Shikha Wadhwani
@SWadhwaniMD
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Nephrologist focused on glomerular diseases | Associate Research Officer | Vice Chair for Clinical Research | Director of Neph Clinical Trials | @utmbhealth
Galveston, TX
Joined February 2019
Today I witnessed the most selfless, inspiring, gift of life 💝 My colleague & dear friend Aleks just donated a kidney to a complete stranger. I had no idea what to take this incredible human! So I got a plush kidney to keep her remaining one company 💜
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Obinutuzumab got approved for #LupusNephritis a few days ago and now this good news 🙌 I am SO thrilled for our patients!!
The #FDA has approved Rybelsus, an oral semaglutide dose, for the reduction of cardiovascular risk in patients with type 2 diabetes. It is now the first and only oral GLP-1 to receive approval. Read more: https://t.co/srLGHfzcqQ
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More good news for #IgAN patients!! Congrats @VladoPerkovic @DanaRizk1 @IgAN_JBarratt @BradRovin & APPLAUSE team https://t.co/1LT6E260HD
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We are thrilled that @utmbhealth was chosen to host the inaugural ISGD Clinical Trials Summit!! Stay tuned for more info & hope to see you in Galveston Nov 12-16th next year ☀️ 🌴 🌊!!! @ISGDtweets @JochenReiser
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Fantastic news for the future of research at UTMB & across Texas!! Congrats Dr. Urban & @utmbITS team 🎉 @Bianco_Lab @UTMBDOM @utsystem
Very proud of Dr. Randy Urban and his team here @UTMBHealth, which has received a seven-year, $29M @NIH grant to lead the new Greater Gulf Coast Translational Science Alliance. With this award, UTMB will lead a partnership with @MethodistHosp, @TexasSouthern & @UHClearLake to
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I mean….we don’t hate ALL IV fluids, right @NephRodby @TWhittier_RUSH ?!?! 🙃
Which is better? Lactated Ringer’s solution or normal saline? The latest video in our partnership with @DGlaucomflecken summarizes the FLUID trial. 👉 https://t.co/FtWvCvELTy
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Incredibly important panel lead by Drs. Hernan Trimarchi & Heather Reich discussing access to trials and new treatments around the 🌎 Call of action to the many stakeholders to support #IgAN patients around the world. @adrianliew8 @vjha126
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Good morning from beautiful Prague for Day 1 of the @iigann2025 meeting!! Times are changing in the #IgAN field and so much has happened since the last IIgANN meeting 2 years ago!
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Chairs @kidneybiz & @IqtidarMyda discussing the challenges our #IgAN patients face and our cross-stakeholder mission! @nephcure
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Kicking off the inaugural IgAN Alliance meeting with our favorites @edgarvlermamd and @nephcure CEO Josh Tarnoff 🙌
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✅ 3rd Annual @WashUNephrology Glomerular Disease 🫘Symposium is in the books Not sure if I learned 👩🏫 or laughed 😆 more…but I do know that @Ting2li ALWAYS puts together an All-Star ⭐️team @anuja_java @alhkim @DanaRizk1 @SWadhwaniMD @BradRovin
@AyoubIsabelle @Myasirbaloch
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Amazing to be back in St. Louis at my alma mater @WashingtonUniv for 2 days of GN, pathology, and great times with colleagues around the country!
Our next session brings a high-energy case-based discussion with the ultimate dream panel team 🎤✨— breaking down how ✅ (and how not ❌) to approach IgA nephropathy & the real-life hurdles that come with it 🔍 @bradrovin @SWadhwaniMD @kidneybiz @DanaRizk1 @Ting2li
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Case studies in action at @WashUNephrology Glomerular Disease Symposium @SWadhwaniMD @AyoubIsabelle @dawn_caster
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Many know @gupta__vineet as an incredible scientist, leader, innovator, and visionary. But he is also one of the most supportive, motivating, and energizing people I’ve ever known! We are so lucky to have to have you at @utmbhealth and cannot wait to celebrate this well-deserved
📌 #UTMB John Sealy School of Medicine announces Dr. Vineet Gupta, PhD, as the inaugural holder of the Warmoth Professorship in #Hematology. A leader in #TranslationalScience and innovation, Dr. Gupta advances patient care through #research, #education, and clinical excellence.
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Submit late-breaking clinical trial manuscripts to JASN for rapid consideration and peer review! If accepted, receive online publication in JASN concurrent with #KidneyWk. Get started: https://t.co/kSOdEcCacE
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Thank you @ISGDtweets @nephcure #CompCure for putting on an incredible all-stakeholder meeting in 🇮🇸 focused on #C3G and #ICMPGN ! Honored to be a part of the discussions & energized to help propel clinical trial findings into meaningful changes for our patients!
Day 2 of SEISMIC ✅ Participants agreed on strategies for quicker and more precise diagnoses, aiming for disease-modifying therapies as the primary treatment. Stay tuned for our summary paper and workgroup developments. As Dr. Carla Nester said, “Get ready for SEISMIC change.” 🌋
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Today, we experienced a first rate and oversubscribed @UTMBinnovations VentureX Summit. We had representation from industry, academia, politics, public and private capital markets. It was a celebration of opportunities and partnerships. Congratulations to @gupta__vineet for
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I had no idea this existed! What awesome tools created by some fantastic nephrologists & cardiologists 🫘 🫀Thanks @ISNkidneycare !! #CKMlove @KatherineTuttl8 @brendonneuen @mvaduganathan @VladoPerkovic
🫀🧠🩺 Kidney disease increases the risk of complications from other diseases, including heart conditions. Since 2022, ISN’s Cardio-Kidney-Metabolic initiative has brought experts together to tackle this. 🔧 Explore the ISN SGLT2i Toolkit: https://t.co/WGuRHTk9Ll
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