ASN names recipients of clinical service, education and leadership awards
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Each year, the American Society of Nephrology recognizes nephrologists who are impactful early in their careers and have announced this year’s honorees.
Maureen E. Brogan, MD, and Michelle A. Hladunewich, MD, MS, FASN, received the Distinguished Clinical Service Award for their attention to patient care.
Brogan, clinical director of Montefiore Medical Center’s division of nephrology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine associate professor of medicine and DaVita Allerton Dialysis Unit medical director, improved patient care with new continuous kidney replacement therapy guidelines at Montefiore Medical Center and resolving staffing and training needs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hladunewich, professor of medicine at University of Toronto, physician-in-chief at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and medical lead for Ontario Renal Network glomerulonephritis and specialty clinics, focuses on high-risk pregnancies, kidney disease and glomerulonephritis. She created Canada’s largest pregnancy and kidney disease clinic and sees more than 100 high-risk pregnancies yearly.
Ursula C. Brewster, MD, associate professor of medicine and director of Yale University School of Medicine’s nephrology training program, received the Distinguished Educator Award for dedication to education and training. Brewster developed patient care curriculum for fellows and established and directs the Peters Medical Firm for teaching residents. She serves on the ASN workforce and training committee and started an educational collaboration in Uganda in 2019.
The Distinguished Leader Award was given to Sylvia E. Rosas, MD, MS, Michael J. Ross, MD, and Cynthia Delgado, MD, for leadership and dedication to the ASN mission.
Rosas, nephrologist and epidemiologist at Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston, nephrologist at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Latino Kidney Clinic director and Harvard Medical School associate professor of medicine, studies metabolic and cardiovascular complications in chronic kidney disease and disparities in CKD in Hispanic/Latino people. She is president-elect of the National Kidney Foundation and serves on two editorial boards.
Ross, professor of medicine, professor of developmental and molecular biology and chief of Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine’s division of nephrology, studied HIV-related kidney diseases, helped the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center bolster its funding and clinic, facilitated the division’s COVID-19 response, and held national and international leadership positions.
Delgado, University of California—San Francisco associate professor of medicine, San Francisco VA Health System’s associate chief of nephrology for clinical operations and dialysis program director, studies outcomes of CKD, worked to support trainees of ethnic and racial minorities and ensured essential kidney care delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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ASN Announces Midcareer Award Winners. ASN Kidney News. 2021;13(10/11):33-34.
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