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Division of Nephrology Publications

Anjali Acharya, MD

Original Articles

          

Coritsidis G, Sutariya D,  Stern A,  Gupta G, Stafford J, Arora R,  Balmir S and Acharya A; Does timing of dialysis in ESRD patients with acute myocardial infarcts affect morbidity or mortality?  Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2009 Aug; 4(8):1324-30

 

Zaidi M, Singh N, Kamran M, Ansari N, Nasr SH, Acharya A; Letter to the Editor entitled  Response to Multiorgan involvement of vasculitis: Henoch-Schönlein purpura alone or polyangiitis overlap syndrome? Kidney International 74, 828-829 (29 August 2008) doi:10.1038/ki.2008.278 Letter to the Editor

 

Zaidi M, Singh N, Kamran M, Ansari N, Nasr SH, Acharya A; Acute onset of hematuria and proteinuria associated with multiorgan involvement of the heart, liver, pancreas, kidneys, and skin in a patient with Henoch-Schönlein purpura, Kidney International. 2008 Feb; 73(4):503-8. Epub 2007 Nov 21

 

Neugarten J, Acharya A, Lei J, Silbiger S.; “Selective Estrogen Recepetor Modulators Suppress Mesangial Cell Collagen Synthesis”, American Journal of Physiology, 2000 Aug; 279(2):F309-18

 

Neugarten J, Acharya A, Silbiger SR.; “Selective Effects of Gender on the progression of Non-diabetic renal disease: a meta-analysis”, J Am Soc Nephrol. 2000 Feb; 11(2):319-29

 

Glicklich D, Acharya A; Mycophenolate Mofetil Therapy for Lupus Nephritis Refractory to Intravenous Cyclophosphamide, Am J Kidney Dis. 1998 Aug; 32(2):318-22

 

Review Articles

Jim B, Sharma S, Kebede T, Acharya A.  Hypertension in Pregnancy: a Comprehensive Update. Cardiology in Review. 2010 July/Aug;18(4):178-189.

 

Book Chapters

 

Acharya A, Jim B. “Chronic Kidney Disease in the Critically Ill Patient”, In: Kellum and Cerda’s Renal and Metabolic Disorders, in press

 

Posters 

 

Acharya A, Stanescu C , Bonam S, Puram A, Zelkowitz M, Anis K , Gupta G, Mihaltses J, Coritsidis G; Baseline Demographic and Biochemical Characteristics of Dialysis Population in  Two New York City’s Health and Hospital Corporation (HHC) Hospitals Compared with the USRDS Population, National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meetings, 2009

 

Zelkowitz M, Bonam S, Singh N, Waheed S, Talreja A, Rivera F, Sagiv O, Gross J, Cohen H, Acharya A, CKD and Incidence of Arrhythmias in Patients with Internal Cardiac Defibrillators, National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meetings, 2009

 

Mallappallil M, Acharya A, Coritsidis G, Gitlin M, Gnanasekaran I,  Naheed Ansari, Pogue V, Thompson N,  Shahata H,  Tannenberg A, Vijay NandiDavid Vlahov, and Mayne TJ, Catheter time can be long in large urban public health hospitals : American Society of Nephrology 42th Annual Meeting & Scientific Exposition, 2009

Acharya A, , Coritsidis G, Gitlin M, Gnanasekaran I, Alaniz I, Pogue V, Thompson N, Mallappallil M, Shahata H, Pogue V, Tannenberg A,Thomas M, Nandi V,  Vlahov D, Mayne TJ, New York Public Health Hospitals Have High Levels Of Uninsured Patients, Predicting Poor Pre-Dialysis Care, American Society of Nephrology 42th Annual Meeting & Scientific Exposition, 2009

Sharma S, Zelkowitz M, Kambhampati G, Bonam S, Gross J, Cohen HW, Acharya A, Ejection Fraction, Kidney Function and Arrythmias in Patients with Automatic Internal Cardiac Defibrillators, National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meetings, 2009

 

Jim B, Matos T, Garry D, Acharya A, Mian S, Castillo M, Jean-Louis P, Urinary Podocyte Excretion as a Marker for Preeclampsia and Other High Risk Pregnancy States, American Society of Nephrology 41th Annual Meeting & Scientific Exposition, 2008

Provenzano C, Acharya A. A case of metformin-associated lactic acidosis (MALA) in a chronic dialysis patient, National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meetings, 2008

 

Jim B, Singh N, Kim K, Ansari N, Anis K, Mundel P, Acharya A. sFlt-Fc Upregulates Synaptopodin Expression in Podocytes, National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meetings, 2007

 

Hailpern S, Arora R, Waheed S, Acharya A; Clinical predictors of severity of proteinuria in a cohort of patients with Hepatitis C and proteinuria, National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meetings, 2007

Singh N, Ansari N, Acharya A; Severe hypokalemia and thyroid storm secondary to iodinated contrast, National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meetings, 2007

 

Anis K, Ansari N, Acharya A, Jim B, Balmir, S. Prolonged hyponatremia Post Intranasal dDAVP administration. American Society of Nephrology 39th Annual Meeting & Scientific Exposition, 2006

Coritsidis G, Stern A, Khan A, Sutariya D, Acharya A, Arora R, Balmir S, John S, Gupta G. Does timing of dialysis in ESRD patients with acute myocardial infarcts affect morbidity or mortality? American Society of Nephrology 39th Annual Meeting & Scientific Exposition, 2006

Ansari N, Acharya A, Anis K, Zaharia V. Hepatitis B associated MPGN with crescents and rapid progression to ESRD (Pub 117) American Society of Nephrology 36th Annual Meeting & Scientific Exposition, 2003

Zaharia V, Ansari N, Beca S, Acharya A: Elevation of Pancreatic enzymes in acute renal failure American Society of Nephrology 35th Annual Meeting & Scientific Exposition (Pub 097), 2002.

Ansari N, Acharya A: A strange case of pyelonephritis without pyuria and rapidly progressive renal failure, American Society of Nephrology 35th Annual Meeting & Scientific Exposition (Pub 040), 2002.

Acharya A, Fotino S, Ansari N, Anis K. Second episode of necrotizing PANCA associated RPGN presenting 20yrs after complete remission of first episode of RPGN in a patient with Systemic Sclerosis, American Society of Nephrology 35th Annual Meeting & Scientific Exposition (Pub 123), 2002

Ansari N, Acharya A, Anis K, Zaharia V. Hepatitis B associated MPGN with crescents and rapid progression to ESRD. American Society of Nephrology 35th Annual Meeting & Scientific Exposition (Pub 117), 2002

Ansari N, Fotino S, Acharya A. Secondary amyloidosis of the kidneys can cause ESRD after 27 years of initial diagnosis. American Society of Nephrology 34th Annual Meeting & Scientific Exposition, 2001.

Acharya A, Ansari N. Nephrotic syndrome and stroke in a patient with Salmonella Enteritidis bacteremia. American Society of Nephrology 34th Annual Meeting & Scientific Exposition, 2001.

Abstracts

 

Bonam S, Ghanta M, Abebe M, Provenzano C, Acharya A, CMV Infection of the Hypothalamus Causing Central Diabetes Insipidus, American Society of Nephrology 41th Annual Meeting & Scientific Exposition (Pub 023), 2008

 

Coritsidis GN, Acharya A, Gnanasekaran I, Stanescu C, Gupta G, Bonam S, Shahata H, Thompson N, Mallappallil M, Joseph N, Tannenberg A, Cheng JT, Dungca C, Ghanta M, Health and Hospitals Corporation of New York City (HHC) Outcome Data: Population Variability Compared to the USRDS Population May Explain Outcome Differences, American Society of Nephrology 41th Annual Meeting & Scientific Exposition (Pub 388), 2008

Ansari N, Acharya A, Anis K, Zaharia V. Hepatitis B associated MPGN with crescents and rapid progression to ESRD. American Society of Nephrology 36th Annual Meeting & Scientific Exposition (Pub 117), 2003

Acharya A, Fotino S, Ansari N, Anis K. Second episode of necrotizing PANCA associated RPGN presenting 20yrs after complete remission of first episode of RPGN in a patient with Systemic Sclerosis, American Society of Nephrology 36th Annual Meeting & Scientific Exposition (Pub 123), 2003

Zaharia V, Ansari N, Beca S, Acharya A: Elevation of Pancreatic enzymes in acute renal failure American Society of Nephrology 35th Annual Meeting & Scientific Exposition (Pub 097), 2002.

Ansari N, Acharya A: A strange case of pyelonephritis without pyuria and rapidly progressive renal failure, American Society of Nephrology 35th Annual Meeting & Scientific Exposition (Pub 040), 2002.

Acharya A, Fotino S, Ansari N, Anis K. Second episode of necrotizing PANCA associated RPGN presenting 20yrs after complete remission of first episode of RPGN in a patient with Systemic Sclerosis, American Society of Nephrology 35th Annual Meeting & Scientific Exposition (Pub 123), 2002

Naheed Ansari

Original Articles

Zaidi M, Singh N, Kamran M, Ansari N, Nasr SH, Acharya A: Letter to the Editor entitled response to Multiorgan involvement of vasculitis: Henoch-Schonlein Purpura alone or Polyangitis Overlap Syndrome? Kidney Int 2008 Aug;74:828-829.

 

Zaidi M, Singh N, Kamran M, Ansari N, Nasr SH, Acharya A Acute onset of hematuria and proteinuia associated with multiorgan involvement of the heart, liver, pancreas, kidney ,and skin in a patient with Henoch-Schonlein purpura Kidney Int 2008 Feb;73(4):503-8. Epub 2007 Nov 21

 

Kapitsinou PP, Ansari N.  Acute renal failure in an AIDS patient on tenofovir: a case report. J Med Case Reports. 2008 Mar 31;2:94.

 

Coritsidis GN, Khamash H, Ahmed SI, Attia AM, Rodriguez P, Kiroycheva MK, Ansari N. The initiation of dialysis in undocumented aliens: the impact on a public hospital system. Am J Kidney Dis 2004 Mar;43(3):424-32.

 

Ansari N, Manis T, Feinfield DA. Symptomatic Atrial Arrhythmias in Hemodialysis. Patients Renal failure 2001 Jan 23:(1)71-6

 

Feinfield DA, Ansari N, Nuovo M, Hussain A, Mir R. Tubulointerstitial nephritis associated with minimal self reexposure to rifampin Am J Kidney Dis 1999 May;33(5):e3.

 

Review articles

 

Ansari, N. Use of acute peritoneal dialysis in treatment of AKI- invited by International Journal of Nephrology, submitted to International Journal -under review

 

 

Abstracts

 

Hamadeh Z, Naheed Ansari. Severe obstructive nephropathy due to large uterine fibroid in young non pregnant woman, National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meetings, 2011

 

Hamadeh Z, Santos J, Ansari N, Urinothorax- A cause of pleural effusion, National Kidney Foundation, Spring Clinical Meetings, 2011

 

Hamadeh Z, Chella M, Ansari N, Acharya A. Cardiopulmonary arrest due to massive pulmonary embolism after arteriovenous fistula thrombectomy, National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meetings, 2011

 

Mallappallil M, Acharya A, Coritsidis G, Gitlin M, Gnanasekaran I,  Ansari N, Pogue V, Thompson N,  Shahata H,  Tannenberg A, Vijay NandiDavid Vlahov, and Mayne TJ, Catheter time can be long in large urban public health hospitals, American Society of Nephrology 42th Annual Meeting & Scientific Exposition, 2009

 

Ansari N, Role of urinary biomarkers in end stage liver disease with acute kidney injury, American Society of Nephrology 42th Annual Meeting & Scientific Exposition, 2009

 

Ansari N, Case of severe Hypokalemia caused by Thyroid Storm precipitated by iodine administration, National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meeting, 2007

 

Jim B, Singh N, Kim K, Ansari N, Anis K, Mundel P, Acharya A. sFlt-Fc Upregulates Synaptopodin Expression in Podocytes, National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meeting, 2007

 

Anis K, Ansari N, Acharya A, Jim B, Balmir, S. Prolonged hyponatremia Post Intranasal dDAVP administration. American Society of Nephrology 39th Annual Meeting & Scientific Exposition, 2006

Ansari N, Acharya A, Anis K, Zaharia V. Hepatitis B associated MPGN with crescents and rapid progression to ESRD (Pub 117) American Society of Nephrology 36th Annual Meeting & Scientific Exposition, 2003

Zaharia V, Ansari N, Beca S, Acharya A: Elevation of Pancreatic enzymes in acute renal failure American Society of Nephrology 35th Annual Meeting & Scientific Exposition (Pub 097), 2002.

 

Ansari N, Acharya A: A strange case of pyelonephritis without pyuria and rapidly progressive renal failure, American Society of Nephrology 35th Annual Meeting & Scientific Exposition (Pub 040), 2002.

 

Acharya A, Fotino S, Ansari N, Anis K. Second episode of necrotizing PANCA associated RPGN presenting 20yrs after complete remission of first episode of RPGN in a patient with Systemic Sclerosis, American Society of Nephrology 36th Annual Meeting & Scientific Exposition (Pub 123), 2003

 

Ansari N, Acharya A, Anis K, Zaharia V. Hepatitis B associated MPGN with crescents and rapid progression to ESRD. American Society of Nephrology 35th Annual Meeting & Scientific Exposition (Pub 117), 2002

 

Ansari N, Hemodialysis can be performed successfully in prone position American Society of Nephrology 35th Annual Meeting & Scientific Exposition  (Pub ) 2002

 

Ansari N, Fotino S, Acharya A. Secondary amyloidosis of the kidneys can cause ESRD after 27 years of initial diagnosis. American Society of Nephrology 34th Annual Meeting & Scientific Exposition, 2001.

Acharya A, Ansari N. Nephrotic syndrome and stroke in a patient with Salmonella Enteritidis bacteremia. American Society of Nephrology 34th Annual Meeting & Scientific Exposition, 2001.

 

 

Ansari N, Symptomatic atrial arrhythmias in hemodialysis patients, American Society of Nephrology 30th Annual Meeting & Scientific Exposition, 1997

 

Kisra Anis, MD 

Abstracts

 

Kebede T, Anis K. A case report of Glomerulonephritis with Lupus and Chronic Inflammatory Demylinating Polyneuropathy. National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meeting, 2009.

 

Ghanta M, Bonam R, Anis K, Jim B. Osmotic Nephrosis Induced by Prune Juice Consumption. American Society of Nephrology 41h Annual Meeting & Scientific Exposition, 2008

 

Anis K, Ansari, N, Acharya A, Jim B, Balmir, S. Prolonged hyponatremia Post Intranasal dDAVP administration. American Society of Nephrology 39th Annual Meeting & Scientific Exposition, 2006

 

Jim B, Singh N, Ansari N, Anis K, Mundel P, Acharya A. sFLT-FC Upregulates Synaptopodin Expression in Podocytes.  National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meeting, 2006

 

Ansari N, Acharya A, Anis K, Zaharia, V. Hepatitis B associated MPGN with crescents and rapid progression to ESRD (Pub 117) American Society of Nephrology 36th Annual Meeting & Scientific Exposition, 2003

 

Acharya A, Fotino S, Ansari N, Anis K. Second episode of necrotizing PANCA associated RPGN presenting 20 years after complete remission of first episode of RPGN in a patient with Systemic Sclerosis diagnosed 21 years ago (PUB 123) American Society of Nephrology 36th Annual Meeting & Scientific Exposition, 2003

 

Anis K, Ginsberg N, Folkert V. HgbA1c value in ESRD population. American Society of Nephrology Conference, 1997


Belinda Jim, MD

Original Articles

 

Brukamp K, Jim B, Moeller MJ, Haase VH.  Hypoxia and Podocyte-specific Vhlh deletion confer risk of glomerular disease. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2007 Oct; 293(4):F1397-407.

 

Chen S, Kasama Y, Lee J, Jim B, Marin M, Ziyadeh FN. Podocyte-derived Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Mediates the Stimulation of 3(IV) Collagen Production by Transforming Growth Factor- β 1 in Mouse Podocytes. Diabetes. 2004 Nov;53(11):2939-2949.

 

Chen S, Hoffman BB, Lee JS, Kasama Y, Jim B, Kopp JB, Ziyadeh FN. Cultured tubule cells from TGF- β 1 null mice exhibit impaired hypertrophy and fibronectin expression in high glucose. Kidney International.  2004 Apr;65(4):1191-204.

 

Chen S, Jim B, Ziyadeh FN. Diabetic nephropathy and transforming growth factor- β: Transforming our view of glomerulosclerosis and fibrosis build-up. Semin Nephrol. 2003 Nov:23(6):532-43.

 

Chen S, Iglesias-de la Cruz MC, Jim B, Hong SW, Isono M, Ziyadeh FN. Reversibility of established diabetic glomerulopathy by anti-TGF-b antibodies in db/db mice. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2003 300(1):16-22.

 

Jim B. “Book Review: War and Public Health” by Barry S. Levy, Victor W. Sidel, Einstein Quart J Biol Med (1997) 14:165-166.

 

Review Articles

 

Jim B, Sharma S, Kebede T, Acharya A.  Hypertension in Pregnancy: a Comprehensive Update. Cardiology in Review. 2010 July/Aug;18(4):178-189.

 

Book Chapters

 

Acharya A, Jim B. “Chronic Kidney Disease in the Critically Ill Patient”, In: Kellum and Cerda’s Renal and Metabolic Disorders, in press

 

Jim B, Chen S, Ziyadeh FN. Transforming growth factor-β and other cytokines in experimental and human diabetic nephropathy. In: Carl Erik Mogensen. The Kidney and Hypertension in Diabetes Mellitus, 6th edition. United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis Group 2004, 397-432.

 

Abstracts

 

Qipo A, Cohen, H.W.,Jim B. Urinary Nephrin as an Early Biomarker of Diabetic Nephropathy, National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meeting, 2011

 

Kebede T, Ghanta M, Sharma S, Abebe M, Cohen H, Puskuri P, Jim B.

Decreased Podocyte-specific Protein Expression Correlates with Severity of Diabetic Nephropathy, National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meeting, 2010

 

Sharma S, Bonal D, Thomas D, Jim B. Urinary Excretion of Podocytes as an Early Marker of Diabetic Nephropathy, National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meeting, 2010

 

Ghanta M, Sharma S, Bonam, S, Cohen H, Matos T, Jim B. Expression Analysis of Podocyte-Specific Proteins in Diabetic Nephropathy, National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meeting, 2009

 

Jim B, Matos T, Garry D, Acharya A, Mian S, Castillo M, Jean-Louis P, Urinary Podocyte Excretion as a Marker for Preeclampsia and Other High Risk Pregnancy States, American Society of Nephrology 41th Annual Meeting & Scientific Exposition, 2008

 

Ghanta M, Bonam R, Anis K, Jim B; Osmotic Nephrosis Induced by Prune Juice Consumption. American Society of Nephrology 41h Annual Meeting & Scientific Exposition, 2008

 

Mian S, Jim B. Podocyturia in Preeclampsia and Patients at High Risk for Preeclampsia, National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meeting, 2008

 

Jim B, Singh N, Kim K, Ansari N, Anis K, Mundel P, Acharya A. sFlt-Fc Upregulates Synaptopodin Expression in Podocytes, National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meeting, 2007

 

Jim B, Singh N, Ansari N, Anis K, Mundel P, Akai Y, Acharya A. Podocyte Injury Occurs in the Course of Preeclampsia, National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meeting, 2007

 

Brukamp K, Jim B, Moeller M, Holzman L, Haase V. VHL Deficiency in Novel Podocyte Cell Line Results in Survival Disadvantage, American Society of Nephrology 38th Annual Meeting & Scientific Exposition, 2005

 

Jim B, Biju M, Moeller M, Holzman L, Haase V. The Role of Hypoxia Inducible Factor in Podocyte Function and Disease, American Society of Nephrology 37th Annual Meeting & Scientific Exposition, 2004

 

Akai Y, Biju M, Higgins D, Jim B, Wutz A, Johnson R, Haase V. HIF-1-Deficient Renal Tubular Cells are Protected from Hypoxia-Mediated Cell Death, American Society of Nephrology 36th Annual Meeting & Scientific Exposition, 2003

 

Chen S, Kasama Y, Lee J, Jim B, Marin M, Ziyadeh FN. VEGF Stimulates the Production of Collagen IV by Mouse Podocytes in an Autocrine Loop, American Society of Nephrology 36th Annual Meeting & Scientific Exposition, 2003

 

Jim B, Doyle A, Bloom R. Rapamycin is Associated with Worsening Proteinuria in Transplant Patients with Renal Injury: A Report of Four Cases, American Society of Nephrology 36th Annual Meeting & Scientific Exposition, 2003

 

Serban Fotino, MD

 

Original Articles

 

Fotino S. The solitary kidney: a model of chronic hyperfiltration in humans. Am J Kidney Dis. 1989 Feb;13(2):88-98

 

Goldwasser P, Fotino S. Acute renal failure following massive mannitol infusion. Appropriate response of tubuloglomerular feedback? Arch Intern Med. 1984 Nov;144(11):2214-6.

 

Fotino S, Sporn P. Nonoliguric acute renal failure after captopril therapy. Arch Intern Med. 1983 Jun;143(6):1252-3.

 

Fotino S. Phosphate excretion in chronic renal failure: evidence for a mechanism other than circulating parathyroid hormone. Clin Nephrol. 977 Dec;8(6):499-503.

 

Fotino S. Elevation of serum alkaline phosphatase in severe pyelonephritis and obstructive nephropathy.Nephron. 1974;12(3):197-210.

 

Fotino S, Raiciulescu N. Defective Orthostatic Regulation of Blood Pressure in Essential Hypertension. Lancet. 1964 May 30;1(7344):1182-5.


Zaher Hamadeh, MD

 

Abstracts

Hamadeh Z, Santos J, Ansari N. Urinothorax as a Cause of Pleural Effusion. National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meeting, 2011

 

Hamadeh Z, Ansari N. Severe Obstructive Nephropathy Due To Large Uterine Fibroid in Young Non Pregnant Woman. National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meeting, 2011

 

Hamadeh Z, Chella M, Ansari N, Acharya A. Cardiac arrest Secondary to Bilateral Pulmonary Embolism Following Arteriovenous Fistula Thrombectomy. National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meeting, 2011

 

Hamadeh Z, Ahuja T, Kopp J. Acute Kidney Injury Secondary to Kidney Crystallization Attributable To Nelfinavir. National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meeting, 2011

 

Puskuri P, Hamadeh Z, Acharya A. Bulimia as a Cause of Metabolic Alkalosis in a Patient with Chronic Kidney Disease. National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meeting, 2010

 

Hamadeh Z, Zong P, Ramesh M, Acharya A. Assessing and Tracking Impact of use of Sodium Polystyrene Sulfonate in an Inner City Hospital. American Society of Nephrology Annual Meeting & Scientific Exposition, 2010.