We are very sad to announce that Ronald Frankel, a dedicated community member of the ASPN Foundation Board since 2017, recently passed away in his home state of Florida. Ron became involved with ASPN through his late wife, Dr. Sharon Perlman, a pediatric nephrologist in St. Petersburg who served as…
Read MoreDr. Ronald Jay Portman passed away peacefully on May 30, 2024 surrounded by his loving family. He is survived by the love of his life for 50+ years, Joan (Joni) Portman. Together they had three children, Wendi Portman Fried, Shayna Portman, and Zack Portman whose spouses, his sons and daughter…
Read MoreRemembering Patrick “Pat” Brophy, a transformational leader, whose focus was always on the children. Patrick (“Pat”) D. Brophy, MD, MHCDS, beloved husband, father, brother, friend, and leader, left us all too soon on October 6, 2023, after a long battle with lymphoma. While the facts of his life can be…
Read MoreArant, Billy S., Jr. Pediatric Nephrologist Collected Antique Furniture And Rare Books Billy S. Arant, Jr., M.D. of Chattanooga died on September 12, 2023, after a long illness. He was a native South Carolinian–born in Greer on Aug. 21, 1940, and raised in Pageland. He is preceded in death…
Read MoreJohn Stewart Cameron BSc (1956) MRCS LRCP (1959) MB BS (1959) MRCP (1961) MD (1964) FRCP (1971) CBE (1998) 05 July 1934 – 30 July 2023 We are sorry to announce the death of Stewart Cameron, former Professor of Renal Medicine at Guy’s Hospital in London and former ESPN councillor.…
Read MoreAdrian Spitzer (born December 21, 1927; passed December 27, 2021), past President, American Society of Pediatric Nephrology, was from Bucharest, Romania, and graduated from the Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Bucharest, Romania in 1952. He initially practiced pediatrics in Bucharest. With his wife Carole (born September 15,…
Read MoreIt 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…
Read MoreDr. 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…
Read MoreBill 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…
Read MoreLife 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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