@ssfarouk.bsky.social - Samira Farouk MD, MSCR

06 Nov 2025 15:05 +0000

Application for #NephSIM Nephrons are due 11/13: A 6-mo virtual program for US medical students/residents interested in learning more about #nephrology & neph careers Learn more at the #KidneyWk @kidney.org @nkf-professionals.bsky.social booth in the Exhibition Hall 🫘 https://nephsim.com/nephsim-nephrons/

06 Nov 2025 15:05 +0000

06 Nov 2025 14:53 +0000

Inspiration for Graham Gipson's #NephMadness 2026 logo: Roy Lichtenstein #KidneyWk https://ajkdblog.org/2025/11/06/nephmadness-2026-logo-reveal/

11 Apr 2025 17:21 +0000

"Why Not Transplant #Nephrology? A Survey of US Nephrology Fellows" @kidneymed.bsky.social @ismmskidney.bsky.social 1. Need for additional training time 2. Inadequate compensation 3. Lifestyle/work-life balance https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590059525000391 #NKFClinicals #KidneyTransplant

11 Apr 2025 13:30 +0000

A+ #NKFClinicals for last night's exhibition hall opening: 1. Lobster rolls 🦞 2. Cupcakes 🥤 3. Puppies 🐶

10 Apr 2025 13:15 +0000

"Voucher Donation" Living donor donates in advance, then potential recipients can redeem voucher via National Kidney Registry in the future https://www.kidneyregistry.com/for-donors/voucher-program/

10 Apr 2025 13:12 +0000

Several therapeutic targets for desensitization/antibody-mediated rejection #NKFClinicals #KidneyTransplant

10 Apr 2025 13:11 +0000

Not every sensitized transplant candidate has equal access to donors #KidneyTransplant #NKFClinicals Type O: 44% of population Type B: 10% cPRA 99.5%: 600 theoretical number of match runs to find acceptable donor cPRA 99.9%: 300K Decimals matter

10 Apr 2025 13:08 +0000

When to switch from CNI: de novo, early, or late #NKFClinicals #KidneyTransplant

10 Apr 2025 13:07 +0000

Calcineurin inhibitor (CNI) reduction strategies: 1. Minimization 2. Withdrawal 3. Conversion 4. Avoidance #KidneyTransplant #NKFClinicals

10 Apr 2025 13:06 +0000

Transitions of care for pediatric patients to adult care is a process, not an event #NKFClinicals #KidnneyTransplant

10 Apr 2025 13:05 +0000

The childhood brain with #kidney disease The earlier the CKD/ESKD< the more significant the effect #NKFClinicals #KidneyTransplant

10 Apr 2025 13:04 +0000

Key strategies for programmatic growth @mannonmom.bsky.social #KidneyTransplant #NKFClinicals Bigger wait list More active patients Increased acceptance Bigger living donor programs

10 Apr 2025 13:03 +0000

Increasing Organ Transplant Access (IOTA) model goals: Improve quality Maximize donor #kidney use More living donors Greater access Improve care coordination Reduce Medicare expenditures Half of US centers will be included #NKFClinicals #KidneyTransplant @mannonmom.bsky.social

10 Apr 2025 13:01 +0000

The (complicated) patient journey in #kidneytransplant #NKFClinicals @mannonmom.bsky.social 🚊

10 Apr 2025 13:00 +0000

#NKFClinical #KidneyTransplant Pre-Workshop (yesterday) @mannonmom.bsky.social discussing the IOTA model & what's happening in KT 28K transplants in 2023, 89K on the wait list

15 Mar 2025 18:15 +0000

"The Different Colors of Peritoneal #Dialysis Dialysate" https://www.renalfellow.org/2025/03/12/different-colors-of-peritoneal-dialysate/ @drcoolbeans.bsky.social #Nephrology #FOAMed