Daniel E. Weiner, MD, receives top research award from NKF
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Daniel E. Weiner, MD, nephrologist at Tufts Medical Center and associate professor at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, will be honored with the National Kidney Foundation’s J. Michael Lazarus Award.
According to a press release, the NKF honored Weiner with the top research award due to his major contributions to the clinical science and care of patients on dialysis. Weiner’s research has delved into cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease in chronic kidney disease, decision-making in advanced CKD and policy. When it comes to his clinical interests, Weiner has focused on home and in-center dialysis, hypertension and CKD.
“Dr. Lazarus is one of the leaders in making dialysis safer and widely available to people with kidney failure in the United States,” Weiner said in the release. “So, to receive this award, is an amazing honor. This award highlights how far we, as a community, have come in improving kidney care but it also highlights how much more we can do to help people with kidney disease be able to achieve their life goals.”
In addition to his other roles, Weiner is the medical director of clinical research at Dialysis Clinic Inc., the editor-in-chief of Kidney Medicine and the NKF Primer on Kidney Diseases. Similarly, Weiner has worked as the deputy editor of the American Journal of Kidney Diseases.
“The kidneys are amazing, touching every aspect of human health, and kidney health requires a deep understanding of how systems interact,” Weiner said in the release. “What makes me most excited is that I feel I can help people at every stage of kidney disease – help prevent progression and maintain health, help make decisions when kidneys fail, help manage symptoms associated with kidney failure and help enable high-quality and successful kidney replacement therapy for those who elect this treatment. The other aspect that makes me passionate is that every day when I see people with kidney disease, I realize how much we do not know and how much we still have to learn, and I think I can help with this aspect of kidney health. Clinical research and clinical medicine are team efforts, and I have been fortunate to have worked with so many amazing collaborators over the years.”
Weiner will be presented with the award at the NKF Spring Clinical Meetings in April.
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