Interviews

INTERVIEWS


	Read and Listen the interview to Dr De Broe by Prof Zoccali
Prof M. DeBroe Department of Nephrology University of Antwerpen Antwerpen, Belgium

Read and Listen the interview to Dr London by Prof Zoccali

Prof G. London
Department of Nephrology
Manhes Hospital
Fleury-Merogis, France

Read and Listen the interview to Dr Konner by Prof Zoccali

Dr K. Konner
Bergisch Gladbach, Germany

Read and Listen the interview to Prof Remuzzi by Prof Zoccali

Prof G. Remuzzi
Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Researches
Negri Bergamo Laboratories
Bergamo, Italy

Prof. Zoccali interviews Giovanni Strippoli a new breeding nephrologist with a training in clinical research methodology. Giovanni is prolific meta-analyst and one of the promising Italian nephrologists.

Dr G. Strippoli
NHMRC Centre for Clinical Research Excellence in Renal Medicine
Cochrane Renal Group, School of Public Health
University of Sydney
Sidney, Australia

Prof Zoccali interviews Dr Ketteler, a brilliant investigator in the cutting edge area of cardiovascular calcification.

Dr M. Ketteler
Department of Nephrology
University Hospital Aachen
Aachen, Germany

Prof Zoccali interviews Prof Coppo, Director of the Nephrology and Transplantation Dept of the Regina Margherita Hospital in Turin, Italy.

Prof R. Coppo

Director of the Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Department

Regina Margherita Hospital

Turin, Italy

Prof Zoccali interviews Prof Messa the Director of the Nephrology and Dialysis Unit of the Milan Hospital

Prof P.G. Messa

Nephrology and Dialysis Unit

Padiglione Croff, Ospedale Maggiore

Milan, Italy

	Prof Zoccali interviews Prof Eckardt, head of the Nephrology Training Centre in Erlangen-Nuremberg University
Prof K.-U. Eckardt Universitätsklinikum Erlangen Medizinische Klinik IV Erlangen, Germany

	Prof Carmine Zoccali interviews Prof Juergen Floege. Prof Juergen Floege opens a new series of interviews with Directors of leading European Centres listed in our European Training Centres database
Prof J. Floege Head of the II. Medical Clinic (Nephrology and Immunology), University of Aachen, Aachen, Germany

Prof Ziad Massy interviews Prof Christian Combe, the current leader of Bordeaux School of Nutrition in Nephrology, a school initiated by Prof Michel Aparicio. He is also one of the principal investigators of DOPPS Study, and is presently Editor-in-Chief of "Néphrologie et Thérapeutique", the French Nephrology Journal.

Prof C. Combe
Department of Nephrology
Hopital Pellegrin and
Universite Victor Segalen
Bordeaux, France

	Prof Zoccali interviews Prof LaPorte an inspired epidemiologist, an innovative thinker and the man that predicted the revolution in medical communication we are witnessing today.
Prof R. LaPorte Director, Disease Monitoring and Telecommunications WHO Collaborating Centre Professor of Epidemiology Pittsburgh, PA, USA

	Carmine Zoccali interviews Prof Norbert Lameire, new Editor-in-Chief of Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation.
Prof N. Lameire Renal Division Department of Medicine University Hospital Ghent Ghent, Belgium

	Professor Cannata, a leading expert on bone disease, is the new President of the ERA-EDTA. He discusses the present and future challenges and opportunities of this Society.
Prof J. Cannata-Andia Servicio de Metabolismo Oseo y Mineral Instituto "Reina Sofía" de Investigación, Hospital Central de Asturias Oviedo, Spain

	Prof. London is an outstanding clinical investigator and a true gentleman that made breakthrough observations on the study of arterial function and of cardiovascular risk factors in CKD.
Prof G. London Department of Nephrology Manhes Hospital Fleury-Merogis, France

Carmine Zoccali interviews the Geendiab Group. Geendiab is a large group of clinical investigators of the Spanish Society of Nephrology leaded by Alberto Martinez Castelao with an ambitious program of observational and interventional studies.

Dr J.L. Gorriz Teruel, Dr A. Martinez Castelao and Dr F. de Alvaro Moreno
Spanish Study Group of Diabetic Nephropathy
GEENDIAB
Spain

Prof. Ziad Massy interviews Prof Pierre Ronco, an outstanding investigator fascinated by clinical and basic science

Prof P. Ronco
INSERM Unit 489
and Department of Nephrology,
Tenon Hospital, Paris, France

Prof Zoccali interviews Prof Denis Fouque, a productive clinical investigator with a wide variety of interests and the founder of the Cochrane Renal Group. Prof Fouque has a major interest in metabolism and nutrition in kidney diseases and is President of the International Society of Renal Nutrition and Metabolism (ISRNM).

Prof D. Fouque
Department of Nephrology
Hôpital E. Herriot
Lyon, France

Sergio Mezzano, a prominent Chilean Nephrologist with an international reputation, discusses with Carmine Zoccali the strength and the problems of Renal Medicine in South America, his research interests and hobbies.

Prof S. Mezzano
Department of Nephrology
School of Medicine
Universidad Austral Bueras
Valdivia, Chile

	Dr Ziad Massy interviews Prof Momir Polenakovic
Prof Momir Polenakovic Professor of Nephrology and former Head of the Nephrology Unit University Skopje Hospital Skopje, F.Y.R.M.

	Carmine Zoccali interviews Norman K Hollenberg, an illuminated investigator which made renal circulation a major area in hypertension research
Prof Norman K. Hollenberg Harvard Medical School Department of Radiology Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, USA

	Dr David Goldsmith interviews Dr Alan Salama
Dr Alan Salama Clinician Scientist, Senior Lecturer and, Honorary Consultant Physician Renal Section, Division of Medicine Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital London, United Kingdom

	Dr David Goldsmith interviews Prof Adrian S Woolf
Prof Adrian S Woolf Professor of Nephrology and Head of the Nephro-Urology Unit Institute of Child Health University College London London, United Kingdom

	Carmine Zoccali interviews Prof William E. Mitch, a towering clinical investigator in the field of nutrition in renal disease who presently serves as President to the ASN.
Prof William E. Mitch President, American Society of Nephrology Edward Randall Distinguished Professor of Medicine University of Texas Galveston, TX , USA

	Prof Brian Pereira is a first class clinical investigator and a superb manager. Prof Pereira presently serves as President to the American Kidney Diseases Foundation. Read the interview by Prof Zoccali
Prof B.J.G. Pereira Professor of Medicine, TUSM Tufts-New England Medical Center Boston, USA

Prof Frei governs the largest Nephrology Department in Europe. He discusses with Carmine Zoccali about some main challenges of our specialty.

Prof U. Frei
Dept. Nephrology and Medical Intensive Care
Charite - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Berlin, Germany

	Prof Zoccali interviews Prof Nathan Levin, a leading clinician investigator and the founder of the Renal Research Institute.
Prof N.W. Levin Medical and Research Director of Renal Research Insitute New York, USA

	Carmine Zoccali interviews P.E. de Jong
Prof P.E. de Jong Dept. of Medicine, Div. of Nephrology University Hospital Groningen Groningen, The Netherlands

	Carmine Zoccali interviews Christoph Wanner, a brilliant clinical investigator with a worldwide reputation for his landmark studies on dyslipidemia and inflammation as cardiovascular risk factors in chronic kidney diseases
Prof C. Wanner Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology University Clinic Würzburg, Germany

	Prof Quirino Maggiore, an outstanding clinician and one of the most creative clinical investigators in nephrology and dialysis talks about diet, cold dialysis and the future of clinical science. An interview by Carmine Zoccali.
Prof Q. Maggiore Nephrology and Dialysis Unit S. Maria Annunziata Hospital Florence, Italy

	Professor Kokot, a worldwide reknown nephro-endocrinologist and advocate of Eastern European Nephrology. An interview by Carmine Zoccali.
Prof F. Kokot Department of Nephrology Silesian University, School of Medicine Katowice, Poland

	Dr Zoccali interviews Dr Weening, a world class Renal Pathologist and the President of the International Society of Nephrology
Dr J.J. Weening ISN President AMC, Department of Pathology Amsterdam, The Netherlands

	Dr Zoccali interviews Dr Burton David Rose, the inventor of UpToDate and a superb teacher in Nephrology and Internal Medicine.
Dr B.D. Rose Editor-in-Chief of UpToDate Clinical Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School Boston, MA, USA

	Dr Thervet, a French nephrologist in career, talks with Dr Zoccali about his training, his projects and ambitions.
Dr E. Thervet Service de Néphrologie Hôpital Saint Louis Paris, France

	John Feehally, President elect of the British Renal Association, talks with Carmine Zoccali about British Nephrology and IgA nephropathy, the research topic where he has given major scientific contributions.
Prof J. Feehally Dept. of Nephrology Leicester General Hospital Leicester, United Kingdom

	Prof Hörl is a towering figure in European nephrology. His scientific interests span from basic science to clinical medicine. Prof Hörl discusses with Prof Zoccali about his scientific interests and managerial duties.
Prof W. Hörl Division of Nephrology Department of Medicine University of Vienna Vienna, Austria

	Prof Lameire is an acute clinician, a superb teacher and a lucid and very prolific clinical investigator. He discusses with Prof Zoccali about a few cutting edge issues of modern nephrology.
Prof N. Lameire Chief Renal Division University of Ghent Ghent, Belgium

	Dr Zoccali interviews Dr Volker Nickeleit
Dr Volker Nickeleit Associate Professor in the Pathology Department and Associate Director of the Nephropathology Laboratory at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC, USA

	Prof Zoccali interviews Prof Vincenzo Cambi, a Honorary Member of the ERA-EDTA who has contributed so much to the growth and to the success of our society.
Prof V. Cambi Head, Department of Medicine and Nephrology Full Professor of Nephrology University of Parma, Italy

	Dr Zoccali interviews Umberto Maggiore, a promising young Italian nephrologist who has also been trained in Clinical Epidemiology at Rotterdam University.
Dr U. Maggiore Ospedale Maggiore di Parma Dipartimento di Clinica Medica, Nefrologia e Scienza della Prevenzione Parma, Italy

	Interwiev with Dr Luft
Dr F.C. Luft Chief, Nephrology/Hypertension Section Medical Faculty of the Charité Humboldt University of Berlin HELIOS Kliniken - Berlin Franz Volhard Clinic at the Max Delbrück Center Berlin, Germany

	Dr Amann is a brilliant investigator who has recently published a careful testing of Brenner's hypothesis in human hypertension.
Dr K. Amann Institute for Pathology University Erlangen-Nurnberg Erlangen, Germany

	The ERA-EDTA is making a major effort in promoting collaborative programs and integration of nephrology resources in Europe. Read the interview of the President of the ERA-EDTA Prof Francesco Locatelli.
Prof F. Locatelli ERA-EDTA President Director, Division of Nephrology and Dialysis Alessandro Manzoni Hospital, Lecco, Italy

	Dr Zoccali interviews Dr John Daugirdas a leading clinical investigator and an innovator in medical journalism
Dr J.T. Daugirdas University of Illinois at Chicago School of Medicine Associate Chief of Staff for Research and Development V.A. Chicago - Westside Medical Center Chicago, USA

	Kidney cloning is a promising and fascinating research area. Read the interview by Dr Zoccali to Dr Anthony Atala, a pioneer and an inspired investigator that has recently published on Nature Biotechnology a ground breaking paper on this issue.
Dr A. Atala Children's Hospital Department of Urology Laboratory for Tissue Engineering and Cellular Therapeutics Boston, USA

	Prof Foley is a clinician and a first class clinical investigator with working experiences in Canada, USA and Britain. Here he discusses with Dr Zoccali on clinical and basic science, on difficulties of resettling in another country and on entering a career in Nephrology
Prof R.N. Foley Associate Professor of Medicine, Memorial University, St. John's Newfoundland, Canada

	Dr Eknoyan is the leading investigator of the HEMO study and the chairman of the NKF-DOQI steering Committee. In this interviews by Dr Zoccali, Dr Eknoyan discusses the main implications of the HEMO study and other general issues, from guidelines to history of Nephrology.
Dr G. Eknoyan Professor of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX USA

	Epidemiological Research in Nephrology is of paramount importance. Dr Zoccali interviews Dr Collins a leading investigator in the field of epidemiology of renal diseases in the USA.
Dr A. J. Collins Nephrology Analitical Service University of Minnesota Minneapolis, USA

	Dr Seibold, a young, promising German nephrologist, ponders the pro and cons of entering a career in kidney disease in his country.
Dr S. Seibold

	Dr. Shaldon is one of the most creative and far-sighted investigators in the field of dialysis and a founder and a Honorary Member of the ERA-EDTA. A multi-talented frank man that has been on the leading edge of dialysis research since the pioneer years. Read the interview and visit Dr. Shaldon's WEB site.
Dr S. Shaldon

	Prof. Roland Blantz, a leading Clinician-Scientist, President of the American Society of Nephrology gives his view on several central problems of present and future Nephrology. (The opinions expressed by Prof. Blantz in this interview do not represent the official position of the ASN)
Prof. R. Blantz Division of Nephrology-Hypertension, UCSD USA

An interview by Carmine Zoccali and Tilman Drüeke to modern "Pico della Mirandola" of Nephrology Eberhard Ritz.