She obtained her master s and doctorate degrees in Nephrology at the Federal University of Sa o Paulo, Brazil. Currently she is the academic coordinator of Santa Lucinda Hospital in Sorocaba Sa o Paulo, coordinator of the Hypertension Department of the Brazilian Society of Nephrology, and member of the Scientific Council of the Brazilian Society of Hypertension. From 2001 to 2009 she was the dean of the Centro de Cie ncias Me dicas e Biolo gicas (PUC-SP) and President of the Administration Council of Santa Lucinda Hospital. Her primary research biographic and disclosure information interests are hypertension, diabetic nephropathy and CKD. Professor Rodrigues has published more than 40 journal articles and contributed 15 book chapters in the field of nephrology and hypertension. She is a member of numerous professional organizations in Brazil and abroad, and has served as peer reviewer for many scientific journals and an advisory committee member to various organizations. Dr Rodrigues reported no relevant financial relationships Mark J Sarnak, MD, MS, is Professor of Medicine at Tufts University of School of Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts, USA and Director of Research in the Division of Nephrology at Tufts Medical Center. He obtained his medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and s degree in clinical care research from Tufts University of Medicine. His current research encompasses various topics including the role of aging in CKD, the relationship between cognition and CKD, and CVD in CKD. He has lectured extensively on the epidemiology and management of traditional and non-traditional cardiovascular risk factors in CKD. Dr Sarnak has authored more than 175 publications and is a peer reviewer for more than a dozen journals. 