

ASN Podcast
American Society of Nephrology
The ASN Podcast features a broad range of nephrology topics, including interviews with experts and discussions about cutting-edge advances in research and care.
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Apr 1, 2026 • 33min
From the Hill to the Witness Table: ASN's Big Month on Capitol Hill
Hosts Tod Ibrahim and Lauren Ahearn are joined by Dr. Suzanne Watnick (ASN Health Policy Scholar) and Dr. Roz Mannon (Transplant Policy Chair) to discuss ASN's Hill Day and Dr. Watnick's House Ways & Means testimony.

Mar 30, 2026 • 23min
EP&R Four: Measles in Individuals Living with Kidney Diseases
In this episode, host Dr. Srinath Yadlapalli and guest Dr. Kristina Bryant discuss measles' diagnosis, prevention, management, and how dialysis centers can prepare for outbreaks.

Mar 23, 2026 • 19min
Breaking Down Machine Learning, Predictive AI, and More
Hosts Karandeep, MD, and Navdeep Tangri, MD, explore how machine learning regression and predictive AI impact patient care by examining importance factors, support vector machines, data training, and ways to improve prediction accuracy.

Mar 17, 2026 • 46min
The Corporatization of Dialysis and the Need for Nephrology Leadership
Guests Manish Tanna, MD, Eugene Lin, MD, and Suzanne Watnick, MD, discuss the shift from privately-owned practices to large, consolidated facilities and its clinical impact on quality of life and patient outcomes with host Andrew Cohen, MD.

Mar 3, 2026 • 35min
Talking with Teens about Fistulas (Guest: Jillian K. Warejko-Rossi, MD)
In this episode, host Dr. Tushar Chopra and guest Dr. Jillian Warejko-Rossi will discuss encouraging fistulas while acknowledging teens' concerns about body image, scarring, "ugly" fistulas, and fear of needles.

Feb 19, 2026 • 39min
nephSAP Guest Editor Interview: "It's Time for Home Hemodialysis to be Treated as an Established Dialysis Modality—A Call to Action!"
Alice Sheridan, MD, FASN, Jean Francis, MD, FASN, and Martina McGrath, MBChB, FASN, interview editors Klement Yeung, MD, and Christopher T. Chan, MD on nephSAP editorial "It's Time for Home Hemodialysis to be Treated as an Established Dialysis Modality."

Feb 12, 2026 • 23min
Navigating AI in Nephrology
Hosts Karandeep, MD, and Navdeep Tangri, MD, dive into AI's expanding role in nephrology and how to navigate the strengths and challenges new technology poses to research as they look to the future of the kidney health landscape.

Feb 5, 2026 • 22min
EP&R Episode Three
Pharmacist Ruth Smarinsky shares how Direct Relief and the American Society of Nephrology bridge kidney care gaps during global crises. Learn how they deliver dialysis supplies, transplant medications, and urgent care when disasters disrupt treatment.

Dec 23, 2025 • 42min
Closing the Year: Appropriations, Kidney Research Funding, and What to Expect Next (Policy Update December 2025)
Hosts Tod Ibrahim and Lauren Ahearn are joined by Rachel Meyer, ASN Senior Strategic Policy Advisor to the EVP, to break down where things stand on federal appropriations, kidney health research funding, and what to expect as we head into 2026.

Dec 16, 2025 • 43min
Nephrology Before "Nephrology"
Host Andrew Cohen, MD, speaks with medical historian Steven Peitzman, MD, on the birth of nephrology, a specialty that was not formally recognized until the mid-twentieth century.


