SamuelSpitalewitzMD

Nephrology • Brooklyn, NY

Clinical Professor of Medicine, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

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Office
1 Brookdale Plz
Brooklyn, NY 11212
Phone+1 718-240-5615

Education & Training

One Brooklyn Health System/Brookdale University Hospital and Medical CenterFellowship, Nephrology, 1978 - 1981
One Brooklyn Health System/Brookdale University Hospital and Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1975 - 1978
New York University School of MedicineClass of 1975

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1976 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

62 citations
Acute Kidney Injury in COVID-19 Patients: An Inner City Hospital Experience and Policy Implications.
Umar Zahid, Preethi Ramachandran, Samuel Spitalewitz, Lutfi Alasadi, Abhishek Chakraborti
American Journal of Nephrology. 2020-10-02
17 citations
Severe Symptomatic Hypermagnesemia Associated with Over-the-Counter Laxatives in a Patient with Renal Failure and Sigmoid Volvulus.
Talal Khairi, Syed Amer, Samuel Spitalewitz, Lutfi Alasadi
Case Reports in Nephrology. 2014-01-06
2 citations
High Incidence of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura Exacerbation Rate Among Patients With Morbid Obesity and Drug Abuse
Preethi Ramachandran, Burak Erdinc, Hesham Ali Abowali, Umar Zahid, Vladimir Gotlieb
Cureus. 2021-04-24