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Office
22201 Moross Rd
Ste 170
Detroit, MI 48236Phone+1 313-886-8787Fax+1 313-886-4103
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 2013 I co-found NephMadness, a totally preposterous, social media-medical education-gamification-franken creature that rocks the nephrology medical education sphere every March. In 2014 I co-founded NephJC, a internet based journal club that has been producing doctor-to-doctor, post-publication-peer review for nephrology two times a month for over 10 years.
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 Henry Ford St John Hospital.
In 2017, the American Society of Nephrology awarded me The Robert G. Narins Award for Innovations in Teaching.
I have been a regular guest on The Curbsiders Podcast since 2017 and I started and host both The Freely Filtered podcast, and the 2022 ASN Innovation in Education Award Winning podcast, Channel Your Enthusiasm.
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
Certifications & Licensure
- MI State Medical License 1995 - 2025
- IL State Medical License 2001 - 2005
- American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Detroit’s Top Docs Hour Magazine, 2004, 2011, 2023-2024
- Member of the 2015 #HIT99 EMR & HIPAA magazine, 2015
- Teacher of the Year Providence Hospital, 2014
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Web Exclusive. Annals On Call - The Value of Cystatin C Measurement.Robert M Centor, Joel M Topf
Annals of Internal Medicine. 2024-05-01 - Difelikefalin in Black/African American Hemodialysis Patients with Moderate-to-Severe Pruritus: Post hoc Analysis of KALM-1 and KALM-2.Steven Fishbane, Deborah J Clegg, Edgar V Lerma, Anjay Rastogi, Jeffrey Budden
American Journal of Nephrology. 2024-01-01 - 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
Kidney Medicine. 2023-04-01
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
- 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
- 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
- Key Characteristics of Current Social Media Policies at U.S. Allopathic Medical SchoolsXi A, Topf J, Med 2.0’13 Conference, London, England, 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
- How to Avoid Freaking Out About Kidney FunctionDecember 13th, 2024
- Robert G. Narins AwardNovember 14th, 2022
- Keep Calm and #AskRenalNovember 11th, 2022
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