Your kidneys are important to your health. They remove waste from your body and help to keep your blood pressure normal. But your kidneys are at risk for chronic disease and acute injury.
Chronic kidney disease is often called the “silent disease” because it has no symptoms in its early stages. It can go undetected until it is very advanced.
We need breakthroughs to prevent and treat kidney injury and disease.
The National Institutes of Health defines precision medicine as a new way of treating and preventing disease, which takes into account our genes, our environment, and our lifestyles.
Precision medicine will help doctors and researchers better predict which treatment and prevention steps will work on which groups of people.
It is different from a one-size-fits-all approach, which does not consider the differences between patients.
We need people from all walks of life, races, and age groups to give us the most accurate and complete kidney information.
By joining, you will help transform the future of kidney health.
KPMP is a study that can last up to 10 years. In order to participate, we will ask you to do the following:
Undergo a kidney biopsy
Provide samples like blood and urine
Talk to the study team two to three times a year
Our patient advocates and consortium members share their personal stories and their views on getting a biopsy as a KPMP participant.
If you would like to learn more about participating in the study, please contact your nearest recruitment site below.
(Boston)
Email research coordinator
(617) 638-7332
Site investigator:
Sushrut Waikar, MD, MPH
(Boston)
Email research coordinator
(617) 309-4130
Site investigator:
Sylvia Rosas, MD
(Cleveland)
Email research coordinator
(216) 444-7954
Site investigator:
John Sedor, MD
(Dallas)
Email research coordinator
(214) 615-8291
Site investigator:
Miguel Vasquez, MD
(New Haven)
(203) 737-1787
Site investigator:
F. Perry Wilson, MD
(Baltimore)
Email research coordinator
(410) 955-3852
Site investigator:
Chirag Parikh, MD, PhD
(New York)
Email research coordinator
(212) 851-5216
Site investigator:
Andrew Bomback, MD, MPH
(Pittsburgh)
Email research coordinator
(412) 958-0957
Site investigator:
Paul Palevsky, MD
(San Francisco)
Tariq Mukatash
Tariq.Mukatash@ucsf.edu
(415) 514-0192
Site investigator:
Minnie Sarwal, MD
(Indianapolis)
Stephanie Wofford, MS
sdwillia@iu.edu
(317) 274-3560
Site investigator:
James C. Williams, PhD
(Cincinnati)
Ashley Burg
ashley.burg@cchmc.org
(513) -517-1441
Site investigator:
E. Steve Woodle, MD, FACS
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