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Study Group: Outpatient Dialysis Services Managers (US)(?)

Council Members in this Study Group: 12

This study group may include physicians, care providers, and researchers specializing in internal medicine, cardiology, oncology, dermatology, emergency medicine, family medicine, neurology, obstetrics-gynecology, psychiatry, radiology, nursing, optometry, genetics, and mental health. It may also include experts knowledgeable on diagnostic labs, disease management, medical devices, long term care, surgery centers, health management, pharma, and biotechnology, among others.

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Leading Experts in this Study Group

Edward Littman, MD
Medical Director
Dva Renal Healthcare, Inc.

Edward Littman, MD, is the Medical Director of the Davita Dialysis Clinics in Norwalk, Connecticut. He also serves as a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at the Yale University School of Medicine. Dr. Littman’s major area of expertise is in dialysis treatment of chronic kidney disease. He was...

Andrew Krutul, MD
Clinical Associate Professor
Michigan State University

Andrew Krutul, MD, is a Nephrologist at the Renal Associates of western Michigan in Grand Rapids Michigan. He served for years as a Clinical Section Chief of Nephrology at St Mary's Mercy Medical Center and serves as a Clinical Associate Professor at the Michigan State University School of Medicine....

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How Cancer Drug Affects Kidneys | 03-20-2008
Analysis of: Doctors See How Cancer Drug Can Damage Kidneys | www.washingtonpost.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor

This article brings more visibility to issue of effect of angiogenesis inhibitors on kidney function Other mechanisms of injury have previously been described.  Current case simply adds visibility and more definitive evidence of effect in humans Mechanism described is likely not restricted...

Kidney Transplant Outcomes may improve with Rapamycin based Immunosupression | 05-11-2007
Author: GLG Expert Contributor

Interim results from "Spare the Nephron Trial" demosntrate improved outcomes with Rapamycin based immunosupression compared with Calcinuerin based therapy.   If the results hold up the trial may precipitate a shift away from the use of cyclospoin and tacrolimus based therapy in favor...

Concern of Erythropoetin is Warranted | 05-11-2007
Analysis of: US FDA staff cautious on anemia drugs' risks | www.therapeuticsdaily.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor

Results of recent studies have suggested that using erythropoetin to fully correct anemia in patients with chronic kidney disease or the use of Epo products in patients with cancer associated anemia is not associated with substantial clinical benefits and may actually increase the risk of...

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