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Office
200 1st St SW
Rochester, MN 55905Phone+1 507-284-2511
Summary
- Naim Issa, MD is a nephrologist based in Rochester, MN with a subspecialty in Kidney & Pancreas Transplantation. His medical training was completed at St Joseph's University Medical School and continued with a residency and fellowship at Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Internal Medicine and Nephrology respectively. He brings a wealth of expertise in areas such as living kidney donation and paired kidney exchange. As an active contributor to medical research, he has a range of publications in journals like Bone Reports, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, BMC Nephrology and Autoimmunity Reviews. Dr. Issa is well recognized in his field, earning the CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification from EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, and a fellowship from the American Society of Nephrology.
Education & Training
- Cleveland Clinic FoundationFellowship, Nephrology, 2005 - 2007
- Cleveland Clinic FoundationResidency, Internal Medicine, 2002 - 2005
- St Joseph's University Medical SchoolClass of 2001
Certifications & Licensure
- MN State Medical License 2007 - 2025
- WI State Medical License 2007 - 2025
- OH State Medical License 2002 - 2007
- 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
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 19 citationsThe renin-aldosterone axis in kidney transplant recipients and its association with allograft function and structure.Naim Issa, Fernando Ortiz, Scott Reule, Aleksandra Kukla, Bertram L. Kasiske
Kidney International. 2014-01-01 - 26 citationsRapid Discontinuation of Prednisone in Kidney Transplant Recipients: 15-Year Outcomes From the University of MinnesotaOscar K. Serrano, Raja Kandaswamy, Kristen J. Gillingham, Srinath Chinnakotla, Ty B. Dunn
Transplantation. 2017-10-01 - 25 citationsKidney Structural Features from Living Donors Predict Graft Failure in the Recipient.Naim Issa, Camden L. Lopez, Aleksandar Denic, Sandra J. Taler, Joseph J. Larson
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2020-01-23
Press Mentions
- Mayo Clinic Minute: Game-Changing Treatment for Chronic Kidney Disease Could Slow down Progression of the DiseaseMarch 6th, 2023
- Transplants at Mayo ClinicJanuary 17th, 2022
- Health Fusion: How a Father's Death Is Helping People Receive Kidney TransplantsJuly 22nd, 2021
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Professional Memberships
- Fellow
Other Languages
- French, Arabic
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