Dr. Ellen Therese Mccarthy M.D.
Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) | Nephrology
3901 Rainbow Blvd Kansas City KS, 66160About
Dr. Ellen Mccarthy is a nephrologist practicing in Kansas City, KS. Dr. Mccarthy specializes in the care and treatment of the kidneys. As a nephrologist, Dr. Mccarthy 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
Creighton University School of Medicine 1988
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Nephrology
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Indomethacin protects permeability barrier from focal segmental glomerulosclerosis serum.
- Permeability factors in focal segmental glomerulosclerosis.
- Protective effect of 20-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (20-HETE) on glomerular protein permeability barrier.
- Galactose binds to focal segmental glomerulosclerosis permeability factor and inhibits its activity.
- Prevalence of gingival overgrowth in renal transplant recipients on sirolimus immunosuppressive therapy is not clearly established.
- Prostaglandin E(2) is crucial in the response of podocytes to fluid flow shear
- Bidirectional relationship between chronic kidney and periodontal disease: a study using structural equation modeling.
- Renal and Hematological Effects of CLCF-1, a B-Cell-Stimulating Cytokine of the IL-6 Family.
- Do ASARM peptides play a role in nephrogenic systemic fibrosis?
- Permeability factors in nephrotic syndrome and focal segmental
- Multiple Targets for Novel Therapy of FSGS Associated with Circulating Permeability Factor.
Fellowships
- University of Kansas
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