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Rolando Claure-Del Granado, MD, FASN, FISN
Cochabamba, Co BOLIVIA

Dr. Rolando Claure-Del Granado earned his medical degree from the Universidad del Valle School of Medicine in Cochabamba, Bolivia, in 1999. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine and a Fellowship in Nephrology at the Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición “Salvador Zubirán” (U.N.A.M) in Mexico City, Mexico. From 2009 to 2011, Dr. Claure-Del Granado was a Research Fellow in the Division of Nephrology-Hypertension at the University of California, San Diego. He later joined the Universidad Mayor de San Simón School of Medicine (Cochabamba, Bolivia) as a Professor of Medicine and became a Clinical Research Investigator at the Biomedical Research Institute (IIBISMED). Additionally, he serves as Director of the AKI & CRRT Program in the Division of Nephrology at Hospital Obrero No 2 – Caja Nacional de Salud, Cochabamba, Bolivia. Dr. Claure-Del Granado plays an active role in the International Society of Nephrology (ISN), contributing to major initiatives such as 0by25, the Kidney Care Network, the development of the ISN COVID-19 resources site, the ISN-ACT Clinical Trials Toolkit, and the ISN-WHO AKI Toolkit. He currently serves as a Member-at-Large on the ISN Executive Committee, Deputy Chair of the ISN Fellowship Program, and Co-Lead of the ISN Mentorship Program. He is a former Chair of the ISN Young Nephrologists Committee, contributes to the @ISNeducation Social Media team, and serves on the ISN Latin American Regional Board. He is part of the KDIGO Executive Committee. Additionally, he co-chairs the Acute Kidney Injury Committee of the Latin American Society of Nephrology and Hypertension (SLANH) and is a former President of the Bolivian Society of Nephrology and Hypertension. Dr. Claure-Del Granado's research interests focus on the epidemiology of AKI, extracorporeal therapies, AKI biomarkers, mobile health, and the use of social media in medical education. He has published over 100 works, including original research articles, reviews, book chapters, and abstracts. His contributions have been recognized with various grants, awards, and honors throughout his career.