Satellite Healthcare, Providers of Kidney Dialysis and Kidney Disease
Services, Honors Founder With Endowed Chair at Stanford University
School of Medicine
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (Business Wire EON/PRWEB ) October 6, 2008 --
Satellite Healthcare, one of the nation’s
first and largest providers of kidney dialysis services and kidney
disease therapies, has honored its founder, Norman S. Coplon, MD, with
an endowed chair at Stanford University School of Medicine.
The Norman S. Coplon/Satellite Healthcare Professorship in Medicine was
established on June 12, 2008 with a gift from Satellite Healthcare,
which Dr. Coplon founded in 1974 as a not-for-profit organization. His
vision was to fulfill the growing need for kidney dialysis services due
to kidney disease, as well as to fund research and provide education for
patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD). The company aims to
advance the standard of chronic kidney disease care while optimizing
patient wellness and quality of life.
“Stanford is deeply grateful to Satellite
Healthcare for its gift that established the chair that honors its
founder, Norman S. Coplon,” said Ralph
Horwitz, MD, professor and chair of Stanford’s
Department of Medicine. “Dr. Coplon is a
visionary leader in nephrology and dialysis care. The chair that bears
his name will be held by Glenn Chertow, MD, professor of medicine and
chief of the Division of Nephrology at Stanford. Dr. Chertow is the
nation's leading clinical scientist in nephrology and has carried out
pioneering research on kidney disease. He is also a gifted clinician and
charismatic teacher.”
“Dr. Coplon is highly respected by the
dialysis community for his dedication to advancing the treatment of
kidney disease,” said Mark Burke, CEO of
Satellite Healthcare. “Norm was one the early
Stanford fellows and his relationship with the medical school covers
decades. Endowing a permanent professorship in his name is the best way
to recognize his 35 plus years of contributions to the field. We are
excited to have Dr. Chertow be the first holder of the Norman S.
Coplon/Satellite Healthcare Professorship in Medicine. He is a superb
nephrologist and researcher whose contributions to the field will be
seen for years to come.”
Born and raised in Syracuse, New York, Dr. Coplon received his medical
degree and completed his internship and first year of residency from
Upstate Medical University in Syracuse. He moved to California in 1966
to serve as chief resident at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in San
Francisco and completed his fellowship in nephrology at Stanford
University School of Medicine. Dr. Coplon learned kidney dialysis at San
Francisco General Hospital and shortly after started one of the Bay Area’s
first kidney dialysis centers at Stanford, where he is a member of the
adjunct clinical faculty.
He conceived of a network of kidney dialysis centers ringing major
medical centers so that patients would not have to travel far from their
homes to receive their frequent treatments. Thus the “satellite”
concept was born.
Dr. Coplon has received numerous honors and awards, including the
prestigious “Martin Wagner Memorial Award”
from the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) in 1979, the highest honor the
foundation can bestow on a lay volunteer. In 1992, he was honored as the
NKF “Man of the Year.”
The investiture ceremony for the Norman S. Coplon/Satellite Healthcare
Professorship in Medicine will be held at Stanford at 6:00 pm on October
6, 2008, at the Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center, 326 Galvez Street,
Stanford.
About Satellite Healthcare
Satellite Healthcare, Inc. is one of the nation’s
first and largest providers of kidney dialysis services and kidney
disease care. With its affiliated services Satellite WellBound,
Satellite Dialysis, and Satellite Research, Satellite Healthcare
provides early patient wellness education, personalized clinical
services and a complete range of dialysis therapy choices. This
comprehensive offering allows Satellite Healthcare to advance the
standard of chronic kidney disease care so patients can achieve a better
life. For more information, www.satellitehealth.com.
Better care. Better life. Better choice.
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