Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension was launched in 1992. It is part of a successful series of review journals whose unique format is designed to provide a systematic and critical assessment of the literature as presented in the many primary journals. The field of nephrology and hypertension is divided into 12 sections that are each reviewed once a year. Each section is assigned a Section Editor, a leading authority in the area, who identifies the most important topics at that time. Here we are pleased to introduce the Journal's Editor and Section Editors for this issue. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Barry M. BrennerBarry M. BrennerBarry M. Brenner is Director Emeritus of the Renal Division, Brigham & Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston, USA. He earned a B.S. in biology at the Long Island University, USA, in 1958, and his M.D. from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, USA in 1962. Dr Brenner completed his internship and residency at the Bronx Municipal Hospital Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, USA in 1966. He continued his career in research positions at the National Heart Institute, and the University of California, San Francisco, USA before arriving at Harvard in 1976. Dr Brenner has held various positions at the Brigham and Women's Hospital including Director, Laboratory of Kidney and Electrolyte Physiology, Senior Physician and Director. His basic and clinical research focuses on mechanisms of glomerular function in health and disease. Dr Brenner is a member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation (Councillor from 1980 to 1982, Vice-President from 1983 to 1984), the American Society of Nephrology (Councillor from 1980 to 1986, President from 1986 to 1987). Furthermore, a member of the American Society of Hypertension (Organizing Committee from 1985 to 1987, Executive Committee from 1986 to 1995, President from 1994 to 1995), International Society of Nephrology (Councillor from 1987 to 1998, Co-Chairman, Commission for Global Advancement of Nephrology from 1994 to 1999), American Association of Physicians (Councillor, from 1995 to 1999); and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (Chair, Section on Medical Sciences from 1995 to 1998). Dr Brenner has received numerous awards and accolades, including his most recent honours: Best Doctors in America, Second Edition (1997); Fellow, Royal College of Physicians, London (1998); Jean Hamburger Award (1999) and Amgen Prize (2003), International Society of Nephrology; and the Homer Smith (1984) and John P. Peters (2000) Awards, American Society of Nephrology. Dr Brenner has held 25 editorial board appointments, has published more than 600 scientific articles and 45 books and has participated in over 300 lectures and/or professorships. He has since received honorary degrees from Harvard University (A.M., 1977), Long Island University (D.Sc.,1987), Universite’ de Paris, France, Pierre et Marie Curie (D.Med. Sci., 1992), France, and Universidad Complutense de Madrid (M.D. 2002), Spain. Dr Brenner was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2003. SECTION EDITORS Ekamol TantisattamoEkamol TantisattamoDr Ekamol Tantisattamo received his medical degree from the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University in Bangkok, Thailand. He completed his residency in internal medicine at the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, Hawaii, fellowship in nephrology at Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, and transplant nephrology fellowship at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA. He also received a Master of Public Health degree and Clinical Trial Certificate from the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Dr Tantisattamo is currently a transplant nephrologist at the University of California Irvine (UCI) School of Medicine in Orange, California, USA. He has served as a member of various medical and scientific societies including the Kidney Pancreas Community of Practice (KPCOP) of the American Society of Transplantation (AST) and a director of the American Heart Association UCI Comprehensive Hypertension Center. His clinical research interests are in the areas of nephrology and transplantation including clinical hypertension, clinical pancreas-kidney transplantation, transplant renal artery stenosis, Chronic Kidney Disease-Mineral Bone Disorder (CKD-MBD), nutrition-related post-living donation and kidney transplantation, and vascular calcification. Ramy HannaRamy HannaDr Ramy M. Hanna is an academic nephrologist who is board certified in internal medicine and nephrology. He is involved in clinical research, quality improvement projects, grant writing and teaching. He enjoys serving a diverse patient population and providing medical care to at-risk populations. Dr Hanna received his medical degree from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, USA. He completed his internal medicine residency and nephrology fellowship at Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, California, USA. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in microbiology, immunology, and molecular genetics from UCLA, graduating summa cum laude. Dr Hanna has joined UCI from his prior academic nephrology practice at UCLA. He has previously worked with the Tower Nephrology Medical Group at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, California, USA, as well. He has experience in all dialysis modalities, and in seeing patients on mechanical circulatory support and providing general nephrology care for patients who have received multiple organ transplants. In addition to his clinical responsibilities, Dr Hanna conducts research on topics including glomerulonephritis, podocytopathies, VEGF inhibitor toxicity (intravitreal and systemic), atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome/thrombotic micro-angiopathy, hyponatremia management and theoretical modeling, medical informatics, and quality improvement of systems based on improved networking, communication and electronic medical record optimization. He was appointed as a fellow of the American Society of Nephrology in 2017, and a fellow of the American College of Physicians in 2017. He is currently a NKF member. Kam Kalantar-ZadehKam Kalantar-ZadehDr Kalantar is a triple board-certified physician who studied medicine at the Universities of Bonn and Nuremberg in Germany (Dr Med. degree) and received MPH and PhD degrees in epidemiology from the University of California Berkeley, School of Public Health, USA. His postgraduate training includes an internship in Nuremberg, Germany, a residency in internal medicine and in Pediatrics at the State University of New York, USA (1993–97), and a nephrology fellowship at the University of California San Francisco, USA (1997–2000). In the years 2000–2012, Dr Kalantar was a full-time faculty member at Harbor-UCLA including Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics and Epidemiology at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), USA. Since 2012, he has served as a tenured Professor and HEAD of the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension and Kidney Transplantation at the University of California Irvine School of Medicine, in Orange and Irvine, California, USA and Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics, Public Health and Nursing Sciences at the University of California Irvine (UCI) as well as attending nephrologist at UCI and Long Beach VA Hospital, USA. He has authored more than 800 manuscripts, in addition to four textbooks and many chapters. He has been recognized by several prestigious top/best doctors directories in the USA and is ranked as the top expert in Dialysis and Chronic Kidney Failure by Expertscape™. He served as the past President of the International Society of Renal Nutrition & Metabolism, President of the International Federation of Kidney Foundations and Co-Chair of the Steering Committee of the World Kidney Day.
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