Did we just wrap up #NephMadness 2025? Yes...
Is it time to start planning #NephMadness 2026? YES!
Share your ideas for next year's tournament!
bit.ly/NM26Ideas
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#NephMadness 2025, #AJKD Blog,
contributors, followers and participans
Gracias Totales!!! 😎 🎸🧡
#NephMadness 2025 went live on March 1st but planning started well before that. This initiative could not happen without community - we are immensely grateful to everyone who helped us develop the content as well as everyone who participated in the tournament!
Thank you to the #NephMadness 2025 Blue Ribbon Panel, tasked with selecting a champion from 16 worthy competitors!
-Roger Rodby
@drdeidracrews.bsky.social
-Kirk Campbell
@ssfarouk.bsky.social
@toates.bsky.social
-Meredith Atkinson
-Linnys Alcántara Quiroga
-Clodagh Sweeney
-David Rush
Thank you to the #NephMadness Selection Committee members who helped us develop the teams in each region:
- @jordybc.bsky.social
- Mehmet Sever
- @thenestor.bsky.social
- @jeffsparks.bsky.social
- Mariana Murea
- @lawdishu.bsky.social
- Swee-Ling Levea
- Babak Orandi
- Susan Samuel
Thank you to all the amazing #NephMadness 2025 writers!
@stephanietr612.bsky.social
- Ethan Downes
- Rachel Khan
- Matt Gross
- Mansi Bapat
- Yara Mouawad
- Mallory Downie
- Robert Myette
- Rasha Raslan
- Alissa Ice
- Trevor Stevens
Catch up here: bit.ly/NM25Regions
Thank you to the #NephMadness commentary writers:
-Nora Franceschini
-@carafuentes-neph.bsky.social
-Mariana Murea
-Kelly Birdwell
-@hswapnil.medsky.social
-@jeffsparks.bsky.social
-Josh King
-Melvin Bonilla-Felix
-Arshia Ghaffari
-Nasim Wiegley
-Zainab Obaidi
bit.ly/NM25Comment
Thanks to the #NephMadness #VisualAbstract creators led by Krithika Mohan:
-@renzpasilan.bsky.social
-@edgarvlermamd.bsky.social
-Sophia Ambruso
-@nephroseeker.medsky.social
-@corinateodosiu.bsky.social
(1/2)
Thanks to the #NephMadness #VisualAbstract creators led by Krithika Mohan:
-@verner-venegas.bsky.social
-@deniiseam.bsky.social
-PS Vali
-@nephromythri.bsky.social
-@hellokidneymd.bsky.social
-@husamjz.bsky.social
(2/2)
Thank you to the podcasts that shared highlights from #NephMadness 2025:
- @thecurbsiders.bsky.social
- @nkf-professionals.bsky.social
- @rheummadness.bsky.social
- @freelyfiltered.bsky.social
- GN in Ten
- The Poison Lab
- The Nephron Segment
- The Kidney Chronicles
bit.ly/NM25Podcrawl
Thank you to @cathyquinlan.bsky.social for making a very helpful video guide to #NephMadness 2025:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZUR...
Thank you to Graham Gipson for creating the beautiful #NephMadness 2025 logo that you've seen all over for the last 7 weeks!
bit.ly/3Adsams
Thank you to @littlebiggloms.bsky.social for spearheading the #NephMadness 2025 region images:
Thank you to @nkf-professionals.bsky.social for providing CME and MOC for #NephMadness this year!
cme.kidney.org/spa/courses/...
REMINDER: US-based physicians have until May 31, 2025 to claim credits. Don't procrastinate!
#NephMadness 2025 may be over, but the content will remain at ajkdblog.org (homepage will revert to its usual look on May 1).
We wish you all the best as you take care of yourself, your patients, and each other!
*Apologies if we forgot to thank someone...
And, of course, MANY THANKS to the #NephMadness 2025 Executive Team!
@nephrosparks.bsky.social
@annaburgner.bsky.social
@kidneywars.bsky.social
@jrkott27.bsky.social
@catochita.bsky.social
Elena Cervantes
Dia Waguespack
Krithika Mohan
bit.ly/40HGJsE
On the #AJKDBlog, revisit these commentaries:
-Dr. Elliot Koranteng Tannor discusses World Kidney Day and Kidney Health International in Ghana
- Drs. Caruso and Combs tackle CKD-Associated Pruritus and health outcomes
- Dr. Pan discusses biological sex and gender CKD outcomes
bit.ly/3XNJ0Qs (FREE)
OMG, OMG, OMG!
#MCD is the right kidney in #NephMadness!!! 😱
🤩 We’ll done @mallorydownie !
😍 Excellent commentary @carafuentes_g !
Way to go #PedNeph 🧡
@IPNA_PedNeph @ASPNeph @Alanepe1
#NephroticSyndrome
Left and Right Kidney results will be revealed on Monday!
Until then, check out the current #NephMadness 2025 Bracket and read the Blue Ribbon Panel comments defending their picks:
bit.ly/NM25Filtered4
Obesity in Kidney Transplant Region vs Minimal Change Disease Region:
🏆Team MCD Diagnosis and Pathogenesis🏆 wins 5-4 against Team Obesity in Donors
bit.ly/NM25MCDdx
#NephMadness
Wait what? 😱 #MCD made it to the filtered 4️⃣ ! #NephMadness 🧡 Well done #PedNeph ! MCD for the win!
#NephMadness 2025: The Effluent Eight
bit.ly/NM25Effluent8
@nephrosparks.bsky.social @annaburgner.bsky.social @kidneywars.bsky.social @jrkott27.bsky.social @catochita.bsky.social
Catch up on all the podcasts of the #NephMadness 2025 PodCrawl: bit.ly/NM25Podcrawl
- @thecurbsiders.bsky.social
- @nkf-professionals.bsky.social
- GN in Ten
- @rheummadness.bsky.social
- @freelyfiltered.bsky.social
- The Poison Lab
- The Nephron Segment
- The Kidney Chronicles
#NephMadness 2025: CAR-T for Autoimmunity – Driving to the Championship
Awesome to have the Sparks brothers in Nephmadness! @nephrosparks.bsky.social @jeffsparks.bsky.social
ajkdblog.org/2025/03/21/n...
In which Joshua King makes a compelling case for Tubular Toxins - with a dash of history (and lot of toxicology) thrown in
ajkdblog.org/2025/03/24/n...
#NephMadness
Finally, I have cracked how the Blue Ribbon Panel make their picks!
The official #NephMadness fortune teller! Pick a number ...
#NephMadness brain: "Hmmm, should I have a cup of HD or is it too late for a pot of HDF?"
NephMadness Party 2/3 ✅ @hgmnefrologia.bsky.social thanks to nephrology fellows Gonzalo, Gaby, Miguel, Alvaro, Fernanda, Sofia, Karen and Fernando for the amazing party you rock ! Cupcakes, performances, souvenirs and a Nephro Almanac! 🏎️ #NephMadnessParty
#NephMadness 2025: CAR-T for Autoimmunity – Driving to the Championship
Any my brother getting involved this year !!!! @jeffsparks.bsky.social
ajkdblog.org/2025/03/21/n...
#GreenHouse region by Fernanda Alvarado & Sofia Velazquez @hgmnefrologia.bsky.social #NephMadnessParty #NephMadness @nephmadness.bsky.social