Episode 8: NephMadness 2025 Genetics Region
In this special NephMadness 2025 episode, Koyal and Kenar do a deep dive into the Genetics region with NephMadness executive team member Elena Cervantes (Johns Hopkins), genetics expert Jordan Nestor (Columbia) and region writer Matt Gross (Johns Hopkins). Genetics in FSGS faces off vs. Genetic Counseling! What’s new in our ever-expanding knowledge of FSGS genetics? Where does APOL1 fit in? How should we be counseling patients before and after genetic testing, and are we actually getting the training we need to do so? And the big question: Which topic will change practice the most in the next five years? Tune in and then cast your NephMadness vote! https://ajkdblog.org/2025/03/01/welcome-to-nephmadness-2025/
Creators and Guests
Host
Kenar Jhaveri
Chair, ISGD Education Committee. Nephrologist Educator, Rapidly Progressive Glomerular Nephrologist, onconephrologist, cyclist 🚴♀️, runner 🏃 Editor in chief: ASN Kidney News
Host
Koyal Jain
ISGD Education Committee Co-Chair | PD @UNCkidney | Director of UME @UNCDeptMedicine | Glomerular Diseases and Vasculitis | Medical Education | Tweets are my own
Guest
Elena Cervantes
Dr. Cervantes is a nephrologist and faculty member in the Division of Nephrology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where she also serves as part of the Johns Hopkins Amyloid Center. Passionate about medical education, Dr. Cervantes co-directs the Genes to Society Renal Physiology Course for medical students and is the Assistant Program Director for the Nephrology Fellowship, focusing on Career Pathway Development. Her clinical and research interests include quality improvement, amyloidosis, paraproteinemias, hypertension, and diabetic kidney disease.
Guest
Jordan Gabriela Nestor
Dr. Jordan Nestor, MD, MS, is an Assistant Professor at Columbia University where she specializes in diagnosing and managing hereditary forms of kidney disease. Her research focuses on implementing genomics to deliver personalized care.
Guest
Matt Gross
Matthew Gross is a second-year nephrology fellow at Johns Hopkins. He completed his medical degree at Wayne State University and his internal medicine residency at the University of Pittsburgh. His professional interests include bioengineering, dialysis, and medical education.