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Paul Welling, MD, Nephrology, Baltimore, MD

PaulAlexanderWellingMD

Nephrology • Baltimore, MD

Hereditary Kidney Disease Genetics, Hypertension, Renal Metabolism

Joseph S. and Esther Handler Professor, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine (Nephrology) and Department of Physiology

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  • Office

    Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Baltimore, MD 21287
    Phone+1 410-502-4078
    Fax+1 410-367-2258

Summary

  • Welling is an authority on the molecular bases of potassium and sodium balance, electrolyte disorders and hypertension. His laboratory is recognized for elucidating how ion transport molecules in the kidney control salt balance, and discovering how these molecules go awry in disorders of electrolyte homeostasis and blood pressure. Follow on twitter: @PAWellingMD

Education & Training

  • University of Kansas School of Medicine
    University of Kansas School of MedicineClass of 1988

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Association of American Physicians

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Press Mentions

  • Researchers May Have Discovered Link Between Chronic Kidney Disease and Cardiovascular Disease
    Researchers May Have Discovered Link Between Chronic Kidney Disease and Cardiovascular DiseaseMay 9th, 2023
  • New Insights into Dietary Salt: The Loved, Loathed, Debated
    New Insights into Dietary Salt: The Loved, Loathed, DebatedNovember 17th, 2021
  • Kidney Tube That Controls Salt Balance Smaller in Women Than Men
    Kidney Tube That Controls Salt Balance Smaller in Women Than MenNovember 12th, 2020
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Grant Support

  • Molecular Mechanism Of ROMK Channel FunctionNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2010–2011
  • Polarized Trafficking Of K+ Channels In The KidneyNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2003–2011
  • Multigene Kinase Network, Kidney Transport And SALT In Essential HypertensionNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2009–2010
  • Molecular Mechanism Of Kidney KATP Channel FunctionNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2005–2009
  • Molecular Mechanisms Of Kidney KATP Channel FunctionNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases1998–2002
  • Molecular Basis Of Potassium Channels In Renal EpitheliaNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases1994–1998

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