Matthew R. Weir, MD

Matthew R. Weir, M.D. is a Professor of Medicine and Director of the Division of Nephrology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He is famous as the world’s best general nephrologist in the cardiorenal area. He has active NIH supported grants from NIDDK, and NHLBI. Dr. Weir’s primary research interests include cardiovascular disease in patients with chronic kidney disease, transplantation effects on cardiovascular disease, hypertensive renal injury in African Americans, use of antihypertensive therapy for the treatment of diabetic nephropathy, and mineralocorticoid receptor antagonism to treat atherosclerosis. He has written more than 350 manuscripts and book chapters about these topics. He has edited 8 books on topics in nephrology, transplantation, and hypertension. He has presented at numerous international scientific association meetings, hospitals, and medical schools. He is on the editorial board of 18 journals and is Section Editor of Current Hypertension Reports and Current Opinion in Hypertension and Nephrology as well as the Associate Editor of Clinical Nephrology and the American Journal of Nephrology.

Claudio Ronco, MD

Since 2002 Claudio is aProfessor of Medicine and Director of the Department of Nephrology and International Renal Research Institute at St. Bortolo Hospital, Vicenza, Italy. He is a pioneer in many areas including peritoneal dialysis, critical care nephrology, continuous renal replacement, cardiorenal syndromes and wearable dialysis technology. Dr. Ronco’s contributions have been critical in revolutionizing the cardiorenal field. He has co-authored 994 papers, 85 book chapters and 62 books, and has delivered more than 650 lectures at international meetings and universities. He is a council member of several scientific societies and editor emeritus of the International Journal of Artificial Organs. He is also Editor-in-Chief of Blood Purification and Contributions to Nephrology. Professor Ronco has received numerous honors and awards including the lifetime achievement award and honorary membership in the Spanish Society of Nephrology, the National Kidney Foundation International Medal of Excellence and the ISN Bywaters Award for Acute Renal Failure.

George Bakris, MD

Dr. George Bakris is a Professor of Medicine and Director of the Comprehensive Hypertension Center at University of Chicago. He is considered the world expert in the diagnosis and reduction of high blood pressure particularly in complicated and refractory cases. He is also skilled in the treatment of kidney disease with special expertise in diabetes-related kidney disease and slowing its progression. Dr. Bakris has been extensively involved as either a principal investigator or on the steering committees of national and international trials involving diabetic kidney disease progression and resistant hypertension. He has served on many guidelines committees over the past 15 years including JNC and is currently the chair of the American Diabetes Association Blood Pressure Consensus Panel and a member of the American Heart Association panel. He has authored more than 700 peer reviewed manuscripts and chapters. Dr. Bakris received the Irvine Page-Alva Bradley Lifetime Achievement Award to acknowledge his lifetime of outstanding achievements in the field of hypertension.

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