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AAKP awards 2011 Medal of Excellence Award to Ray Hakim and Allen Nissenson. |
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TAMPA, FLA.; November 8, 2011 – Today the American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) announced the selection of Raymond Hakim, Ph.D, M.D. and Allen Nissenson, M.D. as the winners of the 2011 AAKP Medal of Excellence Award. The Award, one of the Association’s highest honors, recognizes nephrologists who have demonstrated, through the course of their career, compassion for kidney patients and their families, an understanding of the importance of patient education, and have a desire to help improve the physical, emotional and social impact of kidney disease. This year, AAKP is proud to bestow this honor to Dr. Hakim and Dr. Nissenson.
Raymond M. Hakim, Ph.D, M.D.
Dr. Hakim serves as Chief Medical Officer and Senior Executive Vice President, Clinical & Scientific Affairs for Fresenius Medical Services North America. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)-trained engineer broadened his career in 1972, when he entered McGill Medical School. He completed his Nephrology fellowship at Harvard Medical School and at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. He went on to serve as Medical Director of Dialysis Clinical Services at Vanderbilt University Hospital. In 1995, Dr. Hakim became one of the founders of Renal Care Group which later merged with Fresenius Medical Care North America. Dr. Hakim has spoken at hundreds of patient and health care professional meetings and has authored more than 160 articles regarding issues in dialysis. He has also contributed chapters to more than 30 medical books.
Allen R. Nissenson, M.D., F.A.C.P
Dr. Nissenson is Chief Medical Officer of DaVita, Inc. Dr. Nissenson is a graduate of Northwestern University Medical School. He spent much of his career at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA where he is still Emeritus Professor of Medicine. Dr. Nissenson served as President of the Renal Physicians Association, the national association of nephrologists focusing on public policy and clinical practice issues. He is the author of two dialysis textbooks, has written hundreds of articles on anemia, dialysis care and health care. In addition, Dr. Nissenson is the founding President of the National Anemia Action Council (NAAC), a multidisciplinary organization to raise awareness of professionals and the public about the prevalence, consequences, and treatment of anemia.
“Drs. Hakim and Nissenson share many traits. There is one that stands out, “stated AAKP President Carolyn Price. “They continue to challenge the clinical, social and emotional outcomes of patients with renal disease. They are going to make a difference. This is their commitment. There will be change. These men will lead it.”
AAKP will honor both men at the 2011 AAKP Medal of Excellence Award dinner program, Friday, March 18, 2011 in Washington, DC at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel. The dinner is held in conjunction with the Renal Physician Association’s Annual Meeting. Dinner tickets are $125 and can be purchased by contacting AAKP at (800) 749-2257. AAKP offers numerous sponsorship levels that companies and/or individuals may purchase to show their support of AAKP and the Medal of Excellence Award recipients, Dr. Raymond Hakim and Dr. Allen Nissenson. For more information visit www.aakp.org/events/Medal-of-Excellence/2011-Medal-of-Excellence or email Jerome Bailey at
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### American Association of Kidney Patients AAKP is the voluntary, patient organization, which for 40 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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