National Contributions
Member, Advisory Board Geriatric Nephrology, American Society of Nephrology
Board member, Renal Physician
Association, 2006 – 2012
Renal Physician Association Clinical Practice committee, Present
Renal Physician Association Coverage Advocacy Program Steering
Committee, Present
Umesh Desmukh, PhD
Co-Chair, Block Symposium, 95th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Immunologists, 2008
Member of the Renal Ultrasound Credentialing Committee of the American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology (ASDIN)
Regular member, National Institute of Health Genetics of Health and Disease Study Section, Center for Scientific Review
Member, International Transplant
Society, 1978-present
Member, Southern Society Clinical Investigation, 1979-present
Ad hoc Member, Study Section Natural IgM, NIAID, 2011-present
Member, Education Committee, American
Society of Nephrology, 2009 – Present
Chairman, Program Committee, ASN Annual Meeting, 2011, Philadelphia,
PA, 2011
Chairman, American Society of Nephrology Acute Kidney Injury Advisory
Group, 2008 – 2010
Member, Board of Advisors, American Society of Nephrology 2008 –
2010
Member, Program Committee, ASN Annual Meeting, 2009, San Diego,
CA
Chairman, Pathobiology Kidney Disease Study Section: ZRG1 DKUS-A (Aug
22, 2011)
Adhoc, NIH/NHLBI Program Project, December 14, 2011
Co-Director, American Society of
Nephrology Board Review Course
Member, Education Executive Committee, American Society of
Nephrology
Member, Program Committee, Association of Professors of Medicine
Co-Chair, Annual Meeting Renal Physicians Association
Member, Board of Directors, Renal Physicians Association

