It’s Episode 17 of The Nephron Segment and it's time for NephMadness! Join us as we chat with NephMadness writers Dr. Steven Clapp & Dr. Alyssa Steitz, and Director of Rare Genetic Kidney Diseases at the University of Alabama Birmingham, Dr. Eric Wallace. We discuss the fierce NephMadness 2026 Genetics Region competitors: Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) Masqueraders & Fabry Treatment. How can we spot the PKD wanna-bes? What's new in the treatment of Fabry disease? And how do you say Fabry? Fab-ray? Fab-ree?

Listen to the end to hear everyone's picks for NephMadness 2026. Before you make your picks, check out the Genetics Region scouting report here. Or flip a coin or pick your favorite region image.

Submit your NephMadness brackets at nephmadness.com (just like March Madness!) by 3/31. Maximize your changes by submitting 2 brackets per email address.

Nephrons: Matthew Sparks, Samira Farouk

Guests: Steven Clapp, Alyssa Steitz, Eric Wallace

It’s Episode 16 of The Nephron Segment and it's time for NephMadness! Join us as we chat with transplant nephrologist Dr. Swee Levea & transplant surgeon (and obesity medicine specialist!) Dr. Babak Orandi and discuss the obesity in kidney transplant recipients and kidney transplant donors! Listen to the end to hear everyone's picks (except any Blue Ribbon Panelists) for NephMadness 2025. Before you make your picks, check out the Obesity & Kidney Transplant Region here. Or flip a coin.

Submit your NephMadness brackets here (just like March Madness!) by 3/31. Maximize your changes by submitting 2 brackets per email address.

Nephrons: Matthew Sparks, Samira Farouk

Guests: Swee Levea, Babak Orandi

It’s Episode 15 of The Nephron Segment! We sit down with David Rush: rapper, singer, songwriter, motivational speaker, kidney patient, kidney advocate, and 2022 recipient of the American Society of Nephrology President's Medal. He shares his inspiring journey with kidney disease, which began in 10th grade right before football season - and journey through which he has been able to complete a 52 city tour with Pitbull. If you don't already know, you'll learn what a battle rap is, what a home hemodialysis machine sounds like while it's warming up, and where the name Rush comes from.

Check out is debut single "Shooting Star" (from 2008) here

Nephrons: Matthew Sparks, Samira Farouk

Guests: David Rush

1:11: David Rush

3:39: Alonzo Mourning

4:16: Sock it to Kidney Disease

9:38: Kidney Care Options

10:37: Battle Rap

11:42: Shady Records

12:33: Nems

14:22: 2009 Tour Poster

25:10: American Kidney Fund 2023 Summit

29:12: American Society of Nephrology President's Medal

32:46: David Rush on Spotify