Hemodialysis access in Guatemalan children: a story of global health and the power of philanthropy

Yifeng Zhang^{1

2}, Rabih A Chaer³, Michael L Moritz^{4

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6}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
² UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
³ Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
⁴ Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Michaellmoritzmd@gmail.com.
⁵ UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Michaellmoritzmd@gmail.com.
⁶ Division of Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, 4401 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15217, USA. Michaellmoritzmd@gmail.com.

Editorial

Yifeng Zhang et al. Pediatr Nephrol. 2025 Apr.

. 2025 Apr;40(4):883-886.

doi: 10.1007/s00467-024-06627-8. Epub 2024 Dec 29.

Yifeng Zhang^{1

2}, Rabih A Chaer³, Michael L Moritz^{4

5

6}

¹ Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
² UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
³ Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
⁴ Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Michaellmoritzmd@gmail.com.
⁵ UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Michaellmoritzmd@gmail.com.
⁶ Division of Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, 4401 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15217, USA. Michaellmoritzmd@gmail.com.

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