Joseph A Vassalotti, MD
- ASSOCIATE CLINICAL PROFESSOR | Medicine, Nephrology
Specialty:
NephrologyCertifications
Nephrology
American Board of Internal Medicine
Clinical Focus
- Acute Renal Failure
- Chronic Renal Failure
- Glomerulonephritis
- High Blood Pressure
- Kidney Biopsy
- Kidney Failure
- Kidney Stones
- Renal Artery Stenosis
- Renovascular Hypertension
Education
MD, S.U.N.Y., Stony Brook
Residency, Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital
Fellowship, Renal Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital
Fellowship, Renal Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital
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2011
Best Doctors in America
Clinically-oriented research in chronic kidney disease care, including screening, disease management, and preparation for dialysis and kidney transplantation.
Patient Information
Second opinions, new patient consultations, and follow up visits are welcome. To make most of your visit, please fax records in advance to 212-241-8488. The following should be included, blood and urine tests, kidney biopsy (if applicable) and kidney and bladder ultrasound or other imaging or reports (if applicable). Reviewing the trends in previous blood tests for serum creatinine and/or estimated GFR is particularly useful.
Vassalotti JA, Fox CH, Becker BN. Risk factors and screening for chronic kidney disease. Advances in chronic kidney disease 2010 May; 17(3).
Vassalotti JA, Li S, McCullough PA, Bakris GL. Kidney early evaluation program: a community-based screening approach to address disparities in chronic kidney disease. Seminars in nephrology 2010 Jan; 30(1).
Vassalotti JA, Li S, Chen SC, Collins AJ. Screening populations at increased risk of CKD: the Kidney Early Evaluation Program (KEEP) and the public health problem. American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2009 Mar; 53(3 Suppl 3).
Vassalotti JA, Stevens LA, Levey AS. Testing for chronic kidney disease: a position statement from the National Kidney Foundation. American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2007 Aug; 50(2).
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Below are financial relationships with industry reported by Dr. Vassalotti during 2017 and/or 2018. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.
Industry-Sponsored Lectures: MSSM faculty occasionally give lectures at events sponsored by industry, but only if the events are free of any marketing purpose.
- W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
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