, ▁medical ▁fin ance , ▁application ▁of ▁memb rane ▁technology ▁to ▁pl as map her esis , ▁and ▁low - d ose ▁imm unos upp ression ▁in ▁kid ney ▁trans plant ation . ▁ ▁Pro ven z ano ▁has ▁lect ured ▁and ▁served ▁on ▁many ▁speak ers ’ ▁b ure aus ▁about ▁the ▁topics ▁of ▁an emia ▁and ▁C K D ▁and ▁medical ▁fin ance . ▁Through ▁his ▁work ▁in ▁developing ▁a ▁C K D ▁tool ▁k it ▁for ▁phys icians , ▁he ▁has ▁helped ▁to ▁ensure ▁do ctors ▁and ▁patients ▁have ▁tools ▁to ▁make ▁important ▁health ▁dec isions . ▁ ▁C lin ical ▁practice ▁Pro ven z ano ▁is ▁the ▁Chief ▁Oper ating ▁Officer ▁( CO O ) ▁of ▁St . ▁Cla ir ▁Special ty ▁Phys icians ▁( SC SP ) ▁in ▁Detroit , ▁M I . ▁ ▁SC SP ▁provides ▁compreh ensive ▁in pat ient ▁and ▁out pat ient ▁care ▁for ▁kid ney ▁patients ▁and ▁is ▁nation ally ▁recognized ▁as ▁a ▁leading ▁ne ph ro log y ▁practice . ▁ ▁SC SP ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁with ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁Pro ven z ano ▁to ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁Joseph ▁M . ▁Be als . ▁ ▁The ▁company ▁now ▁emp lo ys ▁over ▁ 3 0 ▁phys icians ▁with ▁over ▁ 7 0 ▁support ▁staff . ▁ ▁In ▁spite ▁of ▁this ▁growth , ▁SC SP ▁ins ists ▁its ▁dedic ation ▁to ▁patient ▁service ▁has ▁remained ▁their ▁primary ▁focus . ▁ ▁Lic ensure ▁and ▁board ▁cert ification ▁ 1