The National Kidney Foundation Honors Dr. Ana Ricardo with Distinguished Service Award
NEW YORK, April 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) nephrologist Ana Ricardo, MD, will receive the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) Medical Advisory Board Distinguished Service Award, which recognizes individuals for their educational activities and community service in promoting the mission of NKF on a local level.
- NEW YORK, April 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) nephrologist Ana Ricardo, MD, will receive the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) Medical Advisory Board Distinguished Service Award, which recognizes individuals for their educational activities and community service in promoting the mission of NKF on a local level.
- Further, her research is focused on health disparities and health behaviors in chronic kidney disease (CKD).
- Dr. Ricardo is also a committed volunteer for the KidneyMobile® screening program, which screens for kidney disease and risk factors including diabetes and hypertension.
- "We need to spread the word that a great proportion of kidney disease is preventable," Dr. Ricardo said.