
Scott Westphal
@scottwestphal20
Transplant nephrologist at University of Nebraska Medical Center
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23-02-2017 22:54:05
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Congratulations to Dr. Roslyn Mannon (Roslyn Mannon (moving to Bluesky as mannonmom)) on receiving the American Association of Kidney Patients (American Association of Kidney Patients) Medical of Excellence!!! This is a tremendous honor for Dr. Mannon, who has been an unbelievable advocate for patients with kidney disease!


150 attendees 32 posters 26 topical presentations 2 keynotes by Jay Fishman Mass General Transplant A great couple of days networking with staff and colleagues across transplant disciplines ♥️🫁kidney liver.



Congratulations to Dr. Prasanth Ravipati on being awarded the clinical Hirschmann Prize from the UNMC College of Medicine Class of 2024!!! We are so privileged to have him UNMC Department of Internal Medicine! He is a expert clinician, skilled teacher, and caring mentor who represents excellence in every conceivable way!


Congrats to Dr. Divya Sood (Divya Sood) on graduating!!! Divya has been such a joy to work with for two years and has been a fantastic member of our team! We are very excited to see her fantastic journey as a general nephrologist with Loma Linda Nephrology!!!


We are so excited to welcome our new fellows to UNMC Department of Internal Medicine!!!


Super excited to get the opportunity to work with Kate Wampler & UNMCCAHP sonography students for simulated experiences using lightly-embalmed cadavers for ultrasound-guided kidney biopsies with our 1st-year fellows (H.Kruger) and Dr. Westphal (Scott Westphal)!!!





Check out this article by Brian Benes, Dr. Langewisch, and Scott Westphal on "Kidney Transplant Candidacy: Addressing Common Medical and Psychosocial Barriers to Transplant" in NKF Nephrology Professionals Advances in Kidney Disease and Health this month!!! sciencedirect.com/science/articl…




Congratulations to Dr. Nate Leonardi (Nathaniel Leonardi), a second-year fellow pursuing kidney transplant, on being named the Provider of the Quarter for the Nebraska Medicine Dialysis Unit!!!





Excellent work by Dr. Julia Dumitrescu with our kidney transplant team (including Roslyn Mannon (moving to Bluesky as mannonmom) and Scott Westphal) on the evaluation of weight loss interventions in candidates for living kidney donation!!!!
