Tampa, Fla., March 17, 2008 – The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) presented Todd Ing, MD, with the 2008 Medal of Excellence Award on Sunday, March 16, at the Renaissance Austin Hotel in Austin, Texas. Each year AAKP recognizes a renal physician who stands out among the best. The Medal of Excellence Award winner is chosen for his or her commitment to patient services, research, and patient and professional education.
Dr. Ing is currently courtesy staff physician in the Department of Medicine at the Veterans Affairs Hospital in Hines, Ill., as well as Professor Emeritus of Medicine at Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine. He is also a key member of the renal community, both nationally and internationally with his current and prior appointments to the editorial boards for Kidney, Hong Kong Journal of Nephrology, Hemodialysis International and Peritoneal Dialysis International.
“Dr. Ing has unselfishly given to the kidney community for more than 25 years. Because of his hard work, countless numbers of patients are living rewarding lives and receiving quality care,” said AAKP President Roberta Wager, RN, MSN. “He is definitely deserving of the AAKP Medal of Excellence Award.”
Dr. Ing authored more than 250 publications in the area of dialysis with emphasis on isolated ultrafiltration, complications of dialysis, dialysate composition and peritoneal dialysis. He is also co-editor of the Handbook of Dialysis, which has been translated into nine different languages and is widely used around the world.
The Medal of Excellence Award Dinner was a spectacular success with physicians, colleagues and friends on hand to congratulate Dr. Ing on receiving this prestigious award.
AAKP would like to thank the sponsors of the 2008 Medal of Excellence Award Dinner:
Gold sponsors are Abbott Renal Care and Genzyme
Silver sponsors include AMAG Pharmaceuticals Incorporated and Watson Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
Bronze sponsor is American Society of Nephrology
Patron sponsors are American Regent Incorporated, Dialysis Clinic Incorporated, Kidney Associates, Renal Physician Association and United Network for Organ Sharing.
Past award recipients include: Robert S. Fennell, III, MD, of University of Florida, College of Medicine (2007); H. Keith Johnson, MD, of Dialysis Clinic, Inc. (2006); John H. Sadler, MD, of Independent Dialysis Foundation (2005); Morrell M. Avram, MD, of Long Island College Hospital, Brooklyn, N.Y. (2004); Belding H. Scribner, MD, of University of Washington School of Medicine & Willem J. Kolff, MD, of University of Utah School of Medicine (2003); George E. Schreiner, MD, of Georgetown University (2002); Garabed Eknoyan, MD, of Baylor College of Medicine, Houston & Nathan Levin, MD, of Renal Research Institute, New York (2001); Christopher Blagg, MD, of the Northwest Kidney Center (2000); John Bower, MD, of University of Mississippi Medical Center & Renal Physicians Association (1999); A. Peter Lundin, MD, of State University of New York, Health Science Center at Brooklyn (1998); Clive O. Callender, MD, of Howard University Hospital, Washington, D.C. (1997); and Eli A. Friedman, MD, of State University of New York, Health Science Center, Brooklyn (1996).
AAKP is the voluntary, patient organization, which for more than 35 years, has been dedicated to improving the lives of fellow kidney patients and their families by helping them deal with the physical, emotional and social impact of kidney disease. The programs offered by AAKP inform and inspire patients and their families to better understand their condition, adjust more readily to their circumstances, and assume more normal, productive lives in their communities.
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