This ASN podcast series offers a historical assessment of kidney diseases, nephrology, and health policy in the United States and how the evolution of kidney care and research influences the field of nephrology today. Views expressed on this podcast are those of the speaker(s) and not necessarily those of the American Society of Nephrology. https://www.asn-online.org/podcast/?s=6 en-us Copyright 2026 Sun, 09 Aug 2026 13:51:15 GMT Sun, 09 Aug 2026 13:51:15 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss hnesbitt@asn-online.org (Hal Nesbitt) https://www.asn-online.org/media/podcast/ASN/Podcast_ASN_Series_Cover_6.png https://www.asn-online.org/podcast/?s=6 American Society of Nephrology Convergence This ASN podcast series offers a historical assessment of kidney diseases, nephrology, and health policy in the United States and how the evolution of kidney care and research influences the field of nephrology today. Views expressed on this podcast are those of the speaker(s) and not necessarily those of the American Society of Nephrology. Hal Nesbitt hnesbitt@asn-online.org false no d6b55871-3ff1-57b1-be30-a1627d1dfcae https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.asn-online.org/media/podcast/ASN/2026_07_30_Convergence_-_Rehbe.mp3 https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.asn-online.org/media/podcast/ASN/2026_07_30_Convergence_-_Rehbe.mp3 ASN ASN CEO and EVP Tod Ibrahim hosts a discussion with authors Tobias Wang, Henrik Knudsen, and Henrik Dimke about their JASN article on how Poul Brandt Rehberg's discovery of creatinine clearance 100 years ago shaped GFR measurement. Thu, 30 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT American Society of Nephrology false ASN CEO and EVP Tod Ibrahim hosts a discussion with authors Tobias Wang, Henrik Knudsen, and Henrik Dimke about their JASN article on how Poul Brandt Rehberg's discovery of creatinine clearance 100 years ago shaped GFR measurement. ASN CEO and EVP Tod Ibrahim hosts a discussion with authors Tobias Wang, Henrik Knudsen, and Henrik Dimke about their JASN article on how Poul Brandt Rehberg's discovery of creatinine clearance 100 years ago shaped GFR measurement. 00:31:54 creatinine, rehberg, jasn https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.asn-online.org/media/podcast/ASN/2026_06_02_Convergence_with_Dr.mp3 https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.asn-online.org/media/podcast/ASN/2026_06_02_Convergence_with_Dr.mp3 ASN Richard Glassock, MD, reflects on decades of advances in kidney diseases and discusses the future of glomerular disease, biomarkers, clinical trials, and prevention with host Andrew Cohen, MD.  Tue, 02 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT American Society of Nephrology false Richard Glassock, MD, reflects on decades of advances in kidney diseases and discusses the future of glomerular disease, biomarkers, clinical trials, and prevention with host Andrew Cohen, MD.  Richard Glassock, MD, reflects on decades of advances in kidney diseases and discusses the future of glomerular disease, biomarkers, clinical trials, and prevention with host Andrew Cohen, MD.  00:28:32 glomerular disease, history, nephrology https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.asn-online.org/media/podcast/ASN/2026_05_06_eGFR_-_7.28_Update.mp3 https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.asn-online.org/media/podcast/ASN/2026_05_06_eGFR_-_7.28_Update.mp3 ASN ASN Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer Tod Ibrahim explores the history of eGFR with Tom Hostetter, MD, Crystal Gadegbeku, MD, and Andrew Levey, MD, founding director of the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI). Wed, 06 May 2026 14:15:00 GMT American Society of Nephrology false ASN Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer Tod Ibrahim explores the history of eGFR with Tom Hostetter, MD, Crystal Gadegbeku, MD, and Andrew Levey, MD, founding director of the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI). ASN Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer Tod Ibrahim explores the history of eGFR with Tom Hostetter, MD, Crystal Gadegbeku, MD, and Andrew Levey, MD, founding director of the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI). 00:42:39 eGFR, history, nephrology, policy, Gadegbeku, Levey, Hostetter https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.asn-online.org/media/podcast/ASN/2026_03_17_Convergence_Corpora.mp3 https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.asn-online.org/media/podcast/ASN/2026_03_17_Convergence_Corpora.mp3 ASN Guests Manish Tanna, MD, Eugene Lin, MD, and Suzanne Watnick, MD, discuss the shift from privately-owned practices to large, consolidated facilities and its clinical impact on quality of life and patient outcomes with host Andrew Cohen, MD. Tue, 17 Mar 2026 06:00:00 GMT American Society of Nephrology false Guests Manish Tanna, MD, Eugene Lin, MD, and Suzanne Watnick, MD, discuss the shift from privately-owned practices to large, consolidated facilities and its clinical impact on quality of life and patient outcomes with host Andrew Cohen, MD. Guests Manish Tanna, MD, Eugene Lin, MD, and Suzanne Watnick, MD, discuss the shift from privately-owned practices to large, consolidated facilities and its clinical impact on quality of life and patient outcomes with host Andrew Cohen, MD. 00:46:29 dialysis, corporatization, convergence, andrew cohen, tod ibrahim https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.asn-online.org/media/podcast/ASN/2025_12_16_Convergence_Beginni.mp3 https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.asn-online.org/media/podcast/ASN/2025_12_16_Convergence_Beginni.mp3 ASN 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.  Tue, 16 Dec 2025 14:00:00 GMT American Society of Nephrology false 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.  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.  00:43:03 convergence, homer smith, thomas addis, john p. peters, origins of nephrology, internal medicine, https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.asn-online.org/media/podcast/ASN/2025_11_21_EPO_Episode_ToPubli.mp3 https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.asn-online.org/media/podcast/ASN/2025_11_21_EPO_Episode_ToPubli.mp3 ASN 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.  Fri, 21 Nov 2025 05:00:00 GMT American Society of Nephrology false 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.  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.  00:43:12 rEPO, erythropoietin, covergence, andrew cohen, tod ibrahim https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.asn-online.org/media/podcast/ASN/2025_10_30_Mr._Glazer_Goes_To_.mp3 https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.asn-online.org/media/podcast/ASN/2025_10_30_Mr._Glazer_Goes_To_.mp3 ASN 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. Thu, 30 Oct 2025 12:00:00 GMT American Society of Nephrology false 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. 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. 00:32:25 ESRD Program, medicare, chip kahn, tod ibrahim https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.asn-online.org/media/podcast/ASN/2025_08_06_Convergence_Ep2_8.5.mp3 https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.asn-online.org/media/podcast/ASN/2025_08_06_Convergence_Ep2_8.5.mp3 ASN 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. Wed, 06 Aug 2025 14:00:00 GMT American Society of Nephrology false 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. 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. 00:44:03 Chowkwanyun, Lemley, Leon Fine, Cohen, McCarthyism, Left-wing, Spanish Civil War, renal care, https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.asn-online.org/media/podcast/ASN/2025_07_08_Convergence_Episode.mp3 https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.asn-online.org/media/podcast/ASN/2025_07_08_Convergence_Episode.mp3 ASN 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. Tue, 08 Jul 2025 04:00:00 GMT American Society of Nephrology false 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. 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. 00:36:15 nephrology history podcast, UpToDate, Bud Rose, nephrology history, kidney health, Joel M. Topf, MD, Robert Mark Black, MD, Andrew J. Cohen, MD, FASN