Organizing Nephrologists at the State Level - The Florida Experience

Authors: David Roth,¹ Mark S. Segal,^2,3 Ashok D. Sastry,⁴ and Nabeel Aslam⁵

The Florida Society of Nephrology (FSN) was organized in 1966 by a small group of prescient nephrologists at a time when nephrology was in its infancy. Fast forward 56 years, and the FSN has evolved into a vibrant alliance of hundreds of academic and private practice nephrologists focused on education, advocacy, confronting the challenges of building a future nephrology workforce, and practice management improvement.

Unlike other medical and surgical specialties, “organized” nephrology has operated mostly at the national level with strong organizations such as the American Society of Nephrology (ASN), Renal Physicians Association (RPA), and the National Kidney Foundation.

This article summarizes the opportunities that were created in Florida by developing an independent and strong state-based grassroots nephrology organization working to improve the current and future practice of nephrology in our state and the care delivered to patients with kidney disease.

https://journals.lww.com/cjasn/Citation/2023/01000/Organizing_Nephrologists_at_the_State_Level__The.19.aspx

Author Information

¹Katz Family Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida

²Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Renal Transplantation, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida

³Renal Section, Florida/South Georgia Veteran Healthcare System, Gainesville, Florida

⁴Department of Medicine, Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Florida State University College of Medicine, Sarasota, Florida

⁵Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida

Correspondence: Dr. David Roth, Katz Family Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 1120 NW 14th Street, Room 813, Miami, FL 33136. Email: d.roth@miami.edu