Contributors

Meet the healthcare professionals and subject-matter experts who contribute their knowledge and perspectives to the Integrative Kidney Institute.

Majd Isreb, MD, FACP, FASN, IFMCP

Majd Isreb, MD, FACP, FASN, IFMCP is a board-certified nephrologist and internal medicine physician with more than 20 years of clinical experience. He completed his internal medicine residency at Northwestern University and his nephrology fellowship at Loyola University Medical Center in Chicago. He is a Fellow of both the American College of Physicians and the American Society of Nephrology and is certified in functional medicine by the Institute for Functional Medicine.

Dr. Isreb is the founder and medical director of the Integrative Kidney Institute. His work combines evidence-based nephrology with a broader investigation of the factors that influence kidney health, including nutrition, lifestyle, metabolic health, genetics and epigenetics, the gut microbiome, environmental exposures, and appropriate pharmacologic treatment.

He is the lead editor of Integrative Nephrology: A Systems-Based Approach to Modern Kidney Care, published by Springer Nature. Through his clinical work, writing, research commentary, and public education, Dr. Isreb seeks to make complex kidney science understandable and to advance a more comprehensive, individualized approach to the prevention and treatment of kidney disease.

Lara Zakaria, PharmD CNS CDN IFMCP

Lara Zakaria, PharmD, CNS, CDN, IFMCP, is a pharmacist and clinical nutritionist based in New York. She graduated from the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy at Rutgers University and has more than 15 years of experience in community pharmacy. She later earned a Master of Science in Clinical Nutrition from the University of Bridgeport and became a Certified Nutrition Specialist.

Lara works remotely with individuals seeking to incorporate functional medicine and nutritional support into the management of chronic conditions, including metabolic and autoimmune diseases. As an Institute for Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner, she integrates functional medicine, medication therapy management, traditional herbalism, nutrition, and lifestyle coaching into her work.

Susie Goldsmith, MSW, LICSW, BCD

Susie Goldsmith, MSW, LICSW, BCD, is a nationally board-certified clinical social worker based in Long Beach, Washington. A native of Portland, Oregon, she moved to Long Beach in 1996 after purchasing the award-winning Boreas Bed & Breakfast Inn on the southwest Washington coast.

Susie is licensed to practice clinical social work and psychotherapy in both Oregon and Washington. Before moving to Long Beach, she owned private geriatric and long-term care management practices in the Portland area. Her work included comprehensive assessment, care coordination, facilitation, and monitoring across healthcare settings, as well as collaboration with financial managers and trusts.

She has published numerous articles about continuity of care and has presented at care management and clinical workshops. Susie has worked in nephrology and dialysis as a clinical social worker since 2010.

Rania M. AlQenneh

Rania M. AlQenneh serves as Director of AMD for the Middle East and Eastern Europe region of Save the Children International. She oversees a strategic portfolio supported by more than 15 institutional donors and more than 10 philanthropic and private-sector donors while working with over 15 Save the Children member offices.

She holds an MBA in Strategic Management, a master’s degree in Quality and Operations Management, and a bachelor’s degree in International Business.

Dr. Kayla Brotherton

Kayla Brotherton is a pharmacist with experience in integrative and functional medicine. During her doctoral training, she developed a particular interest in men’s and women’s hormonal health and began a fellowship in Anti-Aging, Metabolic, and Functional Medicine through the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine.

Her education included advanced study of the endocrine system, hormonal balance, and the application of functional medicine principles. She also completed coursework in functional pharmacy and gained clinical experience in a functional medicine practice in Florida during the final rotation of her pharmacy degree.

Outside of her professional work, Kayla enjoys spending time with her husband and their two dogs.

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