The Belding H. Scribner Award will be tendered on Saturday, October 26, to Claudio Ronco, MD. Dr. Ronco's clinical and basic research efforts have significantly advanced the management of patients with kidney diseases and the science of nephrology.
Dr. Ronco is director of the International Renal Research Institute at San Bortolo Hospital in Vicenza, Italy, where he also served as director of the Department of Nephrology and Transplantation. He has also held positions as associate professor of nephrology at San Bartolo Hospital, director of the renal laboratory at the International Renal Research Institute, professor of medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in New York City, and visiting professor at The George Washington University in Washington, DC.
Established in 1995, the Belding H. Scribner Award is presented to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the care of patients with renal disorders or have substantially influenced the clinical practice of nephrology. Dr. Ronco is receiving the award because of his achievements as a pioneer in many areas of nephrology, including peritoneal dialysis, critical care nephrology, continuous renal replacement therapy, cardiorenal syndromes, and wearable dialysis technology. He has coauthored 1146 papers, 65 books, and 80 book chapters and has delivered more than 1000 lectures and presentations at international meetings and universities.
Dr. Ronco has served on the board of directors of five scientific societies and served as president of the International Society for Hemodialysis. He cofounded the Acute Dialysis Quality Initiative consensus group with colleagues from the University of California and the University of Pittsburgh. He is editor-in-chief of Blood Purification and Contributions to Nephrology, associate editor of Critical Care, and editor emeritus of The International Journal of Artificial Organs.
Dr. Ronco has received numerous awards including lifetime achievement awards for hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis from the Annual Dialysis Conference, the Bywaters Award from the International Society of Nephrology, an international medal of excellence and the J. Michael Lazarus Distinguished Award from the National Kidney Foundation, and the Belding Scribner Award from the International Society for Hemodialysis.
Dr. Ronco graduated in medicine from the University of Padua in Italy and then completed specialty training in nephrology at the University of Padua and in pediatric nephrology at the University of Naples Federico II, Italy.