Medicine Grand Rounds with UWash’s Dr. Jonathan Himmelfarb at HSIB Forum

The Department of Medicine, in collaboration with the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, has relocated this lecture to be part of the college’s Research Day 2025 activities.

The latest information on that all-day event and the timing will be posted at this link: medicine.arizona.edu/research-day

Topic: “TBA”
Jonathan Himmelfarb, MD, FAIMBE, FASN 

12:15-1:15 p.m., Health Sciences Innovation Building, HSIB Forum
University of Arizona Health Sciences
(See flyer below for ALL virtual viewing links.)

— A light lunch will be provided. —

LIVESTREAM LINK!

Presenter: Dr. Jonathan Himmelfarb is a professor of medicine, Division of Nephrology, and co-director, Mount Sinai Center for Kidney Diseases Innovation, at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. He previously was co-director of the University of Washington Center for Dialysis Innovation, director of the UW Kidney Research Institute, a professor of medicine and adjunct professor of bioengineering. He is a leading expert on uremia, altered metabolism in kidney disease, and in hemodialysis. He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering and the American Society of Nephrology, and has held leadership roles in multiple NIH funded consortia, including the NIDDK Kidney Precision Medicine Project and the NCATS Tissue Chips Consortium. Dr. Himmelfarb has held leadership positions in many national and international nephrology organizations, including serving as president of the ASN in 2014-15. He has served on expert panels for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Veterans Health Administration, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and other organizations.

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[NOTE: As this lecture is now part of the agenda for the College of Medicine – Tucson Research Day 2025 activities, the CME credit for the lecture will be offered directly through the college. Look for an update on how to claim that credit here later. Or call the Office of the Chair for the Department of the Medicine at (520) 626-3263 or email: lisatorresjones@arizona.edu.]

Department of Medicine Grand Rounds

Medicine Grand Rounds are held in Room 5403, on the fifth floor of the College of Medicine – Tucson. To view Medicine Grand Rounds remotely, see this live weblink: https://streaming.biocom.arizona.edu/streaming/. To view it after the fact, click on "Archive" at the top of this same link's webpage and, from the dropdown menu under "Category," select "Medicine Grand Rounds" and click "Search" to find the event you're seeking.

Accreditation Statement: The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure Statement: All Faculty, CME Planning Committee Members, and the CME Office Reviewers have disclosed that they have no financial relationships with ineligible companies that would constitute a conflict of interest concerning this CME activity.

Learning Objectives:

• Diagnose a variety of internal medicine illnesses
• Understand more clearly advances in therapy
• Become truly professional physicians

For questions or accommodations that may be necessary, please contact the Office of the Chair, 520-626-3263 at least three days in advance of event.