DianneB.McKayMD

Professor, Medicine, UC San Diego Sch. of Medicine

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I am a board-certified nephrologist who specializes in kidney transplantation. I currently serve as the medical director of the kidney transplant program at UC San Diego Health.

My expertise includes pre and post kidney transplant care, pregnancy in transplant recipients, and the care of young adults who are transitioning from pediatric to adult transplant programs. I also maintain an active National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded laboratory that studies ways to prevent kidney graft loss before and after transplantation.

Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Nephrology, 1987 - 1989
Brown UniversityFellowship, Nephrology, 1986 - 1987
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Beth IsraelResidency, Internal Medicine, 1983 - 1986
Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and ScienceClass of 1983

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013

PubMed

13 citations
DAMPs Released From Injured Renal Tubular Epithelial Cells Activate Innate Immune Signals in Healthy Renal Tubular Epithelial Cells.
Sean E DeWolf, Sashi G Kasimsetty, Alana A Hawkes, Lisa M Stocks, Sunil M Kurian
Transplantation. 2022-08-01
2 citations
CD14 blockade to prevent ischemic injury to donor organs.
Jason Own, Richard Ulevitch, Dianne McKay
Transplant Immunology. 2022-06-01
4 citations
Tests for the noninvasive diagnosis of kidney transplant rejection should be evaluated by kidney transplant programs.
Gabriel M. Danovitch, Suphamai Bunnapradist, David Cohen, Sundaram Hariharan, Dianne B. McKay
American Journal of Transplantation. 2021-06-03

Reps. Nadler, Herrera Beutler, Sens. Gillibrand, Cotton Introduce Bipartisan Living Donor Protection Act to Protect Organ DonorsFebruary 16th, 2019
UC San Diego Medical Center Shines Light on Organ DonationApril 7th, 2016
2015 AST FAST DesigneesMay 21st, 2015
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The Role Of Inflammation In Ischemic Organ InjuryNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2008–2012
Role Of NLRP3 In Ischemic Organ InjuryNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2011
Donor Antigen-Induced Peripheral ToleranceNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2002–2006
Tolerance Mechanisms--Kidney And Heart TransplantationNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2001
Mechanisms Of In Vivo T Cell UnresponsivenessNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2001
Tolerance Mechanisms--Kidney And Heart TransplantationNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases1997–2001
Mechanisms Of In Vivo T Cell UnresponsivenessNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2000