ASN Podcast

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

Talking with Teens about Fistulas (Guest: Jillian K. Warejko-Rossi, MD)

March 3, 2026 • 35 mins
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.
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nephSAP Guest Editor Interview: "It's Time for Home Hemodialysis to be Treated as an Established Dialysis Modality—A Call to Action!"

February 19, 2026 • 39 mins
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."
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Navigating AI in Nephrology

February 12, 2026 • 22 mins
Hosts Karandeep, 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.
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EP&R Episode Three

February 5, 2026 • 21 mins
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.
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Closing the Year: Appropriations, Kidney Research Funding, and What to Expect Next (Policy Update December 2025)

December 23, 2025 • 42 mins
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.
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Nephrology Before "Nephrology"

December 16, 2025 • 43 mins
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. 
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The EPOch of Treatment Innovation: Triumphs and Pitfalls of Government, Big Pharma, and Nephrology in the Development of rEPO

November 21, 2025 • 43 mins
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. 
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nephSAP Guest Editor Interview: ESKD: A Therapeutic Triumph of Nephrology

November 20, 2025 • 23 mins
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.
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Washington Reopens: Budget Battles and What to Expect Next (Policy Update November 2025)

November 19, 2025 • 25 mins
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.
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Transplant and Trials: Redefining Care

November 8, 2025 • 49 mins
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.
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Future Therapies: Science Shaping Tomorrow's Kidney Care

November 7, 2025 • 18 mins
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."
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Late-Breaking Clinical Trials: What They Mean for Kidney Care

November 7, 2025 • 25 mins
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.
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Mr. Glazer Goes To Washington: The Origin Story of the Medicare End-Stage Renal Disease Program

October 30, 2025 • 32 mins
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.
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Government Shutdowns & Contingency Plans: Who's Still on Duty? (Policy Update October 2025)

October 2, 2025 • 12 mins
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.
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Research Funding, Senate Letter, and a Looming Shutdown (Policy Update September 2025)

September 26, 2025 • 19 mins
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.
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The Infection Prevention & Transitions of Care Series: Safe Catheter Connections and New Techniques (Guest: Aisha Shaikh, MBBS)

September 23, 2025 • 35 mins
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.
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EP&R Episode Two

September 17, 2025 • 11 mins
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.
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The Infection Prevention & Transitions of Care Series: Catheter Care in Hemodialysis (Guest: Namrata Krishnan, MBBS)

September 9, 2025 • 31 mins
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.
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EP&R Episode One

September 3, 2025 • 15 mins
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.
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nephSAP Guest Editor Interview: Parathyroidectomy for Treatment of Hyperparathyroidism in Chronic Kidney Disease

August 20, 2025 • 29 mins
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.
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