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Office
3400 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104Phone+1 215-662-2638
Education & Training
- Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Nephrology, 1992 - 1995
- University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Internal Medicine, 1988 - 1991
- Yale School of MedicineClass of 1988
Certifications & Licensure
- PA State Medical License 1990 - 2024
- MA State Medical License 1992 - 2023
- American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2012-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
- Boston Magazine Castle Connolly, 2011
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Clinical Trials
- A Cluster-randomized, Pragmatic Trial of Hemodialysis Session Duration Start of enrollment: 2013 Dec 18
- Safety and Cardiovascular Efficacy of Hydralazine and Isosorbide Dinitrate in Dialysis-Dependent ESRD Start of enrollment: 2017 Aug 28
- Safety and Cardiovascular Efficacy of Spironolactone in Dialysis-Dependent ESRD Trial Start of enrollment: 2014 Nov 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 147 citationsEprodisate for the treatment of renal disease in AA amyloidosis.Laura M. Dember, Philip N. Hawkins, Bouke P. C. Hazenberg, Peter D. Gorevic, Giampaolo Merlini
The New England Journal of Medicine. 2007-06-07 - 83 citationsKidney dysfunction during lenalidomide treatment for AL amyloidosisRichard Specter, Vaishali Sanchorawala, David C. Seldin, Anthony C Shelton, Salli Fennessey
Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation. 2011-03-01 - 132 citationsHealthy Lifestyle and Risk of Kidney Disease Progression, Atherosclerotic Events, and Death in CKD: Findings From the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC) StudyAna C. Ricardo, Cheryl A.M. Anderson, Wei Yang, Xiaoming Zhang, Michael J. Fischer
American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 2015-03-01
Journal Articles
- Safety and Cardiovascular Efficacy of Spironolactone in Dialysis-Dependent ESRD (SPin-D): A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Multiple Dosage TrialDavid M Charytan, Jonathan Himmelfarb, Adriana M Hung, Rajnish Mehrotra, Shailendra Sharma, Daniel E Weiner, Alan S Kliger, Laura M Dember, Kidney International
- Prediction of Arteriovenous Fistula Clinical Maturation from Postoperative Ultrasound Measurements: Findings from the Hemodialysis Fistula Maturation StudyLaura M Dember, Jonathan Himmelfarb, James S Kaufman, Harold I Feldman, Alfred K Cheung, Miguel A Vazquez, Lauren Alexander, Thomas S Huber, Michael Allon, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
Authored Content
- Relationships Between Clinical Processes and Arteriovenous Fistula Cannulation and Maturation: A Multicenter Prospective Cohort StudyFebruary 2018
- Relationships Between Clinical Processes and Arteriovenous Fistula Cannulation and Maturation: A Multicenter Prospective Cohort StudyFebruary 2018
Press Mentions
- Study Reveals Possible Drug Treatment for Lupus Kidney DiseaseMarch 25th, 2020
- Penn Medicine Awarded $22 Million to Apply Scientific Solutions to Reverse Opioid CrisisOctober 4th, 2019
- New Study Validates Clotting Risk Factors in Chronic Kidney DiseaseJanuary 17th, 2018
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Grant Support
- Data Coordinating Center For Hemodialysis Pilot Studies ConsortiumNational Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases2013–2018
- Pragmatic Trials in Maintenance HemodialysisNational Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine2012–2017
- Clinical Characterization Of The Apol1-Associated PhenotypeNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2011
- Determinants Of Hemodialysis AV Fistula MaturationNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2008–2011
- Dialysis Access Consortium Clinical TrialsNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2006
- Effect Of Clopidogrel On Early Patency Of AV FistulaeNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2000–2005
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
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