Dr. Ronald J Falk MD
Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) | Nephrology
101 Manning Dr Chapel Hill NC, 27599About
Dr. Ronald Falk is a nephrologist practicing in Chapel Hill, NC. Dr. Falk specializes in the care and treatment of the kidneys. As a nephrologist, Dr. Falk 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
Univ of Nc At Chapel Hill Sch of Med, Chapel Hill Nc 1977
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Nephrology
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Cutaneous and systemic manifestations of drug-induced vasculitis.
- Understanding the pathogenesis of ANCA: where are we today?
- ANCA are pathogenic--oh yes they are!
- Antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibodies specific for myeloperoxidase cause glomerulonephritis and vasculitis in mice.
- Expression profile of leukocyte genes activated by anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibodies (ANCA).
- Serum matrix metalloproteinases MMP-2 and MMP-3 levels in dialysis patients vary independently of CRP and IL-6 levels.
- Novel effects of neutrophil-derived proteinase 3 and elastase on the vascular endothelium involve in vivo cleavage of NF-kappaB and proapoptotic changes in JNK, ERK, and p38 MAPK signaling pathways.
- Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies directed against bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein detected in children with cystic fibrosis inhibit neutrophil-mediated killing of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
- Primum non nocere: Should adults with idiopathic FSGS receive steroids?
- Alternative therapies and future intervention for treatment of membranous nephropathy.
- Monitoring proteinase 3 antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies for detection of relapses in small vessel vasculitis.
- Altered mRNA expression in renal biopsy tissue from patients with IgA nephropathy.
- Molecular cloning, genomic structure, and expression analysis of MUC20, a novel mucin protein, up-regulated in injured kidney.
- Plasmapheresis therapy for diffuse alveolar hemorrhage in patients with small-vessel vasculitis.
- Autoimmunity is triggered by cPR-3(105-201), a protein complementary to human autoantigen proteinase-3.
Dr. Ronald J Falk MD's Practice location
Practice At 101 Manning Dr
101 Manning Dr -Chapel Hill, NC 27599Get Direction
UNC Hospitals Kidney Specialty and Transplant Clinic
102 Mason Farm Road Ambulatory Care Center -Chapel Hill, NC 27514Get Direction
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