ASN Podcast
The ASN Podcast features a broad range of nephrology topics, including interviews with experts and discussions about cutting-edge advances in research and care.
Episodes
nephSAP Guest Editor Interview: "Hypernatremia"
Martina McGrath, MBChB, FASN; Jean Francis, MD, FASN; Ihab Michel Wahba, MD, FASN; and Amir Kazory, MD, FASN, speak with guest editor Biff F. Palmer, MD, to discuss his editorial on Hypernatremia from nephSAP Volume 25, Number 1.
Predictions: OMB Proposed Rule and the World Cup
Sr. Mgr. of Policy and Government Affairs Ryan Murray and ASN CEO & EVP Tod Ibrahim discuss the proposed rule on federal financial assistance. Submit your public comment by Monday, July 13 at https://bit.ly/fed-reg-access.
It's Hurricane Season: ASN's Summer Policy Updates
Hosts ASN CEO & EVP Tod Ibrahim and Senior Policy & Govt. Affairs Coordinator Lauren Ahearn discuss the upcoming summer rulemaking season, ASN's USPSTF nomination, the annual AMA meeting in Chicago, IL, and more.
Navigating ABIM's New Certification Pathway E for 'Exceptionally Qualified' IMGs
ASN Councilor Jeffrey Berns, MD, and ABIM Senior Vice President for Academic and Medical Affairs Erica Johnson, MD, join ASN CEO & EVP Tod Ibrahim to discuss the new competency-based medical education pilot.
AI Beyond Eligibility for Transplant
Amy Waterman, PhD, joins host Karandeep Singh, MD, to discuss how AI can improve kidney transplant care through earlier interventions, personalized patient support, and better access to transplantation across the patient journey.
Richard Glassock, MD, and the Historical Arc of Glomerular Disease
Richard Glassock, MD, reflects on decades of advances in kidney diseases and discusses the future of glomerular disease, biomarkers, clinical trials, and prevention with host Andrew Cohen, MD.
Keeping Pace with AI
Karandeep Singh, MD, speaks with Karin Bergling, MD, and Wisit Cheungpasitporn, MD, about the AI-Powered Kidney Care Network, an ASN Community for those with medical and technical backgrounds interested in AI and its applications in kidney care.
A Unified Community Results in Bipartisan Efforts to Improve Kidney Health
ASN Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice President Tod Ibrahim and Policy and Government Affairs Coordinator Lauren Ahearn discuss recent momentum supporting kidney health with Rachel Meyer, ASN Strategic Policy Advisor to the CEO and EVP.
25 Years of Estimating Kidney Function
ASN Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer Tod Ibrahim explores the history of eGFR with Andrew Levey, MD, Tom Hostetter, MD, and Crystal Gadegbeku, MD. Hear how policy, equity, and care have evolved, and what future assessments demand.
EP&R Episode Five: Water Quality, Dialysis, and Infectious Risk During Emergencies: Part Two
Continuing in part two, Dr. Srinath Yadlapalli and Dr. Matthew Arduino examine infectious risks from compromised water systems during emergencies and share practical steps to monitor water quality and maintain safe dialysis care.
Core Interventions for Peritoneal Dialysis (Guest: Jeffrey Perl, MD)
Guest Dr. Jeffrey Perl joins host Dr. Tushar Chopra to explore strategies to prevent peritoneal dialysis infections, address gaps in practice, review infection trends, and discuss opportunities for progress through collaboration and team-based care.
EP&R Episode Five: Water Quality, Dialysis, and Infectious Risk During Emergencies: Part One
In part one of this episode, host Dr. Srinath Yadlapalli and guest Dr. Matthew Arduino discuss methods to assess and maintain water quality at dialysis facilities during emergencies, including following the AAMI standards.
From the Hill to the Witness Table: ASN's Big Month on Capitol Hill
Hosts Tod Ibrahim and Lauren Ahearn are joined by Dr. Suzanne Watnick (ASN Health Policy Scholar) and Dr. Roz Mannon (Transplant Policy Chair) to discuss ASN's Hill Day and Dr. Watnick's House Ways & Means testimony.
EP&R Episode Four: Measles in Individuals Living with Kidney Diseases
In this episode, host Dr. Srinath Yadlapalli and guest Dr. Kristina Bryant discuss measles' diagnosis, prevention, management, and how dialysis centers can prepare for outbreaks.
Breaking Down Machine Learning, Predictive AI, and More
Hosts Karandeep Singh, MD, and Navdeep Tangri, MD, explore how machine learning regression and predictive AI impact patient care by examining importance factors, support vector machines, data training, and ways to improve prediction accuracy.
The Corporatization of Dialysis and the Need for Nephrology Leadership
Guests Manish Tanna, MD, Eugene Lin, MD, and Suzanne Watnick, MD, discuss the shift from privately-owned practices to large, consolidated facilities and its clinical impact on quality of life and patient outcomes with host Andrew Cohen, MD.
Talking with Teens about Fistulas (Guest: Jillian K. Warejko-Rossi, MD)
In this episode, host Dr. Tushar Chopra and guest Dr. Jillian Warejko-Rossi will discuss encouraging fistulas while acknowledging teens' concerns about body image, scarring, "ugly" fistulas, and fear of needles.
nephSAP Guest Editor Interview: "It's Time for Home Hemodialysis to be Treated as an Established Dialysis Modality—A Call to Action!"
Alice Sheridan, MD, FASN, Jean Francis, MD, FASN, and Martina McGrath, MBChB, FASN, interview editors Klement Yeung, MD, and Christopher T. Chan, MD on nephSAP editorial "It's Time for Home Hemodialysis to be Treated as an Established Dialysis Modality."
Navigating AI in Nephrology
Hosts Karandeep Singh, MD, and Navdeep Tangri, MD, dive into AI's expanding role in nephrology and how to navigate the strengths and challenges new technology poses to research as they look to the future of the kidney health landscape.
EP&R Episode Three
Pharmacist Ruth Smarinsky shares how Direct Relief and the American Society of Nephrology bridge kidney care gaps during global crises. Learn how they deliver dialysis supplies, transplant medications, and urgent care when disasters disrupt treatment.
Closing the Year: Appropriations, Kidney Research Funding, and What to Expect Next (Policy Update December 2025)
Hosts Tod Ibrahim and Lauren Ahearn are joined by Rachel Meyer, ASN Senior Strategic Policy Advisor to the EVP, to break down where things stand on federal appropriations, kidney health research funding, and what to expect as we head into 2026.
Nephrology Before "Nephrology"
Host Andrew Cohen, MD, speaks with medical historian Steven Peitzman, MD, on the birth of nephrology, a specialty that was not formally recognized until the mid-twentieth century.
The EPOch of Treatment Innovation: Triumphs and Pitfalls of Government, Big Pharma, and Nephrology in the Development of rEPO
Host Andrew Cohen, MD, discusses the advent of recombinant erythropoietin (rEPO) and its impact on kidney care with Paul Kimmel, MD, FASN; Daniel Coyne, MD; and Ajay Singh, MD.
nephSAP Guest Editor Interview: ESKD: A Therapeutic Triumph of Nephrology
Alice Sheridan, MD, FASN, and Martina McGrath, MD, FASN, speak with guest editors Sankar D. Navaneethan, MD, MS, MPH, and Garabed Eknoyan, MD, to discuss their editorial "ESKD: A Therapeutic Triumph of Nephrology" from nephSAP Volume 24, Number 4, ESKD.
Washington Reopens: Budget Battles and What to Expect Next (Policy Update November 2025)
Hosts Tod Ibrahim, ASN Executive Vice President and David White, Senior Quality & Regulatory Affairs Officer are joined by Lauren Ahearn, Senior Quality & Regulatory Affairs Associate to discuss the most recent spending package passed by Congress.
Transplant and Trials: Redefining Care
Kidney Week 2025 may be coming to a close, but the conversation continues. Hear Meg Jardine, MBBS, PhD, Vineeta Kumar, MD, FASN, and Robert A. Montgomery, MD, PhD, explore research trials and developments in transplant nephrology.
Future Therapies: Science Shaping Tomorrow's Kidney Care
Listen as Matthias Kretzler, MD, Julio Saez-Rodriguez, PhD, and Katalin Susztak, MD, PhD, discuss advancements and challenges in research during the episode "Future Therapies: Science Shaping Tomorrow's Kidney Care."
Late-Breaking Clinical Trials: What They Mean for Kidney Care
Kidney Week has begun. Listen as Hiddo Jan L. Heerspink, PhD, Julie R. Ingelfinger, MD, and Richard A. Lafayette, MD, explore the impact this year's late-breaking clinical trials will have on nephrology.
Mr. Glazer Goes To Washington: The Origin Story of the Medicare End-Stage Renal Disease Program
ASN Executive Vice President and host Tod Ibrahim examines the obstacles early advocates overcame to secure financial coverage for dialysis for Americans living with kidney failure, with guests Charles "Chip" Kahn III, Terry Litchfield, and C.J. Blagg.
Government Shutdowns & Contingency Plans: Who's Still on Duty? (Policy Update October 2025)
With the government officially closed, hosts Tod Ibrahim and David White explore how the shutdown affects federal health agencies, including HHS, NIH, and the VA.
Research Funding, Senate Letter, and a Looming Shutdown (Policy Update September 2025)
Host Tod Ibrahim speaks with Ryan Murray, ASN Senior Manager of Government Affairs, about ASN's advocacy on recent NIH policy changes, the society's statement to the Senate Finance Committee, and its partnership with Research!America.
The Infection Prevention & Transitions of Care Series: Safe Catheter Connections and New Techniques (Guest: Aisha Shaikh, MBBS)
Host Dr. Tushar Chopra and guest Dr. Aisha Shaikh discuss the importance of good techniques for connecting and disconnecting HD catheters, review catheter locking solutions and novel caps, and consider new data released since the 2019 KDIGO guidelines.
EP&R Episode Two
What resources has ASN developed to help the nephrology community prepare for emergencies? Host Dr. Srinath Yadlapalli talks with Dr. Jeffrey Silberzweig and Sara Brady, RN, as they explore what is unique to nephrology practices in facility preparedness.
The Infection Prevention & Transitions of Care Series: Catheter Care in Hemodialysis (Guest: Namrata Krishnan, MBBS)
In this episode, host Dr. Tushar Chopra and guest Dr. Namrata Krishnan will discuss how to safely connect and disconnect HD catheters, common myths about catheter care in hemodialysis, and showering with a dialysis catheter.
EP&R Episode One
In this first episode, host Srinath Yadlapalli, MD, MBBS, speaks with Jeffrey Silberzweig, MD, FASN, and Sarrah Johnson, DNP, MBA, RN, about emergency preparedness and response in kidney care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
nephSAP Guest Editor Interview: Parathyroidectomy for Treatment of Hyperparathyroidism in Chronic Kidney Disease
Alice Sheridan, MD, FASN, and Martina McGrath, MD, FASN, speak with guest editors Daniel W. Coyne, MD, and Morgan B. Schoer, MD, about their editorial "Parathyroidectomy for Treatment of Hyperparathyroidism in CKD" from nephSAP Volume 24, Number 3.
Nephrology in the Era of McCarthyism: Heroes and Villains
Andrew J. Cohen, MD, FASN, leads the discussion on McCarthyism and the consequences that doctors leading the field of nephrology faced for their political ties and activism. Guests: Merlin Chowkwanyun, PhD, MPH, Kevin Lemley, MD, PhD, and Leon Fine, MD.
From the Shire to the Senate: The Big Beautiful Bill's Impact on Kidney Health Policy (Policy Update July 2025)
How could H.R. 1: One Big Beautiful Bill Act, impact kidney health policy? Hosts Tod Ibrahim and David White take the journey — Tolkien style.
The Smartest Guy in the Room: Bud Rose and the Invention of UpToDate
Robert Mark Black, MD, and Joel M. Topf, MD, join host Andrew J. Cohen, MD, FASN, in exploring the genesis of Dr. Burton "Bud" Rose's online medical resource—UpToDate—and its lasting impact.
Debrief: 2025 AMA House of Delegates Annual Meeting (Policy Update June 2025)
Hosts Tod Ibrahim and David White share key insights and takeaways from their experience at the 2025 American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates Annual Meeting.
nephSAP Guest Editor Interview: Benefits and risks of intensive blood pressure control in patients with chronic kidney disease: what does the current evidence tell us?
Alice Sheridan, MD, FASN, and Martina McGrath, MD, FASN, speak with guest editors Dr. Reaves and Dr. Sarnak on "Benefits and risks of intensive blood pressure control in CKD patients: what does the current evidence tell us?" from nephSAP Vol 24, No 2.
Kidney Policy Summer Preview: Mid-Year Developments & What's to Come (Policy Update May 2025)
Hosts Tod Ibrahim and David White dive into the latest judicial and policy developments as they relate to kidney care and preview what to watch as we head into the summer rulemaking cycle.
Unpacking the Leak: FY26 HHS Passback and Kidney Health Implications (Policy Update April 2025)
Host David White is joined by Dr. Dan Weiner, ASN Councilor and Council Liaison to ASN's policy committees, to discuss a leaked OMB "passback" document that outlines proposed significant cuts to the FY2026 HHS budget.
Federal Leadership Confirmed: What It Means for Kidney Policy (Policy Update April 2025)
Hosts Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss the recent federal confirmations at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and explore their potential impact on kidney health policy
nephSAP Guest Editor Interview: A Renaissance of Clinical Trials for IgA Nephropathy—Can the Same Occur for Membranous Nephropathy?
In this episode, Martina McGrath, MD, FASN, talks with guest editors Laurence H. Beck, Jr., MD, PhD, and Joyita Bharati, MD, about their editorial "A Renaissance of Clinical Trials for IgA Nephropathy" from nephSAP, Vol. 24, No.1 on glomerular diseases.
The Infection Prevention & Transitions of Care Series: Infection Prevention from the Patient Perspective (Guest: Quinetta Taylor, BCPA)
This episode shares a personal experience with dialysis and emphasizes infection prevention. Speakers discuss challenges in avoiding infection, its impact on routines, steps to protect during dialysis, and the role of staff in reducing infection risk.
The Infection Prevention & Transitions of Care Series: Best Practices for Dialysis Technicians Related to Infection Prevention (Guest: Danilo Concepcion, CBNT, CCHT-A, FNKF)
This episode covers maintaining water quality for infection control in hemodialysis. Topics include AAMI standards, monitoring water quality for safety, training staff on infection control for water systems, and addressing water treatment system issues.
Kidney Advocacy in Action: A Day on Capitol Hill (Policy Update March 2025)
Host Lauren Ahearn, Senior Quality & Regulatory Affairs Associate, is joined by Rachel Meyer, Strategic Policy Advisor, Dr. Suzanne Watnick, Policy & Advocacy Committee Chair, and Dr. Roz Mannon, Transplant Policy Committee Chair to discuss ASN's Hill Day
The Infection Prevention & Transitions of Care Series: Infection Prevention Strategies Amongst In-Center and Home Dialysis Patients Related to Reducing Catheter-Related Blood Stream Infections (Guest: Alan Kliger, MD)
In this second episode, experts standardize evidence-based policies to improve care, review CDC's nine Core Interventions to reduce BSI, address patient challenges in reducing BSI, and explore NHSN Dialysis Event training for better infection control.
The Infection Prevention & Transitions of Care Series: Preventing Infections During Transitions of Care in Dialysis (Guest: Jeffrey Silberzweig, MD, FASN)
The Infection Prevention & Transitions of Care is a series developed by the ASN Nephrologists Transforming Dialysis Safety (NTDS) initiative, led by Dr. Tushar Chopra. In episode one, experts discuss infection prevention and dialysis challenges.
Shutdowns & Injunctions: Tracking Policy Changes from Capitol Hill to NIH (Policy Update March 2025)
Hosts Tod Ibrahim and David White dive into the latest on the possible government shutdown, an injunction blocking NIH cuts, RFK Jr.'s public comment policy change, and changes to Department of Veterans Affairs.
What's Happening Now: Legal Challenges, Budget Bills, and Kidney Health Advocacy Efforts (Policy Update February 2025)
Hosts Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss recent legal challenges to the Trump Administration's executive orders, the House budget bill, and ASN's upcoming advocacy efforts on Capitol Hill.
Checks, Balances, and Executive Actions (Policy Update February 2025)
Hosts Tod Ibrahim and David White provide an update and insights into the Trump Administration's recent executive actions and their impact on kidney health policy
Executive Orders and Kidney Care Policy: Navigating the Impact (Policy Update January 2025)
Hosts Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss President Donald Trump's recent executive orders and their potential impact on health care and kidney health policy.
nephSAP Guest Editor Interview: Racial Inequalities in Access to Kidney Transplantation: New Challenges, New Solutions to a Decades-Old Problem
Alice Sheridan, MD, FASN, and Martina McGrath, MD, FASN, speak with guest editors Sumit Mohan, MD, MPH, FASN, and Winfred Williams, MD, to discuss "Racial Inequalities in Access to Kidney Transplantation" from nephSAP Vol. 23, No. 5, Transplantation.
IOTA, Transplant Policy, and End-of-Year Legislation: What You Need to Know (Policy Update December 2024)
Hosts Tod Ibrahim and David White are joined by Rachel Meyer, Strategic Policy Advisor to the Executive Vice President, to discuss the IOTA Final Rule, recent transplant legislation, and other end-of-year policy developments.
Election Outcomes and Renal Realities: The Future of Kidney Care Under New Presidential Leadership (Policy Update November 2024)
Hosts Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss the outcome of the recent presidential election's potential impact on kidney health policy.
Post-Kidney Week Policy Update (October 2024)
Hosts Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss give a rundown of the policy related events of Kidney Week 2024 in San Diego, CA.
nephSAP Guest Editor Interview: Chronic Kidney Disease Coming of Age
Martina McGrath, MD, FASN, speaks with guest editors Paul E. Stevens, MD, and Adeera Levin, MD, to discuss their editorial "Chronic Kidney Disease Coming of Age" from nephSAP Volume 23, Number 4, Chronic Kidney Disease.
Kidney Week 2024 Day 3: Late Breaking Clinical Trials
Swapnil Hiremath, MD, MPH, FASN, joins Hiddo Heerspink, PhD, and Meg Jardine, MBBS, PhD, to discuss clinical trials presented at Kidney Week 2024, including notable findings from accepted submissions and late-breaking clinical trial sessions.
Kidney Week 2024 Day 2: Innovations and Global Perspectives in Dialysis
Leading health care professionals Edwina A. Brown, MD, MBChB, Timothy Ray, CNN, CNN-NP, DNP, NP, and Monnie Wasse, MD, MPH, FASN, share their perspectives on evolving advances in dialysis treatments and patient care in the US and across the globe.
Kidney Week 2024 Day 1: Advances and Challenges in Glomerular Disease Research
Kidney Week 2024 on the go. Gentzon Hall, MD, PhD, FASN, Matthias Kretzler, MD, and Heather Reich, MD, PhD, discuss progress in glomerular disease research, emerging trends, and clinical challenges.
Transplant Policy Update October 2024
Host Tod Ibrahim is joined by Rachel Meyer, Strategic Policy Advisor to the Executive Vice President and Suzanne Watnick, ASN Policy Scholar in Residence to discuss the recent developments in the transplant policy realm.
nephSAP Guest Editor Interview: Delivering kidney replacement therapy in the ICU: Closing evidence gaps
Alice Sheridan, MD, FASN, and Martina McGrath, MD, FASN, discuss with editor Ron Wald, MDCM, MPH, his editorial "Delivering Kidney Replacement Therapy in the ICU: Closing Evidence Gaps" from nephSAP Volume 23, Number 3, AKI and Critical Care Nephrology.
All Eyes on FY2025 Congressional Funding (Policy Update July 2024)
Hosts Tod Ibrahim and David White are joined by colleague Zach Kribs to provide an update on the status of Congressional funding legislation and ASN's advocacy priorities. This episode mainly focuses on the House Appropriations Committee.
2024 Summer Rulemaking (Policy Podcast July 2024)
Hosts Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss the recently released CY2025 End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System and Quality Incentive Program (ESRD PPS QIP) proposed rule and the CY2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule.
New Series: nephSAP Guest Editor Interview: Cystic Fibrosis and Hypoelectrolytemia With Metabolic Alkalosis
In this new series, Drs. Alice Sheridan and Martina McGrath speak with guest editor Dr. Michael Emmett to discuss his editorial "Cystic Fibrosis and Hypoelectrolytemia With Metabolic Alkalosis" from nephSAP Volume 23, Number 2.
Increasing Organ Transplant Access Through IOTA (Policy Update May 2024)
Hosts Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation's recently announced Increasing Organ Transplant Access (IOTA) Model proposed rule.
Transplant Hill Day (Policy Update April 2024)
Hosts Tod Ibrahim and David White are joined by colleague Zach Kribs, ASN Manager of Congressional Affairs to discuss ASN's recent Capitol Hill advocacy on transplant.
Sometimes It Actually Works (Policy Update March 2024)
David White is joined by Health Policy Scholar in Residence Dr. Suzanne Watnick and Zach Kribs to discuss the Kidney PATIENT Act of 2023- a bill that would delay the inclusion oral only drugs in the ESRD PPS.
Will There Be a Government Shutdown This March? (Policy Update March 2024)
Quality and Regulatory Affairs Associate Lauren Ahearn is joined by Congressional Affairs Manager Zach Kribs to discuss the possible March partial government shutdown as well as congressional action on the Medicare physician reimbursement cut.
Herring Fishing and the Future of Federal Rulemaking (Policy Update February 2024)
Hosts Tod Ibrahim and David White welcome longtime ASN policy strategist and attorney Andrew Shore from JST Strategies, LLC to discuss SCOTUS's upcoming decision in Relentless vs. Department of Commerce and its potential impact on federal rulemaking.
Government Shutdowns, Proposed Rules, & Football (Policy Update January 2024)
Join hosts Tod Ibrahim and David White to discuss Congress' recent passage of a stop-gap budget bill and the Center for Medicare & Medicaid's prior authorizations final rule.
What to Expect in 2024 Health Care Policy (January 2024)
Congressional Affairs Manager Zach Kribs joins hosts Tod Ibrahim and David White to discuss what to expect this year in both federal regulatory and Congressional health care policy.
Kidney Week 2023 Podcast: Day 4
In this episode, discover what Nisha Bansal, MD, FASN, and Ankur Shah, MD, FASN, consider this year's highlights. They will dive into Kidney Week highlights, community interactions, and kidney health.
Kidney Week 2023 Podcast: Day 3
In this episode, Raad Bin Zakir Chowdhury, MD, FASN, and Deepak Chandramohan, MD, discuss their experiences with the evolving directions and tools for kidney care treatment with Angie S. Lobo, MD, moderating the conversation.
Kidney Week 2023 Podcast: Day 2
In this episode, George L. Bakris, MD, MA, FASN, and Duc H. Quach, MD, discuss day 2 of Kidney Week.
Kidney Week 2023 Podcast: Day 1
In this episode, Joel M. Topf, MD, hosts the discussion with Jennie Lin, MD, MS, FASN and patient advocate, Precious McCowan, MS, as they dive into experiences with kidney disease and the key takeaways from the Early Program sessions.
ASN Transplant Policy Update
David White and Lauren Ahearn interview colleagues Zach Kribs and Rachel Meyer about HRSA's OPTN Modernization Initiative and H.R. 2544. Contact HRSA about the OPTN Modernization Initiative here- https://www.hrsa.gov/optn-modernization/contact
Regulatory and Legislative Update (July 2023)
With the start of summer comes the start of the busy policy season. Tod Ibrahim, David White, and Lauren Ahearn discuss the recent SCOTUS decision on affirmative action, the CY2024 ESRD PPS QIP proposed rule, and ASN's upcoming Transplant Advocacy Day.
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