MarcianaLeeLasterMD

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Office
575 Riley Hospital Dr
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Phone+1 317-944-2563

Fax+1 317-222-2154

Dr. Marciana Laster is a pediatric nephrologist in Indianapolis, IN and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Mattel Childrens Hospital University of California Los Angeles and Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health. She received her medical degree from McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University and has been in practice 5 years. She is experienced in hypertension, chronic kidney disease, and osteoporosis. She has more than 30 publications and over 150 citings.

UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Nephrology, 2014 - 2017
University of California, Los AngelesM.S., 2017
University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)Residency, Pediatrics, 2011 - 2014
Northwestern University The Feinberg School of MedicineClass of 2011
Loyola University New OrleansB.A., Biology, 2007

PubMed

3 citations
Seeking justice, equity, diversity and inclusion in pediatric nephrology.
Patricia Seo-Mayer, Isa Ashoor, Nicole Hayde, Marciana Laster, Keia Sanderson
Frontiers in Pediatrics. 2022-01-01
19 citations
Estimated GFR at Dialysis Initiation and Mortality in Children and Adolescents.
Yusuke Okuda, Melissa Soohoo, Ying Tang, Yoshitsugu Obi, Marciana Laster
American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 2019-06-01
59 citations
Kidney Disease Among African Americans: A Population Perspective
Marciana Laster, Jenny I. Shen, Keith C. Norris
American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 2018-11-01

Abstracts/Posters

Racial-ethnic differences in Cortical Bone in Pediatric Patients on Dialysis
Laster M, Pereira RC, Salusky IB, Pediatric Academic Societies/American Society of Pediatric Nephrology Annual Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1/5/2018
Racial-ethnic Disparities in Bone and Mineral Metabolism in the Pediatric Dialysis Population
Laster M, Soohoo M, Streja E, Norris KC, Salusky IB and Kalantar-Zadeh K, ASN Kidney Week Annual Meeting; Pediatric Academic Societies/American Society of Pediatric Nephrology Annual Meeting; ASN Kidney Week Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, 2016; San Francisco, CA, 2017; New Orleans, LA, 2017, 1/5/2017
Intermittent Carpopedal spasm: Late presentation of congenital renal disease
Ogbonnaya A, Laster M, ACP Southern California Chapters, Marina Del Rey, CA, 1/1/2017
Association of Race with Risk of Mortality and Transplantation in Pediatric Dialysis Patients
Soohoo M, Streja E, Laster M, Rhee C, Norris KC, Mehrotra R, Salusky IB and Kalantar-Zadeh K, ASN Kidney Week Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, 1/3/2016
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Survival Outcomes among Pediatric Dialysis Patients
Hall C, Laster M, Rhee C, Streja E, Soohoo M, Norris KC, Salusky IB and Kalantar-Zadeh K, Annual Dialysis Conference, Seattle, WA, 1/1/2016
Racial/ethnic Disparities in Kidney Transplantation in Pediatric Dialysis Patients
Laster M, Hall C, Rhee C, Streja E, Soohoo M, Norris KC, Salusky IB and Kalantar-Zadeh K, Annual Dialysis Conference, Seattle, WA, 1/1/2016
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Lectures

Racial-ethnic Disparities in Mortality and Kidney Transplant Outcomes Among Pediatric Dialysis Patients
Toronto, Canada - 1/7/2018
Salt-losing Tubulopathies:��Bartter and Gitelman Syndromes
1/22/2017
Pediatric Hypertension
1/9/2017
Intermittent Carpopedal spasm: Late presentation of congenital renal disease
Marina Del Rey, CA - 1/1/2017
Post-infectious Glomerulonephritis
1/24/2016
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