AAKP is proud to announce the recipient of the 2009 Medal of Excellence Award - Robert Schrier, MD. The Medal of Excellence is a recognition program honoring a renal physician who has achieved outstanding success in caring for kidney disease patients and also possesses extraordinary skills and devotion in the field of nephrology.  
 
AAKP will pay tribute to Dr. Schrier at the Medal of Excellence Award Reception on March 22, 2009 in Baltimore, MD, at the Renaissance Harborplace Hotel. The reception is held in conjunction with the Renal Physicians Association's Annual Meeting. Please join us in sharing this special evening of recognition as we present this honor on behalf of the renal community.
 
For more information about the AAKP Medal of Excellence Award, call (800) 749-AAKP or visit the AAKP Web site, www.aakp.org.

This article originally appeared in the January 2009 issue of Kidney Transplant Today.