He graduated from Faculdade de Medicina de Marília (2001) and doctorate at Medicine from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (2013). He has experience in Medicine, focusing on Nephrology, acting on the following subjects: peritoneal dialysis, peritoneal dialysis, chronic kidney disease, and mortality.

Endowed Professor of Transplant Research. Professor of Surgery. Professor of Genetics, Genomics, and Informatics. Director, Transplant Research Institute. Methodist University Transplant Institute. University of Tennessee Health Science Center.

Ali Gharavi is the Jay Meltzer, M.D., Professor of Nephrology and Hypertension, also serves as Chief of the Division of Nephrology at Columbia University Medical Center. He is Director of the Center for Medical Genetics and Genomics in the Department of Medicine at Columbia University. is the principal investigator on ten scientific projects funded by the National Institute of Health. He was a recipient of the Judson Daland Prize for Outstanding Clinical Investigation from the American Philosophical Society, the National Kidney Foundation Clinical Scientist Award and The Kidney and Urology Foundation Innovator award. He was elected to the American Society of Clinical Investigation and the American Association of Physicians.

«Dr. Agnes Fogo received her medical degree and training at Vanderbilt University. She holds the John Shapiro chair of pathology and is a professor in the Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, and professor of medicine and pediatrics. She is the director of the renal pathology laboratory at Vanderbilt University. She is an associate editor for Kidney International, Laboratory investigation and subject editor for NDT and section editor for a yearly issue of Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension and sits on the editorial board of numerous other journals, including JASN. Her research is funded by NIDDK and has focused on progression and potential progression of glomerulosclerosis, with recent work studying novel mechanisms of diabetic nephropathy. She is a recipient of the Robert Narins award for meritorious contributions to teaching from the ASN and has been elected as a fellow of the AAAS.»

Medical School at Lyon 1 University from 1975-1981. Medical volunteer in Akbou, Algeria from June 1982 to September 1983. Nephrology training in Lyon, France between 1983 and 1989. Joined in 1989 the Tassin dialysis unit run by Dr. Guy Laurent and Dr. Bernard Charra. Private practice in Nephrology from 1989 until 2014 with main activities in hemodialysis and clinical nephrology. Research fellow in 1994 at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in the nephrology division of Pr J.D. Kopple, an expert in the field of nutritional problems among CKD and dialysis patients. From July 2007 to December 2013 Medical Director and General Manager of the Tassin dialysis unit that belongs to Fresenius Medical Care since 1998. In 2009 Master Degree in Management of Healthcare Units. Since January 2014 NephroCare Country Medical Director for France Dr. Chazot has a special interest in the fields of nutrition, extra-cellular volume, and blood pressure controls in dialysis patients. Dr. Chazot has published 140 peer-reviewed papers, written 3 book chapters and is a regular reviewer for nephrology journals.

Earned his medical degree at Ege University School of Medicine in Izmir, Turkey. He completed a research fellowship in the Renal Division at Brigham and Woman’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, followed by a clinical fellowship in the Renal Division at Boston University School of Medicine. Dr. Akalin completed his residency in Internal Medicine as well as a clinical transplant nephrology fellowship in the Renal Division at Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta. Dr. Akalin chaired the American Society of Transplantation, Transplantation, and Immunology Research Network, Clinical Science Grant Review Committee, and Transplant Nephrology Fellowship Accreditation Committee. Dr. Akalin was the president of New York Society of Nephrology during 2016 and 2017 academic year.