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Office
3801 Miranda Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94304Phone+1 650-493-5000
Education & Training
- University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Nephrology, 2004
- Duke University HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 2000
- Albany Medical CollegeClass of 1997
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2002 - 2025
- NC State Medical License 1997 - 2000
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology
Clinical Trials
- Improving Medical Decision Making for Older Patients With End Stage Renal Disease Start of enrollment: 2021 Jun 21
Roles: Contact
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 42 citationsCognitive Impairment in Non-Dialysis-Dependent CKD and the Transition to Dialysis: Findings From the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC) Study.Meera N. Harhay, Dawei Xie, Xiaoming Zhang, Chi-yuan Hsu, Eric Vittinghoff
American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 2018-10-01 - 702 citationsFunctional Status of Elderly Adults before and after Initiation of DialysisManjula Kurella Tamura, Kenneth E. Covinsky, Glenn M. Chertow, Kristine Yaffe, C. Seth Landefeld
The New England Journal of Medicine. 2009-10-15 - 86 citationsAlbuminuria, Kidney Function, and the Incidence of Cognitive Impairment Among Adults in the United StatesManjula Kurella Tamura, Paul Muntner, Virginia G. Wadley, Mary Cushman, Neil A. Zakai
American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 2011-11-01
Press Mentions
- Nephrology Needs COURAGESeptember 4th, 2024
- Older Patients' Survival Gains from Dialysis ‘Modest’ – US StudySeptember 3rd, 2024
- Dialysis May Prolong Life for Older Patients. But Not by MuchSeptember 1st, 2024
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