Dr. Maria Fusaro, born in Padua, is a researcher (unlimited contract) of the Institute of Clinical Physiology, National Council of Research (CNR), Pisa, and Department of Medicine, University of Padua, Italy. Graduate in Medicine and Surgery, University of Padua, specializing in Nephrology; PhD in Medical Science, Clinical and Experimental Science; Specialize in Clinical Physiopathology; Habilitate for Associate Professor (Nephrology, Endocrinology, and Nutrition Science Area). Principal investigator of scientific activities concerning bone diseases and mineral metabolism, both secondary to pathologies (chronic renal failure, osteoporosis) or the use of drugs. In particular, the studies aim to establish associations between these pathologies and vascular calcification, fracturing events, and mortality. The main research topics of the study of the interaction between bone and bone-vascular crosstalk are vitamin K and vitamin D; furthermore, the use of drugs and their impact on bone and vascular health (e.g., Warfarin, PPI, and so on). Dr. Fusaro has published over 90 papers in peer-reviewed international journals indexed in PubMed. He has been invited as a speaker at major national and international congresses for lectures on the topic of vitamin K and mineral bone disorders in patients with chronic renal disease and in the general population.
Dr. Hanne Skou Jørgensen is a Medical Doctor at the Department of Nephrology at Aalborg University Hospital and an Associate Professor at the Institute of Clinical Medicine at Aarhus University in Denmark. She completed her MD in 2009 and PhD studies in chronic kidney disease—mineral and bone disorder (CKD-MBD) in 2017, both at Aarhus University. She is a Steering Committee member of the European Renal Osteodystrophy Initiative under the CKD-MBD working group of the European Renal Association. Current projects include “VDOGMA: Vitamin D metabolism in chronic kidney disease—Tearing down dogmas with real-world data” and "Consequences of Persistent Hyperparathyroidism in Kidney Transplant Recipients." Her teaching disciplines include mineral metabolism disturbances and osteoporosis in CKD.
Dr. Carlo Maria Alfieri is Professor at the Department of Medical Sciences, University of Milan, and Nephrologist in the Department of Nephrology, Dialysis, and Renal Transplantation, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico of Milan. He completed his PhD studies at the Speciality School in Nephrology at the University of Milan. From October 2011 to February 2013, he was a researcher at the French Institute of Health and Medical Research. From July 2014 to April 2019, he worked as a nephrologist at Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda—Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico. His teaching disciplines include clinical nephrology, renal transplantation, and ca/p metabolism.
Prof. Dr. Luis D’Marco is a Nephrologist and Clinical Researcher currently working as a Professor at CEU Cardenal Herrera University and Hospital Vithas Consuelo in Valencia, Spain. Once he completed his 2-year fellowship at Emory University in Atlanta, US, his Doctorate in Research and Translational Medicine at the University of Barcelona, and his Master’s degree in Diabetology at Alcala de Henares University in Spain, he focused his interest and research on the interaction between bone and mineral metabolism in CKD, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and adiposopathy. He is a member of reputed international medical societies such as ISN, ERA-EDTA, ASN, SEN, and SLANH, among others.
