NephMadness 2022: Call for Topic Suggestions
Did we just wrap up NephMadness 2021? Yes.
Is it time to plan NephMadness 2022? YES!
Which topics would you like to see in next year’s edition of the madness? Now is the time to let us know!

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We’ve had great fun and success crowdsourcing topic ideas in the past:
Got to be a coronavirus and the kidney region?? #nephmadness
— Sarah Gleeson (@sarah_gleeson_) July 2, 2020
How could we NOT have a COVID-19 region this year? Unfortunately, it got knocked out after the Effluent 8 round…

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Anemia In CKD – old and new (HIF-PH inhibitors)
— Gary Singer (@GarySingerMD) July 2, 2020
We present: Anemia Region

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Animal physiology reboot
— Jelle B 🌈🌈🌈 (@JelleB12) July 18, 2020
Your wish is our command: Animal House 2 region

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#Nephmadness organizers – I so hope there will be a dialysis innovation bracket in 2021. Have some @Kidney_X winners that can have a huge impact on clinical practice as topics. @NephMadness @AJKDonline @ssfarouk @kidney_boy https://t.co/MeMlgRkTa8
— Kidney Rebel (@kidneyrebel) July 18, 2020
Of course! Here is the Artificial Kidney region (and team Implantable Bioartificial Kidney was crowned champion)!

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Want to see your name in next year’s post? Then send us your ideas for NephMadness 2022 via Twitter with the hashtag #NephMadness. Or submit your feedback by commenting on our Facebook page. If you do not have a social media account, send an email to ajkd@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.
Here are all the NephMadness brackets from previous years so you can see which topics have been covered so far:
NephMadness 2021 | Full-size 2021 Bracket PDF
NephMadness 2020 | Full-size 2020 Bracket PDF
NephMadness 2019 | Full-size 2019 Bracket PDF
NephMadness 2018 | Full-size 2018 Bracket PDF
NephMadness 2017 | Full-size 2017 Bracket PDF
NephMadness 2016 | Full-size 2016 Bracket PDF
NephMadness 2015 | Full-size 2015 Bracket PDF

NephMadness 2014 | Full-size 2014 Bracket PDF
NephMadness 2013 | Full-size 2013 Bracket PDF

NephMadness Champions
The NephMadness Exec Team:
- Joel Topf @kidney_boy
- Matt Sparks @Nephro_Sparks
- Tim Yau @Maximal_Change
- Anna Burgner @anna_burgner
- Samira Farouk @ssfarouk
- Pascale Khairallah @Khairallah_P
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