It is with great sadness we announce that Bruce A. Kaiser died after a brief illness on December 3, 2021 in Medford NJ, his hometown of 38 years. Bruce is survived by his loving wife of 42 years, Carol, 2 sons, Michael and Stephen and their families. Born in Philadelphia…
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Dr. Susan E Thomas, M.D., former Associate Professor of Pediatrics, passed away in early April after a lifetime of managing Cystinosis. She completed medical school at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine and pediatric residency at the University of Chicago. She pursued her Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship at Seattle Children’s…
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Bill Segar died peacefully at home, in Indianapolis, IN on Feb 1, 2021. He was 97 years old. A very touching tribute to him was written by his son Jeff Segar [a neonatologist and successful researcher in his own right] and published in Pediatric Research. I encourage you to read…
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Life Course Journey of a True Mensch H. William (Bill) Schnaper was the Irene Heinz Green & John LaPorte Given Chair in Pediatric Research and Tenured Professor & Vice Chair, Department of Pediatrics, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University. He was a graduate of the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute (1967) and…
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It is with great sadness that we announce the passing on October 25, 2020 of John T. Herrin, MBBS, FRACP, 84, former Director of Clinical Services within the Division of Nephrology at Boston Children’s Hospital. After his initial medical training, John left his native Australia and moved to Boston. He spent much of…
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We are very sad to announce the death of Professor Michel Broyer on March 10, 2020 at the age of 86, following a COVID19 infection. Early during his residency in Professor Pierre Royer’s unit at the Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital in the early 1960’s, Michel Broyer was fascinated by the recent…
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The PAS 2020 meeting has been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. The PAS program office should communicate directly with you about hotel reservations (which should be automatically canceled if you made a reservation through the PAS website) and refunding your conference fee if you have already registered for the…
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ASPN Strategic Plan 2022-2027 Mission: The ASPN is the leading voice of pediatric nephrology in North America. Our primary goal is to advance care for children, adolescents, and young adults with kidney disease through advocacy, education, research, and workforce development. Goal 1: Ensure a diverse, sustainable, and robust pediatric nephrology…
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It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our colleague and friend, Dr. Eunice John. Dr. John retired as Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Illinois College of Medicine after serving UIC residents and patients for 42 years. Dr. John, who was chief of pediatric…
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Robert Othello Hickman passed peacefully from natural causes on April 4, 2019. He was born in Monticello, Utah on September 27, 1926, the youngest of five children of Othello and Mary Helen Bunker Hickman. He was reared and educated in Logan, Utah, served in the U.S. Air Force from 1945 to 1946,…
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