Melvin Chan MD

@MChanMD

Current NSMC Faculty, CU Ped Neph, and IM faculty; interested in CKM and transition of care

Joined August 2020

247 Following 325 Followers 397 Posts

Latest posts 5

Melvin Chan MD @MChanMD Oct 20

Any pediatric nephrologist willing to try Tolvaptan in an ADPKD study based on this study?

KIReports @KIReports Oct 20

1/ Introduction
Hey #NephTwitter! 👋 Welcome to another #tweetorial #xtorial brought to you by @AgavriloaeiB and @KIReports!
Today: Tolvaptan in pediatric ADPKD.
🧬 Can earlier treatment help preserve kidney function?
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Melvin Chan MD @MChanMD Oct 5

Look at this great Tweetorial!

KIReports @KIReports Oct 5

1/ 🧵Tweetorial Alert 🧵Hey, #NephTwitter
Welcome to a 🆕 #tweetorial #xtorial brought to you by @KIReports

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Melvin Chan MD @MChanMD Sep 7

Is citrate with HD completely benign? We use it all the time in HD and assume it is but this study is giving some second thoughts. Read a great summary from @DrAkshayaJ

KIReports @KIReports Sep 6

1/ Hey #NephX! 👋
We’re back with a fresh #Xtorial from KIReports

Citrate dialysate is often viewed as a friend in dialysis : it chelates Ca, and inhibits Ca/Phos crystallization, But what if the effect on the vessel wall is not so simple?

sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

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Melvin Chan MD @MChanMD Apr 8

Great review on stopping the progression of ADPKD! Check it out!

KIReports @KIReports Apr 7

1/ Hey #NephTwitter! Welcome to a #tweetorial #xtorial brought to you by
@KIReports
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Melvin Chan MD @MChanMD Dec 17, 2025

The future direction of nephrology

KIReports @KIReports Dec 17, 2025

2/🚨 Our topic🚨: A Comprehensive Framework for Kidney Function Assessment: Summary of the NIDDKD Reimagining Kidney Function Assessment Workshop.
There are no conflicts of interest. #MedSky #NephSky #MedTwitter #nephtwitter @ISNkidneycare
Article 👉kireports.org/article/S2468-…. .

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