Marty Roberts; The Man Who Brought Sorbent Dialysis to Life

Abstract

Marty Roberts, PhD passed away on June 14, 2022. He had just celebrated his 102nd birthday on May 8 with friends, family and many of the countless collaborators that have lined his scientific career. Authors of this article participated in his Birthday Celebration by video (https://vimeo.com/746663546), Dr. Ash thanking Marty for “making me feel so young.” By video Marty also received minutes-long applause from the entire audience of the European Home Dialysis congress in Cologne, after his crucial role for sorbent development had been highlighted in the opening lecture by the Dr. Wieringa. Marty’s long career was dedicated to making dialysis simpler, safer and more suited to the home environment. Over many decades, he contributed to almost every type of dialysis therapy that we use today. Anytime we implement hemodialy sis or peritoneal dialysis, especially sorbent-based dialysis, we should think of Marty.