Joel D. Kopple

Joel D. Kopple
Born	March 26 1938 Chicago, Illinois
Residence	Los Angeles
Citizenship	USA
Alma mater	Northwestern University, University of Illinois College of Medicine
Scientific career
Fields	nephrology, internal medicine, nutrition, public health
Institutions	Harbor-UCLA Medical Center UCLA

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 at David Geffen UCLA School of Medicine and UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. He served from 1982 to 2007 as the chief of the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. He is also known as the father of the field of Renal Nutrition.

To recognize the contributions of Joel Kopple to advancing the field of Renal Nutrition, the National Kidney Foundation 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.

The International Federation of Kidney Foundations has created a separate Joel D. Kopple Award which is given to a person or group that has made a major contribution to the health or well-being of people with or at risk for kidney disease.

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