LyndaA.FrassettoMD

Nephrology • San Francisco, CA

Professor, Medicine, UCSF School of Medicine

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Office
505 Parnassus Ave # M-1202
San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone+1 415-476-6143

Fax+1 415-476-0986

Education & Training

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 1985 - 1987
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityInternship, Internal Medicine, 1983 - 1984
Uconn School Of MedicineClass of 1982

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1987 - Present
CA State Medical License 1987 - 2025
HI State Medical License 1984 - 1986
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
Fellow (ASNF) American Society of Nephrology

Clinical Trials

Paleolithic Diet and Exercise Study Start of enrollment: 2005 Nov 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Paleolithic Diets vs T2D and Improvements in the Metabolic Syndrome Start of enrollment: 2007 Sep 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Pharmacokinetic Study in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease and Healthy Volunteers Start of enrollment: 2010 Mar 01
Completed
Phase 1
Effects of Gastric pH on the Pharmacokinetics of Dasatinib Start of enrollment: 2011 Aug 01
Completed
Phase 1
Drug Interaction Study of Clopidogrel and Rosuvastatin Start of enrollment: 2012 Mar 01
Completed
Phase 1
The Effects of Rifampin on the Pharmacokinetics of Rosuvastatin Start of enrollment: 2014 Nov 01
Completed
Phase 1
Urine pH and Diet Net Acid Load Start of enrollment: 2015 Jan 01
Withdrawn
Not Applicable
Drug-Drug Interaction Between Rifampin and Fluvastatin Start of enrollment: 2019 Apr 25
Completed
Phase 4
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

97 citations
Islet Transplantation in Type 1 Diabetic Patients Using Calcineurin Inhibitor-Free Immunosuppressive Protocols Based on T-Cell Adhesion or Costimulation Blockade
Andrew M. Posselt, Gregory L. Szot, Lynda A. Frassetto, Umesh Masharani, Mehdi Tavakol
Transplantation. 2010-12-27
255 citations
Dysfunctionally phosphorylated type 1 insulin receptor substrate in neural-derived blood exosomes of preclinical Alzheimer’s disease
Dimitrios Kapogiannis, Adam L. Boxer, Janice B. Schwartz, Erin L. Abner, Arya Biragyn
FASEB Journal. 2015-02-01
40 citations
Metabolic and physiologic effects from consuming a hunter-gatherer (Paleolithic)-type diet in type 2 diabetes.
Umesh Masharani, P Sherchan, Monique Schloetter, S Stratford, A Xiao
European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2015-04-01

Press Mentions

Eating Mistakes That Can Damage Your KidneysNovember 13th, 2022
Optimize Your Kidney Health with a Low-Acid DietFebruary 10th, 2020
Low-Acid Diet Recommended for Healthier KidneysFebruary 10th, 2020
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Grant Support

WHEL DEXANational Center For Research Resources2005
WHELNational Center For Research Resources2005
Women'S Healthy Eating And Living Trial (WHEL) - DEXA SUNational Center For Research Resources2004
Women'S Healthy Eating And Living Trial (WHEL)National Center For Research Resources2004
Womens Healthy Eating And Living TrialNational Center For Research Resources1998–2002
Effect Of Dietary Potassium Bicarbonate--Serum Growth Hormone ConcentrationNational Center For Research Resources1998–1999
Effect Of Dietary Potassium Bicarbonate On Serum Growth Hormone ConcentrationNational Center For Research Resources1997

Professional Memberships

American Society of Nephrology - ASN
Fellow