Nephrology Before "Nephrology" December 16, 2025 @ 9:00 AM * 43 minutes
Host Andrew Cohen, MD, speaks with medical historian Steven Peitzman, MD, on the birth of nephrology, a specialty that was not formally recognized until the mid-twentieth century.
The EPOch of Treatment Innovation: Triumphs and Pitfalls of Government, Big Pharma, and Nephrology in the Development of rEPO November 21, 2025 @ 12:00 AM * 43 minutes
Host Andrew Cohen, MD, discusses the advent of recombinant erythropoietin (rEPO) and its impact on kidney care with Paul Kimmel, MD, FASN; Daniel Coyne, MD; and Ajay Singh, MD.
Mr. Glazer Goes To Washington: The Origin Story of the Medicare End-Stage Renal Disease Program October 30, 2025 @ 8:00 AM * 32 minutes
ASN Executive Vice President and host Tod Ibrahim examines the obstacles early advocates overcame to secure financial coverage for dialysis for Americans living with kidney failure, with guests Charles "Chip" Kahn III, Terry Litchfield, and C.J. Blagg.
Nephrology in the Era of McCarthyism: Heroes and Villains August 6, 2025 @ 10:00 AM * 44 minutes
Andrew J. Cohen, MD, FASN, leads the discussion on McCarthyism and the consequences that doctors leading the field of nephrology faced for their political ties and activism. Guests: Merlin Chowkwanyun, PhD, MPH, Kevin Lemley, MD, PhD, and Leon Fine, MD.
The Smartest Guy in the Room: Bud Rose and the Invention of UpToDate July 8, 2025 @ 12:00 AM * 36 minutes
Robert Mark Black, MD, and Joel M. Topf, MD, join host Andrew J. Cohen, MD, FASN, in exploring the genesis of Dr. Burton "Bud" Rose's online medical resource—UpToDate—and its lasting impact.