VCU Nephrology @VCU_Nephrology
Home of VCU Nephrology. Past and future Nephmadness champions. intmed.vcu.edu/divisions/neph… RVA Joined December 2017-
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Congratulations to our multi-school team on publishing this important perspective on frailty and prehabilitation in kidney transplantation! journals.lww.com/jasn/citation/…
Great learning case written up by our own @sriperumbuduris @RenallyDosed88 @jkidd03
Great learning case written up by our own @sriperumbuduris @RenallyDosed88 @jkidd03
#KidneyWeek: found Duncan Kilpatrick, recent graduate from @VCU SOM and current resident @JeffersonUniv, presenting a case with @VCU_Nephrology and @VCUTransplant on belimumab use in recurrent lupus nephritis after kidney transplantation
Our great fellows enjoying @NBLUniv
Former VCU fellow Faisal in the zone
Happy Fourth!
We are recruiting for a clinician educator to join us! Please follow link for job description. vcu.csod.com/ux/ats/careers…
Preparation for the #NephMadnessParty @NephMadness @VCU_Nephrology
#NephMadness #CardiacDevices discussed today by @VCUInternalMed @VCUIMClerkship @VCU_Nephrology! Behold unmatched presentation skills by Ramez Bodair and @alley_rd, with mocktails served by yours truly (Urine in ATN, Urine in Hemolysis, Urine in GN)!
Happy #NephMadness Day! All the info you need to get started on the fun and learning: buff.ly/3IHYbTR 2023 Regions: -Access to Kidney Transplantation -Heart Failure Devices -TMA -IGA Nephropathy -MRAs -Onconephrology -Transgender Health -Transitions of Care
Proud of our fellows!
Excellent #NephPOCUS workshop for @VCU_Nephrology today! Real dedication shown by @ClintPatrick13 by volunteering as a model in a pinch!
Thank you Dr Jeffrey Stern from @nyulangone and former @VCU_Surgery resident for teaching us about xenotransplantation!
Starting our POCUS training @KidneyWars @ClintPatrick13 @AkbarNouman @GehrTodd @jkidd03
Thank you @AgarwalRajivMD for your wonderful talks!
Thank you @AgarwalRajivMD for your wonderful talks!
Already missing #KidneyWk
Fellow spotlight: @AkbarNouman, @VCU_Nephrology bowling champion and Garfield fan!
It was a straight up #amyloid thing. @jkidd03 @lauracei @HashimMannMD @VCUHealth

Roger Rodby @NephRodby
16K Followers 4K Following Academic nephrology, gardening, golfing, biking, not necessarily in that order. Always learning.
Michelle Rheault @rheault_m
16K Followers 4K Following Ped neph, Division director #NephJC Opinions my own COI:Travere,ELOXX,CSL Vifor, R3R,Aurinia,Otsuka. Not aspiring to be humble. (she/her) Pronounced “row”
AJKD @AJKDonline
45K Followers 4K Following The American Journal of Kidney Diseases is the official journal of @nkf | https://t.co/4McxH1FImg | https://t.co/jbvs9ghvKP
Susan Quaggin @SusanQuaggin
8K Followers 2K Following Proud mom of 3, kidney MD, scientist, Manx-Canadian, hockey fanatic, @NU_nephrology, XPOTASN#55
Matthew Sparks, MD @Nephro_Sparks
21K Followers 7K Following PD @DukeKidney & @VADurham|@RenalFellowNtwk|@ASNKidney Comm Dir|@NephJC|#NephMadness creator|#NSMC APD|@kidneynews|@Neph_SIM Ad Board|🏳️🌈ally
Tejas Desai, MD, MBA @nephondemand
12K Followers 5K Following Nephrologist-entrepreneur | Ex-Nephrology Program Director | Founder of https://t.co/bCrkreCvLt & https://t.co/L9CiSXSWVk https://t.co/U6hT8yvlJU
ASN Publications @asnpublications
31K Followers 2K Following Showcasing the latest in kidney care, research, and innovation. Follow for updates from ASN publications, including JASN, CJASN, Kidney360, and Kidney News.
Hector Madariaga, MD ... @HecmagsMD
5K Followers 2K Following Transplant kidney doc @TuftsMedicalCtr | Immigrant | @NephJC #NSMC @Neph_Sim | Spicy food | #Mexicanfood Connoisseur | #heforshe 🥁
Renal Fellow Network @RenalFellowNtwk
24K Followers 2K Following Founded in 2008 by Nate Hellman | Partnership with @ASNKidney | Tweets by @Nephro_Sparks @ssfarouk @kantsmd |“For Fellows, By Fellows” |
Arkana Laboratories @arkanalabs
11K Followers 2K Following Renal pathology & neuromuscular pathology laboratory focused on teaching others about rare diseases and improving patient care. #renalpath #pathtwitter #pathx
Kenar Jhaveri @kdjhaveri
12K Followers 2K Following Nephrologist Educator, Rapidly Progressive Glomerular Nephrologist, onconephrologist, cyclist 🚴♀️, runner 🏃 Editor in chief: ASN Kidney News @hofstrakidney
Ben Humphreys @HumphreysLab
7K Followers 2K Following Humphreys Lab: Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology of the Kidney -- Views my own, He/Him/His, COI: Chinook, Janssen, Pfizer
ASN Kidney News @KidneyNews
16K Followers 540 Following This account will no longer actively post. Follow @asnpublications for the latest from ASN publications, including JASN, CJASN, Kidney360, and Kidney News.
Juan Carlos Q Velez @VelezNephHepato
13K Followers 2K Following Academic Nephrologist @OchsnerNephro | @OchsnerHealth | Ochsner Clinical School-@UQMedicine Faculty
Women In Nephrology @womeninnephro
9K Followers 4K Following WIN strives to help women advance in the field of nephrology and also advocates for education and research relevant to women. #womeninnephrology
ASN Kidney360 @ASNKidney360
12K Followers 2K Following This account will no longer actively post. Follow @asnpublications for the latest from ASN publications, including JASN, CJASN, Kidney360, and Kidney News.
Daniel Coyne @DrDanMO
3K Followers 1K Following Nephrologist, Professor Washington Univ. Opinions my own. Retweet isn't endorsement.
Mohamed Hassanein �... @kidneymo
4K Followers 2K Following Kidney Doctor 𖠗⎜Lifelong Learner & Educator⎜@CleClinicKidney @UMMCneph alumnus⎜@GlomCon⎜@onconephsociety⎜Son of a legendary man⎜Posts are NOT medical advice
Holly Kramer, MD, MPH @kramer_holly
4K Followers 674 Following Engagement Editor for @AJKDonline. Advocate for making dialysis units have too many chairs some day. Wife to Curt. Mom Sister Friend Doctor
JASN_News @JASN_News
23K Followers 1K Following This account will no longer actively post. Follow @asnpublications for the latest from ASN publications, including JASN, CJASN, Kidney360, and Kidney News.
Anton Hansen @A_Hansen24001
40 Followers 3K Following Join the 29th European Nephrology Conference on Nov 03-04, 2025 in Rome. Explore advances in dialysis, renal care & urology. Open to all medical professionals!
Promito Musharraf Bhu... @PromitoMBhuiyan
285 Followers 6K Following 🇧🇩 Student of PhD in Public Policy and Administration at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) 🇺🇸 George Mason University 2018, North South University 2015
Alanepe @Alanepe1
1K Followers 1K Following Asociación Latinoamericana de Nefrología Pediátrica - ALANEPE #ALANEPE Cuenta oficial
Deeptanshu Jain, MD @DoctorCoolBeans
634 Followers 3K Following PGY-5 Nephrology Fellow @UPMC @PITTRenal🫘 | Alumnus @RRH_RGHIMRP @MAHE_Manipal @dpsrkpnet | Cat Dad🐈🐈⬛
Beenish Sohail Bhutta... @beenishbhutta
133 Followers 382 Following PGY5 and social media lead at Temple Nephrology Posts are not medical advice #MedTwitter #TempleKidneys #TempleNephrology #Nephrology #hyponatremia
Gerson Merari @gerson_merari
6 Followers 191 Following
Emily Fischer @nephcareers
36 Followers 333 Following Visit https://t.co/AyA5Lw8n0x for nephrology jobs nationwide @USRenaLink @NBLUniv @USRenalCare #nephcareers
MSL OMICRON @mslOmicron
129 Followers 4K Following Medical scientific laboratory. Development of space medicine
Gabrielle Gordon @UrineLuck_G
190 Followers 588 Following Donor Derived Cell-Free DNA & Renal Genetics Consultant in the Northeast
MaggieAnne @A45yyF4t5z1KCL
52 Followers 6K Following
Elias Ghafoor @Elias_Ghafoor
2 Followers 51 Following
Kyung Don Yoo @ykd9062
512 Followers 4K Following Nephrologist. Deputy Director, Disaster Preparedness and Response Committee, The Korean Society of Nephrology. Academic Director, Korean Society of Home Hemo
Mansoor Khalid @Mansoor82961287
16 Followers 134 Following
Ken Lim, MD PhD @TheLimLab
276 Followers 999 Following #Physician-Scientist #Nephrologist #ClinicalTrials #DrugDevelopment #Biotechnology #CardioRenal #CPET #TheLimLab
Akshay Athreya @akshayathreya
113 Followers 201 Following Transplant Nephrology, Virginia Commonwealth University
Mohamed Mohyeldin @MoheygenesisMD
22 Followers 210 Following Internal Medicine resident at ASU Hospitals | Chess player | Aspiring Nephrologist
Ohio State Nephrology @OhioStateNeph
2K Followers 2K Following
Mohammad Jaber @jabermd93
7 Followers 353 Following
PKDNewEngland @NewEnglandPkd
81 Followers 750 Following
Ashlyn Abbott @AshlynA3
447 Followers 517 Following
Hajar @Hajar65281789
1 Followers 236 Following
Dr. Glomerulus @Dr_Glomerulus
517 Followers 3K Following Nephrologist. Educator at @kidneyacademy1 . Father of 👶👧, from 🇪🇬. Nephrology Lifelong learner. Youtube: https://t.co/DLEBTkBqs4
A.SURYA VAMSI @suryaddepalli
11 Followers 253 Following
Nephro @Nephro18
826 Followers 1K Following Nephrology enthusiast | Simplifying complex kidney science into digestible insights | Follow for summarized nephrology articles and updates #Nephrology
Amar Damodar @amarzite
8 Followers 315 Following
Chris G 🟧 @ChrisGossDO
110 Followers 781 Following Physician. Brazilian jiu-jitsu 🟣 belt. 21 million.
Vivek Koushik @Drvivekkoushik
163 Followers 477 Following Nephrology. Internal Medicine. Violinist. Man Utd. Passion for music. Flair for teaching. Writes on walls.
Laura Davis @drlauraamdavis
54 Followers 507 Following
Lina Alatta,M.B.B.S @DrAlatta
241 Followers 651 Following Adult Renal Transplant Fellow@MayoClinic-Jacksonville, Nephrology fellow @NYPQ, Former research trainee at Mayo Clinic-Jacksonville, 🩺🔬🇺🇸
Hemodialysis Internat... @HemodialysisInt
147 Followers 116 Following Hemodialysis International is the flagship journal of @ISHDNews. President: @ChrisChanUHN, Editor in Chief: John T. Daugirdas, Social Media: @GrahamAbra
Hussain Karimi @Hkarimi1992
171 Followers 444 Following Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine (Nephrologist) @UPMC. Interested in Glomerular Diseases. Born and raised in @pakistan. Currently based in Pittsburgh.
ΡΙΖΟΣ ΑΘΑΝΑ... @sakisr55
157 Followers 288 Following Consultant Nephrologist Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Medical School
Hunter @Hunter11391
15 Followers 477 Following
Laura Russell @lbrussell17
6 Followers 125 Following
Sandip Ghimire @DrSandipGhimire
2K Followers 2K Following Nephrology Fellow @GeisingerHealth; Research Enthusiast; Content Creator @EM_Medicine, https://t.co/zTpOYjIKpS
umaarazhar @UmaarAzhar
17 Followers 242 Following
Dr J NELSON OKEMA, MD... @DrJNELLY95
2K Followers 8K Following Clinician| MD| Intensivist| Aspiring Emergency Medicine Physician(Cardiologist) | Arrhythmology Expert | Researcher | EKG Enthusiast |
Moh Abdelhamid @Abdelhamid2Moh
2 Followers 31 Following
Plato Renal Intellige... @RenalWarriors23
0 Followers 29 Following Accelerate the development of innovative therapies and groundbreaking cures for kidney diseases.
rajdeb saha @rajdebsaha
269 Followers 4K Following
Lalit Pursnani @PursnaniLalit
9 Followers 373 Following
Rehan Qayyum @RehanQayyum5
237 Followers 143 Following Tweets are my own; take them seriously at your own peril
Bilal @Bilal46367596
7 Followers 406 Following
Joel M. Topf, MD FACP @kidney_boy
63K Followers 4K Following Saying the product of the kidneys is urine is like saying the product of a factory is pollution. Urine is a by-product. The product is homeostasis COI: link👇🏼
Roger Rodby @NephRodby
16K Followers 4K Following Academic nephrology, gardening, golfing, biking, not necessarily in that order. Always learning.
Michelle Rheault @rheault_m
16K Followers 4K Following Ped neph, Division director #NephJC Opinions my own COI:Travere,ELOXX,CSL Vifor, R3R,Aurinia,Otsuka. Not aspiring to be humble. (she/her) Pronounced “row”
Nephrology Journal Cl... @NephJC
38K Followers 1K Following A twice monthly nephrology journal club that meets on Twitter. Hashtag #NephJC
Edgar V. Lerma 🇵�... @edgarvlermamd
33K Followers 126 Following Chicago Sports Fan... Nephrologist by day. My tweets are not medical advice. The views expressed here are my own and not those of my employer.
AJKD @AJKDonline
45K Followers 4K Following The American Journal of Kidney Diseases is the official journal of @nkf | https://t.co/4McxH1FImg | https://t.co/jbvs9ghvKP
Susan Quaggin @SusanQuaggin
8K Followers 2K Following Proud mom of 3, kidney MD, scientist, Manx-Canadian, hockey fanatic, @NU_nephrology, XPOTASN#55
Dr. Glaucomflecken @DGlaucomflecken
695K Followers 435 Following Ophthalmologist. Comedian. Speaker. Tiktok. Contact: [email protected] Bluesky: https://t.co/XXBQPt82Qg
Matthew Sparks, MD @Nephro_Sparks
21K Followers 7K Following PD @DukeKidney & @VADurham|@RenalFellowNtwk|@ASNKidney Comm Dir|@NephJC|#NephMadness creator|#NSMC APD|@kidneynews|@Neph_SIM Ad Board|🏳️🌈ally
Tejas Desai, MD, MBA @nephondemand
12K Followers 5K Following Nephrologist-entrepreneur | Ex-Nephrology Program Director | Founder of https://t.co/bCrkreCvLt & https://t.co/L9CiSXSWVk https://t.co/U6hT8yvlJU
ASN Publications @asnpublications
31K Followers 2K Following Showcasing the latest in kidney care, research, and innovation. Follow for updates from ASN publications, including JASN, CJASN, Kidney360, and Kidney News.
Hector Madariaga, MD ... @HecmagsMD
5K Followers 2K Following Transplant kidney doc @TuftsMedicalCtr | Immigrant | @NephJC #NSMC @Neph_Sim | Spicy food | #Mexicanfood Connoisseur | #heforshe 🥁
𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐩�... @drjosflynn
8K Followers 1K Following PGY-39 /Professor of Pediatrics @uwsomwwami /Editor in Chief, @Ped_Neph /Past-President, @ASPNeph / He/Him/His 🏳️🌈 /Also at @jostflynnmd.bsky.social
Renal Fellow Network @RenalFellowNtwk
24K Followers 2K Following Founded in 2008 by Nate Hellman | Partnership with @ASNKidney | Tweets by @Nephro_Sparks @ssfarouk @kantsmd |“For Fellows, By Fellows” |
Arkana Laboratories @arkanalabs
11K Followers 2K Following Renal pathology & neuromuscular pathology laboratory focused on teaching others about rare diseases and improving patient care. #renalpath #pathtwitter #pathx
Richard J. Glassock @GlassockJ
12K Followers 264 Following Father, husband, golfer, oenophile, Nephrologist- committed to lifelong learning and curiosity. I love what I do and hope to continue to do it until the end.
Kenar Jhaveri @kdjhaveri
12K Followers 2K Following Nephrologist Educator, Rapidly Progressive Glomerular Nephrologist, onconephrologist, cyclist 🚴♀️, runner 🏃 Editor in chief: ASN Kidney News @hofstrakidney
Ben Humphreys @HumphreysLab
7K Followers 2K Following Humphreys Lab: Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology of the Kidney -- Views my own, He/Him/His, COI: Chinook, Janssen, Pfizer
ASN Kidney News @KidneyNews
16K Followers 540 Following This account will no longer actively post. Follow @asnpublications for the latest from ASN publications, including JASN, CJASN, Kidney360, and Kidney News.
Juan Carlos Q Velez @VelezNephHepato
13K Followers 2K Following Academic Nephrologist @OchsnerNephro | @OchsnerHealth | Ochsner Clinical School-@UQMedicine Faculty
SSC_Lab 🧬 @SannaCherchiLab
365 Followers 206 Following Leveraging genetic diversity to mitigate kidney disease and inequality #genetics #pediatrics #nephrology #FSGS #rFSGS #CAKUT #humangenetics Views are our own
Viral Patel @viral_nephro
25 Followers 46 Following
Nilang Patel, MD, MS,... @nilangpatel
78 Followers 95 Following Associate Professor, Nephrology @VCU @VCUHealth @RichmondVAMC - Views expressed here are my own and not of my employer's, Likes & Retweets aren't endorsements.
Dr yassine benfdil @Yasbenf
61 Followers 316 Following Nephrologist 🩺 Plaza Clinical Center ,Kidney lover ,Calisthenics adept 💪.
Blanca @Blanca85173876
40 Followers 342 Following
Veronica @Veronic05935974
20 Followers 195 Following
arash @arash31136500
5 Followers 231 Following
Brian Rifkin, MD @brian_rifkin
3K Followers 2K Following @brianrifkin.bsky.social… Interventional Nephrologist, Mississippian, @YaleMed, USAF (retired), T1DM, @NSMC intern 2021, @GlomCon fellow 2022, @NepSIM mentor
Stuart Federman @sdfederman
388 Followers 3K Following hiv➡️hcv➡️rheum➡️transplant Senior manager of Digital Sales for the top transplant focused diagnostic company
VCU General Surgery R... @VCUGenSurgRes
2K Followers 171 Following Operating by day. Operating by night, too. Resident-run. Tweets are our own.
VCU Glomerular Diseas... @VCUGlomerular
6 Followers 8 Following
Amir Abdipour, MD, FA... @rahaai
504 Followers 792 Following Academic Nephrologist, LLUMC, My comments and tweets are my personal views only
James Myers @JamesMy56782210
147 Followers 189 Following
José Cabrales, MD, F... @josecabrales11
317 Followers 1K Following Internist, Nephrologist, FC Barcelona 🇨🇴🇺🇸
Erika G. Clemmons Spa... @clemmons_erika
108 Followers 2K Following I enjoy traveling, and spending time with family and friends.
Nathan McGauley @Effentru
9 Followers 195 Following
PraveenG @Nephtales
531 Followers 1K Following Consultant nephrologist SCS hosur #Mitski❤️ fond of #WW2 and #Biostats
VCUworkers @vcuworkers
919 Followers 756 Following VCU's chapter of @UCWVA, a wall-to-wall union of faculty, staff, graduate, and undergraduate workers. Organizing for #TheVCUWeDeserve.
Ralph Nader, MD, FASN @Ralph__Nader
2K Followers 2K Following Nephrologist @PennGlomCTR @PennKidney | Glomerular Diseases & Onconephrology | views mine
Rosa Espinoza Rodrigu... @rosih282
706 Followers 4K Following 👩🏽⚕️Nephrology Resident UPCH 🇵🇪🏥 Hospital cayetano heredia
Christian Bergman @CBergmanMD
620 Followers 499 Following I am an academic geriatrician interested in nursing homes, QA/PI, staff education, and improving the quality of life for residents. Tweets are my own.
Komal Safdar @komal_safdar
108 Followers 146 Following Duke Nephrology Fellow Duke IM Chief Resident '24-25 VCU School of Medicine Medical Ed Nerd Syracuse University, Division I Tennis Pickleball!
Kamyar Pournazari, MD... @kamyarpn
86 Followers 229 Following Nephrology Fellow @UMMCKidney & @GlomCon #MedTwitter #NephTwitter
murugananth @muruga97
53 Followers 476 Following
Joshua Waitzman, MD P... @Jwaitz
3K Followers 3K Following Kidney doc, biochemist, and dad, taking life one kinesin-sized step at a time. He/him. @VertexPharma | @BIDMChealth | @nufeinbergmed | opinions my own
Cristina Popa 🦋 @NephroSeeker
3K Followers 2K Following Nephrologist = kidney philosopher. History lover. Freethinker. #NephJC managing editor; #NSMC faculty; #kireports; #ERA; #ASN |E-migrated to🦋
Pascale Khairallah @Khairallah_P
1K Followers 1K Following Transplant and General Nephrologist @UCSFNephrology | Lebanese 🇱🇧 | Tweets reflect my own opinions
Sriram Sriperumbuduri @sriperumbuduris
361 Followers 340 Following Fellow in Nephrology, UMMC, Jackson MS
BeanQueen Gaddy @AnnaGaddy
4K Followers 2K Following Pls send dog pics. Asst. Prof. Neph @MCW_Nephrology, alum @iukidney, Eager fan @NephJC, #donatelife
Danny Walden @_whereswalden
85 Followers 170 Following IM resident @brown via @VCU, adventurer, climate advocate, dog dad. Go @UconnWBB! all views my own
Caitlin Womack @caitlinwomack_w
91 Followers 190 Following Duke internal medicine PGY2 MD // graduate of VCUSOM // W&M Alum 2017 // Love all things outdoors
Verner Venegas @Vernisartan
2K Followers 2K Following Nephrologist | #NSMC2019 | @Tu_IMSS | MD MHA | Hospital Faro del Mayab | VA Editoral Board @ASN
VCU EM/IM Residency @VCU_EMIM
243 Followers 127 Following VCU Health EM/IM Residency program account. Creating dual-trained physicians to serve the ever-changing landscape of healthcare.
Tufts Medical Center ... @TuftsMCKidney
3K Followers 2K Following Home to the William B. Schwartz Division of Nephrology and Nephrology Fellowship Training Program
kidneytube @kidneytube
898 Followers 3K Following Multimedia platform for academic nephrologists to network, create & share unlimited video-image-podcast-blog CME content & post to your social media handles.
Marlen Peralta @DraMarlenp
21 Followers 178 Following
Lilia Barragán @lilibarragan_
988 Followers 1K Following Don’t count your candles. Just enjoy the glow 🤗
Chinese American Soci... @CASNkidney
135 Followers 181 Following Founded in 1988, CASN is a bridge for cultural and professional exchanges among nephrologists and scientists of Chinese heritage in North America.
American Journal of H... @amjhypertension
1K Followers 315 Following AJH provides a forum for scientific inquiry of the highest standards in the field of hypertension and CVD. Published by @OUPAcademic. Tweets by SoMe editors
William Andres Vasque... @WilliamVasEsp
488 Followers 666 Following Nephro fellow at Stanford En - Es - Pt
Mahmoud Ali @Mahmoud67226521
130 Followers 357 Following Attending Hospitalist at St. Barnabas Hospital, Clerkship site director of CUNY Medical School Department of Medicine
Memorial Sloan Ketter... @MSK_Neph
374 Followers 166 Following Official twitter account of Nephrology Service @MSKCancerCenter , Renal Chief @ejaimes63. We specialize in patient care, teaching & research in Onconephrology