Kidney Innovations

Today we spotlight: Chivas Harris, APRN, FNP-C of Southcoast Health located in Savannah GA. She holds a Master of Science, Nursing (With Distinction) from Chamberlain University, Chicago, IL. She is certified in Basic Life Support (BLS); CPR; American Academy of Nurse Practitioners(AANP). Her affiliations include the National Society of Leadership and Success; Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society; American Association of Nurse Practitioners.

Chivas served as a nurse for thirteen years before deciding to become a nurse practitioner. She is a member of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) and is passionate about holistic and preventative care. She received her Nurse Practitioner degree from Chamberlain University in Chicago, Illinois.

Today we spotlight: Marva Moxey-Mims, M.D., came to Children's National Hospital from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. There she served as deputy director for clinical science in the Division of Kidney, Urologic and Hematologic Diseases, overseeing a portfolio of research including trials for kidney disease and genitourinary dysfunction in adults and children, and director of the pediatric nephrology program. In addition she managed the division's small business grants for kidney research.

Two of the studies that Dr. Moxey-Mims initiated, and of which she is most proud, are the ongoing Chronic Kidney Disease in Children (CKiD) study and the Randomized Intervention for Children with Vesicoureteral Reflux (RIVUR) trial. CKiD is the largest study of pediatric chronic kidney disease ever conducted in North America, and it is yielding a lot of information that will lead to better understanding and treatment of chronic kidney disease in children. RIVUR was a large trial undertaken to understand the effectiveness of prophylactic antimicrobial treatment in children with vesicoureteral reflux and the primary trial results were published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Dr. Moxey-Mims' focus at Children's National wil be on clinical research to improve the care of children with kidney disease, and as a tool to educate trainees. She received an undergraduate degree from McGill University in Montreal, Canada, and a medical degree from Howard University in Washington, D.C. She completed a pediatric residency and clinical pediatric nephrology training at Children's National, followed by a research fellowship at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the NIH. She is board-certified in pediatrics and pediatric nephrology. Dr. Moxey-Mims is a member of several national committees and has more than 90 scientific publications, including peer-reviewed articles and book chapters.

Some photos from the Black Family Wellness Expo.

Join Kidney Innovations on this Saturday with
The Brunswick (GA) Chapter of
The Links, Incorporated
Annual Black Family Wellness Expo
Saturday, March 18, 2023
11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Burroughs-Molette Elementary School
1900 Lee Street, Brunswick, Georgia

Please listen to & share the new episode of Diary of a Kidney Warrior Podcast?
Esra Celik joins Dee Moore to share her inspirational Kidney Warrior story.

Available now on: Podbean

https://www.podbean.com/ep/pb-ecxsd-13b5207

Apple Podcasts

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/diary-of-a-kidney-warrior-podcast/id1529196456?i=1000603882473

Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1yS5IyxdEOykPDk12AYTdk?si=ju_Fyo2LQLCiROl1cLUImQ&app_destination=copy-link

YouTube

https://youtu.be/BLdTab9ANYI

Esra shares about:

* Being diagnosed with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) at 25 years old
* Suddenly going onto dialysis
* Receiving a Kidney Transplant
* Love & relationships
and more!

Today we spotlight: Dr. Crystal Cenell Tyson she is a board-certified nephrologist and a certified clinical hypertension specialist (ASH-SCH), I take care of patients with kidney disorders and/or high blood pressure. Patients with chronic kidney disease and high blood pressure have an increased risk for developing complications of cardiovascular disease, such as heart attacks, congestive heart failure, strokes, kidney failure requiring dialysis or a kidney transplant, and a shortened lifespan.

My clinical focus is to slow the progression of chronic kidney disease and reduce complications from cardiovascular disease with lifestyle modification. I particularly enjoy treating patients with severe or difficult to control high blood pressure by focusing on finding an effective medication regimen that provides the least side effects, eliminating ineffective medications, simplifying medication schedules, and promoting healthy lifestyle behavior. I see patients 2 days per week in the Duke Nephrology Clinic and the Duke Nephrology Hypertension Clinic.

My research interests are to reduce racial and health disparities among patients with hypertension and chronic kidney disease using lifestyle modifications. My past and current research investigates the effects of diet (i.e., the DASH diet, sodium reduction), exercise, and weight loss on blood pressure and kidney function, as well as the effect of bilateral renal artery denervation on blood pressure.