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Join us Sunday December 7, 2026 from 7:30-5pm for the 2025 Rare Diseases Nephrology Symposium. It is a one-day conference taking place in downtown Riverside during the festival of lights at the Mission Inn Hotel. It targets Nephrologists, Internists, Rheumatologists, Medical Students, Residents and Fellows. After a full day of learning registrants leave the conference surrounded by the festivities that light up the night during the Christmas season and get explore all the shops, restaurants and nightlife of downtown Riverside during this magical time.
Conference registration fee:
$450 (the registration includes breakfast, lunch snacks, conference materials). There are only 150 in person slots available and there is also virtual attendance options.
Agenda:
|
Time |
Title |
Speakers & Panelists |
| 7:00-7:30 am | Registration, Badge pick up, breakfast & vendor walk through | |
| 7:30-8:00 am | Welcome Notes | Drs. Amir Abdipour, Sayna Norouzi & Laren Tan |
| 8:00-8:45 am | Keynote Gold Sponsor Talk | |
| 8:45-9:30 am | Interactive IgA Nephropathy Management Session | Drs. Brittany Chow, Arvind Madan, John Sim, Brad Rovin. Moderator: Dr. Arun Rajasekaran |
| 9:30-9:45 am | Keynote Silver Sponsor Talk | |
| 9:45-10:00 am | Break/Snack | |
| 10:00-10:45 am | Management of Lupus Nephritis | Drs. Mojtaba Akhtari, Heather Gillespie, Richard Glassock, Brad Rovin, Tripti Singh |
| 10:45-11:00 am | Break | |
| 11:00-11:45 pm | Polycystic Kidney Disease: Diagnosis, Management, and AI in PKD | Drs. Alex Chang, Craig Gordon, Mario Rubin, Mrinalini Sarkar |
| 11:45-12:30 pm | Lunch & Keynote Gold Sponsor Talk | Dr. Jean Francis |
| 12:30-12:45 pm | Break | |
| 12:45-1:30 pm | Genetic Testing: Interpretation — Not Easy!? Fabry Disease- Genetic FSGS- Alport disease- & Interpreting VUS in the setting of kidney disease. | Drs. Rasheed Gbadegesin, Anuja Java, Ali Poyan Mehr, Silvi Shah, Hua Wang, & Genetic Counselor Jennyphane Alexander |
| 1:30-2:15 pm | Hypertension Guidelines implications in Glomerular Disorders, and Obesity-Related Glomerulonephritis | Drs. Giv Bateni & Roy Matthew |
| 2:15-2:30 pm | Keynote Silver Sponsor Talk | |
| 2:30-2:45 pm | Break / Snack | |
| 2:45-3:30 pm | C3 Glomerulopathy: Diagnosis & Management | Drs. Richard Glassock, Ray Hsu, Anuja Java, Carla Nester. Moderator: Dr. Paul Hanna |
| 3:30-4:15 pm | IgG4-Related Kidney Disease | Drs. Heather Gillespie, Richard Glassock, Thu Le, Mario Rubin |
| 4:15-4:30 pm | Break | |
| 4:30-5:15 pm | Rare Kidney Disease in Pregnancy and Pre-Pregnancy Planning | Drs. Arvind Madan, Leticia Rolon, Silvi Shah |
| 5:15-5:30 pm | Closing Remarks | Drs. Amir Abdipour, Sayna Norouzi |
About Mission Inn:
Mission Inn Hotel & Spa began as a quaint adobe boarding house in 1876, becoming a full-service hotel in the early 1900s. Opened by Frank Miller, it expanded in 1903 with over 200 guestrooms and the addition of the Mission Wing, built in Mission-Revival style while incorporating architectural features from more than 20 different California missions. Three more wings materialized as demand grew, including the Cloister, Spanish Wing and the Rotunda Wing, completed in 1931. Miller filled the hotel with valuable items from across the globe, including artwork, furniture and religious relics. Mission Inn still houses the oldest bell in Christendom, dating back to 1247.
The hotel has played host to U.S. Presidents and celebrities. Presidents Roosevelt, Taft, Hoover, Nixon, Reagan and Bush Jr; social leaders such as Booker T. Washington, Susan B. Anthony, Amelia Earhart, Albert Einstein, Helen Keller and John Muir; and entertainers including Judy Garland, Bette Davis, Clark Gable, Tom Hanks, Barbra Streisand and James Brolin have all stayed, dined and relaxed at Mission Inn throughout its storied, nearly 150- year history.