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Roberta L.
Wager

Roberta Wager
Patient Advisory Committee
Pinned
Professional
PAC Member

Biography

Bobbi was diagnosed with pyelonephritis at birth in 1957 and began in-center hemodialysis in 1982.  She received her first kidney transplant from her brother, Bill, on January 1, 1983.  It was during her experience being on in-center hemodialysis and receiving her kidney transplant, she decided to help manage her health by becoming a nurse.  She finished her BSN in May, 1993 and then started her 20 plus year nursing career as a dialysis nurse and staff and patient nurse educator.  Bobbi receiver her 2nd kidney transplant from her husband, Rob, almost 21 years to the day.  She retired from Fresenius Medical Care in 2017 but has stayed involved volunteering in the renal community locally, statewide and nationally.  Presently she is serving on the National Quality Forum Renal Standing Committee, on the Board of Directors for the Texas Renal Coalition and the Patient Advisory Council for Network #14.  She also spends spare time volunteering for the Texas Organ Sharing Alliance in San Antonio in helping to promote organ donation.