The Renal Pathology Society celebrates World Kidney Day - March 11, 2010

Welcome to Renal Pathology Society (RPS) online. You will find news and information about RPS sponsored events, RPS committee activities, list of our members, recent and future renal pathology and nephrology conferences and online membership renewal forms. To contact us please e-mail Sherry Eagle

The Renal Pathology Society (RPS) is a nonprofit organization committed to improvement and dissemination of knowledge regarding the pathology and pathophysiology of renal disease. The RPS promotes excellence in diagnosis, fosters basic, clinical and translational research, encourages training and education in renal disease, sponsors US based and International conferences and symposia and brings news and updates pertaining to renal pathology to its members around the world.

The society was initiated by a group of renal pathologists (Jay Bernstein, P. Burkholder, J. Churg, R. Cotran, F. Cuppage, D. Jones, M. Kashgarian, J. Kissane, K. Mostofi, and G. Striker), acting in large measure at the instigation of Conrad Pirani who served as acting chairman. They met on November 20, 1977, during the American Society of Nephrology meeting at the Washington Hilton Hotel, to consider the creation of a renal pathologists' organization. Fred Silva assisted as secretary. The Renal Pathology Club was then born which organized conferences for over 10 years at the annual American Society of Nephrology (ASN), the National kidney foundation (NKF) and the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP) annual meetings. Some years later, a steering committee was appointed to oversee the transition from club to society. Jay Bernstein, Frank A. Carone, Arthur H. Cohen, Robert B. Colvin, Ramzi Cotran, M.D., Vivette D'Agati, Gloria R. Gallo, Gary S. Hill, J. Charles Jennette, Michael Kashgarian, Vivian Pinn-Wiggins, H.G. Rennke, Seymour Rosen, Benjamin Spargo, Liliane M. Striker, and M.A. Venkatachalam, participated in the transition and the Renal Pathology Club became the Renal Pathology Society in March, 1993. Members of the Renal Pathology Club automatically became charter members of the new Renal Pathology Society. There have been 16 RPS presidents since 1993 and 3 secretaries to date (2008). The first RPS president was Gloria Gallo and the first secretary was J. Charles Jennette. RPS has currently >400 registered members from >30 countries and all continents: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, India, Iran, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, Norway, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, The Netherlands, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America and Venezuela.

RPS Website was created and maintained by K. Solez, MD from 1994 to 2000.
S. Meleg-Smith, MD maintained the site from 2000 to 2008.
In 2009 a new site design was commissioned and launched under the direction and guidance of Sanjay Jain, MD, PhD, Communications Committee Chair & Helen Liapis, MD., Secretary-Treasurer