipati doing some rounding outside with the team today!!!
August 21, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Dr. Ravipati doing some rounding outside with the team today!!!
We kicked off the academic year with a Division Family Barbeque!!!
The afternoon included face painting, an ice cream truck, and a wonderful time with our team!
The afternoon included face painting, an ice cream truck, and a wonderful time with our team!
July 21, 2025 at 12:51 PM
We kicked off the academic year with a Division Family Barbeque!!!
The afternoon included face painting, an ice cream truck, and a wonderful time with our team!
The afternoon included face painting, an ice cream truck, and a wonderful time with our team!
We had a really fun time celebrating our 2025 fellow graduates!
June 24, 2025 at 4:41 PM
We had a really fun time celebrating our 2025 fellow graduates!
Congratulations to Dr. Jon Hall @pinch-of-nacl.bsky.social on being awarded the @unmccom.bsky.social Fellow Educator of the Year!!!
Our amazing fellows have received major teaching awards for 8 of the last 9 years!!!
Our amazing fellows have received major teaching awards for 8 of the last 9 years!!!
June 24, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Congratulations to Dr. Jon Hall @pinch-of-nacl.bsky.social on being awarded the @unmccom.bsky.social Fellow Educator of the Year!!!
Our amazing fellows have received major teaching awards for 8 of the last 9 years!!!
Our amazing fellows have received major teaching awards for 8 of the last 9 years!!!
Congratulations to our fellows (pictured with our program leadership) on graduating!!!
June 21, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Congratulations to our fellows (pictured with our program leadership) on graduating!!!
Congratulations to Dr. David McMillan on graduating fellowship!!!
David was our chief fellow this year and has spearheaded many efforts to improve the program.
We are so fortunate that he is staying in town as a nephrologist with Omaha Nephrology!
David was our chief fellow this year and has spearheaded many efforts to improve the program.
We are so fortunate that he is staying in town as a nephrologist with Omaha Nephrology!
June 20, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Congratulations to Dr. David McMillan on graduating fellowship!!!
David was our chief fellow this year and has spearheaded many efforts to improve the program.
We are so fortunate that he is staying in town as a nephrologist with Omaha Nephrology!
David was our chief fellow this year and has spearheaded many efforts to improve the program.
We are so fortunate that he is staying in town as a nephrologist with Omaha Nephrology!
Congratulations to Dr. Nate Leonardi on graduating from our fellowship!!!
Nate has become an expert in transplant nephrology and we are so fortunate that he is staying on to be a transplant nephrology fellow here next year!!!
Nate has become an expert in transplant nephrology and we are so fortunate that he is staying on to be a transplant nephrology fellow here next year!!!
June 19, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Congratulations to Dr. Nate Leonardi on graduating from our fellowship!!!
Nate has become an expert in transplant nephrology and we are so fortunate that he is staying on to be a transplant nephrology fellow here next year!!!
Nate has become an expert in transplant nephrology and we are so fortunate that he is staying on to be a transplant nephrology fellow here next year!!!
Congratulations to Dr. Jon Hall (@pinch-of-nacl.bsky.social) on graduating fellowship!!!
Jon has become an expert in home dialysis therapies during his fellowship and we are so fortunate that he is staying on as faculty as a general nephrologist!
Jon has become an expert in home dialysis therapies during his fellowship and we are so fortunate that he is staying on as faculty as a general nephrologist!
June 18, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Jon Hall (@pinch-of-nacl.bsky.social) on graduating fellowship!!!
Jon has become an expert in home dialysis therapies during his fellowship and we are so fortunate that he is staying on as faculty as a general nephrologist!
Jon has become an expert in home dialysis therapies during his fellowship and we are so fortunate that he is staying on as faculty as a general nephrologist!
Congratulations to Dr. Prasanth Ravipati on being awarded the Sir William Osler Resident Teaching Award from the graduating residents of the UNMC Internal Medicine Residency!!!
This award goes to the @unmccom.bsky.social Internal Medicine faculty who has contributed the most to resident education!!
This award goes to the @unmccom.bsky.social Internal Medicine faculty who has contributed the most to resident education!!
June 17, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Prasanth Ravipati on being awarded the Sir William Osler Resident Teaching Award from the graduating residents of the UNMC Internal Medicine Residency!!!
This award goes to the @unmccom.bsky.social Internal Medicine faculty who has contributed the most to resident education!!
This award goes to the @unmccom.bsky.social Internal Medicine faculty who has contributed the most to resident education!!