Other Topics and Initiatives

The purpose of the ISN Dialysis Working Group is to coordinate ISN activities within the dialysis area; develop projects to advance the availability of dialysis for AKI and ESKD worldwide; and support the training of individuals from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) in dialysis.

Dialysis Working Group Members

First NameLast NameRole 
IrmaTchokhonelidzeChairGeorgia
SourabhSharmaDeputy ChairIndia
AdrianLiewMemberSingapore
BrettCullisMemberSouth Africa
IsaacTeitelbaumMemberUnited States
HenrietteNygardMemberNorway
JingChenMemberChina
NicolaWearneMemberSouth Africa
SimonDaviesMemberUnited Kingdom
KSNayakMemberIndia
RashaDarwishMemberEgypt
MojganMortazaviMemberIran, Islamic Republic of
UrmilaAnandhMemberIndia

The ISN Interventional Nephrology Working Group brings together like-minded interventional nephrologists, trainees and health care professionals in the field of interventional nephrology from around the world, with a particular focus on developing interventional nephrology resources and practices throughout the world.

The ISN Interventional Nephrology Working Group aims to:

  • Bridge gaps in interventional nephrology (IN) expertise and provision throughout the world.
  • Foster intra-regional knowledge and resource exchange in interventional nephrology expertise.

Interventional Nephrology Working Group Members

First NameLast NameRole 
JadrankaButurovic-PonikvarChairSlovenia
MayuriTrivediDeputy ChairIndia
WisamAl BadrMemberSaudi Arabia
SiddiqAnwarMemberUnited Arab Emirates
NashonKagweMemberTanzania
RicardoPortiolli FrancoMemberBrazil
TakashiSatoMemberJapan
AhmedSokwalaMemberKenya
EddieTanMemberNew Zealand
RafidahAbdullahMemberMalaysia
AiperiAsanbek KyzyMemberKyrgyz Republic
TusharVachharajaniMemberUnited States
MaurizioGallieniMemberItaly
RobertFreercksMemberSouth Africa

The ISN Renal Pathology Working Group focuses on developing renal pathology resources and practices throughout the world. They seek to do this by:

  • fostering inter- and intra- regional knowledge and resource exchange;
  • supporting the development of renal pathology in low- and middle- income countries; and
  • establishing partnerships with relevant stakeholders

Renal Pathology Working Group Members

First NameLast NameRole 
CarmenAvila-CasadoChairCanada
SuryaSeshanDeputy ChairUnited States
AgnesB. FogoExCom LiaisonUnited States
AhmedKalebiMemberKenya
OlgaVorobyevaMemberRussian Federation
Beom JinLimMemberKorea, Republic of
SoniaChicanoMemberPhilippines
GeetikaSinghMemberIndia
JorisRoelofsMemberNetherlands
TurkiAl HussainMemberSaudi Arabia
EvaHonsovaMemberCzech Republic

Nephrologists, nurses, dieticians, social workers, pharmacists, and other kidney allied health professionals all play an important part in delivering improved kidney health to every patient.

Founded by ISN nurses, the Kidney Health Professionals Working Group (KHP WG) is working to include and strengthen the role of nurses and other allied health professionals in the ISN community in order to contribute globally to kidney care. The group is currently comprised of nurses and two nephrologists and will expand in the future to include other nephrology professionals.

The KHP WG’s current focus is on:

  • Partnering with regional nephrology nursing organizations
  • Promoting membership by using tools to assess learning needs in low-resource settings
  • Exploring how these learning needs can be best addressed on a global basis.

Get involved with the KHP WG and help ISN build more capacity for allied health professionals in low-resource countries; email the KHP WG Coordinator at mmoorthy@theisn.org.

Kidney Health Professionals Working Group members

First NameLast NameRoleSecondary Role 
Ana ElizabethFigueiredoChairBrazil
Henriette TyseNygårdDeputy ChairNorway
NashonKagweMemberTanzania
MicheleTraskMemberCanada
Wilmer JimEscobarMemberPeru
RachaelWalkerMemberNew Zealand
GloriaAshuntantangMemberCameroon
MarieRichardsMemberUnited Arab Emirates
PaulBennettMemberAustralia
ZehraAydinMemberTurkey
Reena RachelGeorgeMemberIndia

The ISN presents awards that acknowledge exceptional contributions to nephrology at the World Congress of Nephrology (WCN) and at regional events.

Awards Committee Members

First NameLast NameRoleCountry
MasaomiNangakuChairJapan
DwomoaAduMemberGhana
EmmanuelBurdmannMemberBrazil
GangLiuMemberChina
KatherineTuttleMemberUSA
MarliesOstermannMemberUK
RavindraMehtaAKI ExpertUSA

In early 2007, the ISN created the Young Nephrologists Committee (YNC) to help better engage its talented younger members in shaping the future of the Society. The mission of the YNC is to evaluate and understand the needs of young physicians and scientists in order to develop education, research, professional development and leadership opportunities within the Society tailored specifically to their needs. The Committee consists of a core group of members, representing the various geographic regions of the ISN.

Members of the group develop coherent programs of activities designed to speak to all early career stage nephrologists currently in the ISN (approximately 20% of the society’s membership), as well as to attract new junior nephrologists to the society.

If you would like to learn more about this group, please contact Miguel Gallardo mgallardo@theisn.org, or connect with us on facebook.

Young Nephrologists Committee Members

First NameLast NameRoleCountry
SabineKaramChairUSA
BiancaDavidsonDeputy ChairSouth Africa
YannickNlanduMemberDR Congo
GaetanoAlfanoMemberItaly
ThomasSchachtnerMemberSwitzerland
ZdenkaHruskovaMemberCzech Rep.
CanerAlparslanMemberTurkey
NikolayBulanovMemberRussia
AnnaPetrovaMemberUkraine
ImanAl ShamsyMemberUAE
SiddiqAnwarMemberUAE
ShankarYadavMemberNepal
AhadQayyumMemberPakistan
YosukeHirakawaMemberJapan
LiliZhouMemberChina
AndreaViecelliMemberAustralia
AnimShahMemberMalaysia
AlexandraCambierMemberCanada
JavierNeyraMemberUSA
StephanieThompsonMemberCanada
Jonathan SamuelChávez-IñiguezMemberMexico
KrissiaWalbachMemberBrazil
Barbara LetiziaDudel MeyerMember (Nurse)Brazil
HenrietteNygardMember (Nurse)Norway
Wilmer JimEscobarMember (Nurse)Peru

The purpose of the ISN Renal Disaster Preparedness Working Group (RDPWG) is to formulate preparedness plans for  situations where there is disruption in the delivery of renal related services in a region and to guide ISN in its advisory role in such situations.

Renal Disaster Preparedness Working Group Members

First NameLast NameRoleSecondary Role 
AliAbu-AlfaChairLebanon
Serhan TuglularDeputy ChairTurkey
SibelBekMemberTurkey
HichamCheikh HassanMemberAustralia
BronwynHayesMemberAustralia
ValerieLuyckxMemberSwitzerland
Abdou NiangMemberSenegal
AhadQayyumMemberPakistan
MohamedSekkarieMemberUnited States
RukshanaShroffMemberUnited Kingdom
RümeyzaKazanciogluMemberTurkey
Anthony RussellVillanuevaMemberPhilippines
AdrianLiewSpecial AdvisorSingapore

Members of the Nominating Committee are expected to hold appropriate consultations with the nephrology community within their region, particularly the Regional Boards, the affiliated societies and Councilors to bring forward three names of candidates for each open seat on Council and for President-Elect.

Nominating Committee Members

First NameLast NameRoleSecondary Role 
Jürgen FlögeChairGermany
HaniHafezMemberAfrica representativeEgypt
Jadranka Buturovic PonikvarMemberEastern & Central Europe representativeSlovenia
Jaime RestrepoMemberLatin America representativeColombia
Mona AlrukhaimiMemberMiddle East representativeUnited Arab Emirates
Dmytro IvanovMemberNIS & Russia representativeUkraine
Shuchi AnandMemberNorth America and the Caribbean representativeUnited States
Motoko YanagitaMemberNorth & East Asia representativeJapan
Lily MushaharMemberOSEA representativeMalaysia
Narayan PrasadMemberSouth Asia representativeIndia
Hans-Joachim AndersMemberWestern Europe representativeGermany
Vivekanand JhaPast PresidentIndia