Joel D. Kopple
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Joel D. Kopple, MD
, is an American
professor
, physician
, clinician scientist
, educator, practitioner
, consultant
and investigator
in medicine
, nephrology
, nutrition
, and public health
. He is currently professor emeritus at David Geffen
UCLA School of Medicine and UCLA School of Public Health. He served from 1981 to 2007 as the chief of the Division of Nephrology
at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
. He is also known as the father
of the field of Renal Nutrition
and its Council on Renal Nutrition
designated the Joel D Kopple Award in Renal Nutrition, which is annually granted to a distinguished individual for his/her efforts to advance the field of renal nutrition.
and the International Federation of National Kidney Foundations.
(2006). He was the 1993 recipient of the David M. Hume Memorial Award by the National Kidney Foundation
. He also received the 2004 Robert H. Herman Memorial Award and the 1997 E.V. McCollum Award from the American Society for Nutrition
.
Kopple received an honorary doctorate from the University of Pavol Jozef Šafárik
in 1995.
Doctor of Medicine
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, is an American
United States
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professor
Professor
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, physician
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
, clinician scientist
Scientist
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, educator, practitioner
Practitioner
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, consultant
Consultant
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and investigator
Investigator
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in medicine
Medicine
Medicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
, nephrology
Nephrology
Nephrology is a branch of internal medicine and pediatrics dealing with the study of the function and diseases of the kidney.-Scope of the specialty:...
, nutrition
Nutrition
Nutrition is the provision, to cells and organisms, of the materials necessary to support life. Many common health problems can be prevented or alleviated with a healthy diet....
, and public health
Public health
Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals" . It is concerned with threats to health based on population health...
. He is currently professor emeritus at David Geffen
David Geffen
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UCLA School of Medicine and UCLA School of Public Health. He served from 1981 to 2007 as the chief of the Division of Nephrology
Nephrology
Nephrology is a branch of internal medicine and pediatrics dealing with the study of the function and diseases of the kidney.-Scope of the specialty:...
at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Harbor–UCLA Medical Center is a 570-bed public teaching hospital located at 1000 West Carson Street within the unincorporated Los Angeles County area of West Carson, California...
. He is also known as the father
Father
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of the field of Renal Nutrition
Nutrition
Nutrition is the provision, to cells and organisms, of the materials necessary to support life. Many common health problems can be prevented or alleviated with a healthy diet....
Joel D Kopple Award
To recognize the contributions of Joel Kopple to advancing the field of Renal Nutrition, the National Kidney FoundationNational Kidney Foundation
The National Kidney Foundation, Inc. is a major voluntary health organization in the United States, headquartered in New York City...
and its Council on Renal Nutrition
Council on Renal Nutrition
The Council on Renal Nutrition is a council of the National Kidney Foundation and serves as the main national level organization for renal dietitians who work in the United States and who are engaged in providing care to, or are interested in matters related to, patients with kidney diseases.-...
designated the Joel D Kopple Award in Renal Nutrition, which is annually granted to a distinguished individual for his/her efforts to advance the field of renal nutrition.
Notable Contributions
Kopple has authored or coauthored more than 300 peer-reviewed manuscripts. He has funded several organizations including the International Society of Renal Nutrition and MetabolismInternational Society of Renal Nutrition and Metabolism
The International Society of Renal Nutrition and Metabolism is a learned society on nephrology that has the objective of advancing knowledge, education and awareness pertaining to nutrition and metabolism in kidney disease by fostering communication of the advancements of knowledge in renal...
and the International Federation of National Kidney Foundations.
Awards and honors
Joel Kopple is an elected Fellow of the American Society for NutritionAmerican Society for Nutrition
The American Society for Nutrition is the principal United States society for professional researchers and practitioners in the field of nutrition, publishing two of the leading journals in the field...
(2006). He was the 1993 recipient of the David M. Hume Memorial Award by the National Kidney Foundation
National Kidney Foundation
The National Kidney Foundation, Inc. is a major voluntary health organization in the United States, headquartered in New York City...
. He also received the 2004 Robert H. Herman Memorial Award and the 1997 E.V. McCollum Award from the American Society for Nutrition
American Society for Nutrition
The American Society for Nutrition is the principal United States society for professional researchers and practitioners in the field of nutrition, publishing two of the leading journals in the field...
.
Kopple received an honorary doctorate from the University of Pavol Jozef Šafárik
University of Pavol Jozef Safarik
The Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice is a university located in Košice, Slovakia. It was founded in 1959 and is organized in 5 faculties...
in 1995.