National Kidney Foundation’s 55th Annual Medical Symposium, a Bay Area nephrology tradition, is a day-long program bringing together the kidney health professional community. With expert faculty and patients as guides, we explore clinical advances, cultural trends, and current research outcomes that will inform the community’s work.  

8:00 a.m. – 8:10 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks by Symposium Program Chair Sijie Zheng, MD, PhD, The Permanente Medical Group 

1:20 pm – 2:05 pm “Dietary Patterns for Kidney Health” – Sean Hashmi, MD, MS, FASN, Southern California Permanente Medical Group

Speakers

• Sijie Zheng, MD, PhD, The Permanente Medical Group (Program chair)
• Sean Hashmi, MD, MS, FASN, Southern California Permanente Medical Group 
• Patty McCormac, RN, senior director, National Kidney Foundation 
• Amy Hewitt, executive director, National Kidney Foundation 

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