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Nephrology Worldwide

  • Provides an international guide for students, practitioners, caregivers and global stakeholders

  • Connects nephrology worldwide

  • Offers a comprehensive reference on nephrology practices, experiences, epidemiology and policies

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Table of contents (54 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxxv
  2. Nephrology Worldwide: the Vision, the Project, and the Mission

    • José A. Moura-Neto, José Carolino Divino-Filho, Claudio Ronco
    Pages 1-9
  3. Nephrology Worldwide: A Perspective from the International Society of Nephrology

    • Titi Chen, Rolando Claure-Del Granado, Kelly Hendricks, Vivekanand Jha, David Harris
    Pages 11-22
  4. Africa

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 23-23
    2. Nephrology in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

      • Ernest Kiswaya Sumaili, Pépé Mfutu Ekulu, Nestor Muyulu Pakasa, Desiré Tshala-Katumbay, Nazaire Mangani Nseka
      Pages 25-34
    3. Nephrology in Ethiopia

      • Addisu M. Ejigu, Momina M. Ahmed, Yewondwossen T. Mengistu
      Pages 35-40
    4. Nephrology in Nigeria

      • Fatiu Abiola Arogundade, Christopher I. Esezobor, Henrietta Uchenna Okafor, Aliyu Abdu, Rasheed Abiodun Balogun, Emmanuel Edet Effa et al.
      Pages 41-54
    5. Nephrology in South Africa

      • Mogamat Razeen Davids, Mogamat-Yazied Chothia, Nicola Wearne, Bianca Davidson, Mignon McCulloch
      Pages 55-73
    6. Nephrology in Uganda

      • Robert Kalyesubula, Gyaviira Makanga, Joseph Ogavu Gyagenda, David Atuhe, Grace Kansiime, Daniel Kiggundu et al.
      Pages 75-83
  5. Americas

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 85-85
    2. Nephrology in Argentina

      • Gustavo Lorenzo Moretta, Ana Maria Sesin, Eduardo Celia, Jose Scapuzzi
      Pages 87-96
    3. Nephrology in Bolivia

      • Rolando Claure-Del Granado, Ricardo Silvestre Arze Arze, Raul Plata-Cornejo, Abel Lucero Ruiz, Arturo Cornejo-Cordero, Rolando Claure-Vallejo et al.
      Pages 97-109
    4. Nephrology in Brazil

      • José A. Moura-Neto, Cassiano Augusto Braga Silva, Daniela Ponce, Gianna Mastroianni Kirsztajn, José Osmar Medina Pestana, Renato Demarchi Foresto et al.
      Pages 111-123
    5. Nephrology in Canada

      • Peter G. Blake
      Pages 125-137
    6. Nephrology in Chile

      • Ana Ortiz, Leopoldo Ardiles, Jacqueline Pefaur, Helmuth Goecke, Eric Roessler, Susana Elgueta et al.
      Pages 139-145
    7. Nephrology in Cuba

      • Raúl Bohorques, Jorge Alfonzo, Miguel Almaguer, Yanet Alvarez, José Florín, Guillermo Guerra et al.
      Pages 147-156
    8. Nephrology in Mexico

      • Guillermo Garcia-Garcia, Jonathan Samuel Chavez-Iñiguez, Armando Vazquez-Rangel, Cynthia Gabriela Cervantes-Sanchez, Ramón Paniagua, Rafael Valdez-Ortiz et al.
      Pages 157-172
    9. Nephrology in the United States of America

      • Samaya J. Anumudu, Stephen Z. Fadem
      Pages 173-186
    10. Nephrology in Uruguay

      • Liliana Gadola, Oscar Noboa, Pablo Rios, Alejandro Ferreiro, María Carlota Gonzalez-Bedat, Liliana Chifflet et al.
      Pages 187-199
    11. Nephrology in Venezuela

      • Ezequiel Bellorin-Font, Raul G. Carlini, Carmen Luisa Milanés, Pablo Amair, Douglas Urbina, Nelson Orta Sibu et al.
      Pages 201-218

About this book

This book presents contributions from leading international experts in the field of nephrology. Each chapter is independent and discusses nephrology in the author’s country, including the history of nephrology development, kidney disease epidemiology, clinical nephrology, dialysis practice in acute and chronic renal failure settings (hemodialysis, hemodiafiltration, peritoneal dialysis), pediatric nephrology, and kidney transplantation. In addition, the book covers topics such as the job market for nephrologists, reimbursement, nephrology education, and the number of professionals in the private and public sectors.

  With 53 chapters and more than 300 authors from all continents offering a unique perspective on nephrology practice, it provides a much-needed information source for nephrologists around the globe. The reader will be able to travel through “Nephrology Worldwide”, a pleasant reading experience with not only relevant information and updated data, but also a comprehensive look at the history, countries’ peculiarities, and a critical analysis of the scenario of nephrology and renal replacement therapy. A valuable resource for healthcare professionals and other stakeholders interested in learning about the status quo of Nephrology Worldwide.

 “Both the failings and the successes are outlined in a way that should make this book a compelling read, not just for the well-informed renal physician, but also for planners and policy makers whose thinking and actions are integral to the way we practice medicine.” - Sir Peter J. Ratcliffe, Nephrologist and 2019 Nobel Prize Winner

More information on the Nephrology Worldwide initiative can be found at www.nephrologyworldwide.com.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Brazilian Society of Nephrology, Salvador, Brazil

    José A. Moura-Neto

  • Division of Renal Medicine, CLINTEC, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden

    José Carolino Divino-Filho

  • DIMED - University of Padova, Department Nephrology Dialysis & Transplantation, International Renal Research Institute (IRRIV), San Bortolo Hospital, Vicenza, Italy

    Claudio Ronco

About the editors

José A. Moura-Neto, MD, MBA

Received his medical degree from Bahiana School of Medicine and Public Health in Salvador, Brazil in 2011. He completed residencies in Internal Medicine in Rio de Janeiro (Federal Hospital of Andarai, 2012-2014) and in Nephrology at the University Hospital of Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ, 2014-2016). Additionally, he was a Kidney Transplantation Fellow at the same University Hospital – UERJ - from 2016 to 2017. In 2017, he was approved as a certified nephrologist also by the Brazilian Society of Nephrology. He holds an MBA in Health Management from FGV (2014-2016) and a Master's in Administration from FGV (2016-2017).

In 2018, Moura-Neto was selected as a Young Medical Leader by the National Academy of Medicine in Brazil. In the same year, he edited the book “Renal Replacement Therapy: Controversies and Future Trends”. The following year, he published the book “Renal Replacement Therapy 2:  Controversies and Future Trends” in Portuguese.

Currently, Moura-Neto is Deputy Director of the National Board of Dialysis of the Brazilian Society of Nephrology, President of the Bahian Society of Nephrology and Visual Abstract Editor for the Brazilian Journal of Nephrology. He also serves as Director of Quality on the Board of the CSB Group and works as a nephrologist in Salvador, focusing his medical and academic activities on renal replacement therapy, chronic kidney disease and health management.

Jose Carolino Divino-Filho, MD, PhD

Graduated from Bahiana School of Medicine in Salvador, Brazil, and received nephrology training at the Departments of Renal Medicine in Lund and Stockholm, Sweden. He returned to Brazil and started a  Section of Renal Medicine at Hospital São Severino, Sorocaba, ​Brazil in 1983. In 1987, he ​moved back to Stockholm to work as a nephrologist and researcher with Professor Jonas Bergström ​at the Division of Renal Medicine, Huddinge University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, and in 1992 he also became a senior consultant nephrologist at the Sophiahemmet Royal Hospital in Stockholm. He was awarded his Ph.D. by the Divisions of Renal Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences and the Endocrine & Diabetes Unit, Department of Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Institutet in 1998. He was one of the pioneers of CAPD both in Sweden (Lund, 1980) and Brazil (Sorocaba, 1984) ​as well as on-line convective therapies in Sweden (Stockholm 1994). In 1999, he joined Baxter Renal Division and worked initially as a Medical Director for the Renal Division Europe based in Brussels, then as Medical Vice-President for Latin America based in Mexico City and lastly for ECEMEA (Eastern and Central Europe, Middle East and Africa) based in Zurich. From 2011 through 2015 worked as Vice-President for Home Therapies for Diaverum Health Care. He has also, in the last few years in an intermittent fashion, worked as a senior clinical consultant nephrologist at the Karolinska University Huddinge and SÖS hospitals as well as in dialysis clinics in Sweden, also cooperating with several nephrology groups around the world (especially Brazil, Latin America, South Africa, Saudi Arabia and Europe)  and currently represents Latin America on the International Society of Peritoneal Dialysis Council.



Claudio Ronco, MD

Full professor of Nephrology at the University of Padova. Director of the Department of Nephrology and the International Renal Research Institute (IRRIV) at San Bortolo Hospital, Vicenza, Italy. He graduated in 1976 and specialized in nephrology at the University of Padua in 1979. He has been Director of the Laboratory of the RRI and Beth Israel MC in New York and Professor of Medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He is an External Professor at the University of Virginia of Charlottesville as well as Fudan and Shanghai Jiao Tong Universities. He received an honorary degree from the University of Patras. He has authored 1294 papers, 70 books and 125 book chapters and delivered more than 850 lectures at international meetings. He has an H-index of 116. He is Editor-in-Chief of Blood Purification, Contributions to Nephrology, Cardiorenal Medicine and Editor emeritus of the International Journal of Artificial Organs. He has received several international awards and is considered a pioneer in many areas of nephrology including peritoneal dialysis, critical care nephrology, CRRT, cardiorenal syndromes and wearable dialysis technology. He invented the first CRRT machine for neonates CARPEDIEM (Cardio Renal Pediatric Dialysis Emergency Machine).

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Nephrology Worldwide

  • Editors: José A. Moura-Neto, José Carolino Divino-Filho, Claudio Ronco

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-56890-0

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-56889-4Published: 04 March 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-56892-4Published: 05 March 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-56890-0Published: 03 March 2021

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXXV, 751

  • Number of Illustrations: 34 b/w illustrations, 158 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Nephrology

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