Highlights• The American Society of Nephrology (ASN), the world’s largest organization of kidney health professionals, has elected Eleanor D. Lederer, MD, FASN, as the next ASN President. • Dr. Lederer officially assumes her role as ASN President during the society’s annual meeting, ASN Kidney Week 2016, the largest gathering of kidney care specialists in the world, and will begin her term on January 1, 2017.
Newswise — Chicago, IL (November 20, 2016)—The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) is pleased to announce that Eleanor D. Lederer, MD, FASN, has been elected ASN President for the coming year. She will assume her new role at ASN Kidney Week 2016, at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Lederer succeeds Raymond C. Harris, MD, FASN.
Dr. Lederer is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Louisville School of Medicine, Chief of the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Associate Training Program Director, and Associate Ombudsman for the medical school. She is also the Director of the Metabolic Stone Clinic as well as the Associate Chief of Staff for Research and Development at the Robley Rex VA Medical Center. Board certified in internal medicine and nephrology, Dr. Lederer is an UNOS-certified transplant physician.
Her research focuses on divalent metabolism, and she oversees a basic science research laboratory funded by the Department of Veterans Affairs Merit Review Board, studying the mechanisms of regulation of the sodium phosphate transporter in the proximal renal tubule. She also has clinical interests in stone disease, and since starting the Metabolic Stone Clinic at the University of Louisville, has initiated research into the protein components of stones and their potential role in the pathogenesis of stone formation. She has won numerous teaching, mentorship, and research awards, and received recognition in 2010 as being one of the Best Doctors in America.
Dr. Lederer has a history of close involvement with ASN. She has served the organization in numerous roles including membership on the Communications Committee, Program Committee, Nominating Committee, Abstract Selection Committee, Training Program Directors Executive Committee, Women in Nephrology Professional Development Seminar Organizing Committee, and In-Training Examination Writing Committee. She is a section editor for Clinical Nephrology and eMedicine Nephrology.
“Being on the ASN Council for the last few years has given me significant insight into the many different challenges and tasks facing medical societies – policy and advocacy issues, development of quality educational tools, promotion of research – for an extraordinarily diverse group of individuals,” Lederer says. “As President, I will be in a position to respond to the voice of the membership and the voice of the patients, our charges.”
Although Dr. Lederer sees several substantive nephrology-related issues to be addressed within the following year, she explains that perhaps the most challenging are the implications of the exploding population of patients with kidney failure worldwide. “Kidney diseases are a global issue, and the challenges of developing and developed nations are similar – too many patients, too few resources." She hopes that by working with other national and international societies, that kidney care can be improved on a global scale.
“I am incredibly excited about the next year,” she said, “and I want every member of ASN to be proud of being a nephrologist or health professional who cares for people with kidney diseases.”
About ASN Kidney Week 2016ASN Kidney Week 2016, the largest nephrology meeting of its kind, provides a forum for more than 13,000 professionals to discuss the latest findings in kidney health research and engage in educational sessions related to advances in the care of patients with kidney and related disorders. Kidney Week 2016 will take place November 15–20, 2016 in Chicago, IL.
About the American Society of NephrologySince 1966, the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) has been leading the fight to prevent, treat, and cure kidney diseases throughout the world by educating health professionals and scientists, advancing research and innovation, communicating new knowledge, and advocating for the highest quality care for patients. ASN has nearly 16,000 members representing 112 countries. For more information, please visit www.asn-online.org or contact us at 202-640-4660.
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