15 Questions with ...
The Lupus Foundation of America (LFA) is no longer featuring "live" webchats. The LFA has revised the format -- now in the form of a Q&A. This new format, called "15 Questions with ..." will still feature the nation's leading experts in lupus.
Your Lupus Expert for the March 2010 topic:
Kidney Issues and Lupus
The LFA welcomes Dr. Michael P. Madaio. Dr. Madaio is a graduate of Albany Medical College. He completed his medicine residency at Medical College of Virginia, including a year as chief resident. Following clinical and research fellowships in nephrology at Boston University, he was a research fellowship in immunology at Tufts University studying systemic lupus Erythematosus, with an emphasis on lupus nephritis. He held faculty positions at Tufts University, the University of Pennsylvania and Temple University, before becoming Charbonnier Professor and Chairman of the Department of Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia.
In addition to his Chair responsibilities, Dr. Madaio practices nephrology, and has an active laboratory focused on immunology mechanisms of renal disease. He and his colleagues have formed a multidisciplinary group focused on improving the health of lupus patients. Dr. Madaio has served on a variety of advisory boards, editorial boards and committees, including the Lupus Foundation of America, the American Society of Nephrology, and the National Kidney Foundation, and he has been a member of NIH, NKF, AHA and LFA study sections. He has coauthored numerous original publications related to lupus and lupus nephritis, and he is a co-editor of the Rheumatology and the Kidney textbook.
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Dr. Madaio's Responses to Your Questions
We expect to post Dr. Madaio's responses to your questions on Wednesday, March 17. However that may be delayed a day or 2, as LFA's Advocacy Day will have ended earlier that week.
Upcoming Topics
April 2010
Understanding Lupus: Open Forum for Questions -- Dr. Bob Katz
May 2010
Staying Active Despite Lupus -- Sean Hanrahan
June 2010
Special Considerations for Men with Lupus -- Dr. Robert Lahita
July 2010
The Mysterious Aspects of Skin Lupus -- Dr. Victoria Werth
August 2010
Eyes & Dental Issues with Lupus
September 2010
Back to School with Lupus
October 2010
Disability: Working Your Way Through the System -- Sheri Abrams, JD (Disability Attorney)
November 2010
Dealing with Stress: Balancing Family, Friends, Activities and Lupus -- Cindy Coney
December 2010
Gastrointestinal Issues with Lupus
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