The Columbia Renal Biopsy course 2025 (Videos + Slides)

Overview

The Columbia Renal Biopsy Course 2025 (Videos + Slides) is an advanced educational activity designed to support nephrologists and renal pathologists, including trainees, in accurately diagnosing and managing common medical renal diseases affecting the glomerulus, tubules, interstitium, and blood vessels. This course provides comprehensive video lectures and accompanying slide materials originally delivered over three days.

On-demand nephrology education — accessible anytime, anywhere.

Format: Video lectures with slides

Agenda

This course includes recorded sessions from the three-day conference, covering a wide range of topics relevant to renal biopsy interpretation and clinical management.

• Welcome and Introduction — Glen S. Markowitz, MD
• Histophysiology of the Glomerulus — Vivette D. D’Agati, MD
• Minimal Change Disease (MCD) and Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) — Agnes B. Fogo, MD
• Current Therapy of MCD and FSGS — Gerald B. Appel, MD
• Membranous Nephropathy (MN): Pathology — Glen S. Markowitz, MD
• Membranous Nephropathy: New Antigens & New Insights — Sanjeev Sethi, MD, PhD
• Working Lunch: Renal Biopsy: Clinical Cases
• Treatment and Immune Surveillance in MN — Laurence H. Beck, Jr., MD, PhD
• Membranoproliferative GN & C3 Glomerulopathy: Pathology — Miroslav Sekulic, MD
• C3 Glomerulopathy: Diagnosis and Management — Andrew S. Bomback, MD, MPH
• Pathology of Diabetic Kidney Disease — Charles E. Alpers, MD
• State of the Art Lecture: Glomerular Disease in Pregnancy — Michelle A. Hladunewich, MD, FRCP(C), MSc
• Crescentic Glomerulonephritis and ANCA & Anti-GBM Disease — J. Charles Jennette, MD
• Treatment of Crescentic Glomerulonephritis — Ronald J. Falk, MD
• Pathology of IgA Nephropathy and IgA Vasculitis — M. Barry Stokes, MD
• Treatment of IgA Nephropathy and IgA Vasculitis — Pietro Canetta, MD
• Infection Related Glomerulonephritis — Leal C. Herlitz, MD
• Dysproteinemic Renal Disease — Dominick Santoriello, MD
• 41st Annual Conrad L. Pirani Lecture — Vivette D. D’Agati, MD
• Recent Advances in Renal Amyloidosis, Fibrillary Glomerulonephritis, and Monoclonal Immunoglobulin Crystalline Nephropathies — Samih H. Nasr, MD
• Pathology of Thrombotic Microangiopathy and Viral Glomerular Disease — M. Barry Stokes, MD
• Treatment of Thrombotic Microangiopathy — Jai Radhakrishnan, MD, MS
• Clinical and Therapeutic Aspects of Viral-mediated Glomerular Disease — Meghan E. Sise, MD, MS
• Hereditary Nephropathies — Agnes B. Fogo, MD
• Integrating the Renal Biopsy with Genetic Testing — Dominick Santoriello, MD & Hila Milo Rasouly, PhD
• State of the Art Lecture: Updates on APOL1 — Simone Sanna-Cherchi, MD
• Pathology of Lupus Nephritis — Vivette D. D’Agati, MD
• Modern Therapies for Lupus Nephritis — Gerald B. Appel, MD
• Renal Transplant Pathology Part 1: Rejection — Robert B. Colvin, MD
• Renal Transplant Pathology Part 2: Drug Toxicity, Infections, and Recurrent & De Novo Glomerular Disease — Ibrahim Batal, MD
• Acute Interstitial Nephritis — Satoru Kudose, MD
• Onconephrology: Clinical Aspects of Drug Toxicity — Meghan E. Sise, MD, MS
• The Pathology of Nephrotoxicity — Glen S. Markowitz, MD

Speakers

This course features leading experts in nephrology and renal pathology presenting current diagnostic and therapeutic approaches in medical renal disease.

Target Audience

This course is intended for practicing nephrologists, renal pathologists, trainees in nephrology and pathology, and other healthcare professionals involved in diagnosing and managing renal diseases.

Why This Topic Matters

The Columbia Renal Biopsy Course 2025 (Videos + Slides) addresses critical aspects of nephrology and renal pathology, enhancing understanding of renal biopsy interpretation and disease management. Its content supports clinicians in refining diagnostic accuracy and applying advanced knowledge in clinical practice.

Providing on-demand access through MedHub Central, this course is a valuable resource for specialists seeking to strengthen expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of complex renal diseases within the nephrology specialty.