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The Fistula First Catheter Last (FF/CL) Workgroup Coalition is dedicated to improving care for people with chronic kidney disease by increasing AV fistula placement and use in suitable hemodialysis patients.

Patients

Welcome to the Fistula First website. Click here for a list of valuable informational resources to help patients and their families learn more about AV Fistulas. These items are available free of charge and have been produced by valued partners in the Fistula First Catheter Last (FF/CL) Workgroup Coalition. If you need assistance accessing any of the resources linked on this page, feel free to click “Contact Us” at the bottom of the page and let us know how we can help!

Clinical Consultants

Joseph A. Vassalotti, MD, FASN
National Kidney Foundatoin
New York, NY

David Fox, MD, FACS
Lennox Hill Hospital
New York, NY

Tushar Vachharanjani, MD
W.G. “Bill” Hefner Medical Center
Slaisbury, NC

Brian Koll, MD, FACP, FIDSA
Beth Isreal Medical Center
New York, NY

Healthcare Professionals

Welcome to the Fistula First website. This website contains information on best practices and the tools and resources you can use to put them in place. If you need a starting point that includes a variety of information for a particular specialty, click on the links provided. You can also go directly to our Change Concepts, web resources, literature and other sections of interest. If you could use assistance finding what you need, please feel free to click on “Contact Us” at the bottom of the page and let us know how we can help!