Dinner with Dominic Raj at Washington DC’s famous Indian restaurant Rasika. Dominic is Chief of Nephrology at GW. Congratulations to him for his endowed chair. Dominic is a great researcher, clinician and leader. Great friend!

Looks like daprodustat will be approved in Europe for treatment of CKD anemia in patients on dialysis. Just out the CHMP opinion. Congratulations to the GSK team and all of the investigators and members of the steering committees and of course to the patients who were enrolled.

Playing golf with my son Vikrum- cant getter better than that!

Orientation for new students for the 2-year Master’s in Clinical Investigation at HMS (MMSCI). This year we have a class size of 35 students from all over the world. Wonderful group. Looking forward to working with them and being a part of their success.

Even the pigeons have to cool down! In 95 degree Budapest. Tomorrow we launch the Harvard Medical School’s Clinical Science Scholars (CSS) at Semmelweis.

Launching of the HMS Clinical Scholars Research Training Program at Semmelweis. Dr Djora Soeteman and Dr Krisztina Fischer are the two co-directors. 57 students enrolled from central and Eastern Europe.

A wonderful group of participants at Semmelweis Medical University. Professor Merkely our host the Rector, the two directors on of the course on the left - Djora Soeteman and Krisztina Fischer and core faculty David Wypij and Jamie Robertson.

At a lovely BBQ dinner at Dean George Daley’s house with the MassCPR steering committee - in George Daley’s selfie: Dan Barouch J&J COVID vaccine fame & Griffin Weber an HMS pioneer who developed EMRs, data warehouses & networking sites like eCommons & Profiles at Harvard, UC etc

Today Jardiance was named as one of the meds that Medicare will try to negotiate a lower price on. A pity that this couldn’t come earlier as SGLT2 inhibitors are going to become generic on the next couple of years. recent article by me on the role of SGLT2 inhibitors in CKD.

Oral presentation at the European Society of Cardiology in Amsterdam - A post hoc analysis of the FIDELITY data set of over 13000 patients: patients with CKD who are anemic have more pronounced CV and renal benefit from treatment with finererone.

End-of-the-summer clambake for HMS Master’s current students, alumni, and faculty in Cape Cod

The weather for the Clambake in Osterville Cape Cod was superb. MMSCI, MCSO and MHQS students from all over the world participated!

Harvard Medical School provides training to ~1600 smart healthcare professionals (mostly doctors) in Egypt. Training programs include clinical research, leadership, & Training to Teach. Meeting His Excellency Prof Khaled in Cairo and thanking him for his leadership and support.

The final workshop for the Portugal CSRT program. With Finnian Mc Causland, Lino Goncalves, Emilia Monteiro at NOVA medical school in Lisbon. We recognized the graduating 2020 and 2021 class of PTCSRT that was impacted by COVID. Wonderful set of memories over 12 years!

Workshop 1 of GCSRT in Boston. Started this week. Terrific group of students from 36 different countries.

Gave a talk at Mount Auburn hospital on strategies to slow progression of CKD in T2D. Guideline-directed medical therapy works: RAS inhibitors, SGLT2i, nsMRA and GLPRA1.

Launch of the Harvard Medical School Poland Clinical@Research Training Program in Warsaw Poland. 100 Fantastic students!

Great workshop & alumni meet in KL Malaysia for the Leadership in Medicine in South East Asia program. Sunway have been wonderful hosts & friends for the past 7 annual iterations. Congrats to Dr Malek and Kae Santos and to our teaching faculty Prof Braithwaite & Prof Westbrook.

With Sunway leadership - Tan Sir Cheah, Dato Lau & Prof Poppema (President Sunway Uni). We are in our 7th cohort of the Leadership in Medicine South East Asia Program. Gratifying to discuss the fruits of the important work we have done together at Harvard Medical School & Sunway.

Great having Prof Melvyn Menezes speaking with students from 4 Master’s programs. One of the most highly rated teachers in leadership. Melvyn didn’t disappoint!