Anil K. Agarwal, MD, FACP, FASN, FNKF, FISN, FASDIN, is a Professor of Clinical Medicine at The University of California San Francisco and Academy Professor at Ohio State University, Columbus Ohio. He is also the Deputy Chief of Staff at San Francisco Veterans Affairs Health Care System at Fresno, California. Dr Agarwal is a passionate clinician and educator and is an internationally recognized expert in hypertension, dialysis, anemia, mineral bone disorders, and vascular access. He has conducted over 50 clinical trials, developed protocols, and published results of studies. He is a frequently sought speaker nationally and internationally.

Dr Agarwal is Past President of the American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology and Past Chair of the Interventional Nephrology Workgroup of the International Society of Nephrology (ISN). He has been an ISN ambassador to many countries. He is an advisor to the South Asia Board and a member of the North America and Caribbean Board of the ISN and is a member of the Fellowship Committee of the ISN. He has authored and edited the first textbook of Interventional Nephrology, as well as both editions of NephSAP on Interventional Nephrology published by the American Society of Nephrology, among over 500 publications and presentations.

Dr Agarwal serves as editor and reviewer for several medical journals. He chaired many committees and boards, including the Medical Advisory Board of the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) of Ohio and Island Peer Review Organization (Renal Network of Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana). He was the inaugural Chair of Clinical Scholarship for FAME at Wexner Medical Center from 2014 to 2020.

Celina Medina is a 2-times kidney recipient. She was diagnosed with Nephrotic Syndrome at the age of 1 ½ years. She received her first kidney transplant when she was a young mother, at 26 years old. The life-saving gift came from a living related donor, her younger brother, Tony. After a successful transplant, Ms Medina was able to give birth to another beautiful daughter. Unfortunately, after 7 years, she returned to dialysis. This time around, while waiting for her peritoneal catheter to mature, she was rushed to the hospital with a severe infection. The infection was severe enough that she spent 3 days in the intensive care unit (ICU). After aggressive antibiotics, she was able to have a full recovery. She spent the next 12 years on dialysis and, finally, on May 25th of 2019, she received her 2nd transplant from an Angel Donor. Ms Medina now dedicates her time sharing her story throughout the country and advocating for organ donation. As a social worker, she spends her days helping the less fortunate, individuals experiencing homelessness, by getting them off the streets.