March is National Kidney Month, a time to raise awareness and focus on research and building paths for better kidney care. Here in the U.S., 37 million people are estimated to have chronic kidney disease (CKD), making this a major public health problem. UCSF Medical Center is a top 10 hospital in the nation and the best in Northern California for kidney care and each of its locations treats a large number of patients with kidney disease, including CKD such as from diabetes, hypertension, and other etiologies of nephropathy. The UCSF Connie Frank Transplant Center serves as a top kidney transplant center in the country and cares for patients with end-stage kidney disease needing transplant.
Here in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, we’d also like to highlight innovative research that will clinically translate to better kidney care. Zhen Jane Wang, MD,…
