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April 2024
Johns Hopkins Professor of Equity Dr. Lisa Angeline Cooper to give Keynote at the annual NKF 2024 Spring Clinical Meetings
(April 26, 2024, New York, NY) The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is excited to announce that renowned health equity expert Dr. Lisa Angeline Cooper will be the keynote speaker at the...
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April 2024
The NKF to Honor Nephrologist and NYU Professor of Medicine Dr. David Charytan with the Distinguished J. Michael Lazarus Award
(April 24, 2024, New York, NY) — The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is thrilled to announce that Nephrologist and Professor of Medicine David M. Charytan, MD, MSc, will be...
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March 2020
National Kidney Foundation Honors Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson with 2020 Corporate Innovator Award
Company recognized for developing the first new treatment for diabetic kidney disease (DKD) to be approved by the FDA in nearly two decades.
March 20, 2020, New York, NY —Janssen...
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April 2024
The NKF Honors Dr. Martin Pollak with The David M. Hume Memorial Award for Pioneering Research in Kidney Genetics
(April 22, 2024, New York, NY) — The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) proudly announces that Nephrologist and Professor of Medicine Martin Pollak, MD, is the 2024 recipient of the prestigious...
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May 2019
NKF Honors Otsuka Pharmaceutical Company, Ltd., with SCM19 Corporate Innovator Award
Company recognized for treatment recently approved in the U.S. for adults at risk of rapidly progressing Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
New York, NY — May 2,...
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April 2024
The NKF Urges Passage of New Home Dialysis Bill
Improving Access to Home Dialysis Act aims to reduce barriers to treatment and increase access to care
(April 22, 2024, Washington, DC) —The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is...
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April 2024
Dr. Robert A. Montgomery Receives the NKF’s Prestigious Excellence in Transplantation Award
(April 18, 2024, New York, NY) — The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) proudly announces that Robert A. Montgomery, MD, DPhil, FACS, is the 2024 recipient of the prestigious Excellence in...
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March 2018
National Kidney Foundation Applauds Bi-Partisan Funding for Kidney Health in Omnibus Spending Bill
Bi-partisan legislation will protect kidney patients and ensure funding for kidney disease programs
New York, NY—March 23, 2018—“The National Kidney Foundation applauds both Houses of...
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April 2024
The National Kidney Foundation Honors U.S. Health and Human Services Administrator Dr. Suma Nair with Esteemed Public Service Award
(April 15, 2024, New York, NY) — The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is delighted to announce that Dr. Suma Nair is the recipient of this year's esteemed Public Service Award. Suma Nair, PhD...
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January 2018
NBA Alums Allan Houston, John Starks “Fore!” Raising Awareness, Funds for NKF
Pebble Beach, CA - Friday, January 19, 2018
New York Knicks Assistant General Manager and Westchester Knicks General Manager Allan Houston – most renowned for his years as...