Members of the transplant teams from Nepal and Newcastle, during a clinical observer visit to the UK Since joining the ISN–TTS Sister Transplant Centers (STC) Program in 2017, the Shahid Dharmabhakta National Transplant Center (SDNTC) (formerly known as the Human Organ Transplant Center) in Nepal has undergone a remarkable transformation. Its partnership with the Freeman...
Mirha Pjanic, a nephrology trainee from Bosnia and Herzegovina, is mentored by Nikolina Basic-Jukic from Zagreb, Croatia, with additional guidance from Mirna Aleckovic-Halilovic from the University Clinical Center in Tuzla — Dr. Pjanic’s home institution. She shares, "Being a member of the ISN community has profoundly influenced my education and practice of renal medicine at...
Anisha Gerber, a pediatric nephrologist and assistant professor at the University of Virginia, became a mentee in 2023 while completing her fellowship. She was matched with Nivedita Kamath at St. John's Medical College in Bangalore, India. Apply to be a mentee by July 1 According to Anisha, the mentorship partnership has been instrumental in advancing her...
Advance your career, gain hands-on experience, and bring essential interventional nephrology skills back to your community with an ISN Interventional Nephrology (IN) Scholarship. Read the full guidelines and eligibility requirements These scholarships support early-career nephrologists from low-, lower-middle, or upper-middle-income countries with practical training through two courses: Foundation course (2–4 weeks): Focused on specific interventional procedures, with...
Ambitious early-career nephrologists from low-, lower-middle and upper-middle-income countries now have the chance to train at the renowned Royal London Hospital through a newly established fellowship — the Muhammad Magdi Yaqoob Fellowship. Launched in partnership with the ISN to honor Professor Yaqoob's lifetime commitment to global kidney care and education, this fellowship aims to build...
ISN Mentee Felix-Mihai Maralescu Apply to the ISN Mentorship Program as a mentee by July 1 Felix-Mihai Maralescu, a young nephrologist from the Romanian city of Santana, was looking for research guidance when he was accepted into the ISN Mentorship Program. What he gained was a career-defining milestone! Apply to the ISN Mentorship Program Paired with Jochen Raimann...
Pediatric nephrology staff from the Yangon Children’s Hospital, the Children’s Hospital in Mandalay, and the National University Hospital in Singapore, and pediatrician and nurse trainees from district hospitals at a PD training workshop 2019 A ten-year ISN Sister Renal Centers (SRC) trio collaboration between Myanmar’s two leading pediatric nephrology centers and the National University Hospital...
Past ISN Fellow Dharshan Rangaswamy with his host mentor Professor Jeremy Chapman Apply by May 1 for the chance to train at a world-class center, connect globally, and bring lasting impact to kidney care in your region. Past ISN Fellow Dharshan Rangaswamy shares: "The mentorship I received during my fellowship continues to influence my practice, and I...
Staff from AIIMS Bhopal and Montreal Children's Hospital Celebrated at WCN’25, the 2025 Schrier Award went to the ISN Sister Renal Centers (SRC) partnership between the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhopal, in Madhya Pradesh, India, and Montreal Children's Hospital at the McGill University Health Center, in Montreal, Canada. Girish Chandra Bhatt,...
Swarnalata Gowrishankar (fourth from left) alongside staff from the Kigali University Teaching Hospital in Rwanda In March 2025, ISN Educational Ambassador (EA) Swarnalata Gowrishankar, a renal pathologist at the Apollo Hospitals in India, spent two weeks helping to set up a kidney pathology laboratory in the pathology department of the Kigali University Teaching Hospital in...
The ISN and The Transplantation Society (TTS) are pleased to announce five newly formed partnerships that have been accepted into the joint ISN-TTS Sister Transplant Centers (STC) Program in 2025: STC Philippines-Philippines-Spain (trio partnership): Cotabato Regional Medical Center, Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC), and Hospital Clínic (HC), University of Barcelona. The SPMC and HC graduated...
The ISN Sister Renal Centers (SRC) Committee is pleased to welcome nine new partnerships into the ISN Sister Renal Centers (SRC) Grant Program. Learn more about active partnerships in the ISN SRC Grant Program and explore an interactive map here. These new partnerships span seven different ISN regions, reinforcing the ISN’s mission to develop and advance...
ISN Educational Ambassador (EA) and former ISN Fellow Shahbaj Ahmad, a nephrologist at the Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences in India, spent two weeks at the Christian Medical College (CMC) in Vellore, India, helping establish a comprehensive interventional nephrology (IN) service. His training sessions benefited residents, faculty, nurses, and technicians, covering arteriovenous fistula screening,...
Ehab Hafiz from the Theodor Bilharz Research Institute in Giza, Egypt, received support from the ISN to attend the pre-congress Renal Pathology Course in India at WCN'25. Ehab Hafiz (Fifth from right) with renal pathology course faculty Dr. Hafiz especially appreciated the content on podocyte-related gene variants, pregnancy and renal diseases, and digital and AI-assisted pathology....
The ISN has joined forces with Otsuka Pharmaceutical to support specialized nephrology training in glomerular diseases. This partnership will provide aspiring kidney care professionals with hands-on experience and mentorship in this essential area of nephrology expertise. Explore all specialized ISN Fellowships here If you’re looking to advance your expertise in glomerular disease, now is the time...
ISN Mentorships foster meaningful connections between experienced nephrologists and early-career professionals, creating a ripple effect toward advancing kidney care worldwide. The program offers a valuable opportunity for mentors to share knowledge, use their collaborative skills, and gain the personal satisfaction of helping others. Apply here by April 1 Mentorship is a two-way street, as mentors benefit...
The ISN congratulates five kidney care centers in Africa that have earned ISN Regional Training Center (RTC) status: Charles Nicolle Hospital Center, Tunis, Tunisia Kasr Alainy Medical School, Cairo, Egypt Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana Mansoura University Hospital Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, Mansoura, Egypt Urology and Nephrology Center, Mansoura University Participating in ISN's wide range of grants, these institutions serve...
Celebrating 40 years of the Fellowship Program, the ISN is delighted to announce 12 new fellows from 11 countries worldwide. Get to know the new ISN Fellows here These fellows will receive specialized training abroad in transplantation, glomerular disease, peritoneal dialysis, or clinical nephrology. Learn more about ISN Fellowships here They will return home with valuable skills from...
Dr. Fogazzi (center-left) with training participants at the Almenara Hospital in Lima, Peru In January, ISN Educational Ambassador (EA) Giovanni Battista Fogazzi (Italy*) visited the Almenara Hospital in Lima, Peru, to present on urinary sediment analysis to help address a critical gap in nephrology training at the center and enhance local kidney care services. Course particiapants...
The ISN and the African Association of Nephrology (AFRAN) signed a new agreement at WCN'25 to strengthen collaborative efforts aimed at: Improving the number of nephrologists in Africa Supporting sustainable kidney care Improving patient outcomes regionally and globally AFRAN President Hany Hafez (seated, far left), ISN Immediate Past President Masaomi Nangaku (seated, second from right), and ISN Core...
