Full Name
A/Prof Melanie P. Hoenig
Designation
Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School, Division of Nephrology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Bio
Dr. Melanie Hoenig is a clinician educator at BIDMC and Harvard Medical School. She is the course director for Homeostasis 2, a required course for all Harvard Medical and Dental students that explores renal, GI and endocrine physiology and pathophysiology. Dr. Hoenig teaches at all levels of medical education from undergraduate students to post graduate learners. She is the renal section head for Knowledge +, an internal medicine board review study tool and developed the Kidney Self-Assessment Program for the American Society of Nephrology. She loves participating in the renal physiology podcast, Channel Your Enthusiasm.
Topic
Renoprotective Effects of the SGLT2 Inhibitors
Abstract
The sodium glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors were developed to serve an unmet need as a new agent to provide modest improvements in glycemic control for individuals with type 2 diabetes. Clinical experience with these agents has demonstrated remarkable cardiovascular benefits and surprising renal benefits that challenge our understanding of diabetic kidney disease, offer new hope for care of our patients but also require thoughtful application.
