HeidiMareeSchaeferMD

Nephrology • Nashville, TN

Associate Professor, Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

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Office
3601 21st Ave S
Nashville, TN 37232
Phone+1 615-322-3000

Fax+1 615-936-0605

Education & Training

UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Nephrology, 2001 - 2003
UPMC Medical EducationResidency, Internal Medicine, 1998 - 2001
University of Cincinnati College of MedicineClass of 1998

Certifications & Licensure

TN State Medical License 2004 - 2026
IN State Medical License 2023 - 2025
AL State Medical License 2020 - 2024
PA State Medical License 1999 - 2004
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology

Clinical Trials

A Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Cinryze® for the Treatment of Acute Antibody-mediated Rejection in Participants With Kidney Transplant Start of enrollment: 2016 May 20
Terminated
Phase 3

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

36 citations
Serum sickness following rabbit antithymocyte-globulin induction in a liver transplant recipient : Case report and literature review
Andrew L. Lundquist, Ravi S. Chari, James H. Wood, Geraldine G. Miller, Heidi M. Schaefer
Liver Transplantation. 2007-05-01
10 citations
Care of international living kidney donor candidates in the United States: A survey of contemporary experience, practice, and challenges
Krista L. Lentine, Jennifer D. Motter, Macey L. Henderson, Rebecca Hays, Ellen Shukhman
Clinical Transplantation. 2020-08-17
8 citations
Evaluation and care of international living kidney donor candidates: Strategies for addressing common considerations and challenges.
Ellen Shukhman, Julia Hunt, Dianne LaPointe-Rudow, Didier A. Mandelbrot, Rebecca Hays
Clinical Transplantation. 2020-02-29

Journal Articles

A Randomized, Placebo‐Controlled Phase I Trial of Live, Attenuated Herpes Zoster Vaccine in Subjects with End‐Stage Renal Disease Immunized Prior to Renal Transplantation
Sandra Yoder, David Klassen, Patricia Winokur, Geraldine Miller, Heidi Schaefer, Rachel Miller, Kathryn Edwards, Karen Kotloff, Transplant Infectious Disease

Press Mentions

VUMC Performs Novel Reoperative Lung and Kidney TransplantSeptember 30th, 2023
Vanderbilt Transplant Center, Deaconess Health System Partner to Open New Clinic in Newburgh, IndianaDecember 21st, 2023
Transplant Excellence Result of Skill, Innovation and TeamworkMarch 8th, 2024