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9:30 – 12:00 PM
Executive Committee Meeting

12:00 – 12:30 PM
Lunch

12:30 – 2:15 PM
Business of Nephrology – Session 1

Location: Coral Ballroom

12:30 – 1:45 PM
Optimizing Billing and the Future of Payment Given the Complexities of Kidney Care
Alexander Liang, MD, Dallas Nephrology Associates, Renal Physicians Association President-Elect
Robert Blaser, Director of Public Policy, Renal Physicians Association

1:45 – 2:30 PM
Joint Ventures and Opportunities to Collaborate with Dialysis Companies
Fresenius Medical Care North America

2:30 – 3:00 PM
Break with Exhibitors in the Exhibit Hall
Location: Oceana Ballroom

3:00 – 5:00 PM
Business of Nephrology – Session 2

Location: Coral Ballroom

3:00 – 3:45 pm
Compliance and Creating a Practice Culture Focused on Success
Michael Lowe, Esq., Lowe & Evander, P.A., Orlando, FL

3:45 – 4:15 pm
Artificial Intelligence in the Business of Nephrology
Arun Chowla, MD, Herndon, VA

4:15 – 5:00 PM
Nephrology Practice Model Panel Discussion: Opportunities and Experiences

• Private Practice: Viresh Mohanlal, MD, Central Florida Kidney Specialists, Orlando, FL
• Academic Practice: Lyle Baker, MD, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
• Large Group Multi-Center Practice: Alberto Casaretto, MD, Florida Kidney Physicians, Fort Lauderdale, FL
  

5:00 – 5:30 PM
Medical Student Reception

5:30 – 6:30 PM
Corporate Member Appreciation Reception (Invitation Only)

6:30 – 8:00 PM
Presidential Welcome Reception

8:00 PM
Executive Committee & Faculty Dinner (Invitation Only)
Medical Student & Fellows Dinner (Invitation Only)

7:00 – 8:00 AM
Registration and Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall

General Session I

Moderator: Arvind Madan, MD

8:00 – 8:05 AM
Welcome
Arvind Madan, MD, Central Florida Kidney Specialists

8:05 – 8:50 AM

Monoclonal Gammopathy of Renal Significance
Nelson Leung, MD, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

8:50 – 9:05 AM

MOC Discussion

9:05 – 9:50 AM

Targeting B Cells to Treat Lupus Nephritis: Can we cure LN?
Brad H. Rovin, MD, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH

9:50 – 10:00 AM
Discussion

10:00 – 10:05 AM
MOC Exam

10:05 – 10:45 AM
Break with Exhibitors in the Exhibit Hall
Poster Displays – Griffin ABCD

General Session II

Moderator: David Roth, MD

10:45 – 11:35 AM

Xenotransplantation: Solving the Organ Shortage Crisis in Transplantation
Joseph Tector, MD
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL

11:35 – 11:45 AM

Discussion

11:45 – 11:50 AM
MOC Exam

11:50 – 12:30 PM
18th Annual Robert Geronemus Memorial Renal Research Competition

11:50 - 12:00 pm
Characterizing Desmopressin’s Sodium-Lowering Effect in Patients Undergoing Kidney Biopsy
Brooke Alexander, DO
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

12:00-12:05 pm
Discussion

12:05 – 12:15 pm
Delayed Graft Function After Deceased Donor Kidney Transplant: Factors Impacting Annual Local Center Performance Compared to US Transplant Centers over Fourteen Years (2011-2024)
Issa Haddad, MD
University of Florida/ Shands Hospital/ Transplant Nephrology

12:15 – 12:20 PM
Discussion

12:20 – 12:30 PM
Active Cigarette Smoking Is Associated With Greater Degrees Of Arteriosclerosis And The Presence Of Arteriolosclerosis With Hyalinosis In Renal Tissue Of Patients Undergoing Nephrectomy
Daniel Del Castillo Rix, MD
University of Miami Jackson Memorial

12:30 – 12:35 PM

Discussion

12:45 – 1:45 PM
FSN Luncheon
Location: Coral Ballroom

1:00 – 1:35 PM
FSN Luncheon: ASN Presentation
Federal Legislative and Regulatory Policy: A 365-day Overview
Mallika L. Mendu, MD, MBA
Mass General Brigham

1:35 – 1:50 pm
Sponsor Presentation

General Session

Moderator: Jaime Baynes-Fields, DO, MPH

2:00 – 3:45 PM
Clinicopathological Enigmas: Challenging Cases in the Diagnosis and Management of Glomerulonephritis
Glen Markowitz, MD, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
Gerald Appel, MD, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
Brad H. Rovin, MD, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH

3:45 – 4:15 PM
Medical Student Debriefing (Lily)

5:00 – 6:00 PM
Women in Nephrology Reception (Gardenia)

6:00 – 7:30 PM
Reception with the Exhibitors/Poster Displays
Oceana Ballroom

7:00 – 8:00 AM
Registration and Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall

General Session III

Moderator: Nabeel Aslam, MD

8:00 – 8:45 AM
Atrial Fibrillation/Anticoagulation and ESRD
Crystal A. Gadegbeku, MD – Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

8:45 – 8:55 AM
Question & Answer Session

8:55 – 9:00 AM
MOC Questions

9:00 – 9:20 AM
Advocacy Update
Toni Large, Large Strategies

9:20 – 9:45 AM
FSN Business Meeting

9:45 – 10:15 AM
Break with Exhibitors
Poster Displays

General Session IV

Moderator: Mark Segal, MD

10:15 – 10:45 AM
Impactful Literature from 2025
Alessia Fornoni, MD, PhD – University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL

10:45 – 11:30 AM
The 2025 KDIGO Guidelines and New Therapies for for IgA Nephropathy
Gerald Appel, MD – Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY

11:30 – 11:40 AM
Discussion

11:40 – 11:50 AM
MOC Questions

12:00 PM
Closing Remarks
David Roth, MD – Program Chairman

Adjournment – 59th Annual Meeting