Meet the team behind the questions
We have built a registry of data on outcome improvement activities at each participating center.

David Hooper, MD, MS explaining the Kidney Transplant Program’s enhanced collaborative strategy

Improving Renal Outcomes Collaborative continues to grow
Prasad Devarajan, MD Director, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension

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Prasad Devarajan, MD

Director, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension 513-636-4531 prasad.devarajan@cchmc.org
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Michael Bennett, PhD Director, Biomarker Laboratory

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Michael Bennett, PhD

Director, Biomarker Laboratory 513-636-8349 michael.bennett@cchmc.org
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Donna Claes, MD, MS, BS Pharm Medical Director, Dialysis Unit

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Donna Claes, MD, MS, BS Pharm

Medical Director, Dialysis Unit 513-636-5571 donna.claes@cchmc.org
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Elif Erkan, MD, MS Pediatric Nephrologist

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Elif Erkan, MD, MS

Pediatric Nephrologist 513-636-4531 elif.erkan@cchmc.org
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Francisco Flores, MD Medical Director, Clinical Services and MARS Program

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Francisco Flores, MD

Medical Director, Clinical Services and MARS Program 513-636-4531 francisco.flores@cchmc.org
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Our hope is to develop a comprehensive clinical decision support system for managing acute kidney injury before damage is done.

Stuart Goldstein, MD, FAAP, FNKF on the eye-opening AKI study he designed

32-Center study makes strong case for AKI monitoring
Sharing personal accounts of how individual lives are affected by lawmakers’ decisions can drive a point home on a visceral level.

Ray Bignall, MD on why he’s gathering patient stories for the #100Words project

Stories become powerful tools for advocacy
Systematic approach earns sustainable results in preventing acute kidney injury >
Stuart Goldstein, MD, FAAP, FNKF Director, Center for Acute Care Nephrology

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Stuart Goldstein, MD, FAAP, FNKF

Director, Center for Acute Care Nephrology 513-636-2078 stuart.goldstein@cchmc.org
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David Hooper, MD, MS Medical Director of Kidney Transplantation

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David Hooper, MD, MS

Medical Director of Kidney Transplantation 513-636-4531 david.hooper@cchmc.org
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Mark Mitsnefes, MD, MS Director, Clinical and Translational Research Center

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Mark Mitsnefes, MD, MS

Director, Clinical and Translational Research Center 513-636-0125 mark.mitsnefes@cchmc.org
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When a patient identifies a barrier, there is a well-defined treatment pathway that the provider uses to talk about how to overcome that barrier.

David Hooper, MD, MS describing how a jointly-created assessment tool can enhance the success of kidney transplants

Outcomes good for younger, more complex kidney transplant patients
Edward Nehus, MD, MS Pediatric Nephrologist

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Edward Nehus, MD, MS

Pediatric Nephrologist 513-636-4531 edward.nehus@cchmc.org
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Brian Siroky, PhD Member, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension

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Brian Siroky, PhD

Member, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension 513-636-4497 brian.siroky@cchmc.org
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