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Office
22201 Moross Rd
Ste 170
Detroit, MI 48236Phone+1 313-886-8787Fax+1 313-886-4103- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- I’m a clinical nephrologist from Detroit, Michigan. I consider seeing patients my day job but my passion is medical education. I caught the bug in 1993 while writing a 200 page microbiology study guide during my third year of medical school. The proceeds of that project funded a more ambitious project, a 4 year, 500 page, fluids and electrolyte masterpiece that was a commercial flop. In 2003 I launched a pediatric application on the Palm Pilot (remember those?) called Kidometer. I started one of the first nephrology blogs in 2008. I am active on twitter and somehow today I find myself to be the public face of nephrology on Twitter. In 20013 I was a founder of NephMadness, a totally preposterous, social media-medical education-gamification-Franken Creature that rocks the nephrology social media sphere every March. In 2014 I co-founded NephJC, a Twitter journal club for nephrology that meets twice a month.
In addition to my work in social media I teach the second year medical students at Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine. I also teach residents, med students and fellows at St John Providence Hospital and Medical Center, where I was awarded Teach of the Year.
Education & Training
- University of ChicagoFellowship, Nephrology, 2001 - 2003
- Indiana University School of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, 1996 - 2000
- Wayne State University School of MedicineInternship, Transitional Year, 1995 - 1996
- Wayne State University School of MedicineClass of 1995
- University of MichiganBGS, 1987 - 1991
- University of Michigan School of Public HealthBachelor's, 1987 - 1991
Certifications & Licensure
- MI State Medical License 1995 - 2025
- IL State Medical License 2001 - 2005
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Member of the 2015 #HIT99 EMR & HIPAA magazine, 2015
- Teacher of the Year Providence Hospital, 2014
- Best instructor: renal and urinary course OUWBSoM, 2012
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Remove the "Strict" From "Restriction": A #NephJC Editorial on SODIUM-HF.Sheikh B Khalid, Rachel Hung, William Andres Vasquez Espinosa, Nayan Arora, Joel M Topf, Jamie Willows> ;Kidney Medicine. 2023 Apr 1
- A New Understanding of Potassium's Influence Upon Human Health and Renal Physiology.James A McCormick, Joel Topf, Isabelle Dominique Tomacruz, P Richard Grimm> ;Advances in Kidney Disease and Health. 2023 Mar 1
- User-generated social media content in knowledge dissemination.Divya Bajpai, Jamie K Willows, Joel M Topf, Swapnil Hiremath> ;Kidney International. 2022 Dec 1
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Journal Articles
- Social media, medicine and the modern journal clubTopf J, Hiremath S, Int Rev Psychiatry, 1/1/2015
- Ten Steps for Setting Up an Online Journal ClubChan TM, Thoma B, Radecki R, Topf J, Woo HH, Kao LS, Cochran A, Hiremath S, Lin M, J Contin Educ Health Prof, 1/1/2015
- NephMadness 2015: Nephrology as a Cornerstone of MedicineSparks MA, Lerma EV, Kupin W, Phelan PJ, Jhaveri KD, Topf J, Am J Kidney Dis, 1/1/2015
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Correction Rate of Severe Hypernatremia and Morbidity and Mortality in Hospitalized PatientsAbdulrazzak A, El-Kateb M, Melidonian M, Henderson HL, Topf J, ASN Kidney Week, 1/1/2014
- NephMadness 2014, a Social Media Campaign to Promote Nephrology Education and InterestTopf J, Sparks MA, Lerma EV, Kupin WL, Jhaveri KD, ASN Kidney Week, 1/1/2014
- Nephrology Blogosphere: An Analysis of Productivity, Longevity, and ConsistencyTopf JM, ASN Kidney Week, 1/1/2013
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Lectures
- How to Dip Your Toes into Social MediaMontreal, Canada - 1/1/2015
- A Nephrologists guide to getting started in social mediaPhiladelphia, PA - 1/1/2014
- NephMadness: Social Media Campaign to Promote Nephrology Education and InterestAtlanta, GA - 1/1/2013
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Other
- Acute Renal Failure: Finally, Some ProgressTopf JM, Renal & Urology News
1/1/2006 - Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney diseaseTopf JM
UPCMD.com
1/1/2000 - Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseTopf JM
UPCMD.com
1/1/2000 - Join now to see all
Authored Content
- Ascension St John Nephrology Fellowship Closing ArgumentOctober 2020
Press Mentions
- Robert G. Narins AwardNovember 14th, 2022
- Keep Calm and #AskRenalNovember 11th, 2022
- How Sweet We Need ItMay 30th, 2022
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Hospital Affiliations
- Ascension of Providence Hospital, Southfield CampusSouthfield, Michigan
- Beaumont Hospital - Farmington HillsFarmington, Michigan
- Beaumont Hospital - Grosse PointeGrosse Pointe, Michigan
- McLaren MacombMount Clemens, Michigan
- Ascension Macomb-Oakland HospitalWarren, Michigan
- Beaumont Hospital - TroyTroy, Michigan
- Henry Ford Macomb HospitalsClinton Township, Michigan
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