Kidney Diseases & Hypertension

A mother-daughter pair shares their story of donation and serendipity.
The GW Transplant Institute, with the GW Ron and Joy Paul Kidney Center, recognized donors at the inaugural Living Donor Appreciation Celebration, held Nov. 16.
Maurice Lucas, a kidney donation recipient, met his donor, Jane Bishop, for the first time at the GW Transplant Institute.
The George Washington University Ron & Joy Paul Kidney Center has launched a kidney health education campaign in the Washington, D.C. area, which has the highest prevalence of kidney disease in the U.S. Advertisements encouraging residents to check their kidney health have started to…
Ravi Thadhani, M.D., M.P.H., discussed research and potential treatment options at the annual Irene Tamagna Lecture on Hypertension.
The GW Ron and Joy Paul Kidney Center co-sponsored a health screening and educational outreach event at the Pennsylvania Baptist Church for D.C. residents.
Pedro A. Jose, M.D., Ph.D., professor of medicine in the Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension and professor of pharmacology and physiology, was a co-recipient of the American Heart Associations’ 2015 Excellence Award in Hypertension Research.
The GW Ron and Joy Paul Kidney Center and the GW Transplant Institute provided blood pressure screenings to hundreds of members of the D.C. area community.
The GW Ron and Joy Paul Kidney Center will promote education and outreach on kidney disease and transplantation in Washington, D.C.
$2.5 million gift from the Ron & Joy Paul Family Foundation addresses kidney disease and organ donation process.