PAS 2026 in Review

Welcome to NKC Activities at PAS!

RINK
April 23rd, 2026, 1-5pm

The Research Incubator in Neonatal Kidney Disease (RINK) is a multidisciplinary research consortium that will build on the success of the Neonatal Kidney Collaborative and foster continue collaboration to improve outcomes in neonates with kidney disease. The RINK will be holding a meeting in person at PAS on April 23rd, 2026 from 1-5pm. The event is FREE to participate for those registered for PAS.

Visit the RINK homepage to learn more

Pre-Conference
Friday, April 24, 2026 8:00AM-2:00PM ET

Session: Neonatal critical care nephrology: AKI, renal replacement therapy and fluid balance. Updates for neonatologists and nephrologists on an evolving field.
Friday, April 24, 2026 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM ET

Chairs

Description

The course is designed to deliver an overview of current research advances and clinical practice strategies in neonatal nephrology, including acute kidney injury (AKI), fluid balance, congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT), and understanding AKI as a multisystem disease. This session will also include clinical and case-based management of CRRT, AKI/ oliguria, and nephrotoxic AKI. The session will also focus on cutting edge material in neonatal nephrology including near-infrared spectroscopy, novel biomarkers of acute kidney injury, and neonatal CRRT devices.

Cost

Cost: $175 (includes box lunch)

Presentations

Neonatal Nephrology: The building of a community to address the last frontier.
Jennifer R. Charlton, MD, MSc

Are newborn kidneys really dumb? Understanding renal function in neonates (term and preterm) and its impact on their care.
Meredith P. Schuh, MD

Acute Kidney injury as a multisystem disease in neonates.
Heidi J. Steflik, MD, MSCR

Congenital Anomalies of the Kidney & Urinary Tract (CAKUT) and the Road to ESKD: Prenatal Counseling for At-Risk Newborns
Chryso P. Katsoufis, MD

Goldilocks and the 3 metrics (input, output and balance). The impact of fluid balance on short-term and long-term outcomes.
Michelle C. Starr, MD, MPH

Help my baby has stopped peeing!!! How I work through my consult in an oliguric baby
David Askenazi, MD, MSPH

Acute kidney injury, kidney support therapy, and fluid balance management for neonates on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Heidi J. Steflik, MD, MSCR

Follow-up of Neonatal AKI. Developing and implementing a Neonatal AKI Follow-up clinic
Marissa J. Defreitas, MD, MS

Neonatal Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy: Practical aspects of access, anticoagulation, and prescription in neonates.
Shina Menon, MD

Urinary Biomarkers. Insights into the pathophysiology and care for neonates with Acute Kidney Injury.
Tahagod Mohamed, MD

Prevention of Nephrotoxic Acute Kidney Injury in neonates. You too can be a Baby NINJA!!!
Christine Stoops, DO, MPH

How Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) makes me a better baby doctor.
Jennifer A. Rumpel, MD

NKC Social Event
April 24th, 2026, 7:30pm

The NKC will be hosting a dinner for all members attending PAS. Dinner will be at 75 at Liberty Wharf (220 Northern Ave, Boston, MA 02210) at 7:30pm on Friday, April 24th. We hope to see you all there!

RSVP now:
https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/ch27v8c

Awards

The NKC will be giving out three awards this spring: a Travel Trainee Award, an Early Career Award, and a Mid Career Award. The travel trainee award includes a $250 travel stipend for PAS. The winners of the Early and Mid Career Award will be announced at the PAS conference. Go to the awards page to vote for a fellow NKC member (or yourself!).

Awards Page

NKC Advocacy Booth
April 24-26th

Look for our booth at PAS! It will be open at all times the exhibit hall is open:

April 24th 5:30-8:30PM
April 25th 3:30-5:45PM
April 26th 9:30-11:30AM

If you are attending PAS, please sign up for a time slot to man our exhibitor booth:

Abstracts

Many NKC members will be presenting at PAS. More information on their abstracts coming soon...

Ticketed Events

PAS Ticketed Event: Neonatal Critical Care Nephrology: AKI, Renal Replacement Therapy and Fluid Balance. Updates for neonatologists and nephrologists on an evolving field

Friday, April 24th 2026 | 8:00am-2:00pm EST | Location: Convention Center 108 West
Chairs: Jo Duara, MD, MPH; Matthew Harer, MD; Jaya Isaac, MD; Samantha Schwartz, MD, MS; David Selewski, MD, MS; Cara Slagle, MD, MS
Presenters: Jennifer R. Charlton, MD, MSc; Meredith P. Schuh, MD; Heidi J. Steflik, MD, MSCR; Chryso Katsoufis, MD; Michelle C. Starr, MD, MPH; David Askenazi, MD, MSPH; Marissa Defreitas, MD; Shina Menon, MD; Tahagod Mohamed, MD; Christine Stoops, DO, MPH; Jennifer A. Rumpel, MD

PAS Ticketed Event: Optimizing the Trajectory: Advanced Management from Chronic Kidney Disease to End Stage Kidney Disease

Friday, April 24th 2026 | 8:00am-2:00pm EST | Location: Convention Center 102 West

Chairs: Susan Furth, MD, PhD, Caroline Jackson, MD, Marciana Laster, MD, MS, David Selewski, MD, MS, Judith VanSickle, MD, MHPE, FAAP, FASN, Bradley Warady, MD
Presenters: Kirsten Kusumi, MD, MS, Meredith Atkinson, MD, MHS, Robert H. Mak, MD, PhD, Joseph Alge, MD, PhD, Michelle Denburg, MD, MSCE, Sarah J. Swartz, MD, Donna J. Claes, MD, MS, BS Pharmacy, Marciana Laster, MD, MS, Judith VanSickle, MD, MHPE, FAAP, FASN, Robert H. Mak, MD, PhD, Joseph Alge, MD, PhD, Donna J. Claes, MD, MS, BS Pharmacy, Sarah J. Swartz, MD

Oral Abstracts

Nephrology 1

Friday, April 24th 2026 | 4:00pm-5:30pm EST | Location: Convention Center: 104 AB West

Moderators: Shina Menon, MD, Jaqueline Ho, MD, MSc
Presenters: Shankar Prasad Yadav, MD, Celina Brunson, MD, MSCE, Mitsuaki Yoshino, MD, Jiaxin Gong, Emily J. Steinbach, PhD, Michelle Rheault, MD

Networking Breakout: Neonatal Critical Care Nephrology: A Rapidly Evolving Field

Saturday, April 25th 2026 | 9:45am -10:45am EST | Location: Convention Center 253 A East

Facilitators: David Selewski, MD, MS; Heidi Steflik, MD, MSCR; Michelle Starr, MD, MPH; Cara Slagle, MD, MS

Emerging Cell Therapies for Preterm Complications: From Bench to Bedside

Saturday, April 25th 2026 | 11:00am-12:30pm EST | Location: Convention Center 205 C West

Chair: Namaivayam Ambalavanan, MD
Speakers: Atul Malhotra, MD, PhD; Bernard Thébaud, MD, PhD; Augusto Zani, MD, PhD; Rosemary Higgins, MD

Neonatal General 2

Saturday, 25th 2026 | 11:00am - 12:30pm EST | Location: Convention Center 203 West

Moderators: Folsade Kehinde, MD MPH, Trent Tipple, MD
Presenters: Amit Mukerji, MD, MSc; Cindy T. McEvoy, MD, MCR; Hailey Z. Evans, MD; Daniel J. York, MD; Aubri M. Prichett, MD

Neonatal Nephrology/AKI

Saturday, April 25th 2026 | 2:00pm-3:30pm EST | Convention Center: 211 West

Moderators: Paulomi Chaundry, MD; Cara Slagle, MD MS

Presenting Authors: Cimran Nakum, Ronnie Guiller, MD PhD; Melissa S. Zhou, MD; Meredith Harris, MD, MPH; Chase R. Schoenenberger; Liza Larranaga, DO

AKI - It's Not Just Acute, and It's Not Just the Kidneys

Sunday, April 26th 2026 | 8:00am - 9:30am EST | Location: 104 AB West

Chairs: Shina Menon, MD, Amy Strong MD MSCE
Speaker: Jeanna Frisby-Zedan, MD, MS; Mital Patel, MD, MHSc; Emma H. Ulruch, MD, MSc; Abby M. Basalely, MD, MD

Posters:

Join the Six2 Crew, Ureteric Buds, and the Education Committee on our poster walk! Friday April 24th, at 5:30 pm we will meet at the NKC Advocacy booth. At 6:00pm we will begin our walk to support fellow NKC members with neonatal nephrology posters.

Session: Neonatal Neurology 3- Friday, April 24th 5:30-8:00pm EST

Neurodevelopmental Outcomes of Infants with Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy with and without Perinatal infection: A Retrospective Cohort Study- Namrata Todurkar, FAAP

Session: Neonatal Nephrology/AKI - Friday, April 24th 5:30-8:00pm EST

Risk Prediction for Mortality in Neonates with Congenital Anomalies of the Kidney and Urinary Tract- Jennifer A. Rumpel, MD

Association of Kidney Hypoxia with Acute Kidney Injury in Preterm Neonates in the First Two Weeks - Matt Harer, MD

Comparing Diuretic Response Patterns in Critically Ill Neonates with AKI- Benjamin Russell, MD

Pre- and Post-Kidney Transplant Outcomes of Neonates with Congenital Kidney Failure Requiring Fetal Interventions - Meredith Shuh, MD

Acute Kidney Injury in Neonates with Late-Onset Sepsis: A single-center study- Mary Kirstyleigh Ann R. Lim, MD

Metabolic Stress in Young Adult Kidneys of Survivors of Recurrent Neonatal Sepsis- Esther M. Speer, MD

Novel Insights into Neonatal Continuous Kidney Replacement Therapy (CKRT): Association Between Albumin Levels & CKRT Treatment Duration Using Machine Learning Models. Data from the NIKST Registry - Arwa Nada, MD, MSc

Fetal Growth Restriction Alters Nephrogenesis and Transcriptome of Adult Kdiney- Sage Timberline, MD

Acute Kidney Injury in Neonates with Late-Onset Sepsis: A Single-Center Study- Mary Kirstyleigh Ann Lim, MD

Session: Neonatal Nephrology/AKI 2- Friday, April 24th 5:30-8:00pm EST

AWAKEN 2.0: Preliminary Results from an Ongoing Multi-Center Multi-National Study of Neonatal Kidney Outcomes- Michelle C. Starr, MD, MPH

Neonatal AKI: Early onset and adverse outcomes in resource limited telemedicine-enabled neonatal intensive care units (Tele-NICUS) in India. - Sitarah Mathias, MBBS

Early Development Service Utilization in Infants with Kidney Failure: A Multicetner Study- Melissa Zhou, MD

Risk of Neonatal AKI in VLBW Infants Fed Protein-Enriched Donor Breast Milk: A Retrospective Secondary Analysis- Evelyn Obregon, MD

Early Birth, Lasting Memory: Persistent Sodium Transporter Gene Upregulation in Preterm Male Kidney- Alex Ratnani, MD

Baby NINJA Quality Improvement Program, the Sustained Reduction of Nephrotoxic Medication-Associated Acute Kidney Injury in the NICU- Christine Stoops, DO, MPH

The Impact of Fluid Balance on Acute Kidney Injury Severity in Extremely Premature Infants- Lauren Kee

The effects of Early Neonatal Dexamethasone Administration on Aephrogenesis and Kidney Dysfunction in Rats- Katherine Bernardo

Risk of Neonatal AKI in VLBW Infants Fed Protein-Enriched Donor Breast Milk: A Retrospective Secondary Analysis- Evelyn Obregon, MD

Directors of Research in Pediatrics Club-
Saturday April 25th, 2026, 12:30-1:55 PM

Convention Center: 101
12:30 - 12:40 pm Overview of the Directors of Research in Pediatrics Club (De-Ann Pillers)
12:45-12:50 pm Speaker introductions (Kaashif Ahmad)
12:50 - 1:100 pm A new clinical research network: the Neonatal Kidney Collaborative and Research Incubator in Neonatal Kidney Disease (RINK) (David Selewski)
1:10- 1:30 pm A new clinical research network: the Neonatal Kidney Collaborative and Research Incubator in Neonatal Kidney Disease (RINK) (Matthew Harer)
1:30-1:50 Q & A (Ann Anderson Berry, moderator)

Session: Nephrology 1- Saturday, April 25, 2026, 3:30-5:45pm EST

Major Adverse Kidney Events in Children and Young Adults with Acute Kidney Injury: A PEDSNET Study - Shina Menon, MD

Session: Neonatal Neurology 7- Sunday, April 26, 2026, 9:30-11:30am EST

Neurologic morbidity in infants with congenital end-stage kidney disease requiring kidney replacement therapy- Sarah Taylor, MD PhD