Dr. Ellis D Avner MD
Nephrologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Nephrology
Children's Hospital Of Wisconsin 9000 West Wisconsin Milwaukee WI, 53226Rating
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Ellis D. Avner, MD, was appointed Founding Director of the Children's Research Institute and Associate Dean for Pediatric Research in 2004. He currently serves as Professor of Pediatrics and Physiolog ...
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DermatologyAmerican Board of DermatologyABD
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Pediatric renal transplantation: indications and special considerations. A position paper from the Pediatric Committee of the American Society of Transplant Physicians.
- New insights into the molecular pathophysiology of polycystic kidney disease.
- In vitro modulation of cyst formation by a novel tyrosine kinase inhibitor.
- Glomerulosclerosis and hypoplasia--a common theme?
- Treatment of polycystic kidney disease with a novel tyrosine kinase inhibitor.
- Proximal tubular cysts in fetal human autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease.
- Generation and phenotype of cell lines derived from CF and non-CF mice that carry the H-2K(b)-tsA58 transgene.
- Segment-specific c-ErbB2 expression in human autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease.
- Renal dysfunction but not cystic change is ameliorated by neonatal epidermal growth factor in bpk mice.
- Role of CFTR in autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease.
- Childhood ADPKD: answers and more questions.
- Expression of the orpk disease gene during kidney development and maturation.
- Can progression of autosomal dominant or autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease be prevented?
- A novel inhibitor of tumor necrosis factor-alpha converting enzyme ameliorates polycystic kidney disease.
- Phenotypic analysis of conditionally immortalized cells isolated from the BPK model of ARPKD.
Awards
- Princeton University 1970 Magna cum Laude
- 1970 Woodrow Wilson National Scholar
- 1974 Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
- Spencer Morris Prize in Medicine, 1975 University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
- March of Dimes National Birth Defects Foundation Basil O'Connor Research Award
- National Institutes of Health New Investigator Research Award
- Award of Tenure, 1986 University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
- Award of Tenure, 1990 University of Washington School of Medicine
- Institute of Child Health, London, England 1994 Kidney Research Aid Fund Award
- 1994 Best Doctors in America, Woodward/White, Inc.
- 1995 Mitchell Rubin Award in Pediatric Nephrology, Children's Hospital of
- Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine 1995 Award of Tenure
- 1996 David Cornfeld Award in Pediatric Nephrology, Children's Hospital of
- American Association for the Advancement of Science For outstanding co 1997 Elected Fellow
- Wayne State University School of Medicine 1997 Dean's Distinguished Lecturer
- 2001 The Jean Pouliot Award and Lectureship in Pediatric Research, Montrea
- Royal National Lao University, Lao PDR 2001 Distinguished Service Award in Health Care Education
- Million Dollar Professor
- 2002 March of Dimes Distinguished Lecturer, New York Academy of Medicine
- Lifetime Achievement Award, Strathmore's Who's Who Honored Member
- 2003 Howard Mermelstein Memorial Lecture, Children's Hospital of Pittsburg
- 2004 Award of Tenure, Medical College of Wisconsin
- 2008 Henry L. Barnett Award for Excellence in Clinical Care and Education
- 2010 MCW's Outstanding Medical Student Teacher (Physiology)
- 2012 Named: America's Top Pediatricians, Consumers Research Council of Ame
- 2013 Named: Leading Physicians in the World (IAHCP)
Treatments
- Polycystic Kidney Disease, Kidney Problems
Fellowships
- Boston Children's Hospital - Ped Nephrology 1980
- Pediatric Nephrology - Children's Hospital - Boston, MA 1978
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