David Askenazi, M.D., Pediatric Nephrology and Ambalavanan Namasivayam, M.D.,Neonatology hosted the Neonatal Kidney Collaborative (NKC) Steering Committee for a two day meeting on Oct. 4 - 6, 2015. The long-term goal of the NKC is to improve the understanding and ultimately improve the lives, health and well-being of newborns at risk for kidney disease by assembling an alliance of neonatologists and pediatric nephrologists who can perform clinically-relevant hypothesis driven studies. This collaborative will follow a birth cohort through adulthood in order to fully understand the long-term renal consequences of perinatal disease Drs. Ambal and Askenazi Host NKC Steering Committee
David Askenazi, M.D., Pediatric Nephrology and Ambalavanan Namasivayam, M.D.,Neonatology hosted the Neonatal Kidney Collaborative (NKC) Steering Committee for a two day meeting on Oct. 4 - 6, 2015. The long-term goal of the NKC is to improve the understanding and ultimately improve the lives, health and well-being of newborns at risk for kidney disease by assembling an alliance of neonatologists and pediatric nephrologists who can perform clinically-relevant hypothesis driven studies. This collaborative will follow a birth cohort through adulthood in order to fully understand the long-term renal consequences of perinatal disease