Hector Madariaga, MD FASN ๐ฒ๐ฝ
@HecmagsMD
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Transplant kidney doc @TuftsMedicalCtr | Immigrant | @NephJC #NSMC @Neph_Sim | Spicy food | #Mexicanfood Connoisseur | #heforshe ๐ฅ
Cambridge, MA
Joined May 2009
Itโs 2025 and weโre still dosing drugs like itโs 1976. The saga of CockcroftโGault, FDA inertia, and the slow evolution of renal dosing equations. ๐งฎ https://t.co/mrhjDtpwzX
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For the millionth time over the past few years, a resident thought I was the nephrology fellow during rounds today... I wear this as a badge of honor. LOL
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Thank you to Tufts Medicine Transplant Nephrologist @HecmagsMD for sharing expertise as a panelist and thanks to @NEDonorServices for another excellent Transplant Equity Symposium.
Thank you to all who attended NEDSโ 5th Annual Transplant Equity Symposium: How Technology Improves Access to Transplantation. The symposium featured an extraordinary panel of experts presenting on developments at the cutting-edge of donation & transplant to benefit patients.
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Thank you to all who attended NEDSโ 5th Annual Transplant Equity Symposium: How Technology Improves Access to Transplantation. The symposium featured an extraordinary panel of experts presenting on developments at the cutting-edge of donation & transplant to benefit patients.
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@HecmagsMD @AnnaGaddy Iโm a kidney transplant recipient. I know what it means to receive hope. That nephrologist didnโt just give a kidney he gave a future. Respect, always. โฅ๏ธ
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A nephrologist gives a kidney, receives hope. Very inspiring! A true shero and one of my favorite people in the world... ๐ @AnnaGaddy
https://t.co/QGjZ9l9Bzp
healio.com
Last winter, I donated my kidney to a stranger. As a nephrologist, I see people every day who need a gently used kidney, and having two myself, I could not see fit to hold on to both. The experience...
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Weโre proud to announce Dr. Wendy McCallum as the inaugural Andrew S. Levey Professor of Nephrology. A nationally recognized physician-scientist in nephrology and heart failure, Dr. McCallum exemplifies the legacy of Dr. Levey. @TuftsMedicine @TuftsUniversity
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๐กNew resources- Management recommendations for kidney transplantation in patients with plasma cell dyscrasia. Useful info on pre-tx eval, post-tx monitoring of recurrence, immunosuppression mgmt. @Kidney_Int
@AST_KPCOP w IKMG. More info ๐.
kidney-international.org
Patients with plasma cell dyscrasia, including multiple myeloma, AL amyloidosis, and monoclonal gammopathy of renal significance, face a high burden of end-stage kidney disease, which limits survival...
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I just found out that thereโs actually a ๐ชค emoji, but not a kidney?!?!
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Iโm looking forward to this! Mark your calendar!" โ
SAVE THE DATE for NEDS' 5th Annual Transplant Equity Symposium: How Technology Improves Access to Transplantation. NEDS invites donation & transplant professionals to attend this FREE symposium on October 9th at 1 pm EST. Stay tuned on NEDS socials for registration information.
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Technology is transforming #transplant care. We're excited to share that #TuftsMedicine transplant nephrologist @HecmagsMD will be a speaker at New England Donor Services' Transplant Equity Symposium in October.
SAVE THE DATE for NEDS' 5th Annual Transplant Equity Symposium: How Technology Improves Access to Transplantation. NEDS invites donation & transplant professionals to attend this FREE symposium on October 9th at 1 pm EST. Stay tuned on NEDS socials for registration information.
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A response to the NYT article about organ donation, from Tom Mone, a former President and Chief Executive Officer of the OneLegacy OPO https://t.co/7EC7f6Z0Z6
@scnceindonation
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Here is a step by step of the WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHY that actually goes into the process of organ donation! (While this is a US centric info graphic , similar processes are used around the globe) #donationsaveslives
#transplantation
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Another amazing year for @AST_KPCOP & its amazing workgroups, EC, its chair @Transplant75, its members and all the group leaders! ๐๐ด๐ช๐ฝ๐๐๐๐ฅณ #WTC2025
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Another major milestone for our C3G patients & community!! C3 inhibitor, Pegcetacoplan approved for C3G and IC-MPGN ๐งฌ๐ https://t.co/2idu58hkUC
#C3G #Nephrology #RareDisease #FDAApproval #ComplementTherapy
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Applications now open for the 2025 ASN Loan Mitigation Program Please consider to apply! More info here:
asn-online.org
The ASN Loan Mitigation Program is a program aimed to decrease the loan burden of those entering the field of nephrology, while also increasing interest in the specialty.
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1/10 Last #NephJC we discussed the combination therapy of empagliflozin and finerenone ๐ #TenPostNephJC ๐ตFrom a therapeutic dessert to a flood of options in DKD - what is the best timing to keep the kidneys afloat
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