Chief, Division of Pediatric Nephrology
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
One Gustave L. Levy Place,
Box 1664
New York, NY 10029-6574
212-241-7148; Fax: 212-426-1972
lisa.satlin@mssm.edu

Lisa Satlin, President of the ASPN, is a Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine (MSSM), where she is the Chief of the Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Director of the MD/PhD Training Program, and the Associate Dean for Graduate Education in Translational Research. She received her MD degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and completed a residency in Pediatrics at the Babies Hospital of Columbia University and a Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. At MSSM, Dr. Satlin has built an internationally respected Division of Pediatric Nephrology and an ACGME-accredited Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship training program, which has attracted both physician and research trainees interested in clinical nephrology and basic research related to developmental nephrology, respectively. She continues to run an active NIH-supported laboratory focused on defining the mechanisms leading to the acquisition, maintenance and regulation of transepithelial transport in the renal collecting duct, the nephron segment responsible in the adult for the final regulation of salt and water homeostasis. Her most significant discoveries include her identification in the distal nephron of: (1) unique developmental programs underlying the postnatal expression of ion channels responsible for Na absorption (ENaC) and K secretion (SK/ROMK and maxi-K channels), thus establishing the physiological basis for total body Na and K retention required for somatic growth, and (2) the role of variations in urinary flow rate in mechanoregulation of epithelial ion channels in health and disease (polycystic kidney disease, PKD).
Since joining the ASPN, Dr. Satlin has served as a member and then Co-Chair on the Research and Program Committees, and then Council. She has also served on the ASN Basic Science and Program Committees and Board of Advisors. She is a member of the Society for Pediatric Research, Pediatric Academic Societies, and American Association of Physicians. As a member of the American Physiological Society, she serves as an Associate Editor for the American Journal of Physiology: Renal.

Professor and Vice Chair, Pediatrics
Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine
Pediatrics, W140
303 East Chicago Avenue, Ward 12-128
Chicago, IL 60611-3008
312-503-1180; Fax: 312-503-1181
schnaper@northwestern.edu

H. William Schnaper, President-elect of the ASPN, is Professor and Vice Chair of Pediatrics at Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University (NU) in Chicago, where he also co-directs the Center for Education and Career Development of the NU Clinical and Translational Science Institute. He received his MD degree from the University of Maryland, and completed a residency in Pediatrics at the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York and a Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship at Washington University in St. Louis. He directs an active, NIH-supported laboratory focused on signal transduction mechanisms involved in renal fibrogenesis.
Since joining the ASPN, Dr. Schnaper has served as a member and then Co-Chair of the Research Committee, and then on Council. He was Secretary-Treasurer of ASPN from 2004-08 before becoming President-elect. Other academic service includes previous membership on the American Society of Nephrology Basic Science and Program Committees and co-organizer of an ASN Basic Science Meeting on Renal Fibrosis. He is a member of the Pathobiology of Kidney Disease study section of the NIH and has served on the American Board of Pediatrics Subboard in Nephrology, where he presently is Medical Editor. He is a member of the Society for Pediatric Research, American Pediatric Society, and the editorial boards of Pediatric Nephrology and the American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology.

Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Nephrology
Seattle Children's Hospital
4800 Sand Point Way NE, M/S A-7931 
Seattle WA 98105
206-987-2524; Fax 206-987-2636
joseph.flynn@seattlechildrens.org

Joseph Flynn, MD, MS, ASPN Secretary, received his MD degree from the State University of NY, Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, NY. He completed both his pediatric residency and pediatric nephrology fellowship at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children in Philadelphia, PA. He also has received a M.S. Degree in Clinical Research methods at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 2003. He is currently a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Washington School of Medicine and Director of the Pediatric Hypertension Program as well as Medical Director of Dialysis at Seattle Children's Hospital in Seattle, WA. His main areas of clinical and research interest include therapy of childhood hypertension, cardiovascular disease in children with chronic kidney disease, and pediatric dialysis.
Since joining the ASPN, Dr. Flynn has served as a member and then Co-Chair of the Clinical Affairs Committee, and then as Councilor. While on Council, he was involved with development of ASPN’s Strategic Plan and subsequent formation of the membership Task Force (now Membership Committee). In addition to his ASPN activities, Dr. Flynn is a past chair of the International Pediatric Hypertension Association, member of the Section on Nephrology Executive Committee of the American Academy of Pediatrics, and member of the Atherosclerosis, Hypertension, and Obesity in the Young (AHOY) Committee of the American Heart Association’s Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young. He is a reviewer for numerous scientific journals and currently is on the editorial boards of Pediatric Nephrology and the American Journal of Hypertension.

Professor
University of Virginia Children's Medical Center,
 Division of Pediatric Nephrology
1224 Jefferson Park Ave., Ste. 701
Charlottesville, VA 22903
434-924-2096; Fax: 434-924-5505
vfn6t@virginia.edu

Victoria F. Norwood, MD, Treasurer of the ASPN, is Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Virginia School of Medicine where she is Chief of the Division of Pediatric Nephrology and Director of the Fellowship Training Program. She received her MD from Tulane University, completed her residency and chief residency in pediatrics at Tulane, and her pediatric nephrology training at the University of Virginia. Dr. Norwood has basic science research expertise in the arena of developmental nephrology but also directs the pediatric component of the Nephrology Clinical Research Center at UVA. She has served as Chair of the Subboard of Pediatric Nephrology of the The American Board of Pediatrics and is the current Chair of the Council of Pediatric Subspecialties. She also serves as Medical Director of the UVA Children’s Fitness Clinic, a multidisciplinary program addressing the complex issues of pediatric and adolescent obesity. Since joining the ASPN, Dr. Norwood has served on the research committee and the training and certification committee of which she is currently co-chair. She is a member for the Society for Pediatric Research and The American Society of Nephrology.

Dir. of Nephrology,
Professor Peds & Developmental Biology
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical 3333 Burnet Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039
513-636-4531; Fax: 513-636-7407
prasad.devarajan@cchmc.org

Dr. Prasad Devarajan, elected to ASPN Council in 2009, is the Louise M. Williams Endowed Chair, Professor of Pediatrics and Developmental Biology, Director of Nephrology and Hypertension, Director of Clinical Laboratories, and CEO of the Dialysis Unit at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and University of Cincinnati. He serves on the Editorial and Review Boards for over 30 journals, and on multiple NIH Study Sections. He has authored over 130 peer-reviewed journal articles. He has been continuously funded by the NIH and several other foundations for over 20 years. His major research interests lie in the pathogenetic pathways, diagnostic biomarkers, and novel therapies of acute kidney injury.

Professor, Pediatrics
UCLA School of Medicine
Cedars-Sinai Med. Ctr. 1165W
8700 Beverly Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90048-1865
310-423-4747; Fax: 310-423-1676
elaine.kamil@cshs.org

Dr. Elaine Kamil is the Clinical Director of Pediatric Nephrology at Cedars- Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, she migrated to Pittsburgh, PA where she received her undergraduate and medical degrees and her pediatric training. She trained in pediatric nephrology at the UCLA School of Medicine and completed a renal immunopathology fellowship at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. She is a Clinical Professor of Pediatrics and serves on the Medical School Admissions Committee at the David Geffen School of Medicine at the UCLA. She has been active with the National Kidney Foundation of Southern California since 1981, serving as President of the Medical Advisory Board Executive Committee, on the NKFSC Board, and on the Board Executive Committee. She organized the first NKFSC pediatric patient education conference and continues to serve as a long-standing “kidney camp volunteer physician”. She joined the Nephcure Foundation Board in 2007. Dr. Kamil joined the ASPN right after fellowship and has enjoyed working on the Workforce committee since 2004. She became co-chair of the workforce committee in 2005 and joined the ASPN Council in 2006.

Professor
Children's Hospital
700 Children's Dr., ED-646
Columbus, OH 43205-2666
614-722-4360; Fax: 614-722-6482
john.mahan@nationwidechildrens.org

John D Mahan, MD, was elected to ASPN Council for a term beginning in June 2008. He is a Professor of Pediatrics at the Ohio State University College of Medicine, where he is Vice Chairman for Education in the Department of Pediatrics, Program Director for the Pediatric Residency Program and Program Director for the Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship Program at Nationwide Children’s Hospital/OSU. He also serves as Medical Director of the Pediatric Renal Transplant Program and Director of the Metabolic Bone Clinic.
Dr. Mahan received his MD degree from Hahnemann University and completed his Residency in Pediatrics and Fellowship in Pediatric Nephrology at the University of Minnesota. At Nationwide Children’s Hospital he served as Director of the Pediatric Nephrology Division from 1999-2005. Dr. Mahan’s research career has focused on efforts to define the pathogenesis of glomerular disorders (immune complex GN, nephrotic syndrome, HUS) and evidence for best treatment practices in pediatric nephrology (including growth in children with CKD, metabolic bone disorders, nephrotic syndrome, hypertension). He is a member of the MidWest Pediatric Nephrology Consortium Steering Committee and continues to serve as a member of the NIH CKiD Growth Studies Sub-Committee.
He has been a Board member of the NKF-Ohio since 2001 and completed a two year term as President of the Board in 2007. He still serves as Chair of the NKF-Ohio Medical Advisory Board. He has been a member of the Board of the Association of Pediatric Program Directors, chaired the APPD Learning Technology Task Force, presently chairs the AAP Resident and Fellow Pedialink Project Committee and contributes as a member of the AAP Pediatric Nephrology PREP Committee. He has served on the PAS Program Committee. He is a member of the Society for Pediatric Research and is an Associate Editor for Pediatric Nephrology.
Since joining the ASPN, Dr. Mahan has completed stints as a member of the Education and Audit Committees and continues as a member of the Training and Certification Committee. He now serves as Chair of the Training and Certification Committee and Chair of the Program Directors Sub-Committee.

Associate Professor
Pediatric Nephrology
USF/All Children's Hospital
801 Sixth St., South, Dept. 7820
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
727-767-4185; Fax: 727-767-8379
perlmans@allkids.org  

Dr. Sharon Perlman is Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida, and practices predominantly at its affiliated All Children’s Hospital, St. Petersburg, Florida, where she is Medical Director of the ESRD program and Chief of Staff. She received her MD degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine, started her pediatric residency at Tufts-New England Medical Center (Boston Floating Hospital), and finished pediatric residency and chief residency at Emory University (Grady Memorial Hospital). She completed her pediatric nephrology fellowship at St. Christopher’s Hospital in Philadelphia.

Before joining USF, Dr. Perlman established the pediatric nephrology and ESRD program at the Medical College of Georgia, then moved to Florida where she was in private pediatric nephrology practice at All Children’s Hospital.

Dr. Perlman has been a member of ASPN since 1984. She joined the Public Policy committee in 2003 and became co-chair in 2006 when she was elected to Council. She also served as the Council liason for the practice management task force.

Vice President for Clinical and Translational Research
Director, Center for Clinical and Translational Research
700 Children’s Drive
Columbus, OH 43205
614-355-2940; Fax: 614-722-5892
william.smoyer@nationwidechildrens.org

William E. Smoyer is Professor of Pediatrics at The Ohio State University and Vice President and Director of the Center for Clinical and Translational Research at the Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, OH, where he holds the C. Robert Kidder Chair in Clinical and Translational Research. He received his M.D. degree from the University of Florida, and completed his residency in Pediatrics at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, and his Pediatric Nephrology fellowship at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Children’s Hospital in Boston. He oversees an active, NIH-funded laboratory focused on the regulation of podocyte structure and the molecular mechanisms involved in nephrotic syndrome. He also has active clinical and translational research projects related to the epidemiology of nephrotic syndrome and its complications.
Since joining the ASPN, Dr. Smoyer has served as a member and then Co-Chair of the Research Committee, Co-Chair of the Career Mentoring Subcommittee, Chair of the Pediatric Nephrology Quality Improvement Committee in conjunction with the ABP, a member of the Development & Finance Committee, and also on Council. He is the Chair-elect of the Subboard in Nephrology of the ABP, and also a Steering Committee member and co-founder of the Midwest Pediatric Nephrology Consortium (MWPNC). He is also a member of the Society for Pediatric Research.

Children's Hospital
300 Longwood Ave.
Boston, MA 02115-5737
617-355-6129; Fax: 617-730-0569
michael.somers@childrens.harvard.edu

Dr. Michael Somers is the Clinical Director of the Division of Nephrology at Children’s Hospital Boston. He received his undergraduate degree at Williams College and his medical degree from the University of Vermont. He trained in pediatrics at the Mayo Clinic, served as a general pediatrician in the National Health Service Corps, and then completed his pediatric nephrology fellowship at Children’s Hospital Boston/Harvard Medical School. He is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and serves on the Admissions Committee at Harvard Medical School as well as teaching in the renal physiology and physical diagnosis courses there. Dr. Somers has been active in the NKF affiliate for New England, serves on the medical board of the ESRD Network of New England, and has been a member of the UNOS Pediatric Transplantation Committee.

A member of the ASPN since his fellowship, Dr. Somers has served several times on the Clinical Affairs Committee and is currently one of its co-chairs. He has also been a member of several Program Committees for the annual meeting and has served as his state liaison representative for the Workforce Committee. He was elected by the membership to join the Council starting in 2008.

Washington Representative:
Cavarocchi*Ruscio*Dennis*Associates, L.L.C.
600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Suite 835W
Washington, DC 20024
202-484-1100; Fax: 202-484-1244
druscio@dc-crd.com
kschubert@dc-crd.com

Ms. Schubert has served in key staff roles in the U.S. House of Representatives, where she developed expertise on a broad array of issues including health care, tax, transportation, infrastructure and energy policy. During her tenure on Capitol Hill, she also helped local governments, businesses and other organizations secure federal appropriations and navigate the federal regulatory process.

Ms. Schubert previously worked with Representative Nancy Johnson, who served as chair of the House Ways and Means health subcommittee, and later served as legislative director for Representative Wayne T. Gilchrest of Maryland, a member of the Transportation and Infrastructure committee.

Ms. Schubert attended Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg, VA, where she earned a B.A. in Political Science.

ASPN Central Office
American Society of Pediatric Nephrology
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The Woodlands, TX 77381
281-419-0052 (phone)
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