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IDEAS Conference

September 11 - 12, 2023

Center for Dialysis Innovation - Center for Dialysis Innovation
IDEAS Conference

September 11 - 12, 2023

  • About
    • Mission + Vision
    • A Historic Partnership
    • CDI Leadership
    • Needs Statement
    • Scientific Advisory Board
    • Patient Advisory Board
    • Support Us
  • Research and Resources
    • Research Partners
    • Research Hub
    • Investigators
  • For Patients and Families
    • Patient Stories
    • Patient Advisory Board
    • Resources
  • In The News
  • Contact Us
    • General Contact Information
    • For Media Inquiries

SAB Members

Glenn M. Chertow, MD, MPH

Glenn M. Chertow, MD, MPH

Chief, Division of Nephrology, Stanford University School of Medicine Norman S. Coplon Satellite Healthcare Professor in Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Stanford University School of Medicine Dr. Chertow, MD, MPH, is Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Division of Nephrology

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Paul Citron, MS

Paul Citron, MS

Senior Fellow, von Liebig Entrepreneurism Center, School of Engineering, University of California San Diego Adjunct Professor, Department of Bioengineering, University of California San Diego Former Vice President, Technology Policy & Academic Relations, Medtronic

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Joseph M. Desimone, PhD

Joseph M. Desimone, PhD

CEO & Co-Founder, Carbon, Inc. Chancellor’s Eminent Professor of Chemistry, UNC-Chapel Hill William R. Kenan Jr. Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering at North Carolina State University and of Chemistry at UNC-Chapel Hill Dr. Joseph M. DeSimone is the CEO and

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Michael Garrison, PhD

Michael Garrison, PhD

WW President, BD Surgery, Becton Dickinson Affiliate Associate Professor, Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington Dr. Garrison is the WW President of the Becton Dickinson (BD) Interventional-Surgery Business Unit, responsible for developing advanced solutions for tissue reconstruction, optimized surgical process

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Robert S. Langer, MD, PhD

Robert S. Langer, MD, PhD

David H. Koch Institute Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Germeshausen Professor of Chemical & Biomedical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Dr. Langer, MD, PhD, is the David H. Koch Institute Professor at MIT, the highest honor that can be awarded

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Adeera Levin, MD, FRCPC

Adeera Levin, MD, FRCPC

Head, Division of Nephrology, University of British Columbia Professor of Medicine, University of British Columbia Executive Director, British Columbia Provincial Renal Agency Consultant Nephrologist, Providence Health Care/St. Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver, Canada Dr. Adeera Levin, MD, FRCPC, is a Professor of

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Suzie H. Pun, PhD

Suzie H. Pun, PhD

Robert F. Rushmer Professor of Bioengineering, University of Washington Adjunct Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington Dr. Suzie Pun, PhD, is the Robert F. Rushmer Professor of Bioengineering, an Adjunct Professor of Chemical Engineering. She is a fellow

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Donna-Bea Tillman, PhD, MPA, FRAPS

Donna-Bea Tillman, PhD, MPA, FRAPS

Senior Consultant, Medical Devices, Biologics Consulting Group Former Director of Regulations & Policy, HSG, Microsoft Corporation Former Director, Office of Device Evaluation, US Food & Drug Administration

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Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, PhD

Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, PhD

University Professor, Columbia University Mikati Foundation Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Medical Sciences, Columbia University Faculty, Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Center for Human Development, Columbia University Director, Laboratory for Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering and the Center for

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Thomas H. Hostetter, MD

Thomas H. Hostetter, MD

Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, UNC School of Medicine Dr. Hostetter is a Professor of Medicine at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension. Previously, he was a Professor of Medicine

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Louis Jacques, MD

Louis Jacques, MD

Chief Clinical Officer & Senior Vice President, ADVI Dr. Jacques is Chief Clinical Officer and a Senior Vice President at ADVI, a health care advisory services firm. He also serves on several institutional boards and advisory panels. Before joining ADVI

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Larry Soler

Larry Soler

Founding Partner, Convergency

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Benjamin Starnes MD, FACS

Benjamin Starnes MD, FACS

Chief of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, UW Medicine Program Director, Vascular Surgery Fellowship, University of Washington Alexander Whitehill Clowes Endowed Chair & Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Washington Dr. Starnes is a board certified

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William R. Wagner, PhD

William R. Wagner, PhD

Director, McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Professor, Surgery, Bioengineering, and Chemical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh

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Our Mission

The mission of the Center for Dialysis Innovation is to improve the health and well-being of people with advanced kidney disease initiating and receiving dialysis treatment. The vision for the Center for Dialysis Innovation is that future dialysis therapy will be complication free, and completely restorative of kidney health.

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