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Kathleen Liu, MD, Nephrology, San Francisco, CA

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Nephrology • San Francisco, CA

Critical Care

Professor, Medicine, UCSF School of Medicine

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  • Office

    400 Parnassus Ave
    # 0532
    San Francisco, CA 94143
    Phone+1 415-476-2172
    Fax+1 415-476-3381

Education & Training

  • University of California (San Francisco)
    University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Nephrology, 2001 - 2006
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1999 - 2001
  • University of California San Francisco School of Medicine
    University of California San Francisco School of MedicineClass of 1999

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2002 - 2026
  • Internal Medicine
    American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • Critical Care Medicine
    American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
  • Nephrology
    American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Biological Variability of Estimated GFR and Albuminuria in CKD  
    Sushrut S Waikar, Chi-Yuan Hsu, Harold I Feldman, Kathleen D Liu, Joseph V Bonventre, Lesley A Inker, American Journal of Kidney Diseases
  • Selection of Intravenous Fluids  
    Yuenting D Kwong, Kathleen D Liu, American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Abstracts/Posters

  • Changes in Intensive Care Unit Admission Rates, Organ Support, and Mortality in Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia: A Danish Nationwide Cohort Study
    Kathleen Dori Liu, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/7/2019
  • Factors Associated with Risk and Prognosis of Intensive Care Unit Admission in Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia: A Danish Nationwide Cohort Study
    Kathleen Dori Liu, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/9/2019

Lectures

  • Remote Organ Effects in AKI 
    American Society of Nephrology Kidney Week 2019 - Washington, D.C. - 11/9/2019
  • What Does the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort Tell Us about Chronic Kidney Disease and the Transition to End-Stage Renal Disease in Diabetes? 
    Kathleen Liu, MD - 6/16/2014

Authored Content

  • Biological Variability of Estimated GFR and Albuminuria in CKDJuly 2018
  • Selection of Intravenous FluidsJuly 2018

Press Mentions

  • Outstanding Kidney Care Professionals to Be Honored at NKF SCM25
    Outstanding Kidney Care Professionals to Be Honored at NKF SCM25March 7th, 2025
  • San Francisco's Kathleen Liu, MD, Named NKF's Shaul G. Massry Distinguished Lecture Award Winner
    San Francisco's Kathleen Liu, MD, Named NKF's Shaul G. Massry Distinguished Lecture Award WinnerJanuary 29th, 2025
  • Extracorporeal Blood Purification May Lower the Risk for AKI After Cardiac Surgery
    Extracorporeal Blood Purification May Lower the Risk for AKI After Cardiac SurgeryOctober 15th, 2024
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Grant Support

  • CODE-AKI: COnservative Dialysis to Enhance AKI RecoveryUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO2019–2025
  • CODE-AKI: COnservative Dialysis to Enhance AKI RecoveryUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO2019–2025

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