🌟 apollonetwork13.bsky.social #MemberSpotlight July 2025
🤲🏽 Meet Heather Johnson — #LivingDonor & voice on the #APOLLO Community Advisory Council (#CAC).
🫶 Heather champions donor & family voices in research aiming to improve transplant outcomes & safety, esp. for those with #APOL1 variants. 🧬 💚💙
🎓 The 2025 #SSMHealth #SLUNephrons Graduation — a night of pride, joy, and inspiration as we celebrated our graduates and rising senior fellows! 👏🏽💐
🔵 So #SLUProud of your hard work, heart, and impact on patients and the future of nephrology. 🏥💪🏽
⭐️ The future is bright — and it’s in great hands! 🫶 🤝🏽
📌 “Economic Impact of Dementia After Kidney Transplantation”
Grateful for the opportunity to contribute and learn from Dr. @kristalentine.bsky.social on this important study at the intersection of cognitive health and kidney transplantation.
🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
🌟 @ApolloNetwork13 #MemberSpotlight July 2025
🤲🏽 Honoring Dr. William Rayfield, a valued #APOLLO CAC member advocating for kidney health & APOL1 awareness.
🫶 Dr. Rayfield hopes #APOLLO raises awareness ➕ leads to breakthroughs in transplantation & kidney care.
#OrganDonation #PrecisionMedicine 🧬💚💙
🌟 @apollonetwork13.bsky.social #MemberSpotlight July 2025
🤲🏽 Honoring #AnaIltisPhD, Co-Chair of #APOLLO Community Advisory Council & leading transplant ethicist, championing ethical #transplant systems
🫶 Empowering #LivingDonors & expanding #KidneyTransplant availability through #APOL1 research 🧬💙💚
🌟 The apollonetwork13.bsky.social #MemberSpotlight💡, June 2025: 🤲🏽 Honoring #DanBrennanMD for exceptional leadership on #APOLLO Steering Cmte➕Publications & Presentations Cmte. 📖
🔵 Dan's vision➕commitment inspire breakthroughs in #Transplantation, #OrganDonation & #PrecisionMedicine 🧬💙💚
🌟The apollonetwork13.bsky.social #MemberSpotlight, May 2025:
🤲🏽 Proud to honor Juan Felipe Velasquez, MD for outstanding service as Study Coordinator at @miaminephrology.bsky.social Transplant 💙💚
🔵 Dr. Velasquez hopes the #APOLLOStudy will advance personalized medicine in #KidneyTransplantation
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🎓Inspiring #Scholarship in Action!
Proud of #SSMHealthSTL #InternalMedicine residents➕fellows for outstanding #GrandRounds talks on #APOL1KD, #SGLT2i, #GLP1RA, #DKA, & screening equity.🏥
👏🏽 Kudos Drs. Afsar, Plunkett, Peters, Kilani.
🙏🏽 Dr. Kamel for leadership! Honored to be part of mentoring team 🤝🏽
🤔Can we find them before they find us? 🫁🏥❓
🎤 Dr. Shawn Aaron from #OttawaHospital Research Institute, asked this at the 2025 #SSMHealthSTL #InternalMedicine #SweetLecture
🔵 In “The Impact of Undiagnosed #COPD & #Asthma,” he urged us to detect earlier, treat smarter,➕close the gap in care💡💪🏽 #Research
Every step counts for transplant research
You can join our team LDCOP #DonationDynamos Team for the 2025 AST Virtual Run And Fitness Challenge
www.charityfootprints.com/AST2025Race/
🌟@apollonetwork13.bsky.social #MemberSpotlight, May 2025:
🤲🏽 Proud to honor Dr. #BersanOzcanMD | @vanderbilt.edu Study Coordinator
'I hope the #APOLLOStudy will generate meaningful insights to help transplant teams make more informed decisions about both donor selection and recipient management’ 🧬🏥🫶
🌟@apollonetwork13.bsky.social spotlights #GiftayKingston's inspiring work as a #CommunityAdvisoryCouncil member: ‘My hope that The #APOLLOStudy will contribute knowledge to help find ways to disable damage from the gene if found early in a young person’s life.' 🧬🏥🫶 #PrecisionMedicine #KidneyAdvocate
🌟 @apollonetwork13.bsky.social k13.bsky.social #MemberSpotlight, May 2025:
🤲🏽 Proud to recognize #DrPatrickGee for his incredible service on #CommunityAdvisoryCouncil➕ Publications & Presentation Cmte.
🔵 His work➕advocacy helps #APOLLO's mission, w/ lasting impacts on #KidneyTransplantion 🧬🏥
🌟The @apollonetwork13.bsky.social #MemberSpotlight, May 2025:
🤲🏽 Proud to honor Dr. #SylviaRosas for outstanding leadership on the #APOLLO Steering Committee➕ Dissemination Working Group.💙💚 Her leadership is vital in advancing #KidneyHealth, #OrganDonation, and #PrecisionMedicine 🧬🏥🫶
⚾🫶 #DonateLifeMonth 2025: @apollonetwork13.bsky.social's #BarryFreedmanMD (Coordinating Cntr PI) threw 1st pitch at #WakeForest Baseball’s #LivingDonorAwarenessDay.🤲🏽
🏟The event honors stories like a coach who donated a kidney to player—#TransplantationSavesLives 🦋💙 💚@donatelifeamerica.bsky.social
📣The @apollonetwork13.bsky.social celebrates #DonateLifeMonth 2025💚💙with #APOLLONetworkSpotlights🌟!
🔵 Honoring APOLLO #CommunityAdvisoryCouncil (CAC) Co-Chair @glendaroberts.bsky.social
🤝🏽Discover what fuels Glendas's passion for this vital work #DonateLife | #KidneyTransplant | #Genetics 🧬🤲🏽
The @apollonetwork13.bsky.social kicks off #DonateLifeMonth 2025 💚💙 w/ #APOLLONetworkSpotlights 🌟!
🔵 First up: #LaurieRussell, Lead Project Manager at the #APOLLO Coordinating Center
🤝🏽 Discover what fuels @lrussell6868's passion for this vital work @donatelifeamerica.bsky.social | #KidneyTransplant🤲🏽
🌟A day to remember at @st-louis-cardinals.bsky.social Busch Stadium! 🏟️
🙌🏾 Honored to join #DonorFamilies, #TransplantPatients, #LivingDonors ➕the #StLouisCommunity to celebrate the #GiftOfLife.💙💚
🤝🏽Through every story & every hug, we are truly #FansForLife.🙌🏾 #DonateLifeDay April 2025⚾️ #SSMHealthStL🦋💙💚
🙏🏽#MidAmericaTransplant, @st-louis-cardinals.bsky.social ➕ #DavidEckstein22 for unforgettable #DonateLifeDay at Busch Stadium! 🏟️
🌅 #GreatDay gathering w/#DonorFamilies, #Transplant patients, #LivingDonors➕professionals in our #StLouiscommunity to honor #GiftOfLife 🦋💙💚 #DonateLifeAmerica #SSMHealthStL
🎉 Happy Birthday #RaviNayakMD! 🎂🎈
Our #SSMHealthSTL #InternalMedicine Dept surprised Dr. Nayak w/ a special celebration before #GrandRounds! 🎉
🙏🏽 Grateful for your incredible leadership, mentorship & dedication. Proud to advance #PatientCare, #Education➕#Research together! 🏥 #SLUCare | #SLUProud🤝🏽
🎤🌟Honored to co-present “State of the #Nephrology Division” w/ #JohnEdwardsMD at #SSMHealthSTL #InternalMedice Faculty Meeting!🤝🏽🏥
🤲🏽 Celebrating incredible achievements of #SLUNephrons — from #CKD to #Transplant to #Interventional & beyond! 💉🧬
💙 Opening Reflection: “Where we find our joy &share it.”💚
🧠 “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” –Churchill
💙💚Grateful to join #SSMHealthSTL➕#MidAmericaTransplant for 2025 #DonateLife ceremony—honoring donor heroes, celebrating second chances, & sharing impact of our growing #LivingDonorTransplant program🤝🏽 #TeamTransplant🏥
🙌🏾 Wonderful connecting w/ #UHhospitals #Transplant team Cleveland, OH 🏙️ to discuss 🎤Shifting Paradigms in #KidneyTransplantation: The Role of #PreemptiveTransplant💙💚
🤝🏽 Early education ➡️ increased access➕ better outcomes for patients
🌱 🩺 Let’s reimagine the future of kidney care! 🧡 #LivingDonation
🧠“Without continual growth… success has no meaning.” — B. Franklin
🙌🏽 Energizing #SSMHealthSTL #InternalMedicine #StepBackReview ! 🌟
🙏🏽Grateful for leadership & teams driving #ContinuousImprovement in #TripartiteMission of #ClinicalCare, #Education➕ #Research🏅
🤝🏽 #SLUCare | #ResearchMatters | #Quality🏥
C5b9uPR is emerging as a significant biomarker for FSGS progression, reflecting the complex interplay between complement activation, inflammation, and kidney injury.
https://bit.ly/KID0787
#ASNKidney360
@kristalentine.bsky.social
🎤 Honored to introduce Dr. JohnEdwards at #SSMHealthSTL #InternalMedicine #GrandRounds —a biochemist, physician➕cellist whose career bridges science, art & teaching🎻🧪🩺
🔵 His talk 'Diuretic-Induced Hypokalemia, Gordon’s Syndrome & the Aldosterone Paradox' was a tour de force!🌟 #AcademicMedicine 🏥
🌟 Wonderful afternoon at #SaintLouisUniversity #SchoolOfMedicine Spring 2025 Town Hall !
🙏🏽Thanks Dean Jacobs for celebrating key accomplishments & honoring our Hidden Heroes
🙏🏽Grateful to President Prestello for a decade of leadership & reflection
🤝🏽 Energizing time w/ #colleagues ! #AcademicMedicine🏥
🤲🏽 Packed house at April 2025 #SSMHealthSTL #SaintLouisUniversity #InternalMedicine #ResearchEducation Conf! 🌟
🙏🏽 #MatthewBreedenMD for amazing, hands-on #SlicerDicer session for #ClinicalResearch & #QualityImprovement📱
👏🏽 Engaged attendees !🎤
📊 Celebrating our Dept’s dive into #DataDriven discovery! 🏥
📣 Just published !📖 Well-timed for #DonateLifeMonth 2025 💙💚
🔵 Do #ProcurementBiopsies help or hinder #KidneyTransplant decisions?
🤝🏽 In a pilot #RCT w/ #SSMHealthSTL, @washunephrology.bsky.social➕#MidAmericaTransplant, we found:
🔍 No outcome impact
⚠️ High disenrollment
📊 More work needed
🆓 t.ly/QJg1c
🧠What does it take to lead in medicine?🏥
🔵On 4/4/25, #SSMHealth CCO Dr. Stephanie Duggan shared 10 powerful steps at #SLUH #InternalMedicine #GrandRounds with warmth, humor & insight—drawing from her journey & favorite reads📚
✨ Fav takeaway: “Find your joy—and share it.”💙💚 #Mentors #WomenInMedicine
