Department of Medicine

University of Pittsburgh

Paul M. Palevsky, MD
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Professor of Medicine

Renal-Electrolyte Division

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Chief, Renal Section

VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System
Office: Room 7E123 (111F-U)
VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System
Pittsburgh, PA 15240
 
Phone: 412-360-3932
Fax: 412-360-6130
E-mail: palevsky@pitt.edu
Education
B.S., Northwestern University, 1979
M.D., Northwestern University, 1981
Training
Intern and Resident, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 1984
Fellow in Nephrology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 1988
Area of Specialization/Research Interest  
Acute kidney injury
Management of chronic kidney disease
Renal replacement therapy in ESRD
Electrolyte disturbances
Continuous renal replacement therapy
Hemodialysis
 
Profile
Dr. Paul M. Palevsky is Professor of Medicine in the Renal-Electrolyte Division and Chief of the Renal Section at the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System. Dr. Palevsky’s main research interests focus on the prevention and treatment of acute kidney injury and the management of renal replacement therapy in acute and chronic kidney disease. He is the Study Chairman of the VA/NIH Acute Renal Failure Trial Network Study which compared intensive to less-intensive management of renal replacement therapy in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury. Other areas of research include progression of CKD, management of symptoms in patients with CKD and ESRD and implementation of quality improvement in chronic kidney disease and ESRD. He chairs the RPA Quality, Safety and Accountability Committee and is President of ESRD Network 4. He is a member of the editorial boards of the CJASN, NephSAP, ACCP-SEEK/Critical Care Medicine, UpToDate and Blood Purification.
Recent Grants
Title: VA NEPHRON-D (VA Cooperative Study #565: Combination Angiotensin Receptor Blocker and Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitor Treatment of Diabetic Nephropathy)
Role: Co-Investigator/Member Steering Committee (Co-PIs: Linda Fried, MD and William Duckworth, MD)
Amount: $23 million
Funding Agency: VA Cooperative Studies Program
Start Year: 2007
End Year: 2014
Title: Biological Markers of Recovery of the Kidney
Role: Co-Investigator (PI: John Kellum, MD)
Amount: $367,370
Funding Agency: NIH/NIDDK (RO1 DK070910)
Start Year: 2005
End Year: 2010
Title: VA Cooperative Study #478: Genetic Tissue Banking for The Acute Renal Failure Network Study (ATN – DNA Bank Substudy)
Role: Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI: Philip Lavori, MD)
Amount: $177,000
Funding Agency: VA Cooperative Study Program
Start Year: 2003
End Year: 2009
Title: VA Cooperative Study #530: Intensive versus Conventional Renal Support in Acute Renal Failure (The VA/NIH Acute Renal Failure Trial Network)
Role: Study Chairman/Principal Investigator
Amount: $20.2 million
Funding Agency: VA Cooperative Study Program and NIH/NIDDK
Start Year: 2003
End Year: 2010
Recent Peer-Reviewed Publications
Title: Design of combination angiotensin receptor blockade and angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor for treatment of diabetic nephropathy (VA NEPHRON-D)
Author(s): Fried LF, Duckworth W, Zhang JH, O’Connor T, Brophy M, Emanuele N, Huang GD, McCullough PA, Palevsky PM, Seliger S, Warren SR, Peduzzi P for the VA NEPHRON-D Investigators
Year: 2009
Journal: Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
Volume: 4
Page(s): 361-368
Title: Lessons for successful study enrollment from the Veterans Affairs/National Institutes of Health Acute Renal Failure Trial Network Study
Author(s): Crowley ST, Chertow GM, Vitale J, O’Connor T, Zhang J, Schein RMH, Choudhury D, Finkel K, Vijayan A, Paganini E, Palevsky PM for the VA/NIH Acute Renal Failure Trial Network Study Group
Year: 2008
Journal: Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
Volume: 3
Page(s): 955-961
Title: Intensity of renal support critically ill patients with acute kidney injury.
Author(s): Palevsky PM, Zhang JH, O’Connor TZ, Chertow GM, Crowley ST, Choudhury D, Finkel K, Kellum JA, Paganini E, Schein RMH, Smith MW, Swanson KM, Thompson BT, Vijayan A, Watnick S, Star RA, Peduzzi P
Year: 2008
Journal: New England Journal of Medicine
Volume: 359
Page(s): 7-20
Title: Incidence and outcomes of contrast-induced AKI following computed tomography.
Author(s): Weisbord SD, Mor MK, Resnick AL, Hartwig CK, Palevsky P, Fine MJ
Year: 2008
Journal: Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
Volume: 3
Page(s): 1274-1281
Title: Prevention, incidence, and outcomes of contrast-induced nephropathy
Author(s): Weisbord SD, Mor MK, Resnick AL, Hartwig KC, Sonel AF, Fine MJ, Palevsky PM
Year: 2008
Journal: Archives of Internal Medicine
Volume: 168
Page(s): 1325-1332
Title: The incidence of clinically significant contrast-induced nephropathy following non-emergent coronary angiography
Author(s): Weisbord SD, Hartwig KC, Sonel AF, Palevsky PM, Fine MJ
Year: 2008
Journal: Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions
Volume: 71
Page(s): 879-885
Title: Management of renal replacement therapy in acute kidney injury: A survey of practitioner prescribing practices
Author(s): Overberger P, Pesacreta M, Palevsky PM, for the VA/NIH Acute Renal Failure Trial Network
Year: 2007
Journal: Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
Volume: 2
Page(s): 623-630
Title: Renal Provider recognition of symptoms in patients on maintenance hemodialysis
Author(s): Weisbord SD, Fried LF, Mor MK, Resnick AL, Unruh ML, Palevsky PM, Levenson DJ, Cooksey SH, Fine MJ, Kimmel PL, Arnold RM
Year: 2007
Journal: Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
Volume: 2
Page(s): 960-967
Title: Associations of increases in serum creatinine with mortality and length of hospital stay following coronary angiography
Author(s): Weisbord SD, Chen H, Stone RA, Kip KE, Fine MJ, Saul MI, Palevsky PM
Year: 2006
Journal: Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
Volume: 17
Page(s): 2871-2877
Title: Design of the VA/NIH Acute Renal Failure Trial Network (ATN) study: Intensive versus conventional renal support in acute renal failure
Author(s): Palevsky PM, O’Connor T, Zhang JH, Star RA, Smith MW, for the VA/NIH Acute Renal Failure Trial Network
Year: 2005
Journal: Clinical Trials
Volume: 2
Page(s): 423-435
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