DIVISION OF NEPHROLOGY

 

Nephrology Team

Back Row: JoAnn Foley, Jennifer Marik, E. Brophy, Yolanda Tejedor, R. Larner. Middle Row: Barbara Gales, Rita Davila, Julia Saulny, Robert Ettenger, Judith Smith, S. Barayan, Alan Shapiro. Front Row: Isidro Salusky, Joma Mahdavi, S. Garaybeh, Ora Yadin, Beatriz Quizon, C. Dominguez.

Faculty Profiles

AL-AKASH, SAMHAR I.

Faculty Member Since:	1999
Degrees:	MD, BA, University of Jordan School of Medicine
Rank:	Clinical Instructor
Research Interests:	Transplant immunology
Teaching:	Medical Student Core Lecture Series Pediatric Noon Conference

ETTENGER, ROBERT B.

Faculty Member Since:	1980
Degrees:	MD, University of Pennsylvania BA, University of Pennsylvania
Rank:	Professor
Research Interests:	Pediatric renal transplant, immunosuppressive Drugs
University Service:	Academic Senate, Legislative Assembly Dialysis and Transplant Committee Blood & Blood Derivatives Committee Medical Staff Credentialing Committee Clinical Effectiveness Committee Clinical Laboratories Activities Committee Co-Chair, Pediatric Multidisciplinary Committee Quality Assurance Committee Grand Rounds Committee Chair, Continuing Education Committee Chair, Credentials Committee Department Group Practice Plan Executive Board Chair, Adolescent Ward Reorganization Committee Chair, Department Compliance Committee Chair, Performance Improvement Team Committee Review and Appraisal Committee Medicare Teaching Physician Regulation Task Force Compliance Committee Master Planning Phase II Board of the UCLA Medical Group, At-Large Member Clinical Effectiveness Committee Chair, By-Laws Committee
Grant Support:	1994-Present North American Pediatric Renal Transplant Cooperative Study. Emmes Corporation 1997-99 A Phase I/II Study of Zenapax® in Pediatric Patients. Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc. 1997-99 Oral Suspension in Mycophenolate, Roche Laboratories 1997-PresentThe Use of Recombinant Human Growth Hormone (Nutropin) in Children Post-Renal Transplantation, North American Pediatric Renal Transplant Cooperative Study 1998-2000 Influenza Vaccine Antibody Response in Pediatric Renal Transplant Patients Treated with Newer Immunosuppressive Agents, Hoffmann-LaRoche, Inc. 1996-2000 Donor-specific hyporesponsiveness in Mixed Lymphocyte Culture in patients receiving Mycophenolate Mofetil, Hoffman-La Roche 1998-2002 An Open-Label Safety Tolerance and Pharmacokinetic Study of Oral Mycophenolate Mofetil, suspension in the Prophylaxis of Rejection in Pediatric Renal Allograft Recipients, Hoffman-La Roche 1999-2002 Collaborative Clinical Trial in Transplantation (CCTT); the use of Sirolimus in the treatment of chronic rejection of pediatric renal transplants, Wyeth Ayerst Laboratories 1999-2000 Multicenter, Open-Label, Single Oral Dose Pharmacokinetic, Safety, and Tolerability Study of RAD001, Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Professional Committees:	1994-present United States Renal Data System Scientific Advisory Committee Food and Drug Administration, Consultant, Biological Response Modifier Advisory Committee for Drug Evaluation and Research Food and Drug Administration, Consultant, Immunosuppressive Drugs Advisory Committee for Drug Evaluation and Research American Society of Pediatric Nephrology: Membership Committee Co-Chair, Task Force on Nephrology Physician Needs Co-Chair, Workforce Committee American Society of Transplant Physicians: Awards Committee ASTP Scientific Studies Committee United Network for Organ Sharing: Membership and Professional Standards Committee World Children's Transplant Fund, Medical Board of Advisors Santa Monica-Malibu Unified Schl Dist./ Sports & Physical Ed Advisory Committee

KUIZON, BEATRIZ D.

Faculty Member Since:	1997
Degrees:	MD, BS, University of the Philippines
Rank:	Assistant Professor
Research Interests:	Renal osteodystrophy in children with end-stage renal disease Endochondral bone formation in renal failure Vascular calcification in renal failure
Current Grant Support:	1998-00 Hilda Gershon Young Investigator Grant of the National Kidney Foundation
Teaching:	Pediatric Nephrology Fellows' Training Lectures for Residents, Medical Students
University Service:	General Clinical Research Center Advisory Board

SALUSKY, ISIDRO

Faculty Member Since:	1982
Degrees:	MD, National University of Buenos Aires BS, Institute Libre de Segunda
Rank:	Professor of Pediatrics
Research Interests:	Understanding treatment of bone related abnormalities that are present in children with renal failure, characterize the spectrum of renal osteodystropy in patients, growth and nutrition in patients with renal failure.
Grant Support:	12/1/96-11/30/01, National Center for Research. Resources, NIH. UCLA General Clinical Research Center. 2/1/98-1/31/02 National Institutes of Health, Diurnal and Pulsatile PTH Secretion in Renal Failure 1/1/98-12/31/00 National Institutes of Health, Exploratory Grants in Chronic Renal Failure in Children, Endochondral bone formation in renal failure 12/1/98-11/30/03 National Institutes of Health, Regulation of skeletal growth in renal failure 1/1/95-3/30/00 National Institutes of Health, Regulation of Bone Formation in Renal Osteodystropy
Teaching:	Course Director, "Introduction to Clinical Investigation" for Fellows and Junior Faculty
University Service:	Department of Pediatrics: Chairman, Grand Rounds Committee Executive Committee School of Medicine: Member, Long-Term Advisory Clinical Research Center Committee Member, Advisory Committee Clinical Research Center Chair, Clinical Trials Unit Oversight Board Clinical Research Committee Co-Chair Medical Center: Member, Quality Assurance Committee, Dialysis Department Member, Executive Administrative Committee for the Dialysis Dept Master Planning Committee for the New UCLA Hospital
Organizations:	American Board of Pediatrics Member, Subboard of Pediatric Nephrology Chairman, Subboard Council Member, International Pediatric Nephrology Association Member, Research Committee, American Society Pediatric Nephrology General Clinical Research Center Program Directors Association, Executive Committee
Honors:	National Kidney Foundation, Inc. 1999 President's Award American Medical Association 1999-2002 Physicians' Recognition Award

YADIN, ORA

Faculty Member Since:	1993
Degrees:	MD, The Hebrew University (Israel)
Rank:	Assistant Professor
Research Interests:	Efficacy of different therapies for IgA nephropathy, dosing, safety and efficacy of Felodipine in children with hypertension, mycophenolate mofetil for treatment of children with steroid resistant idipathis nephrotic syndrome, molecular genetics and clinical presentations of the different mutations of Bartter's and Gitelman's syndromes.
Grant Support:	NIH Grant "A randomized, Placebo-controlled, Multicenter trial evaluating: A) Alternate-day Prednisone B) Fish oil Supplements in Young Patients with IgA Nephropathy". 12/99-10/00 "Dose ranging, Safety and Tolerability Trial of Felodipine ER in Pediatric Patients". Sponsored by AstraZeneca, Inc.
Teaching:	Core lectures Noon conference Pediatric Board Review Course, UCLA Renal Grand Rounds Renal pathophysiology course, Wadsworth VAMC Teaching for pediatricians, pediatric residents and medical students at Kern County Medical Center Teaching for Family practice residents at Ventura County Medical Center Pediatric Specialty clinic Lectures at Community Hospitals: Recent advances in the treatment of UTI in children. Guest speaker at the Education Program: Queen of the Valley Medical Center, West Covina, CA. A practical approach to the evaluation of hematuria in children. Downey Community Hospital Education Program. Downey, CA. Childhood nephrotic syndrome. Pediatric noon conference Kaiser Permanente, Bellflower, CA.
University Service:	Quality Improvement Committee, Dept of Pediarics
Professional Committees:	Southern California Pediatric Nephrology Association Steering Committee Chairperson, National Kidney Foundation Patient Education Conference, UCLA May 1999

Division Publications

1. Borradori Tolsa C, Kuizon BD, Salusky IB. Children with chronic renal failure: evaluation of the nutritional status and management. Arch Pediatr 6:1092-1100, 1999.

2. Brown SB, Pike JW, Palanisamy N, Salusky IB, Goodman W, Brandi ML, Drueke TB, Sarfati E, Urena P,Delmonica F, Chaganti RSK, Arnold A: Vitamin D receptor as a candidate tumor suppressor gene in severe hyperparathyroidism of uremia. J Clin Endocrin Metab. (In Press, 1999)

3. Drueke TB and Salusky IB (ed). The spectrum of renal osteodystrophy. Oxford University Press. (In Press, 1999)

4. Ettenger R. Antibody Therapy as an Induction Regimen in Pediatric Renal Transplantation. Transplantation Proceedings. 31: 2677-2678, 1999.
5. Goodman WG, Coburn JW, Slatopolsky E, Salusky IB. Renal osteodystrophy in adult and pediatric patients, in Primer on the Metabolic Bone Diseases and Disorders of Mineral Metabolism, 4^th Ed., edited by M Favus. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, New York. pp. 347-363, 1999.
6. Holloway M, Salusky IB. The impact of end-stage renal disease in children and family. American Kidney Foundation. (In press, 1999)
7. John MR, Goodman WG, Gao P, Cantor TL, Salusky IB, Juppner H: A Novel Immunoradiometric Assay Detects Full-Length Human PTH but not Amino-Terminally Truncated Fragments: Implications for PTH Measurements in Renal Failure. J Clin Endocrin Metab: 84: 4287-4290, 1999.
8. Kuizon BD, Salusky IB. Growth retardation in children with chronic renal failure. J Bone and Mineral Res. 14: 1680-1690, 1999.

9. Kuizon BD, Salusky IB. Bone diseases in children with chronic renal failure. In Nefrologia Pediatrica, Garcia-Nieto V, Santos Fernando, eds. Granada, Spain: Editorial Comares, (in press, 2000)

10. Kuizon BD, Salusky IB. Growth retardation in children with chronic renal failure. JBMR 14:1680-1690, 1999.

11. Kuizon BD, Salusky IB. Renal bone diseases in children with end stage renal disease. In Atualidades em Nefrologia Pediatrica, Perrone H, ed. (in press, 2000)

12. Salusky IB, Goodman WG and Coburn JW: The renal osteodystrophies. In: Endocrinology, 4th ed. (ed.) by Potts JT. W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia. (In press, 1999)
13. Salusky IB, Goodman WG, Kuizon BD. Consequences of intermittent calcitriol therapy in pediatric patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism. Peritoneal Dialysis International 19 (Suppl 2):S441-S444, 1999.
14. Salusky IB, Goodman WG, Kuizon BD. Implications of intermittent calcitriol therapy on growth and secondary hyperparathyroidism. Pediatr Nephrol (in press, 2000)
15. Salusky IB, Holloway M, Kuizon BD. Peritoneal dialysis in children: Issues for the 21^st century. Peritoneal Dialysis International 19(Suppl 2): S484-S487, 1999.

16. Salusky IB, Holloway M, Kuizon BD. Peritoneal dialysis in children: Issues for the 21^st century. Ped Dial Int 19 Suppl 2:S484-488, 1999.

17. Sanchez CP, Goodman WG and Salusky IB. Renal osteodystrophies: Pathogenesis and treatment. In: Pediatric Nephrology, 4^th ed. (ed.) by Barrat TM, Avner ED, and Harmon W. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore. pp. 1231-1250, 1999.
18. Sanchez CP, Goodman WG, Salusky IB. Prevention of renal osteodystrophy in predialysis patients. Am. J. Med. Sci. 317(6):398-404, 1999.
19. Sanchez CP, Kuizon BD, Abdella PA, Jüppner H, Salusky IB, Goodman WG. Impaired growth, delayed ossfication and reduced osteoclastic activity in the growth plate of calcium-supplemented rats with renal failure. Endocrinology (in press, 2000)

20. Von Lilien T, Salusky IB. Growth in children undergoing continuous ambulatory or cycling peritoneal dialysis. In: Endocrinology. (ed.) by Scharer K, Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg. (In press, 1999)

21. Warady BA, Fivush B, Andreoli SP, Kohaut E, Salusky IB, Schlichting L, Pu K, Watkins S: Longitudinal evaluation of transport kinetics in children receiving peritoneal dialysis. Pediatr Nephrol 13:571-576, 1999.
22. Wolfe R, Ashby V, Milford E, Ojo A, Ettenger R, Agodoa L, Held P, Port F: Comparison of Mortality in All Patients On Dialysis, Patients On Dialysis Awaiting Transplantation, and Recipients of A First Cadaveric Transplant. New England Journal of Medicine 341,23: 1725-1730, 1999.