Indian American Prabir Roy-Chaudhury Named President of American Society of Nephrology
- Roy-Chaudhury’s primary research interest is in uremic vascular biology, “focusing on addressing dialysis vascular access dysfunction and cardiovascular complications in patients with kidney disease.”
The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) has named Prabir Roy-Chaudhury as its next president effective Jan. 1, 2025. A highly experienced physician, academic leader, and researcher, he is the Drs. Ronald and Katherine Falk Eminent Professor and co-director of the University of North Carolina Kidney Center at Chapel Hill. He is also a staff nephrologist at the WG (Bill) Hefner VA Medical Center at Salisbury, North Carolina.
In addition to being an active transplant nephrologist, Roy-Chaudhury’s primary research interest is in uremic vascular biology, “focusing on addressing dialysis vascular access dysfunction and cardiovascular complications in patients with kidney disease,” according to university profile. He leads a large multi-disciplinary translational research program in this area funded through the National Institutes of Health, the Veterans Administration research program, and industry grants.
“With ongoing progress in kidney-related care, including promising advances in transplantation in recent years, this is an exciting time to be leading ASN and the many clinicians and researchers who are dedicated to making a difference across the spectrum of kidney diseases,” said Roy-Chaudhury in a statement. “This is truly the greatest honor of my professional career, and I look forward to continuing to help affected patients and their families through ASN’s extensive research, policy, and advocacy efforts.”
After graduating from the Armed Forces Medical College in Pune, Roy-Chaudhury trained in Internal Medicine and Nephrology at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland and at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School in Boston.
He has been actively involved in the public policy and administrative aspects of kidney care through leadership roles in multiple ASN committees and task forces, the American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology, the Renal Network, the Vascular Access Society of the America’s, and other groups. He is also a past president of the American Nephrologists of Indian Origin. He was the founding ASN co-chair of the Kidney Health Initiative, and also a member of the steering committee of the Kidney X Innovation accelerator.
A sought after speaker who has published over 250 manuscripts and book chapters, Roy-Chaudhury is the recipient of multiple awards and named orations, including the Gerald Beathard Award from the American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology, and the K.S. Chugh oration of the Indian Society of Nephrology.