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Xunrong Luo, MD, Nephrology, Chicago, IL

Xunrong Luo MD PhD


Associate Professor, Medicine, Northwestern University Medical School

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  • 675 N Saint Clair StSte 18-250Chicago, IL 60611

  • Phone+1 312-695-0596

  • Fax+1 312-695-5232

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Education & Training

  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)
    New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Fellowship, Nephrology, 2001 - 2003
  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)
    New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1998 - 2001
  • Duke University School of Medicine
    Duke University School of MedicineClass of 1998

Certifications & Licensure

  • NC State Medical License
    NC State Medical License 2018 - 2026
  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 2005 - 2020
  • IN State Medical License
    IN State Medical License 2008 - 2015

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Acute and Chronic Phagocyte Determinants of Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy  
    Xunrong Luo, MD, Seminars in Immunopathology
  • Receptor Tyrosine Kinase MerTK Suppresses an Allogenic Type I IFN Response to Promote Transplant Tolerance  
    Xunrong Luo, Samantha Schroth, American journal of transplantation

Press Mentions

  • Transplanting Islet Cells from One Species to Another to Treat Type 1 Diabetes
    Transplanting Islet Cells from One Species to Another to Treat Type 1 DiabetesFebruary 10th, 2016
  • Health News - Interspecies Transplant Works in First Step for New Diabetes Therapy
    Health News - Interspecies Transplant Works in First Step for New Diabetes TherapyFebruary 10th, 2016
  • Diabetes Treatment Using Animal-Human Transplants - Health News
    Diabetes Treatment Using Animal-Human Transplants - Health NewsFebruary 10th, 2016

Grant Support

  • Monocyte and Macrophage Functional Evolution in Kidney TransplantationDUKE UNIVERSITY2024–2029
  • Monocyte and Macrophage Functional Evolution in Kidney TransplantationDUKE UNIVERSITY2024–2029
  • Donor Kidney Resident Macrophages in Kidney Allograft Early Inflammation and AlloimmunityDUKE UNIVERSITY2022–2027
  • Neonatal porcine islet xenografts for the treatment of type 1 diabetesDUKE UNIVERSITY2010–2025
  • Neonatal porcine islet xenografts for the treatment of type 1 diabetesDUKE UNIVERSITY2010–2025

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