Renal Clinical Conference
Title: Acute Hepatitis/ CRRT
Presenter: Chris Banach, DO.
Location: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Address Building/Floor: In Person/ Virtual Option:
3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia PA, 19104
1st Floor, Founders Building
Renal Suite
McCurdy Conference Room. Audience: Healthcare Professionals. Type of Event: Conference.
Monday, April 6, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
For more info visit teams.microsoft.com. Renal Transplant Conference
Title: TBA
Presenter: Dr. Justin Panthappattu.
Location: Virtual - Microsoft Teams Video Conference. Audience: Healthcare Professionals. Type of Event: Conference.
Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit teams.microsoft.com. Renal Grand Rounds
Title: Evidence-Based Medical Education: not an oxymoron
Presenter: Rachel Hilburg, MD.
Location: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Address Building/Floor: In Person/ Virtual Option:
3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia PA, 19104
1st Floor, Founders Building
Renal Suite
McCurdy Conference Room. Audience: Healthcare Professionals. Type of Event: Conference.
Thursday, April 9, 2026, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM.
For more info visit teams.microsoft.com. GN Monthly Pathology Case Conference
GN Monthly Pathology Case Conference
Organizer: Abdallah Geara, MD.
Location: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Address Building/Floor: Virtual Event Only. Audience: Healthcare Professionals. Type of Event: Conference.
Friday, April 10, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
For more info visit teams.microsoft.com. Renal Clinical Conference
Title: Urgent Start PD
Presenter: Gianna Toglia, DO.
Location: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Address Building/Floor: In Person/ Virtual Option:
3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia PA, 19104
1st Floor, Founders Building
Renal Suite
McCurdy Conference Room. Audience: Healthcare Professionals. Type of Event: Conference.
Monday, April 13, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
For more info visit teams.microsoft.com. Penn Hypertension Case Conference
Penn Hypertension Case Conference, Organizer: Jordy Cohen, MD, MSCE.
Location: Virtual. Address Building/Floor: Virtual Event Only. Audience: Healthcare Professionals. Type of Event: Conference.
Tuesday, April 14, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit pennmedicine.zoom.us. Renal Transplant Conference
Title: Recurrent GN in transplant
Presenter: Adam Tuchinsky, DO.
Location: Virtual - Microsoft Teams Video Conference. Audience: Healthcare Professionals. Type of Event: Conference.
Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit teams.microsoft.com. Renal Fellow Didactics
Title: Long-term Complications Post-Kidney Transplant
Presenter: Dr. Mary Ann Lim.
Location: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Address Building/Floor: In Person/ Virtual Option:
3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia PA, 19104
1st Floor, Founders Building
Renal Suite
McCurdy Conference Room. Audience: Members. Type of Event: Conference.
Friday, April 17, 2026, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM.
For more info visit teams.microsoft.com. Renal Clinical Conference
Title: Oh Baby: AKI in Pregnancy
Presenter: Justin Panthappattu, MD.
Location: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Address Building/Floor: In Person/ Virtual Option:
3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia PA, 19104
1st Floor, Founders Building
Renal Suite
McCurdy Conference Room. Audience: Healthcare Professionals. Type of Event: Conference.
Monday, April 20, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
For more info visit teams.microsoft.com. Renal Transplant Conference
Title: ABMR in Renal Transplant
Presenter: Dr. Carrie Schinstock.
Location: Virtual - Microsoft Teams Video Conference. Audience: Healthcare Professionals. Type of Event: Conference.
Wednesday, April 22, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit teams.microsoft.com. Renal Grand Rounds
Title: "Transplant and Cancer – An Integrated Healthcare & Research Model for Precision Medicine"
External Presenter: Christopher D. Blosser, MD
Professor of Medicine
University of Washington.
Location: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Address Building/Floor: In Person/ Virtual Option:
3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia PA, 19104
1st Floor, Founders Building
Renal Suite
McCurdy Conference Room. Audience: Healthcare Professionals. Type of Event: Conference.
Thursday, April 23, 2026, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM.
For more info visit teams.microsoft.com. Renal Fellows Didactics
Title: Critical Care Part 2
Presenter: Dr. Dan Negoianu.
Location: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Address Building/Floor: In Person/ Virtual Option:
3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia PA, 19104
1st Floor, Founders Building
Renal Suite
McCurdy Conference Room. Audience: Members. Type of Event: Conference.
Friday, April 24, 2026, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM.
For more info visit teams.microsoft.com. Kidney Innovation Center: Kidney Immunology Workshop
Our Speaker Lineup: Keynote Lecture: Roberto Caricchio (UMass Chan) on "Beyond Immune Complexes: Decoding the Renal Immune Ecosystem in Lupus Nephritis" , Sarah McCuaig (CHOP) on C5a-C5aR1 induced fibrotic programs in pediatric lupus , Jonathan Kotzin (UPenn) on somatic mutations as neoantigens in ANCA-associated vasculitis , Wenchao Song (UPenn) on autoimmune glomerulonephritis induced by anti-FH autoantibodies , Taku Kambayashi (UPenn) on a novel skin-based approach to treat lupus nephritis , Bernhard Dumoulin (UPenn) on a spatial atlas revealing B-cell-rich subgroups in diabetic kidney disease.
Location: Smilow Center for Translational Research. Address Building/Floor: Smilow 12-146. Audience: Healthcare Professionals. Type of Event: Workshop.
Friday, April 24, 2026, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
For more info visit teams.microsoft.com. DOM John Morgan Medical Grand Rounds
Title: The Story of Lp(a): Past and Present
Presenter: Sotirios Tsimikas, MD, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI
Professor of Medicine, Cardiology and Director of Vascular Medicine
Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
University of California San Diego.
Location: Smilow Center for Translational Research. Address Building/Floor: Smilow, 1st Floor, Rubenstein Auditorium. Audience: Healthcare Professionals. Type of Event: Conference.
Tuesday, April 28, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Renal Grand Rounds
Title: Improving access to Kidney transplantation: Desensitization with CAR-T in highly sensitized transplant candidates
Presenter: Sabiha Hussain, MD.
Location: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Address Building/Floor: In Person/ Virtual Option:
3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia PA, 19104
1st Floor, Founders Building
Renal Suite
McCurdy Conference Room. Audience: Healthcare Professionals. Type of Event: Conference.
Thursday, April 30, 2026, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM.
For more info visit teams.microsoft.com. KDSAP Undergraduate Research Symposium
Penn undergraduate students involved in KDSAP will present the research and community initiatives they have conducted over the past year.
Location: Other. Address Building/Floor: Abramson Cancer Research Center (ARC), Room 124, 3615
Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA. Audience: Healthcare Professionals. Type of Event: Conference.
Thursday, April 30, 2026, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
GN Monthly Pathology Case Conference
GN Monthly Pathology Case Conference
Organizer: Abdallah Geara, MD.
Location: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Address Building/Floor: Virtual Event Only. Audience: Healthcare Professionals. Type of Event: Conference.
Friday, May 8, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
For more info visit teams.microsoft.com. Penn/CHOP Kidney Innovation Center Research Day
Dear Colleagues, Please take a break from the clinic or lab on Monday, May 11, 2026, and join us for the Penn/CHOP Kidney Innovation Center Research Day. This year, we are proud to co-sponsor the event with the Center for Global Genomics & Health Equity and the Center for Computational Biomedicine. This annual event is a day-long celebration of science at the Smilow Rubenstein Auditorium, running from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM with food and refreshments provided throughout. Our theme, Kidney Genetics and Health Disparities, focuses on the impact of APOL1 and global ancestry on disease risk. We are honored to host our Keynote Speakers: Martin Pollak, MD (Harvard) , Marva Moxey-Mims, MD (George Washington University) , Rasheed Gbadegesin, MD (Duke), The symposium will also feature insights from distinguished Penn/CHOP speakers and fellows. This is a unique opportunity to engage with these outstanding scientists and discuss the future of nephrology research. We strongly encourage fellows and students to submit…
Location: Smilow Center for Translational Research. Address Building/Floor: Smilow Rubenstein Auditorium. Audience: Healthcare Professionals. Type of Event: Research.
Monday, May 11, 2026, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
For more info visit teams.microsoft.com. Penn Hypertension Case Conference
Penn Hypertension Case Conference, Organizer: Jordy Cohen, MD, MSCE.
Location: Virtual. Address Building/Floor: Virtual Event Only. Audience: Healthcare Professionals. Type of Event: Conference.
Tuesday, May 12, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit pennmedicine.zoom.us. Renal Grand Rounds
Title: Primary Aldosteronism: Driving Hypertension and Cardio-Kidney-Metabolic Disease
Presenter: Jenifer M. Brown, MD
Associate Physician, Cardiovascular Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.
Location: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Address Building/Floor: In Person/ Virtual Option:
3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia PA, 19104
1st Floor, Founders Building
Renal Suite
McCurdy Conference Room. Audience: Healthcare Professionals. Type of Event: Conference.
Thursday, May 21, 2026, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM.
For more info visit teams.microsoft.com. Penn Hypertension Case Conference
Penn Hypertension Case Conference, Organizer: Jordy Cohen, MD, MSCE.
Location: Virtual. Address Building/Floor: Virtual Event Only. Audience: Healthcare Professionals. Type of Event: Conference.
Tuesday, June 9, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit pennmedicine.zoom.us. GN Monthly Pathology Case Conference
GN Monthly Pathology Case Conference
Organizer: Abdallah Geara, MD.
Location: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Address Building/Floor: Virtual Event Only. Audience: Healthcare Professionals. Type of Event: Conference.
Friday, June 12, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
For more info visit teams.microsoft.com.