KatherineTuttle University of Washington School of Medicine, Division of NephrologyUnited States

Katherine R. Tuttle, MD, FASN, FACP, FNKF, is Executive Director for Research at Providence Inland Northwest Health and Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington. Dr. Tuttle’s collective body of work has shaped the “pillars of therapy“ approach to chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular disease in a fundamental manner across the spectrum of scientific discovery, clinical trials, and population level implementation. She is chair of the Diabetic Kidney Disease Collaborative for the American Society of Nephrology and a member of the Cardio-Kidney-Metabolic working group for the American Heart Association. She has chaired numerous national and international initiatives including the inaugural National Kidney Foundation-KDOQI Guideline for Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease, the American Diabetes Association Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease Consensus Conference, International Society of Nephrology - World Congress of Nephrology, and the Kidney Health Initiative. Dr. Tuttle has received many honors and awards including the John P. Peters Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society of Nephrology, the Medal of Excellence from the American Association of Kidney Patients, the Garabed Eknoyan Award from the National Kidney Foundation, the YWCA Woman of Achievement Award in Science, and two Outstanding Clinical Faculty Awards at the University of Washington.