Fundamentals of Renal Pathology

Renal Anatomy and Basic Concepts and Methods in Renal Pathology.- Glomerular Diseases with Nephrotic Syndrome Presentations.- Glomerular Disease with Nephritic Syndrome Presentations.- Systemic Diseases Affecting the Kidney.- Vascular Diseases.- Tubulointerstitial Diseases.- Plasma cell Dyscrasias and Associated Renal Diseases.- Renal Transplant Pathology.

Agnes B. Fogo, M.D., is Professor in the Department of Pathology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, and Director of the Renal and Electron Microscopy Laboratory at the Center. Since 2009 she has also been the John L. Shapiro Endowed Chair of Pathology. Dr. Fogo has been the recipient of various honors and awards. From 2005 to 2007, she was Honorary Professor at Fudan University, Shanghai, China and she is an Honorary Member of the Italian Society of Nephrology and the South African Renal Association. In 2011 she received the Robert G. Narins Award for meritorious contributions to teaching, from the American Society of Nephrology. Dr. Fogo has sat on numerous National Institute of Health Review Committees. She has long been a member of the editorial boards of Kidney International and Human Pathology and has authored some 170 articles in refereed journals.

Charles E. Alpers, M.D., is Professor and Vice-Chair of the Department of Pathology at the University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA. Dr. Alpers is a member of the editorial boards of many leading journals, including the Journal of Nephrology, Human Pathology, and the International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Pathology. In 2003 he was awarded the Jacob Churg Award by the Renal Pathology Society. He is the author of ca. 250 papers in refereed journals as well as numerous book chapters, editorials, and reviews.

Arthur H. Cohen, M.D., has been Professor of Pathology (Cedars-Sinai Professorial Series) at the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, since 2008. He has also been Professor of Pathology in Residence at the UCLA School of Medicine since 1985. Dr. Cohen is a member of the editorial board of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology and served on the editorial board of Modern Pathology for almost 20 years. In 2005 he received the Jacob Churg Award from the Renal Pathology Society. He is the

From the reviews of the second edition:

"It is intended for pathology residents and interested nephrology and transplant nephrology fellows and practitioners. This book successfully covers all the topics in renal pathology. ... It is a valuable contribution to the field of pathology since few books do such an excellent job of introducing renal pathology in a lucid manner. It is a great place to start reading about renal pathology and an excellent go-to book." (Tejashree A. Karnik, Doody's Book Reviews, May, 2014)