Joined April 2021
Towana Looney is finally free from dialysis after eight years, thanks to a groundbreaking gene-edited pig kidney transplant at NYU Langone Health. Learn more about Towana's story and our ongoing innovations in #xenotransplantation: nyulangone.org/news/gene-edi…
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Niveda Shekar retweeted
We are excited to introduce our 2025-2027 incoming nephrology fellows! 🤩 Welcome and congratulations, we look forward to meeting you in July! 🎉💜
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Fascinating study done by the one and only @DCharytan presented at #KidneyWeek2024 @NYUnephro @NYULH_DeptofMed ⚡️
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Surgeons at NYU Langone Health recently completed the first-ever combined heart pump and gene-edited pig kidney transplant in a living patient with heart failure and end-stage kidney disease, who otherwise had no options for a better quality of life: bit.ly/3vVkymw
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Thank you @ASNKidney president @DrDeidraCrews for an exceptional Med #GrandRounds at @nyugrossman on the important work of achieving health equity in kidney health & care @hopkinsneph @JHUWelchCenter @jhhealthequity #kidneycare #healthequity @DCharytan
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Niveda Shekar retweeted
Thrilled to welcome Dr. Kamal, Dr. Ayotunde, Dr. Dmitriev, & Dr. Parasram to our NYU Nephrology family! 💜🤍 Congratulations, future nephrologists!!! 🎉 #nephrology #fellowship #Match2024
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Niveda Shekar retweeted
🏓 Ping-pong night! & we’re complete 7/7! In addition to the excellent training & topnotch faculty, having a good work-life balance is also one of our program’s strengths 😉 Thank you for taking care of your fellows, @DCharytan @judybenstein! We appreciate you! 💜 #nephtwitter – at Manhattan, NY
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Congratulations to our nephrology fellows-now board-certified in Internal Medicine!
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Biweekly @NYUnephro Fellows Check In! Grateful to be in a #nephrology fellowship program with leadership that REALLY listens to their fellows & takes good care of them! 💜🤍 @judybenstein @weddellite @DCharytan 🙏🏻 @SaltNShekar @rahul_abraham93 #nephtwitter #pgy4 – at New York, NY
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Niveda Shekar retweeted
With interview season underway @NYUnephro faculty are enjoying meeting the future of nephrology. Nephrology Fellowship med.nyu.edu/departments-inst… via @nyuschoolofmed
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With only a single genetic modification—and no experimental medications or devices—a pig kidney xenotransplantation at NYU Langone Health led by Dr. Robert Montgomery continues to function optimally after 32 days. Learn more about this new milestone: bit.ly/3qz9wk0
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