I am primarily interested in helping my patients prevent progression of their chronic kidney disease, so that they can avoid needing to start kidney replacement therapy. When that is not possible, I promote the use of kidney transplantation whenever possible. For those patients of mine that require dialysis, I try to make it as least disruptive to their life as possible.
I am also interested in helping patients with difficult to control hypertension develop a treatment plan that maximizes the use of non pharmacological therapies, while also understanding that drugs often play a critical role in treating hypertension.
- BS, Biology, BA, Philosophy, Penn State, 1996
- MD, University of Pittsburgh, 2000
- Residency, Brown University, 2003
- Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh, 2006
Education & Training
Kashlan OB, Maarouf AB, Kussius C, Denshaw RM, Blumenthal KM, Kleyman TR. Distinct structural elements in the first membrane-spanning segment of the epithelial sodium channel. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2006; 281(41): 30455-62.