Overview
Ongoing work focuses on problems of immediate clinical relevance in renal and pancreas transplantation, including issues related to immunosuppression, infection, and cardiovascular events as well as hypertension.
Research methodologies employed include randomized clinical trials, cohort studies, and retrospective multivariable analyses based on the transplant database.
Research methodologies employed include randomized clinical trials, cohort studies, and retrospective multivariable analyses based on the transplant database.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Professor of Medicine
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2021 - Present
Medicine, Nephrology,
Medicine
Recent Publications
Albuminuria and Allograft Failure, Cardiovascular Disease Events, and All-Cause Death in Stable Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Cohort Analysis of the FAVORIT Trial.
Journal Article Am J Kidney Dis · January 2019 RATIONALE & OBJECTIVE: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is common and overall graft survival is suboptimal among kidney transplant recipients. Although albuminuria is a known risk factor for adverse outcomes among persons with native chronic kidney disease, th ... Full text Link to item CiteSerum Phosphorus and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease, All-Cause Mortality, or Graft Failure in Kidney Transplant Recipients: An Ancillary Study of the FAVORIT Trial Cohort.
Journal Article Am J Kidney Dis · September 2017 BACKGROUND: Mild hyperphosphatemia is a putative risk factor for cardiovascular disease [CVD], loss of kidney function, and mortality. Very limited data are available from sizable multicenter kidney transplant recipient (KTR) cohorts assessing the potentia ... Full text Link to item CiteHeavy metal nephropathy: considerations for exposure analysis.
Journal Article Kidney Int · September 2017 Epidemiologic studies have yielded conflicting results regarding the role of heavy metal exposure in recent epidemics of chronic kidney disease (CKD). In this issue of Kidney International, Tsai et al. examined the combined effects of chromium, lead, and c ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
ACO Model and Comprehensive ESRD Care Initiative
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Deloitte Consulting LLP · 2016 - 2017View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Duke University ·
1985
M.D.