The NephMadness Court of Champions welcomes their 12th member:
Gila Monster
2024 saw 1,182 entries!
International entries dipped in 2024:
NephMadness 2024 went live on March 1st but the planning started well before that. We would especially like to thank and highlight the people listed below (and apologies in advance to anyone we may have inadvertently missed):
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- Andrea Sofía Alvarez Muñoz @AngieAsam24
- Kirk Campbell @kirkcampbell
- Bjørn Helge Haug @BjornHelgeHaug
- Matt James
- Michelle A. Josephson @MichelleJTx
- Richard Knight @knightra
- Tom Oates @jfnephlolz
- Sylvia E. Rosas @sylviaerosas
- Jodi Smith @jodismith0820
- Kelly Hyndman @DrKeeksPhD
- Michelle Hladunewich @hladunewich
- Jessica Tangren
- Marc Ghannoum @MarcGhannoum
- David Goldfarb @weddellite
- Diane Calello @DrDianeC
- Mirjam Christ-Crain @ChristCrain
- Anthony Breu @tony_breu
- Lenny Feldman @DocLennyF
- Farah Daccueil @FarahDaccueil
- Roslyn Mannon @mannonmom
- Nimrit Goraya
- Janice Lea
- Jeff Perl @PD_Perls
- Gilda Portalatin @GildaPortalatin
- Tiffany Truong @CRRTiff
- Connor Grantham @cgranth510
- Jorge Eduardo Gaytan Arocha @JEGAYTAN90
- Naman Gupta
- Alisha Sharma @AlishaSharmaMD
- Graham Gipson @grahamgipsonmd
- Imran Chaudhri
- Marco Thierry @MarcoThierry1
- Taha Mohamed Djirdeh
- Sam Kant @kantsmd
- Manal Alotaibi @Maealotaibi
- Timothy Hopper
- Kelly Hyndman @DrKeeksPhD
- Harish Seethapathy @BetterCallSeeth
- Mirjam Christ-Crain @ChristCrain
- Osama El Shamy @osamaelshamy88
- Navdeep Tangri @NavTangri
- Beatrice P. Concepcion @KidneyBea_N
- Anitha Vijayan @VijayanMD
- Richard H. Sterns
- Andrea Oliverio @AndreaOliverio
- Jaime Uribarri @lowage
- Jade Teakell @jmteakell
- Stephen Sammons
- Jamie Dwyer @jamie_dwyer
- Sarah Gilligan
- Gabriel Cooper
- Michelle Lim @whatsthegfr – Visual Abstract Lead
- Sophia Ambruso @sophia_kidney
- Denisse Arellano @deniise_am
- Divya Bajpai @divyaa24
- Husam Alzayer @Husamjz
- Edgar Lerma @edgarvlermam
- Krithika Mohan @krithicism
- Cristina Popa @NephroSeeker
- Brian Rifkin @brian_rifkin
- Mythri Shankar @nephromythri
- Omar Taco @Errantnephron
- Jade Teakell @jmteakell
- Corina Teodosiu @CTeodosiu
- Carlo Trinidad @hellokidneyMD
- PS Vali @DrPSVali
- Verner Venegas @Vernisartan
- GN in Ten
- PD Exchange
- The Curious Clinicians @CuriousClinPod
- Nephron Segment @nephronsegment
- EMCrit @emcrit
- Freely Filtered @NephJC_Podcast
- The Curbsiders @thecurbsiders
- Critical Care Time @CritCareTime
- The Intern At Work @InternAtWork
AJKD Editors
- Editor-in-Chief, Harold Feldman
- Deputy Editor, Tara I. Chang @taraichang
- Deputy Editor, Julia Scialla
- Engagement Editor, Holly Kramer @kramer_holly
These folks didn’t fit into a neat category but NephMadness 2024 would not have been possible without them:
- NephTwitter as always for vibrant discussion and debate
- Graham Gipson @grahamgipsonmd for designing the 2024 NephMadness logo
- Cathy Quinlan @KidneyCathy for creating this year’s edition of her helpful explainer video
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Evan Zeitler @LittleBigGloms for spearheading the AI-generated region photos
- Corina Teodosiu @CTeodosiu for creating the results scoreboards
- Kim Dunisch at the National Kidney Foundation @nkf @NKF_NephPros for coordinating CME and MOC
- Sarah Pratta at Elsevier for promoting NephMadness and arranging free Advances in Kidney Disease and Health subscription for the Grand Prize Winners
- Susan Allison @suz_allison for arranging free Nature Reviews Nephrology subscription for the Grand Prize Winners
- AJKD Editorial Office: Alina Foo, Noah Skaroff, Andrew Fleming, Barb Saper, and Sarah Lake
And finally, a special THANK YOU to all of our game players!
NephMadness is all about community, and we love seeing how different groups get together to celebrate the kidney. In addition to the groups listed in the Winners post, we want to share all the creative fun and learning that happened elsewhere in March:
Thrilled to kick off our #NephMadness festivities of 2024 with 2 fantastic and engaging talks by our 2nd year fellows on #Toxicology (Dr. Kristen Pietrzyk) & #Preeclampsia (@lucjmoreno2). Can’t wait to discuss the rest of the topics!! #NephMadness2024 #NephTwitter pic.twitter.com/1PeHlMdjSW
— UC Davis Nephrology (@UCDNephrology) March 9, 2024
🏃♀️And we’re off!#nephmadness 2024 begins @KUNeph pic.twitter.com/d4F5JVShIB
— Alan Yu🇭🇰 (@AlanYuNeph) March 5, 2024
NephMadness 2024 is officially in the works! We kicked off planning yesterday and the competition is shaping up to be 🔥. Stay tuned for the bracket reveal #NephTwitter! #NephMadness #KidneyExperts pic.twitter.com/ywnDqLTP05
— The Kidney Experts (@ExpertsKidney) March 8, 2024
We had the @OttawaRenal #NephMadness party today
Some of the most passionate discussion was sparked on
– Preeclampsia (of course)
– PD
– Toxicology! (Unexpected to me!) pic.twitter.com/4wHXCGBSOZ— Swapnil Hiremath @hswapnil@bsky.social (@hswapnil) March 7, 2024
#Nephrology fellows are brushing up on their #anatomy using 3D-printed cardiac models to gear up for the #Nephmadness #hyponatremia region!#POCUS enhanced physical exam for the win!@NephroP @SirishaGudlawar @Dr_Mohdy @dbrhdctr pic.twitter.com/AA5zKiShBa
— MCW Nephrology (@MCW_Nephrology) March 1, 2024
Who's up for some #NephMadness
We are! pic.twitter.com/RNTmkNpwxi— Ohio State Nephrology (@OhioStateNeph) March 11, 2024
Our program director @AChingKidneys just wrapped up an engaging and educational #Nephmadness session. Team @MCW_nephrology is geared up to bring some serious competition this year!#Nephrology #MedEd https://t.co/B1J8SJ40jw pic.twitter.com/G827ltdYa5
— MCW Nephrology (@MCW_Nephrology) March 12, 2024
Few things are more fun than a #NephMadness party!!!
We enjoyed a lively discussion as we made our selections for this year. pic.twitter.com/eMXnkkPBfv
— UNMC Kidney (@UNMCkidney) March 15, 2024
We’ve officially started our Nephmadness deliberations @NephMadness pic.twitter.com/5lY5kZTM4U
— WVU Nephrology (@WVU_Neph) March 19, 2024
Back for round 2 of Nephmadness, this time we brought our swag! Stickers, keychains, and cookies
WVU LOVES #NEPHMADNESS#NephMadnessParty#NephTwitter pic.twitter.com/waUajxNcc1— WVU Nephrology (@WVU_Neph) March 26, 2024
Time to get hyped for hyponatremia (and gila monsters and acidosis) 🦎🧂
Happy #NephMadness from our program to yours! @NephMadness @AleTomasiMD @CaThompsonMD pic.twitter.com/exJ19P9y0N
— Mayo Clinic Internal Medicine Residency Rochester (@MayoMN_IMRES) March 18, 2024
@Rush_Nephrology Renal Fellows met for their @NephMadness team fellowship bracket. Just pay them now! #RushRenalRules pic.twitter.com/ouIoO1vwdP
— Rush Nephrology (@Rush_Nephrology) March 20, 2024
First ever #NephMadness session for the @UNMHSC nephrology fellowship being led by @PabloGarciaMD. #neph #NephTwitter pic.twitter.com/jaStJA0uxy
— J Pedro Teixeira (a.k.a. Jwow) (@NephCrit_NM) March 20, 2024
BCM Nephmadness 2024 @Khairallah_P pic.twitter.com/yTcJLPQGOi
— NephBCM (@NephBCM) March 20, 2024
Officially started our in person #NephMadness discussions today (DAY 1) and it was fun.#GilaMonster vs #MorningDove stole the SHOW.
@AJKDonline @NephMadness @kidney_boy @KidneyWars @KwakyiEdward @DrAdutwum @victorekem @AkyeampongIsaac @OkangYvonne @amoahgreats @sefijt05 pic.twitter.com/mryl89RlzQ— Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital Nephrology (@Neph_KBTH) March 19, 2024
#NephMadnessParty pic.twitter.com/zeZy42m1kU
— Prakrati Acharya (@PrakratiAcharya) March 21, 2024
@Rush_Nephrology Renal Fellows met for their @NephMadness team fellowship bracket. Just pay them now! #RushRenalRules pic.twitter.com/ouIoO1vwdP
— Rush Nephrology (@Rush_Nephrology) March 20, 2024
First ever #NephMadness session for the @UNMHSC nephrology fellowship being led by @PabloGarciaMD. #neph #NephTwitter pic.twitter.com/jaStJA0uxy
— J Pedro Teixeira (a.k.a. Jwow) (@NephCrit_NM) March 20, 2024
Our #NephMadness group bracket is submitted ! Gila monster @Gila_NephMad for the win & #venomics for future drug development🦎🥇@DrKeeksPhD @CRRTiff @NephMadness @AJKDblog pic.twitter.com/kSiXDrb3S6
— University of Utah Nephrology (@UofUNephrology) March 25, 2024
Doing our @NephMadness party pic.twitter.com/q6S11DE4lM
— HofNorthwell Kidney (@HofstraKidney) March 25, 2024
‼️Had a great discussion of @NephMadness brackets today at @OchsnerNephro !!
‼️Lots of educational pearls
‼️#LiverKidneyTransplantation for the win @OchsnerHealth @AliShueib1 @VelezNephHepato @KovvuruMD @anabkhan522 @FnuSuman @drlammb @SarahRosenbloo3 @AyaaZarm1 pic.twitter.com/0Ik69jJTVc— Swetha Kanduri (@SwethaKanduriMD) March 25, 2024
More #NephMadness for @VCU_IMRes – with cookies, of course!
Now that I have your attention, fill out your brackets! pic.twitter.com/zk9hBYRr6K— NoWars (@KidneyWars) March 26, 2024
2024 #NephMadness party #Jeffrons. @fitse_t @SaiVedulaMD @docanjuyadav pic.twitter.com/7UIhCcPt0Z
— Jefferson Kidney (@JeffersonKidney) March 27, 2024
Great #NephMadness party with @SBNephrology! Slow correction for the win! @NephMadness pic.twitter.com/K9mdilh7W1
— Jeff Kott (@jrkott27) March 27, 2024
Official @WUNephrology fellows bracket for #NephMadness submitted, with Preeclampsia Dx as the champion! pic.twitter.com/vnQFZVykGH
— Timothy Yau (@Maximal_Change) March 28, 2024
Great fun and scintillating discussion at our annual #NephMadness party! The winning bracket has been submitted!! pic.twitter.com/YBeoV7W61j
— UCSF Nephrology (@UCSFNephrology) March 28, 2024
Hoy escogimos nuestro #Nephmadness bracket, trasplante páncreas-riñón 🫘 como ganador, @Gila_NephMad un duro contrincante 🦎 pic.twitter.com/aSipE0vBKH
— Departamento de Nefrología y Metabolismo Mineral (@NefroINCMNSZ) March 27, 2024
Team @MassGenBrigham @BWHKidney @harvardmed filling out our first #NephMadness brackets.
Awesome evening for @RomelaPetrosyan and I to catch up with our fellows! @AJKDonline @onconephsociety @Api_chew @MedPEEdsKidneys with the acronym of the year = MGB pic.twitter.com/BEbBUaAdIR
— Raad Chowdhury, MD, FASN (@raad_chowdhury) March 30, 2024
#Nephmadness @NefroUmae71 @JEGAYTAN90 Nuestro Nephmadness, nuestro ganador!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 @NephMadness #nephrology #nephrolife pic.twitter.com/U1GHYjwXBS
— Cinthia Rodríguez (@cinthiajonasrdz) March 30, 2024
Tomorrow is the last day to submit your #nephmadness individual or team brackets.
@BID_NephFellows Nephmadness party have submitted theirs!!! pic.twitter.com/GtGEw3Hffx— Sylvia Rosas,MD,MSCE (@sylviaerosas) March 30, 2024
Final #TheListereens #NephMadnessParty tomorrow at 08:00
There will be fluoro-cakes guarded by an approximation of a Gila Monster! pic.twitter.com/CDaXPUWuvA
— Laura Ratcliffe (@lauraratcliffe7) March 26, 2024
We had our #NephMadnessParty today. We had a baloon kidney (probably with ADPKD & FMD) & a cake with the Dove and the Gila Monster #NephMadness pic.twitter.com/EN3hSPBjfu
— Alicja Rosołowska (@alunieczka) March 20, 2024
#NephMadness #universityofarizona #ajkd
Here we go pic.twitter.com/j2T7BriftL
— Sri Sridhara (@sstransplant) March 29, 2024
Friendly Reminder: The bracket fun may be over but NephMadness content will still be around on the AJKDBlog. US-based physicians can earn 1.0 CME credit and 1.0 MOC per region through NKF PERC (detailed instructions here). The CME and MOC activity will expire on May 31, 2024.
– The NephMadness 2024 Executive Team:
- Anna Burgner @anna_burgner
- Elena Cervantes @Elena_Cervants
- Matthew Sparks @Nephro_Sparks
- Samira Farouk @ssfarouk
- Anna Vinnikova @KidneyWars
- Jeffrey Kott @jrkott27
- Michelle Lim @whatsthegfr
- Timothy Yau @Maximal_Change
Final Standings | Match Results | NephMadness 2024 | #NephMadness