About Kidney Transplant Conversations
About
In 2021, founding sponsor Veloxis Pharmaceuticals invited a group of partner organizations and stakeholders to collaborate on a new podcast to explore disparities in kidney transplant across race, ethnicity, gender, zip code, and socioeconomic status.
Kidney Transplant Conversations was created as a podcast series in two editions, one for patients and one for providers. The podcast features diverse voices and experiences of donating, receiving, and caring for a kidney transplant, and incorporates an emphasis on understanding health disparities in kidney transplant and advancing health equity.
All views and opinions expressed during episodes of Kidney Transplant Conversations are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect those of the producers or sponsors. Opinions and experiences shared by participants are not medical advice and do not replace information from medical professionals. Kidney Transplant Conversations is not responsible for any of the information found through links and resources shared on this website.
Professional & Association Collaborators
- American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP)
- American Society of Transplantation (AST)
- American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS)
- International Transplant Nurses Society (ITNS)
- National Association of Transplant Coordinators (NATCO)
- National Kidney Foundation (NKF)
- Society for Transplant Social Workers (STSW)
- Transplant First Academy
Advisory Committee
Adam Bingaman, MD, PhD
Methodist Hospital
Daryle Blackstock, PA-C, MPH, CCTC
New York Presbyterian Hospital (ASTS)
Diana Clynes
American Association of Kidney Patients
Kelli Collins
National Kidney Foundation (NKF)
Paul T. Conway
American Association of Kidney Patients
Carmen Espinoza-Walker
Miami Transplant Institute
Heather M. Gardiner, PhD, MPH
Temple University (NATCO)
Monica Grafals, MD, MPH, MBA
Colorado Mountain Medical
Giselle Guerra, MD
Miami Transplant Institute
Damion Jackson, DEd
Miami Transplant Institute
Maggie Kebler-Bullock
American Society of Transplant Surgeons
Daniela Matz, MSW, LCSW, CCTSW
University of North Carolina, (STSW)
Robert Montgomery, MD, DPhil, FACS
NYU Langone
Camilla Nonterah, PhD
University of Richmond
Silas Norman, MD, MPH
University of Michigan Medicine, (AST)
Carol Pape
International Transplant Nurse Society (ITNS)
Velma Scantlebury, MD, FACS
University of North Texas, (ASTS)
Pablo Serrano, MD, FACS
GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Risa Simon, CMC
TransplantFirst Academy
Beth Hetterman, PharmD, BCPS
Medical Science Liaison, Veloxis
Joyce A. Trompeta, PhD PNP
Univ. of California San Francisco, (ITNS)
Brian Valeria
Education Program Manager, AST
Winfred W. Williams, Jr, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital, (AST)
About the Host & Producer
Kidney Transplant Conversations is hosted and produced by Rolf Taylor, Executive Director of Project Advocacy. Rolf started his career with the BBC in London before specializing in healthcare communications. He has led program and partnership development at the American Liver Foundation and with the COPD Foundation, and helped to establish HealthUnlocked as a leading platform for online patient communities. More recently, Rolf has been a consultant to Movement is Life, a health equity initiative focused on musculoskeletal conditions, where he founded and produces The Health Disparities Podcast.
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