John P. Merrill John P. Merrill John Putnam Merrill (March 10, 1917 – April 14, 1984) was an American physician and medical researcher. He led the team which performed the world's first successful kidney transplant. He generally credited as the "father of nephrology" or "the founder of nephrology," which is the scientific study of the kidney and its diseases. Merrill was born in 1917 in Hartford, Connecticut. After graduating from Dartmouth College in 1938, he attended the Harvard Medical School. He graduated in 1942; and he was an intern at the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital. During World War II, he served for four
Polish Society of Nephrology 12th Congress - Łódź (2016) 13th Congress will be held in 2019 in Poznań. Annual conferences are organized between the congresses. Local committees meetings are held 2-3 times a year. Several scientific meetings are endorsed by PSN and include “Olgierd Smoleński Cracovian Days of Dialysis Therapy”, Katowice Seminars “Advances in Nephrology and Hypertension”, Post-ASN Meetings, German-Czech-Polish Symposia “Modern Aspects of Nephrology and Hypertension”, Nephrocardiology Conferences and Top Nephrological Trends Congresses. ● Polish Nephrology and Dialysis Therapy - established in 1997, edited by Przegląd Lekarski publisher, publishes original papers, reviews, statements and recommendations, letters to editor and case reports. The editor-in-chief