RanilNishanDeSilvaMD
Nephrology • Pittsburgh, PAClinical Fellow in Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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Office
5171 Liberty Ave
Ste 501
Pittsburgh, PA 15224Phone+1 267-257-6217Fax+1 412-647-4050
Education & Training
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterFellowship, Nephrology, 2009 - 2012
Baylor College of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 2005 - 2008
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple UniversityClass of 2005
Certifications & Licensure
PA State Medical License 2012 - 2024
MA State Medical License 2008 - 2013- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 46 citationsAssociation between initial type of hemodialysis access used in the elderly and mortalityRanil DeSilva, Gurprataap S. Sandhu, Jalaj Garg, Alexander S. Goldfarb-Rumyantzev
Hemodialysis International. International Symposium on Home Hemodialysis. 2012-04-01 - 134 citationsFistula First Is Not Always the Best Strategy for the ElderlyRanil DeSilva, Bhanu K. Patibandla, Yael Vin, Akshita Narra, Varun Chawla
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2013-08-01 - 2 citationsHypertriglyceridemia as a Cause of Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy Circuit Clotting: A Case Series.Blaise William Abramovitz, Elizabeth Oguntuwase, Abdelrhman Abo-Zed, Ranil DeSilva
Blood Purification. 2023-01-01
Press Mentions
Is Your Doctor Using the Safest Kidney Dialysis? Popular Plastic Catheters Linked to 74% Higher Risk of DeathFebruary 10th, 2016
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