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Summary
- Kiefer Kious, MD, is an Emergency Medicine Physician based in Chapel Hill, NC, currently employed at University of North Carolina Hospitals. He completed his medical education at the University of Illinois College of Medicine in 2024, following an MS in Biomedical Sciences from Des Moines University and a BA in Biology and Spanish from Augustana College. His previous roles include serving as a Cardiac Rehabilitation Specialist and a Graduate Research Assistant. Dr. Kious has expertise in cardiovascular emergencies, emergency medicine, and exercise physiology. His research, particularly on the impact of sleep apnea and its impact on cardio-renal hemodynamics, has been published in several esteemed journals.
Education & Training
University of Illinois College of MedicineClass of 2024
Des Moines University MS, Biomedical Sciences, 2017 - 2019- Augustana CollegeBA, Biology and Spanish , 2013 - 2017
Certifications & Licensure
NC State Medical License 2024 - 2026
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 3 citationsChronic intermittent hypoxia promotes glomerular hyperfiltration and potentiates hypoxia-evoked decreases in renal perfusion and PO.Kiefer W Kious, Kalie A Savage, Stephanie C E Twohey, Aubrey F Highum, Andrew Philipose
Frontiers in Physiology. 2023-01-01 - 2 citationsPeripheral chemoreflex modulation of renal hemodynamics and renal tissue PO2 in chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction.Kiefer W Kious, Andrew Philipose, Luke J Smith, Jayson P Kemble, Stephanie C E Twohey
Frontiers in Physiology. 2022-01-01
Abstracts/Posters
- Potential Renoprotective Effects of Chronic Remote Ischemic Conditioning in a Rodent Model of Sleep ApneaMarcus NJ, Madigan BG, Harbeck KA, Gerritts RM, Savage K, Kious KW, Schwartz KS, Lang JA, Clayton SC., The FASEB Journal. 2022;(36S1)
- Intermittent Hypoxia Adversely Affects Renal Hemodynamics and Oxygen Flux in Chronic Heart Failure.Marcus, NJ., Kious, KW., Twohey, SCE., Kemble, J. and Smith, L., The FASEB Journal. 2021;(35)
- Chronic Intermittent Hypoxia Promotes Glomerular Hyperfiltration, Reductions in Renal Blood Flow, and Upregulation of Renal A2B Receptor ExpressionKiefer W. Kious, S.C. Twohey, F. Keomanivong, S.E. Neidermann, J.J. Dirkman, N.J. Marcus, The FASEB Journal. 2019;(33) S1.
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Lectures
- Influence of Carotid Body Chemoreflex on Renal Hemodynamics and PO2 in Chronic Heart FailureIowa Physiological Society Annual Meeting, Iowa City, IA. - 11/2/2019
- Effects of Carotid Body Ablation on Renal Hemodynamics in Chronic Heart FailureDes Moines, IA. - 7/15/2019
Other
- Effects of Carotid Body Ablation on Renal Hemodynamics in Chronic Heart FailureKiefer W. Kious, Noah J. Marcus, The Journal of Biomedical Student Research.
Des Moines, IA - 8/2019 - The effects of simulated herbivory on the growth of Wisconsin Fast PlantsJoerger, J., Logan, T., Kious, K., & Rancic, J., Augustana College Digital Commons
Rock Island, IL - 7/2016
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Other Languages
- Spanish
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