Talk Kidney to Me

In episode five, we begin a series of 30,000-foot overviews of the major topic areas in kidney care. We're calling these "the state of" episodes, and this week we focus on transplantation. In an information-packed discussion with Dr. Anil Paramesh, surgical director at Tulane University, we cover where we've been, where we are, and where are headed. Dr. Paramesh highlights how regulatory practices shape practice, the real-world impact of removing race from the eGFR equation, and a frank discussion of America's high "non-use" or kidney "discard" rate. Ending on a hopeful note, we chat about how to improve living donation and innovations headed toward human trials. Catch up with the current and future states of kidney transplant in our first extended episode.

In the most vulnerable episode so far, Pesh and Sara Eve open up and talk about one of the most important aspects of life and our overall health, mental health. Pesh shares a few of the battles he has been through since diagnosis, while Sara Eve speaks about a few of her experiences and also an insight into her routines. This episode shows why mental well-being is imperative for living a healthy lifestyle.  

When Sara Eve's fifteenth year in kidney coincides with a year of personal growth, she gets creative about what her contribution to kidney care might be -- only to have her plans put on hold by a natural disaster. Meanwhile, Pesh ramps up his education, awareness, and advocacy plans across multiple fronts while growing A Kidney Life. Tune into episode three to hear how divine timing brought these two together! Plus, hear about their vision for this new space in the kidney community.

Episode two begins with Pesh and Sara Eve both starting in outpatient hemodialysis -- Pesh receiving in-center hemodialysis in Houston and Sara Eve as a Registered Dietitian (RD) in Philadelphia. Follow their paths through the kidney care landscape, hearing insights and pain points. Pesh shares his experience on dialysis while awaiting a transplant through a paired exchange. Keeping it real, he shares that finally receiving a transplant might not be the perfect happy ending he wished for. Meanwhile, Sara Eve takes a unique path for an RD, moving into operations and beyond, realizing that this career she never planned on might be part of her life's purpose.

Get to know the hosts of your new favorite kidney podcast in this first episode. You'll get to hear how Sara Eve and Pesh each were initiated into the kidney care world. One of our stories begins in Australia. One of our stories begins by getting violently ill. Tune in to find out who started where!