Paul Pepper: Dr. Smrita Dorairajan, Truman Veterans' Hospital, "Chronic Kidney Disease"

By Travis McMillen,

Paul Pepper

Published April 25, 2022 at 8:50 AM CDT

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Smrita Dorairajan, MD

Nephrology specialist DR. SMRITA DORAIRAJAN, Truman Veterans' Hospital, says that symptoms of chronic kidney disease often go unnoticed: "about 40% of people...don't even know that they have this issue. It is picked up when they go to a primary care physician and have routine blood tests, urine tests." April 25, 2022

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Travis McMillen

Travis McMillen is the senior media producer at the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute. For KBIA, Travis oversees production of Views of the News and The Daily Blend with AC.

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Paul Pepper

Paul Pepper was a fixture on the mid-Missouri airwaves from 1969 until his retirement in 2023. He started hosting Radio Friends with Paul Pepper for KBIA-FM in 2009 after a remarkable 40-year on-air career at KOMU-TV.

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