A patient-researcher voice for kidney, autoimmune, and metabolic health.
For producers, conference organizers, and editors looking for a nutrition researcher and certified Kidney Health Coach who can speak to both the clinical evidence and the lived patient reality of CKD.
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Peer-reviewed publications (Nutrients, JASN)
20+ yrs
Lived experience with chronic kidney disease
NKF
Medical Advisory Committee · Peer Mentor
AKF
Certified Kidney Health Coach, American Kidney Fund
Columbia
M.S. candidate, Clinical Human Nutrition
Speaking engagements
Institution, date, and topic for scheduled and past talks.
- Upcoming
Kidney Failure. Patient Interaction
UT Southwestern Medical Center
A talk on how clinicians and patients communicate through kidney failure — what the clinical evidence says, and what patients actually hear and act on.
Speaker topics
Each talk is delivered with cited slides, a written takeaway sheet, and an optional patient Q&A panel.
Hyperphosphatemia in 2026 — From Binders to Tenapanor
A practice-oriented review of phosphate management built on my Nutrients and JASN publications. Suitable for nephrology grand rounds, dietitian CEU sessions, and pharma medical-affairs briefings.
The Patient-Researcher Voice — Rebuilding Trust in CKD Education
How peer-reviewed science and lived patient experience together produce better adherence, better outcomes, and stronger institutional credibility.
Plant-Dominant Low-Protein Diets (PLADO) for Real Patients
Operationalizing the evidence behind plant-forward CKD nutrition without losing patients to restriction fatigue.
CKM Syndrome — Nutrition at the Heart-Kidney-Metabolic Intersection
Implementing the 2023 AHA CKM staging in everyday clinical and community education programs.
Press & podcast quick facts
- Full name: Swetha Raju
- Credentials: Nutrition researcher and consultant · M.S. Candidate, Clinical Human Nutrition, Columbia University · Certified Kidney Health Coach, American Kidney Fund
- Affiliations: National Kidney Foundation (Medical Advisory Committee, Peer Mentor) · American Kidney Fund (Certified Kidney Health Coach) · UT Southwestern Medical Center (Clinical Research Collaborator, Renal Nutrition) · NephCure (Community and Patient Support Leader) · American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) · Renal Support Network (RSN) · Center for Chronic Illness (CCI) · Dietitians in Integrative and Functional Medicine (DIFM) · NeedyMeds (Guest Writer)
- Frequently discussed topics: CKD nutrition, hyperphosphatemia, lupus nephritis, GLP-1 medicine, patient advocacy
- Format: Remote (Riverside, Zoom, SquadCast) or in-person domestic and international travel
- Lead time: 2 weeks ideal, 48 hours for breaking news commentary
Book a conversation
For institutional consulting, conference keynotes, and on-camera commentary.