Cancer Survivorship 101: Onco-Nephrology - Taking Care of the Kidney Through Cancer Survivorship

Onco-Nephrology - Taking Care of the Kidney Through Cancer Survivorship, with David Ortiz-Melo, MD
Due to the quarantine, we had to cancel our annual in-person Cancer Survivorship 101 event that was planned for June, 2020. Instead, we created a series of video lectures presented here on our website and our KZbin page featuring the speakers that were to be highlighted at the event.
David Ortiz-Melo, MD
Duke University Medical Center
David I. Ortiz-Melo, MD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at Duke University. He joined the Division of Nephrology in 2014, soon after completing his Nephrology fellowship at Duke. His clinical practice focuses on management of uncontrolled high blood pressure, chronic kidney disease, acute kidney failure, and fluid and electrolyte disorders.
Dr Ortiz-Melo also has particular interest in the evaluation and management of kidney diseases affecting cancer patients (onco-nephrology). He is the creator and current director of the Duke onco-nephrology clinic, which was established in 2015. He is passionate about medical education, as well as diversity, equity, and inclusion in medicine.
Survivor Journeys has been a non-profit organization since March, 2015. Its origins, began during the year-long medical quarantine Dr Jay Burton lived through after his stem cell transplant for Acute Myeloid Leukemia which ended in late October 2011. Dr Burton’s emotional and social support experiences prompted speaking engagements about cancer survivorship. The community interest generated from these talks, as well as the lack of emotional and support services for cancer survivors in our region, led to the creation of Survivor Journeys. Learn more at survivorourneys.org