Agnes B. Fogo is a professor of

renal pathology Renal pathology is a subspecialty of anatomic pathology that deals with the diagnosis and characterization of medical diseases (non-tumor) of the kidneys. In the academic setting, renal pathologists work closely with nephrologists and transplant su ...

at the

Vanderbilt University Medical Center The Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is a medical provider with multiple hospitals in Nashville, Tennessee, as well as clinics and facilities throughout Middle Tennessee. VUMC is an independent non-profit organization, but maintains acad ...

Biography

Fogo graduated from the

University of Oslo The University of Oslo ( no, Universitetet i Oslo; la, Universitas Osloensis) is a public research university located in Oslo, Norway. It is the highest ranked and oldest university in Norway. It is consistently ranked among the top universit ...

, Norway, and the

University of Tennessee The University of Tennessee (officially The University of Tennessee, Knoxville; or UT Knoxville; UTK; or UT) is a public land-grant research university in Knoxville, Tennessee. Founded in 1794, two years before Tennessee became the 16th state, ...

, USA. She completed her

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from

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before going on to do residency and a fellowship in renal pathology.

Appointments

Fogo works at the

and is the John L. Shapiro Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, and director of the Renal/Electron Microscopy Laboratory. In 2021 she also became the International Society of Nephrology president for a 2 year term.

Awards

*2011 Robert G. Narins award from the

American Society of Nephrology Founded in 1966, the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) is the world's largest professional society devoted to the study of kidney disease. Composed of over 20,000 physicians and scientists, ASN promotes expert patient care, advances medical r ...

for "substantial accomplishments in the development and leadership of educational courses and resources" *2019 Roscoe R. Robinson award from the

International Society of Nephrology The International Society of Nephrology (ISN) is an organization concerned with kidney health. Introduction The ISN has over 9,000 professional members from more than 156 countries. In addition, the ISN closely collaborates with over 100 nation ...

Publications

Selected journal articles

* The classification of glomerulonephritis in systemic lupus erythematosus revisited, Kidney International, 65, 2, February 2004, p521-530, * Banff 07 Classification of Renal Allograft Pathology: Updates and Future Directions, American Journal of Transplantation, 8, 4, April 2008, p753-760, * Renal histopathological analysis of 26 postmortem findings of patients with COVID-19 in China, Kidney International, 98, 1, July 2020, p219-227,

Books

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References

External links

* Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Vanderbilt University staff University of Tennessee alumni University of Oslo alumni Women pathologists {{Pathology-stub