Congratulations to the 2026 Controversies in Nephrology Debate Winners!

Congratulations to the winner's of last night's Controversies in Nephrology Debates!

Debate 1: Hemodiafiltration (HDF) should be implemented as the standard of care across the United States

Winners: Northwestern Medicine: Pabi Adhikari, MD and Prasanti Ravipati, MD

Mentors: Ayo Ositelu, MD and Jen Tuazon, MD

Debate 2: Plant-based diets are a safe and effective way to delay CKD progression in patients with CKD stages 3 and 4

Winners: Loyola Medicine, Thomas Joseph, MD and Uzma Yousaf, MBBS

Mentors: David Leehey, MD, FACP and Sylvester Barnes, MD

Thank you to all of our sponsors, moderators, judges, and mentors who made the evening so much fun.

Moderators: Louis Baeseman, MD and Megan Prochaska, MD, MPH

Judges:

• Melanie Betz, MS, RD, CSR, FNKF, FAND​

• Nick Kowalczyk, MD

• Andrew Kowalski, MD

• Ashley La, MD

• Matthew Menezes, MD

• Naveen Reddy, MD

• Kareen Simpson, MD

The event sold out this year and we're already looking forward to an even bigger event next year! See all the event photos here.