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Renal Physicians
Association
1700 Rockville Pike
Suite 220
Rockville MD 20852
Phone: 301-468-3515
Fax: 301-468-3511
EMail: rpa@renalmd.org

Clinical Practice Committee
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CHAIR: W. Kline Bolton, MD

Review and revise as necessary RPA’s policies on credentialing issues.
Monitor and develop policy as needed on nephrology work force issues.
Monitor technological advancements and their impact on delivery of care.
Increase, define and promote the role of nephrologists as principal providers and leaders of the renal care team for chronic kidney disease (CKD) and ESRD patients.
Document and disseminate data regarding the value of nephrologist-directed renal care.
Continue to advance the role and relevance of the dialysis facility medical director.
Increase the legitimate scope of practice of the nephrologist.
Increase early identification and referral of CKD.
Increase nephrologists’ understanding of and rationale for disease management principles and models.
Contribute to and monitor the development and implementation of CMS Dialysis Facility.
Conditions for Coverage (in collaboration with the Quality, Safety, and Accountability Committee).
Increase the understanding of renal fellows regarding the integration of science, clinical practice, business and regulatory aspects of nephrology (with Program Committee).
Increase RPA members’ awareness of RPA’s commitment to support practice management (with Practice Managers Committee).

CHAIRMAN W. Kline Bolton, MD University of Virginia 2711 Cardinal Ridge Rd. Charlottesville, VA 22901 Office: 434-924-5125 Fax: 434-924-5848 Email: wkb5s@virginia.edu	RPA STAFF Robert Blaser Director of Public Policy 1700 Rockville Pike Suite 220 Rockville, MD 20852 Office: 301-468-3515 Fax: 301-468-3511 Email: rblaser@renalmd.org
Amy Beckrich Renal Physicians Association 1700 Rockville Pike Suite 220 Rockville MD 20852 Office: 301-468-3515 Fax: 301-468-3511 abeckrich@renalmd.org	Anatole Besarab, MD 2799 West Grand Blvd CFP-5 Detroit MI 48202 Office: 313-916-2713 Fax: 313-916-2554 Email: abesarab@ghsrenal.com
Barry I. Freedman, MD Wake Forest Univ. School of Medicine Medical Center Blvd Winston-Salem NC 27157 Office: 336-716-6192 Fax: 336-716-4318 Email: bfreedma@wfubmc.edu	Kirby D. Gabrys, MD Renal Medicine Associates, Ltd. 201 Cedar SE Ste 800 Albuquerque NM 87106 Office: 505-563-2800 Fax: 505-563-2821 Email: gabrys@renalmed.com
Marilyn Galler, MD New York Hosp. Med Ctr of Queens 65 Overlook Road. New Rochelle NY 10804 Office: 718-670-1151 Fax: 718-353-9819 Email: mag9026@nyp.org	Thomas A. Golper, MD Vanderbilt University Medical Center Division of Nephrology S-3301 MCN 1161 21st Ave. South Nashville TN 37232-2372 Office: 615-343-2220 Fax: 615-322-8653 Email: thomas.golper@vanderbilt.edu
Helen Haight DNMA of CA 1423 Pacific Avenue PO Box 1554 Tacoma WA 98402 Office: 253-405-0312 Fax: 877-382-4601 Email: hhaight@davita.com	Christopher A Hebert, MD North Texas Kidney Consultants 4815 Purdue Ave Dallas TX 75209 Office: 866-419-6852 Email: drhebert@ntkc.net
Jean L. Holley, MD Carle Clinic 602 West University Ave Urbana IL 61901 Office: 217-383-3605 Email:holley@carle.com	Jeffrey L. Hymes, MD 28 White Bridge Rd. Suite 300 Nashville TN 37205 Office: 615-777-8182 Fax: 615-777-0548 Email: jhymes@tnkidney.com
Robert D Jansen, MD Georgia Kidney Associates Inc 55 Whitcher St Ste 460 Marietta GA 30060 Office: 770-427-7389 Fax: 770-427-1492 Email: rdjgka@mindspring.com	Lionel U. Mailloux, MD Long Island Hypertension & Nephrology 50 Seaview Blvd. Port Washington NY 11050 Office: 516-484-6093 Fax: 516-484-6180 Email: lihbpneph@optonline.net
Richard S. Muther, MD Kidney Associates of Kansas City 6530 Troost Avenue Suite A Kansas City MO 64131 Office: 816-361-0670 Fax: 816-444-6936 Email: richard.muther@dciinc.org	Paul J Pagnozzi, MD Grand Street Medical Associates 27 Grand Street Kingston NY 12401 Office: 845-943-1007 Fax: 845-338-0301 Email: pagnack@aol.com
Jeffrey A. Perlmutter, MD Nephrology Assoc. of Montgomery Co. 6240 Montrose Rd Rockville MD 20852 Office: 301-231-7111 Fax: 301-231-9040 Email: jap1247@aol.com	Ajay K Singh, MD Brigham & Women's Hospital Renal Division MRB 4 75 Francis Street Boston MA 02115 Office: 617-732-5951 Fax: 617-732-6392 Email: asingh@partners.org
Paul A Skluzacek, MD Dallas Nephrology Associates 1402 Viceroy Dr Dallas TX 75325 Office: 210-358-2300 Fax: 210-366-6461 Email: skluzacekp@dneph.com	Lance A. Sloan, MD 10 Medical Center Blvd Ste A Lufkin TX 75904 Office: 936-632-4282 Fax: 936-632-4249 Email:lsloan@consolidated.net
John C. Stivelman, MD Northwest Kidney Center 700 Broadway Seattle WA 98122 Office: 206-292-2771 Fax: 206-860-5821 Email: jstivel@u.washington.edu	Robert R. Tseng, MD West Bay Nephrology Associates 1498 Southgate Ave. Suite #102 Daly City CA 94015 Office: 650-755-4490 Fax: 650-755-2920 Email: robtseng2001@yahoo.com
Bradley A Warady, MD The Children's Mercy Hospital 2401 Gillham Rd Kansas City MO 64108 Office:816-234-3010 Fax: 816-234-3494 Email: bwarady@cmh.edu	Kim Zuber, PAC Metropolitan Nephrology 2616 Sherwood Hall Lane Suite 209 Alexandria VA 22306 Office: 703-360-3100 Fax: 703-360-6117 Email: zuberkim@yahoo.com