Dr. Kalathil Sureshkumar MD
Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) | Nephrology
320 E North Ave Agh Nephrology Assoc Pittsburgh PA, 15212Rating
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Dr. Kalathil Sureshkumar is a nephrologist practicing in Pittsburgh, PA. Dr. Sureshkumar specializes in the care and treatment of the kidneys. As a nephrologist, Dr. Sureshkumar most typically treats conditions like kidney stones, chronic kidney disease, acute renal failure, polycystuc kidney disease, high blood pressure and more. Nephrologists are also experts on kidney transplantation and dialysis. They are usually referred to by primary care physicians for problems related to the kidneys, and while they can perform tests to diagnose kidney disorders, they do not perform surgeries.
Education and Training
Med Coll, Calicut Univ, Calicut, Kerala, India 1990
Calicut Medical College, University Of Calicut 1988
Calicut Medical College
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Nephrology
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Evaluation and outcome of proteinuria in older and younger adults.
- Significance of microvascular thrombosis in renal allografts: role of ex vivo thrombolytic therapy.
- Live donor kidney transplantation in a patient with antithrombin deficiency.
- Steroid avoidance in renal transplant patients maintained on a cyclosporine-based protocol.
- Biofilms in nephrology.
- Role of pulsatile perfusion with tissue plasminogen activator in deceased donor kidneys with extensive glomerular thrombosis.
- Renin inhibition with aliskiren in hypertension: focus on aliskiren/hydrochlorothiazide combination therapy.
- Impact of the addition of maintenance steroids to a rapid steroid discontinuation immunosuppressive protocol following acute renal transplant rejection.
- When is it reasonable to split pediatric en bloc kidneys for transplantation into two adults?
- Antibody-mediated rejection in kidney transplantation: an update.
- Does delayed graft function in the first kidney transplant influence graft outcome in a subsequent transplant?
- Belatacept : a new biological agent for maintenance immunosuppression in kidney transplantation.
- De Novo Collapsing Glomerulopathy: An Unusual Cause of Early Graft Failure following Kidney Transplantation.
- Treatment of antibody-mediated rejection in kidney transplant recipients: a single-center experience with a bortezomib-based regimen.
- Effect of induction agent on posttransplant outcomes in deceased donor kidney transplant recipients: influence of race.
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