Agenda

Speakers70 Speakers

Claudia Dahlerus, PhD
Claudia Dahlerus, PhD

Assistant Research Scientist

U of Mich. – Kidney Epidemiology and Cost Center
Richard Knight
Richard Knight

AAKP President

American Association of Kidney Patients
Melissa West
Melissa West

Senior Director

Alliance for Kidney Health, ASN
Shannon Novosad,  MD, MPH, LCDR
Shannon Novosad, MD, MPH, LCDR

Medical Officer

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Janice Lea
Janice Lea

AAKP Board of Director; Chief Med Dir., Professor

Emory University
Keith C. Norris, MD, PhD
Keith C. Norris, MD, PhD

Clinical Scientist, Health Policy Leader

Medicine
Wendy L. St. Peter, PharmD, FCCP, FASN, FNKF
Wendy L. St. Peter, PharmD, FCCP, FASN, FNKF

Pharmacist, Professor

University of Minnesota
Robert Montgomery, MD
Robert Montgomery, MD

Physician, Director, Chair of Surgery

NYU Langone Transplant Institute
Richard Nelson
Richard Nelson

Founder and Chair

Rare Kidney Disease Foundation
Diana Clynes
Diana Clynes

Executive Director

American Association of Kidney Patients
Victor Gura, MD
Victor Gura, MD

Internist, Nephrologist

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles
Anna Greka, MD, PhD
Anna Greka, MD, PhD

Director

Kidney Disease Initiative, Broad Institute of MIT
Scott Toner
Scott Toner

President & Founder

Bridgeview Strategies
Abi Sundaramoorthy, MD, MBA
Abi Sundaramoorthy, MD, MBA

Executive Vice President

Clinical Enterprise, Somatus
Risa Simon
Risa Simon

AAKP Ambassador | Founder, CEO

TransplantFirst Academy | TransplantStrong
Fokko Wieringa, PhD
Fokko Wieringa, PhD

Principal Scientist

Dutch Kidney Foundation, Kidney Health Initiative
Jesse Roach, MD
Jesse Roach, MD

Senior Medical Director

Health Equity, CVS Kidney Care
Erin Kahle
Erin Kahle

Dir. of Patient Insights, Data Analytics and Advocacy

American Association of Kidney Patients
Jennifer Rate
Jennifer Rate

Marketing and Communications Manager

American Association of Kidney Patients
Paul T. Conway
Paul T. Conway

Chair of Policy & Global Affairs

American Association of Kidney Patients
Edward Hickey, III
Edward Hickey, III

USMC, AAKP Vice President, Chair of Veterans Health Init.

American Association of Kidney Patients
Elisa Gordon, PhD, MPH
Elisa Gordon, PhD, MPH

Professor

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Med.
Jonathan St. John
Jonathan St. John

Owner/Senior Editor

Briar Patch Media, LLC
Matt Diamond, MD, PhD, CMO
Matt Diamond, MD, PhD, CMO

Physician

Digital Health Center of Excellence, U.S. FDA
Mary Gellens, MD
Mary Gellens, MD

Senior Medical Director

Worldwide Medical Baxter Healthcare
Janis Naeve
Janis Naeve

Managing Director

Amgen Ventures
Kaleab Z. Abebe, PhD
Kaleab Z. Abebe, PhD

Associate Professor, Director

CCDC, CRHC; University of Pittsburgh
Kate Tighe
Kate Tighe

Vice President, Head

Sanofi Genzyme
Ivonne H. Schulman, MD
Ivonne H. Schulman, MD

Director

NIDDK; NIH
Jon Snyder, PhD
Jon Snyder, PhD

Director

SRTR, Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute
Lloyd E. Ratner, MD, MPH, FACS, FICS (Hon)
Lloyd E. Ratner, MD, MPH, FACS, FICS (Hon)

Director; Immediate Past President

Columbia University Medical Center; ASTS
Shuvo Roy, PhD
Shuvo Roy, PhD

Technical Director

The Kidney Project
Jan Finn
Jan Finn

President; CEO

Organ Procurement Orgs; Midwest Transplant Network
Christine Broderick
Christine Broderick

Engagement Officer

Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute
David K. C. Cooper, MD, PhD
David K. C. Cooper, MD, PhD

Co-Director

Xenotransplantation Program, UAB, School of Med.
Paul Palevsky, MD
Paul Palevsky, MD

Professor of Medicine

U of Pitt Medicine; VA Kidney Disease Program
Stephen Fadem, MD, FACP, FASN
Stephen Fadem, MD, FACP, FASN

Chair, AAKP Medical Advisory Board; Clinical Prof of Medicine

Baylor College of Medicine, Section of Nephrology
Marla Levy
Marla Levy
Julianna Blum, PhD
Julianna Blum, PhD

Co-Founder & Executive Vice President

Corporate Development, Humacyte
Melissa Penn, JD, MPH
Melissa Penn, JD, MPH

Deputy Director of Advocacy

Bayer Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Daniel Wilson, MD
Daniel Wilson, MD

Senior Medical Director

Bayer Pharmaceuticals
William H. Fissell, MD
William H. Fissell, MD

Medical Director; Associate Professor

The Kidney Project; Vanderbilt Univ Medical Center
Peggy Tighe
Peggy Tighe

Principal

Government Relations/Legislation, ASTS
Rob Blaser
Rob Blaser

Director of Public Policy

Renal Physicians Association (RPA)
Jens Goebel, MD
Jens Goebel, MD

Professor of Pediatrics; Section Head; Medical Dir

Kidney Transplantation Childrens Hospital Colorado
Barry I. Freedman, MD, FACP
Barry I. Freedman, MD, FACP

Chief of Nephrology

Wake Forest School of Medicine
Jonathan Himmelfarb, MD
Jonathan Himmelfarb, MD

Co-Director; Director; Professor

UW Dialysis Innovation; Kidney Research Institute
David Davenport
David Davenport

Manager; Board Secretary

Personalized Medicine Coalition, Public Policy
Barry Smith, PhD, MD
Barry Smith, PhD, MD

AAKP Board of Director; Founder

Dreyfus Health Policy and Research Center
Rosemarie Sellati
Rosemarie Sellati

Global Head of Patient Advocacy-Transplant

Novartis
Dale Rogers
Dale Rogers

AAKP Secretary, Ambassador

American Association of Kidney Patients
Jennifer Jones
Jennifer Jones

USMC, AAKP Board of Director & Ambassador

Suzanne Ruff
Suzanne Ruff

AAKP Treasurer, living donor

Author
Catherine Campbell
Catherine Campbell

AAKP Ambassador, ESRD patient

Jonathan Traylor
Jonathan Traylor

AAKP Ambassador, transplant recipient

Kidney Solutions , Hope with Jonathan Podcast
Melissa Bensouda
Melissa Bensouda

AAKP Ambassador, home hemodialysis patient

David Rodriguez
David Rodriguez

AAKP Board of Director, Exec Committee, Ambassador

Cecilia Santana
Cecilia Santana

AAKP Ambassador; Stakeholder, transplant recipient

Chronic Kidney Disease Project
Jack Lennon
Jack Lennon

AAKP Ambassador, transplant recipient

Kent Bressler
Kent Bressler

Patient Mentor

Sara Eve Schaffer, MBA, MA, RD
Sara Eve Schaffer, MBA, MA, RD

AAKP Board of Director; Executive Director

CMS' TAQIL; Health Services Advisory Group, Inc.
Jim Myers
Jim Myers

AAKP Board of Dir., Ambassador

Josie Cooper
Josie Cooper

Executive Director

Alliance for Gout Awareness
Koren Axelrod
Koren Axelrod

Senior Business Analyst, Digital Products

CareDx, Inc.
Jay A. Graham, MD, MBA, FACS
Jay A. Graham, MD, MBA, FACS

Abdominal Transplant Surgeon

Montefiore – Einstein Center for Transplantation
Patrick O. Gee, Sr. PhD, JLC
Patrick O. Gee, Sr. PhD, JLC

AAKP Ambassador, Kidney Transplant Rcpt; Founder

iAdvocate, Inc.
Alexandra Harrison-Flaxman
Alexandra Harrison-Flaxman

Community Engagement Manager

CareDx, Inc.
Victor M. Blanco
Victor M. Blanco

Outreach & Education Transplant Coordinator

Texas Transplant Center
Phil Gauthier, MD, MBA
Phil Gauthier, MD, MBA

Transplant Nephrologist, Senior Medical Director

Natera
Trudy McKanna, MS
Trudy McKanna, MS

Certified Genetic Counselor, Dir. of Medical Edu.

Natera

Booth38 Booth

Platinum
Baxter

Baxter

PARTNER_LISTING_BANNER
Platinum
BD

BD

PARTNER_LISTING_BANNER
Platinum
CareDx, Inc.

CareDx, Inc.

PARTNER_LISTING_BANNER
Platinum
Horizon Therapeutics

Horizon Therapeutics

PARTNER_LISTING_BANNER
Platinum
Medtronic

Medtronic

PARTNER_LISTING_BANNER
Platinum
Natera

Natera

PARTNER_LISTING_BANNER
Platinum
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc

Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc

PARTNER_LISTING_BANNER
Platinum
Sanofi Genzyme

Sanofi Genzyme

PARTNER_LISTING_BANNER
Gold
Akebia Therapeutics

Akebia Therapeutics

PARTNER_LISTING_BANNER
Gold
Amgen

Amgen

PARTNER_LISTING_BANNER
Gold
AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca

PARTNER_LISTING_BANNER
Gold
Novartis

Novartis

PARTNER_LISTING_BANNER
AFTER HOURS
AAKP AFTER HOURS RESOURCE CENTER

AAKP AFTER HOURS RESOURCE CENTER

PARTNER_LISTING_BANNER
PHOTO BOOTH
PHOTO BOOTH

PHOTO BOOTH

PARTNER_LISTING_BANNER
Silver
Mallinckrodt

Mallinckrodt

PARTNER_LISTING_BANNER
Silver
Travere Therapeutics

Travere Therapeutics

PARTNER_LISTING_BANNER
Silver
Vifor Pharma US

Vifor Pharma US

PARTNER_LISTING_BANNER
Bronze
Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc.

Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc.

PARTNER_LISTING_BANNER
Bronze
Bayer

Bayer

PARTNER_LISTING_BANNER
Bronze
CVS Kidney Care

CVS Kidney Care

PARTNER_LISTING_BANNER
Bronze
FALCON - A Clinical Study in PKD

FALCON - A Clinical Study in PKD

PARTNER_LISTING_BANNER
Bronze
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated

PARTNER_LISTING_BANNER
Patron
Humacyte, Inc.

Humacyte, Inc.

PARTNER_LISTING_BANNER
Patron
Outset Medical

Outset Medical

PARTNER_LISTING_BANNER
Patron
Palladio Biosciences, Inc.

Palladio Biosciences, Inc.

PARTNER_LISTING_BANNER
Exhibitor
Alliance for Gout Awareness

Alliance for Gout Awareness

PARTNER_LISTING_BANNER
Exhibitor
Alport Syndrome Foundation

Alport Syndrome Foundation

PARTNER_LISTING_BANNER
Exhibitor
Black Health Matters

Black Health Matters

PARTNER_LISTING_BANNER
Exhibitor
IgA Nephropathy Foundation

IgA Nephropathy Foundation

PARTNER_LISTING_BANNER
Exhibitor
Kindness for Kidneys International, Inc.

Kindness for Kidneys International, Inc.

PARTNER_LISTING_BANNER
Exhibitor
Living Kidney Donors Network

Living Kidney Donors Network

PARTNER_LISTING_BANNER
Exhibitor
National Kidney Foundation, Inc

National Kidney Foundation, Inc

PARTNER_LISTING_BANNER
Exhibitor
National Living Donor Assistance Center

National Living Donor Assistance Center

PARTNER_LISTING_BANNER
Exhibitor
NephCure Kidney International

NephCure Kidney International

PARTNER_LISTING_BANNER
Exhibitor
Transplanfirst Academy

Transplanfirst Academy

PARTNER_LISTING_BANNER
Exhibitor
Transplant Life Foundation

Transplant Life Foundation

PARTNER_LISTING_BANNER
Exhibitor
Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation

Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation

PARTNER_LISTING_BANNER
Exhibitor
Veterans Transplantation Association

Veterans Transplantation Association

PARTNER_LISTING_BANNER

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