Nwamaka Eneanya's guest appearances

Nwamaka Eneanya

Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN)

NEJM Resident 360 - Curbside Consults Podcast

Global Medical Office Dialogues

OwlTail

Current equations that use serum creatinine incorporate age, sex, and race to estimate measured Glomerular Filtration Rate. Inclusion of race in these equations and other medical algorithms is facing increased scrutiny because race is a social, not a biologic construct. Its inclusion may contribute to systemic racism in medicine. Nephrologist Amaka Eneanya, assistant professor of Medicine and Epidemiology at the University of Pennsylvania’s, Perelman School of Medicine, is an advocate for eliminating race from the formula, and the author of a wave-making paper that helped propel the issue to a national stage.

<p>Current equations that use serum creatinine incorporate age, sex, and race to estimate measured Glomerular Filtration Rate. Inclusion of race in these equations and other medical algorithms is facing increased scrutiny because race is a social, not a biologic construct. Its inclusion may contribute to systemic racism in medicine.</p> <p>Nephrologist Amaka Eneanya, assistant professor of Medicine and Epidemiology at the University of Pennsylvania’s, Perelman School of Medicine, is an advocate for eliminating race from the formula, and the author of a wave-making paper that helped propel the issue to a national stage.</p>

Disparities in Healthcare - Nwamaka Eneanya

In this episode of Curbside Consults, we examine the latest guidelines on reassessing the inclusion of race in eGFR equations from the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) and American Society of Nephrology (ASN). We are joined by one of the guideline authors -- Nwamaka Eneanya, Director of Health Equity, Anti-Racism and Community...

Reassessing the Inclusion of Race in eGFR Equations with Dr. Nwamaka Eneanya

Andrew Allegretti

Article Summary by Andrew Allegretti, MD and Nwamaka Eneanya, MD on behalf of their colleagues on their recent study, "Prognosis of Patients With Cirrhosis and Acute Kidney Injury Who Initiate Renal Replacement Therapy".