Contrasting views: Whether to Order a CT Scan with Contrast or Not
In our next BMC Nephrology blog, Blog Editor Dr. Sumeska Thavarajah takes a look at recommendations of contrast use in individuals with kidney disease and… Read more »
Sumeska Thavarajah
Dr. Sumeska Thavarajah is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Su is committed to education and dedicated to bringing community awareness on kidney disease through her work with the National Kidney Foundation serving Maryland and Delaware. Su has served as the Chairman of its Medical Advisory Board for the last six years and has been a member of the board since 2012. Much of Su’s work has focused on the development of patient education programs for dialysis and transplant options. She has been honored with the National Kidney Foundation’s Linda Cameron Award for Patient Services, for donating her time at community health screenings and assisting the Programs & Advocacy committee. Dr. Thavarajah joined the BMC Nephrology editorial board in October 2019 as a Blog Editor for the journal.
Latest posts by Sumeska Thavarajah (see all)
- Contrasting views:Whether to Order a CT Scan with Contrast or Not - 3rd December 2020
- Getting real about kidney transplant timelines - 8th October 2020
- Remembering the Caregivers - 20th May 2020
Getting real about kidney transplant timelines
In this month's BMC Nephrology blog, Editor Dr. Sumeska Thavarajah explores the difficulty of predicting pretransplant hemodialysis duration for dialysis… Read more »
Remembering the Caregivers
This month in BMC Nephrology, an article by Shah, et al. investigated the impact of the type of treatment on health quality and caregiver experience in those… Read more »
Performance scores and kidney discard rates: the challenging balance for transplant centers
This month in BMC Nephrology, a study by Lee et al. found that the survival rates of dual kidney transplant grafts, from deceased donors… Read more »
Could Arteriovenous Fistula Creation be Reno-Protective?
This week in BMC Nephrology, an article by Benard et al. associated the creation of arteriovenous fistulas with a reduction in the decline of glomerular… Read more »