Joel D KoppleJoel D. Kopple, MD, editor of the book's first three editions, is Professor Emeritus of Medicine and Public Health at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA, and is a member of the Divison of Nephrology and Hypertension and The Lundquist Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California. Dr. Kopple was Chief of the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center from 1982 to 2007. He has published over 600 scientific papers and book chapters and has edited or coedited 15 seminars and proceedings. Dr. Kopple is a former president of the National Kidney Foundation (NKF), the American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, the International Society for Renal Nutrition and Metabolism, and the International Federation of Kidney Foundations and was a founder of World Kidney Day. Read More Read Less