Kidney Disease Facts (credit to the National Kidney Foundation and the CDC)
In the United States, 37 million adults are estimated to have chronic kidney disease (CKD)—and approximately 90 percent don’t know they have it. 1 in 3 adults in the U.S. is at risk for chronic kidney disease. Risk factors for kidney disease include: diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, obesity, and family history. People who are Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian American, or Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander are at increased risk for developing the disease. Black or African American people are almost 4 times more likely than Whites to have kidney failure. Hispanic or Latino people are 1.3 times more likely than non-Hispanic or non-Latino people to have kidney failure.
Approximately 785,000 Americans have irreversible kidney failure and need dialysis or a kidney transplant to survive. More than 555,000 of these patients receive dialysis to replace kidney function and 230,000 live with a transplant. Nearly 100,000 Americans are on the waitlist for a kidney transplant right now. Depending on where a patient lives, the average wait time for a kidney transplant can be upwards of three to seven years.
Published by Bill and Danielle Gottfried, Founders of The Kidney Research Institute of Texas
Bill and Danielle Gottfried established The Kidney Research Institute of Texas in Houston; we are committed to finding the cure for kidney disease. Bill's Father, Henry William Gottfried, Jr., died early in his life from kidney failure and Bill has had other Family members afflicted by kidney disease. Danielle has had Family members suffer from kidney disease and kidney failure. Our goal is to raise investments that will be allocated directly to the leading kidney research and kidney dialysis technology innovation teams in Houston, around the U.S., and worldwide that are conducting leading edge research on finding the cure for kidney disease and improving patient care.
Bill Gottfried has been involved in the biotechnology industry since the early 1980's, the dawn of the biotechnology era. He has supported biotechnology and health care investment in the U.S., Europe, and Asia, and he recruited the management team for the first biotechnology company that was established in Houston. Bill has provided capital formation, executive search, and strategic planning expertise to biotechnology industry clients for over 30 years. He was a founding member of BIOHouston and the Biotechnology Industry Organization in Washington, D.C.
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THE KIDNEY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF TEXAS WAS ESTABLISHED BY BILL AND DANIELLE GOTTFRIED 