Division of Nephrology Department of Medicine Office Hours: M-F 8:30-16:30 EST
Telephone: 315-464-5290
Fax: 315-464-5295
Section Activities:
The Division of Nephrology at the State University of New York Upstate Medical University in Syracuse provides comprehensive clinical care for patients of all ages with diseases related to the kidney and hypertension. We support an active kidney, kidney-pancreas, and islet cell transplant program. We provide complete support of patients with end stage renal disease including intermittent hemodialysis, CAPD, CCPD, and CVVHD. Over 1500 acute hemodialysis treatments are performed at University Hospital alone and nearly 200 chronic ESRD patients are cared for at the nearby University Dialysis Center and satellite units in Auburn and Oswego. There are three primary hospitals on the medical campus (University Hospital, Crouse-Irving Memorial, and the Veterans Administration Hospital) with over 1000 beds. Specialty care extends to children of all ages and includes satellite clinics in the nearby towns of Oswego and Hamilton. The section serves as the nidus for care of patients with complex kidney stone problems and receives patients in transfer from hospitals in the surrounding counties. Two first year fellows and two second year fellows assist in the clinical care and research activities of the section.
Research activities involve both clinical and basic science arenas. Clinical investigation is currently active in such areas as aminoglycoside effects on renal tubular function, strategies aimed at attenuating cyclosporin induced nephrotoxicity, outcomes studies in dialysis and transplantation, and studies in patients with X-linked nephrolithiasis. Basic science research in the Division is focused on the molecular basis of renal disease associated with channels and small molecule transporters expressed in the human kidney. Among current research projects are those on the voltage-gated chloride channel ClC5, on the novel human purine transporters UAX1 and UAX2, and on the Na+/Nucleoside co-transporter NNC. Further inquiry regarding ongoing research is welcome.
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