Press Room
October 2020
American Ninja Warrior and National Kidney Foundation Join Forces to Help Kidney Patients Find a Living Donor
October 22, 2020, New York, NY—American Ninja Warrior competitor Austin Gray joins forces with The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) to help kidney patients who need a transplant....
October 2020
National Kidney Foundation Announces Atlanta Business Executive and Kidney Transplant Patient Anthony E. Tuggle as New Chair of the National Board
October 20, 2020, New York, NY —The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Anthony E. Tuggle as Chair of its National Board of Directors....
October 2020
Boston’s Dr. Sylvia E. Rosas Named the National Kidney Foundation’s President-Elect
Oct. 19, 2020, New York, NY —The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) national governing Board of Directors has named nephrologist Dr. Sylvia E. Rosas of the Joslin Diabetes Center...
October 2020
National Kidney Foundation Appoints Atlanta Executive to Board of Directors
Oct. 19, 2020, New York, NY —The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is pleased to announce the appointment of businessman Orlando Hampton to its national Board of Directors.
Hampton,...
October 2020
National Kidney Foundation Appoints Johns Hopkins Nephrologist to Board of Directors
Oct. 19, 2020, New York, NY —The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is pleased to announce the appointment of nephrologist Dr. Sumeska Thavarajah of the Johns Hopkins University School of...
October 2020
NKF Clarifying Statement on the Proposed OPO Conditions for Coverage (CfCs)
October 9, 2020
The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) has been a longtime proponent of reforming and modernizing our organ transplantation system. Our position is driven by our...
October 2020
NKF Statement Regarding the Administration’s Proposed Revisions to the OPO Conditions for Coverage
October 2, 2020 - Nearly 100,000 Americans with kidney failure are awaiting a lifesaving organ transplant[i]. Unfortunately, only about 23,000 transplants take place each year,[ii] ...
September 2020
Harold Feldman Reappointed as Editor-in-Chief of the National Kidney Foundation’s AJKD
September 30, 2020, New York, NY —The National Kidney Foundation has reappointed Harold (Harv) Feldman for a second term as Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Kidney...
September 2020
Moonstone Nutrition and NKF partner to prevent kidney stones
September 29, 2020—Moonstone Nutrition and the National Kidney Foundation are partnering to raise awareness about the prevalence of kidney stones and the importance of overall kidney...
September 2020
Major Groups Representing Millions of Patients Release Telehealth Principles
Washington, DC, September 24, 2020 – A coalition of organizations representing millions of patients who live with serious, acute, and chronic conditions has released principles...