Mission:

The Kidney Education & Relief Foundation’s mission is two-fold.

EDUCATION:

The Foundation provides education to the general public concerning:

• Medical and surgical issues pertaining to kidney disease and dialysis care.

• Health practices and policies that affect healthcare delivery to kidney and dialysis patients.

• Insurance regulations, health law and litigation that could affect kidney and dialysis patients.

Education that includes research,case studies, seminars,"Kidney Talks" program,lecturing, teaching,etc.  

RELIEF:

The Foundation provides means, resources and services for the needy with special focus on kidney and dialysis patients and or the population at risk. This includes but not limited to:

• Monetary and other types of support for indigenous populations statewide, nationally with special focus on the West Virginians who might otherwise not have access to protein supplements necessary to fight or prevent the kidney and dialysis conditions.

• International efforts and actions, specifically for the Copts, a distressed population settled primarily in Northern Africa because this population is threatened to extinct and because this population provides important diversity to the area. Diversity is important to prevent extreme ideologies and ideas in support of the global war on terrorists. The Copts in North Africa are on the frontline in this war amd their success is our success.

Who are the Copts?

There are more than 10 millions Copts living in North Africa ?Egypt. The Copts are the largest minority group  remaining in the northern part of Africa and Middle East. The Copts provides important diversity to this very critical part of the world. The Copts are threatened of extinction because of they are different in race (descendant of ancient Egyptians) and in religion background (prominent Copts; Saint Anthony the Great; Athanasius of Alexandria, Dr. Yacoub)

What We Do

The foundation is currently under structure and it will be up and running in support of the public soon!

Please visit regulary to monitor our progress.

Thank you for any suggestions that might help us start sooner!

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President

 Nabil (George) Guirguis,

MD, MS.CR., CPE, FASN

Founder (a Coptic American)

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 Secretary

Treasurer 

Susan E. Crouch, RN

hcj@besthealthcareservices.net

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Legal Councilor

Mark A. Bissada
Attorney/Principal
Law Office of Mark A. Bissada, PLLC
(512) 687-3425 / Austin
(713) 242-1472 / Houston
(866) 483-9346 / Fax

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Members & Board of Trustes

• Nancy White

                Fairmont WV 26554

                Co-founder (West Virginian American)

• Professor Dr. Nabil Bissada, MD

             Arkansas, USA

          
Professor, Program Director & Executive Vice Chairman, Department of Urology in the College of Medicine at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, staff urologist at University Hospital and John L. McClellan Veteran’s Administration Hospital.

• Allan Wolf

• Dr. Michael R. Shuman:

                Mannington WV

                 CEO Door Hangers Galore & More

• Jeffery E. Agee

          Grassaway WV 

• Clifford Harlterman

              Fairmont WV 26554

• Gregory Jones

              Horner, WV 26372

• Shirley Merchant 

              Fairmont WV 26554

• Jerry Sabo

              Fairmont, WV 26554 

KIDNEY EDUCATION RELIEF FOUNDATION

Established by a kidney patient and kidney doctor in support of the kidney and dialysis patients

KERF

Cutting edge

New hope

US-funded Egyptian Military Kills Civilians

 

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 The idea of the foundation was started in 2008 to protect the public at risk of kidney and dialysis conditions by preventing these conditions and by promoting the best practices to improve the quality of care provided to this vulnerable group of patients with special needs.

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Vision:

The Kidney Education & Relief Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-For-profit organization, guided by a board of 10 trustees and led by Nabil Guirguis, M.D., MS.CR. FACPE, CPE, plans to provide a host of services to kidney and dialysis patients in west Virginia and around the world; financial relief, education, research and other actions to improve the medical care and quality of life for kidney and dialysis patients.

The Foundation plans to network with other non-For-profits that share their mission of relief, research, education and legal and legislative efforts to advance the treatment and care of dialysis patients locally, nationally and internationally.  

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FOUNDERS

Nabil (George) Guirguis

Guirguis is a descended of the Copts who immigrated to USA seeking freedom of speech, freedom of practicing religion, equal opportunities, and to gain ability to do more clinical research to answer so many unknown clinical issues that affect the kidney and dialysis patients in USA and around the world. Guirguis was born in Ain Shams,Cairo, Egypt.

Ain Shams is the ancient Heliopolis, the site of the oldest “university” in history called since earliest Pharaonic times, “On”.

                       "On" University

And a walking distance from “Mary’s Tree” on the footsteps of the Holy Family.

 --Mary's Tree--

As a devoted Coptic American now, Dr. Guirguis, who has practiced medicine for 23 years, has seen an increased need for nonprofit support for kidney and dialysis patients nationally and around the world, particularly for West Virginians and the Copts.

 Nancy White

A West Virginian kidney and dialysis patient and a true social activist.

An educated and freedom loving West Virginian who devoted her life to her family and to advance the kidney and dialysis care in our service area.Nancy is a motivating energy that shines at anyone. Nancy had a long career in the Fairmont College of nursing, court transcription, medical transcription, and social work in support of the human societies. Nancy is the great force behind the creation of the KERF and stood behind it even at a time that Nancy, her family or I thought she might not make it. Nancy is suffering from Kidney and dialysis illnesses but this did not hold her back from thinking about her fellow humans in West Virginia and around the world.  Nancy is the patient's advocate for kidney and dialysis patients of Gentle Dialysis Center.

The picture was taken on Sept 1 2010 at Fairmont General Hospital in Fairmont West Virginia.

Sept 1st, 2010 was designated the

Dialysis Day of the North Centeral W. Va.

D. Day