Podcast HackKidneys and NephrologyBy Ologies, Alie Ward, Samira Farouk
In a Nutshell
In this March 2021 episode of the Ologies podcast, host Alie Ward meets with Dr. Samira Farouk, a nephrologist who specializes in transplants, to learn more about kidneys and kidney health.
Favorite Quote
One of the words that we use when we try to describe what the kidneys do is they maintain 'homeostasis.' What homeostasis means, simply, is keeping everything the way it needs to be.
Dr. Samira Farouk
Introduction
The kidneys – a pair of bean-shaped organs around 10-11 cm long – act as the human body's filtration system.
On the Ologies podcast, science journalist Allie Ward interviews a different subject-specific expert every episode. The study of the kidneys is known as 'nephrology' and is the topic of this March 2021 episode.
Dr. Samira Farouk is a nephrologist at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, specializing in kidney transplants. She also co-created the Freely Filtered podcast to discuss all things kidney-related.
In this episode, Dr. Farouk explains what the kidney does and explores common kidney issues.
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