Niveda Shekar

Towana Looney is finally free from dialysis after eight years, thanks to a groundbreaking gene-edited pig kidney transplant at NYU Langone Health. Learn more about Towana's story and our ongoing innovations in #xenotransplantation: nyulangone.org/news/gene-edit…

We are excited to introduce our 2025-2027 incoming nephrology fellows! 🤩 Welcome and congratulations, we look forward to meeting you in July! 🎉💜

Fascinating study done by the one and only @DCharytan presented at #KidneyWeek2024 @NYUnephro @NYULH_DeptofMed ⚡️

Surgeons at NYU Langone Health recently completed the first-ever combined heart pump and gene-edited pig kidney transplant in a living patient with heart failure and end-stage kidney disease, who otherwise had no options for a better quality of life: bit.ly/3vVkymw

Thank you @ASNKidney president @DrDeidraCrews for an exceptional Med #GrandRounds at @nyugrossman on the important work of achieving health equity in kidney health & care @hopkinsneph @JHUWelchCenter @jhhealthequity #kidneycare #healthequity @DCharytan

Thrilled to welcome Dr. Kamal, Dr. Ayotunde, Dr. Dmitriev, & Dr. Parasram to our NYU Nephrology family! 💜🤍 Congratulations, future nephrologists!!! 🎉 #nephrology #fellowship #Match2024

🏓 Ping-pong night! & we’re complete 7/7! In addition to the excellent training & topnotch faculty, having a good work-life balance is also one of our program’s strengths 😉 Thank you for taking care of your fellows, @DCharytan @judybenstein! We appreciate you! 💜 #nephtwitter

Congratulations to our nephrology fellows-now board-certified in Internal Medicine!

@weddellite @NephroloTrish @NYUnephro @rahul_abraham93 Sounds good to me haha 😂😂

Yay, mint chocolate🍦 treat from @weddellite ! Truly an honor to train under Dr. Goldfarb — a world-renowned nephrologist & kidney stone expert! I’m genuinely always excited to get new consults knowing that we’re going to have an amazing discussion! 🤓@NYUnephro 💜 #nephtwitter

Biweekly @NYUnephro Fellows Check In! Grateful to be in a #nephrology fellowship program with leadership that REALLY listens to their fellows & takes good care of them! 💜🤍 @judybenstein @weddellite @DCharytan 🙏🏻 @SaltNShekar @rahul_abraham93 #nephtwitter #pgy4

With interview season underway @NYUnephro faculty are enjoying meeting the future of nephrology. Nephrology Fellowship med.nyu.edu/departments-in… via @nyuschoolofmed

With only a single genetic modification—and no experimental medications or devices—a pig kidney xenotransplantation at NYU Langone Health led by Dr. Robert Montgomery continues to function optimally after 32 days. Learn more about this new milestone: bit.ly/3qz9wk0