KiranKUpadhyayMD

Pediatric Chronic Renal Failure and Dialysis, Pediatric Hypertension Nephrology, Pediatric Kidney Transplantation Medicine

Associate Professor, Pediatrics, Pediatric Nephrology, University of Florida

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Office
1600 SW Archer Rd
Gainesville, FL 32610
Phone+1 352-265-0111

Fax+1 352-265-5420

Summary

Dr. Kiran Upadhyay is a Pediatric Nephrologist based in Gainesville, FL, specializing in pediatric chronic renal failure and dialysis, hypertension nephrology, and kidney transplantation medicine. He completed a fellowship in Pediatric Nephrology at Children's National Hospital/George Washington University and has held academic positions at the University of Florida College of Medicine, where he serves as an Associate Professor, and UF Health Shands Hospital. His research interests include acute renal failure, pediatric transplant nephrology, and pediatric hypertension, with several notable publications and participation in clinical trials. He has received numerous awards, including those recognizing his contributions to pediatric kidney transplantation, such as recognition from the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients and Blue Cross Blue Shield.

Education & Training

University of CaliforniaBiostatistics, 2019 - 2020
Children's National Hospital/George Washington UniversityFellowship, Pediatric Nephrology, 2008 - 2011
BronxCare Health SystemResidency, Pediatrics, 2005 - 2008
B.P. Koirala Institute of Health SciencesClass of 2004

Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 2013 - 2027
DC State Medical License 2008 - 2013
NY State Medical License 2011 - 2013
KY State Medical License 2010 - 2012
VA State Medical License 2008 - 2009
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Nephrology
Center for Teaching Excellence, University of FloridaPassport to Great Teaching
Center for Teaching Excellence, University of Florida, 2024Badges for "Teaching Excellence Academy", "TA Principles and Strategies" and "Be a Great Online/Hybrid TA"
Intelligent Clinical Care Center, Office of Professional and Workforce Development, University of Florida, 2024Badge for AI Passport for Health- Generative AI, Large Language Models, AI applications in Healthcare and Medical Education settings
Office of Educational Affairs, University of Florida College of Medicine Jacksonville, 2024Faculty Educational Development
University of Florida Health Cancer Center, 2024Biostatistics and Bioinformatics 101

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

# 5 in the Nation, #1 in the SouthEast and #1 in Florida, UF Health Pediatric Kidney Transplant program Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR), July 2024
Top 5% for h-index within the Doximity community (h-index of 10) Doximity, 2024
Passport to Great Teaching Center for Teaching Excellence, University of Florida, 2024
Faculty Educational Development Certificate Award Office of Educational Affairs, University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville, 2024
i10 index: 14 Google Scholar, 2024
Expert Academic Contributor BMJ Best Practice, 2024
Academic Editor for "Case Reports in Transplantation" John Wiley and Sons, 2024
"Medicaid Designated Pediatric Kidney Transplant Center" for excellence in Pediatric Kidney Transplantation Florida Agency for Health Care Administration, 2024
"Blue Distinction Center" to recognize centers delivering quality specialty pediatric kidney transplant care based on patient safety/health outcomes and transplant-specific measures eg. graft outcomes Blue Cross Blue Shield, 2024
One of the Centers of Excellence of "Humana National Transplant Network" for excellence in Pediatric Kidney Transplantation Humana, 2024
"Designated center of CIGNA LifeSOURCE Transplant Network" for excellence in Pediatric Kidney Transplantation CIGNA, 2024
Customer Service Awards from Patients and Families 2013-2024
Top 10% for citations within the Doximity community and among 10% of co-residents with h-index of 7 Doximity, 2023
Among top 5% for h-index within the Doximity community for hitting a milestone of over 250 citations of the published articles Doximity, 2023
Top 20% of most published Pediatric Nephrologists Doximity, 2023
Top 10% of the most published Pediatric Nephrologists Doximity, 2021
Top 15% of the most cited Pediatric Nephrologists Doximity, 2021
Faculty enhancement opportunity award University of Florida, 2019
Chair’s letter of recognition for excellence in pediatric resident education Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida, 2019
Honored for excellence in clinical care, 2nd Annual Celebrity Gridiron challenge VIP Celebration University of Florida, 2018
American Medical Association Physician Recognition Award with Commendation American Medical Association, 2007-2013
American Society of Pediatric Nephrology fellow research presentation award- Platform Presentation, PAS, Denver, CO American Society of Pediatric Nephrology, 2011
Certificate of Appreciation for excellence in Pediatric Medical Student Education George Washington University School of Medicine, 2011
Travel Grant- Renal Research Institute, 13th International Conference on Dialysis, Miami, FL Renal Research Institute, 2011
Travel grant- Renal Research Institute, 12th International Conference on Dialysis, New Orleans, LA Renal Research Institute, 2010
Travel grant- Pediatric Nephrology Seminar University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, 2010
American Society of Pediatric Nephrology fellow research presentation award- Poster presentation-PAS, Baltimore, MD American Society of Pediatric Nephrology, 2009
Outstanding Pediatric Research Activity Award BronxCare Health System, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, 2008
Largest Patient Panel Award BronxCare Health System, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, 2008
CME/CPD Award- American Academy of Pediatrics American Academy of Pediatrics, 2007
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Clinical Trials

Chronic Kidney Disease in Children Prospective Cohort Study (CKiD) Start of enrollment: 2003 Oct 01
Active, not recruiting
Phase III Study Assessing the Efficacy and Safety of Pegcetacoplan in Patients With C3 Glomerulopathy or Immune-Complex Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis Start of enrollment: 2021 Nov 12
Active, not recruiting
Phase 3

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Association of Oral Tobacco-Free Nicotine Delivery Product with Acute Renal Tubular Necrosis.
Ratna Acharya, William Clapp, Kiran Upadhyay
Medicina. 2024-11-09
Safety and Efficacy of Very Early Conversion to Belatacept in Pediatric Kidney Transplantation with Transplant-Associated Thrombotic Microangiopathy: Case Study and Re...
Ratna Acharya, William Clapp, Kiran Upadhyay
Clinics and Practice. 2024-05-16
DOPAMINE D4 RECEPTOR DOWN-REGULATES RENAL SODIUM CHLORIDE COTRANSPORTER VIA UBIQUITINATION-ASSOCIATED LYSOSOME DEGRADATION.
Mingzhuo Zhang, Mingda Liu, Zhiyun Ren, Weiwan Wang, Kiran Upadhyay
Biorxiv. 2024-02-16

Journal Articles

Association of oral tobacco-free nicotine delivery product with acute renal tubular necrosis
Acharya R, Clapp W, Upadhyay K, Medicina, 11/9/2024
A painless nodule on the gingiva of a 14-year-old girl
Joy D, Upadhyay K, Acharya R, Consultant, 11/2019
Decidual Cast
Acharya R, Upadhyay K, Consultant 360, 9/9/2019

Books/Book Chapters

Pediatric Nephrology: Handbook for Training Health Care Providers
Chapter: Renal disease associated with systemic vasculitis
Page 279 - 319Upadhyay K, Mattison PEditors: Silverstein D, Alon U, Symons J.World Scientific Publishing Company2012

Abstracts/Posters

Paediatric Takayasu Arteritis Study Group. Childhood Takayasu arteritis: a multicenter retrospective study
Multi, European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR), Vienna, Austria, 6/2024
Paediatric Takayasu Arteritis Study Group. Childhood Takayasu arteritis: a multicenter retrospective study
Multi, 61st European Renal Association (ERA) Congress, Stockholm, Sweden, 5/2024
Efficacy and safety of eculizumab in enteroaggregative E.coli associated partial hemolytic uremic syndrome
Multi, American Society of Nephrology, Philadelphia, PA, 11/2023
Polyethylene glycol 3350 crystal nephropathy in association with glomerular mesangial immunoglobin A deposition
Multi, Pediatric Science Day, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 6/2023
Severe hypertriglyceridemia in an infant on chronic hemodialysis
Multi, Pediatri Science Day, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 6/2023
Short term renal allograft outcome in adolescents with nephropathic cystinosis
Multi, International Pediatric Transplant Association, Austin, TX, 3/2023
Baseline kidney biopsy in lupus patients without renal manifestations- underappreciated or overrated?
Multi, Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium Annual meeting, New Orleans, LA, 5/2020
Improve the medication knowledge among the pediatric CKD patients
Multi, Patient Safety and Quality Week, Gainesville, FL, 3/2020
Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome: an unusual presentation of sickle cell crisis
Multi, Pediatric Science Day, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 6/2019
Lets learn about blood pressure- a resident and medical student teaching project
Multi, Pediatric Science Day, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 6/2019
End stage renal disease secondary to anti-glomerular basement membrane disease in a child with common variable immunodeficiency.
Multi, American Society of Nephrology Kidney Week, San Diego, CA, 10/2018
Refractory BK-virus induced nephropathy in the native kidneys of a pediatric bone marrow transplant recipient
Multi, American Society of Nephrology Kidney Week, Philadelphia, PA, 11/2014
Dopamine D2 receptors regulate leptin and IL-6 in 3T3 L1 adipocytes.
Multi, Experimental Biology Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 4/2014
Inhibitory effect of dopamine 4 receptor on sodium chloride cotransporter in the renal distal convoluted tubule
Multi, Pediatric Academic Societies, Platform Presentation, Denver, CO, 5/2011
Dopamine 4 receptor regulates sodium chloride cotransporter in renal distal convoluted tubular cells
Multi, Experimental Biology Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, 4/2011
Dopamine 4 receptor regulates sodium chloride cotransporter in renal distal convoluted tubular cells
Multi, Children's National Medical Center Research Week, Washington, DC, 4/2011
Safety and efficacy of alemtuzumab in the treatment of late acute renal allograft rejection
Multi, 13th International Conference of Dialysis, Advances in CKD, Miami, FL, 1/2011
Safety and efficacy of alemtuzumab in the treatment of late acute renal allograft rejection.
Multi, American Society of Transplantation Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 5/2010
Expression of dopamine receptors in human subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue. Poster presentation
Multi, 10th Annual research day of Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC, 4/2010
Expression of dopamine receptors in human subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue
Multi, 15th Annual research day of George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC, 3/2010
Barriers to utilization of recombinant human growth hormone in children with chronic renal insufficiency and severe short stature
Multi, Pediatric Nephrology fellows symposium, New Orleans, LA, 1/2010
Comparative Efficacy of Blood Pressure Control in Chronic Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis Patients
Multi, Pediatric Academic Societies Annual meeting, Baltimore, MD, 5/2009
Prevalence of vesicoureteral reflux among children with diagnosed urinary tract infection in a community hospital in the South Bronx
Multi, Pediatric Resident Symposium, Scottsdale, AZ, 11/2007
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Grant Support

Comprehensive Children's Kidney Failure Center (CCKFC)Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services2013–Present
Renal Dopamine Receptor & RegulationNIHPresent
GRK4 & Development of Salt SensitivityNIHPresent
Renal Dopamine Receptor and RegulationNIHPresent
Renal dopamine-1 receptor defect in hypertensionNIHPresent
Molecular Mechanisms in Salt Sensitivity of Blood PressureNIHPresent
GRK4 and D3R regulation of NHE3 and NCC expressionNIHPresent
Oxidative Stress In The Kidney In HypertensionNIHPresent

Professional Memberships

American Society of Nephrology - ASN
Member
American Society of Transplantation
Member
American Society of Pediatric Nephrology
Member

External Links

NIH https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/kiran.upadhyay.3/bibliography/public/
Google Scholarhttps://scholar.google.com/citations?user=qUOIXdIAAAAJ&hl=en