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Dr. Steven Alexander M.D., Nephrologist (Pediatric)
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Dr. Steven Alexander M.D.

Nephrologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Nephrology

5/5(3)
725 Welch Rd Palo Alto CA, 94304
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5/5

About

I'll never forget the first time I saw a kidney transplant. The kidney was taken out of a bucket, surgeons connected it to the blood vessels of the child, and the kidney came to life right in front of ...

Education and Training

Univ of Il Coll of Med, Chicago Il 2002

Board Certification

PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP- Pediatric Nephrology

PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP- 1986

Provider Details

MaleEnglish

Awards

  • please see cv, multiple 1978-2007  

Fellowships

  • Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX    1978
  • BAYLOR COL/MED HSPS, HOUSTON, TX,, Pediatrics    1976
  • Baylor College of Medicine TX    1978
  • Texas Children's Hospital - Baylor College of Med  

Publications

  • jourl of pediatricsAssociation between Maintence Fluid Tonicity and Hospital-Acquired Hypotremia.2013
  • Clinical jourl of the American Society of NephrologyAKI in Hospitalized Children: Epidemiology and Clinical Associations in a tiol Cohort.2013
  • PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGYContinuous rel replacement therapy in children2012
  • TRANSPLANTATIONConversion From Tacrolimus/Mycophenolic Acid to Tacrolimus/Leflunomide to Treat Cutaneous Warts2012
  • PEDIATRIC CRITICAL CARE MEDICINENonrel indications for continuous rel replacement therapy2012
  • PEDIATRIC RESEARCHTracking the impact of the tiol Institutes of Health Clinical2012
  • PEDIATRIC TRANSPLANTATIONComplement-fixing donor2012
  • ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISMEnd-Stage Rel Disease Due to Lupus Nephritis Among Children in the US, 1995-20062011
  • CLINICAL JOURL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGYRole of Twenty-Four-Hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring in Children on Dialysis2011
  • NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATIONEnterococcal peritonitis in children receiving chronic peritoneal dialysis2010
  • CLINICAL JOURL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGYRelapsing Peritonitis in Children Who Undergo Chronic Peritoneal Dialysis2010
  • AMERICAN JOURL OF KIDNEY DISEASESFluid Overload and Mortality in Children Receiving Continuous Rel Replacement Therapy2010
  • CRITICAL CARE MEDICINEProtein and calorie prescription for children and young adults2008
  • PEDIATRIC TRANSPLANTATIONCombined liver-kidney transplantation in children: Indications and outcome2008
  • SEMIRS IN NEPHROLOGYAcute kidney injury in pediatric stem cell transplant recipients2008
  • PEDIATRIC TRANSPLANTATIONSafety and pharmacokinetics of daclizumab in pediatric rel transplant recipients2008
  • PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGYContinuous rel replacement therapy2008
  • KIDNEY INTERTIOLWorldwide variation of dialysis-associated peritonitis in children2007
  • INTERTIOL JOURL OF ARTIFICIAL ORGANSThe effect of vascular access location2007
  • CLINICAL JOURL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGYDemographic characteristics of pediatric continuous rel replacement therapy2007
  • JOURL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGYPeritonitis in children who receive long-term peritoneal dialysis2007
  • PEDIATRIC TRANSPLANTATIONProteinuria in pediatric rel transplant recipients during the first 60 post-transplant days2006
  • PEDIATRIC TRANSPLANTATIONOption of pre-emptive nephrectomy and rel transplantation for Bartter's syndrome2006
  • CRITICAL CAREClinical review: Altertive vascular access techniques for continuous hemofiltration2006
  • INTERTIOL JOURL OF ARTIFICIAL ORGANSHemofiltration for cytokine-driven illnesses: The mediator delivery hypothesis2005
  • PERITONEAL DIALYSIS INTERTIOLThe intertiol pediatric peritonitis registry2005
  • PEDIATRIC TRANSPLANTATIONSafety and pharmacokinetics of ascending single doses of sirolimus (Rapamune (R)2004
  • PEDIATRIC TRANSPLANTATIONHyperhomocysteinemia in pediatric and young adult rel transplant recipients2004
  • INTERTIOL JOURL OF ARTIFICIAL ORGANSThe Prospective Pediatric Continuous Rel Replacement Therapy (ppCRRT) registry2004
  • JOURL OF REL NUTRITIONPostdialysis albumin: A better nutrition marker in pediatric hemodialysis patients?2004
  • TRANSPLANTATIONContinued superior outcomes with modification2003
  • JOURL OF PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY ONCOLOGYContinuous veno-venous hemofiltration may improve survival from acute respiratory distress syndrome2003
  • PERITONEAL DIALYSIS INTERTIOLFlush before fill in children receiving automated peritoneal dialysis2003
  • PEDIATRIC TRANSPLANTATIONOutcome of rel transplantation in adolescents with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis2002
  • AMERICAN JOURL OF KIDNEY DISEASESUnexpectedly high prevalence of posttransplant anemia in pediatric2002
  • TRANSPLANTATIONIdentification of Epstein-Barr virus-specific CD82002
  • AMERICAN JOURL OF KIDNEY DISEASESResponse to recombint hepatitis B vaccine in children and adolescents with chronic rel failure2002
  • AMERICAN JOURL OF TRANSPLANTATIONLate post-transplant anemia in adult rel transplant recipients. An under-recognized problem?2002
  • PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGYLong-term plasmapheresis and protein A column treatment of recurrent FSGS2001
  • SEMIRS IN NEPHROLOGYThe clinical efficacy of higher hematocrit levels in children with chronic rel insufficiency2001
  • TRANSPLANTATIONRecurrence of hemolytic uremic syndrome after rel transplantation in children2001
  • AMERICAN JOURL OF KIDNEY DISEASESPulse methylprednisolone, cyclosporine2001
  • KIDNEY INTERTIOLLoss of living donor rel allograft survival advantage2001
  • PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGYSodium ferric glucote therapy in rel transplant and rel failure patients2000
  • PERITONEAL DIALYSIS INTERTIOLConsensus guidelines for the treatment of peritonitis2000
  • PERITONEAL DIALYSIS INTERTIOLThe trials and tribulations of an adolescent patient with end-stage rel disease2000
  • Pediatric transplantationPredictive factors for delayed graft function1999
  • TRANSPLANTATIONA new, unique and simple method for ureteral implantation in kidney recipients with small1999
  • PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGYChronic dialysis in children1999
  • AMERICAN JOURL OF KIDNEY DISEASESOptimal care of the pediatric end-stage rel disease patient on dialysis1999
  • Clinical transplantsSteady improvement in short-term graft survival of pediatric rel transplants: the PRTCS experience.1999
  • Pediatric transplantationThe impact of donor source, recipient age1998
  • Pediatric transplantationGlomerular filtration rate in children following rel transplantation.1998
  • Pediatric transplantationPediatric Transplant Grand Rounds. Pediatric kidney transplantation at Stanford.1998
  • Pediatric transplantationPediatric rel transplantation1998
  • Pediatric transplantationABO-mismatched rel transplantation in children1998
  • AMERICAN JOURL OF KIDNEY DISEASESGrowth rates in pediatric dialysis patients and rel transplant recipients1997
  • PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGYRel transplantation, chronic dialysis1997
  • Clinical transplantsPediatric rel transplantation--the PRTCS experience.1997
  • Peritoneal dialysis intertiolPeritoneal dialysis workshop: pediatrics recommendations.1997
  • JOURL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGYPeritoneal membrane transport function in children receiving long-term dialysis1996
  • PERITONEAL DIALYSIS INTERTIOLPeritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis treatment recommendations: 1996 update1996
  • PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY(125)Iodine-iothalamate clearance in children. A simple method to measure glomerular filtration1996
  • Kidney intertiol. SupplementLessons from the peritoneal dialysis patient database1996
  • PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGYChylous ascites complicating neotal peritoneal dialysis1995
  • JOURL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGYTHE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INTRAPERITONEAL VOLUME AND SOLUTE TRANSPORT IN PEDIATRIC-PATIENTS1995
  • Ramos, E. L., Kasiske, B. L., Alexander, S. R., Danovitch, G. M., HarmTHE EVALUATION OF CANDIDATES FOR REL-TRANSPLANTATION1994
  • PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGYREL-TRANSPLANTATION IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS1993
  • Kidney intertiol. SupplementMaintence dialysis in North American children and adolescents1993
  • PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGYMAINTENCE IMMUNOSUPPRESSION THERAPY AND OUTCOME OF REL-TRANSPLANTATION IN NORTH1993
  • JOURL OF PEDIATRICSFACTORS PREDICTIVE OF SUSTAINED GROWTH IN CHILDREN AFTER REL-TRANSPLANTATION1993
  • Kidney intertiol. SupplementContinuous peritoneal dialysis for children: a decade of worldwide growth and development.1993
  • PERITONEAL DIALYSIS INTERTIOLINTRAPERITONEAL ALBUMIN INFUSION AND PAIN1993
  • TRANSPLANTATIONTHE EFFECT OF DONOR AGE ON GRAFT-SURVIVAL IN PEDIATRIC CADAVER REL1992
  • AMERICAN JOURL OF KIDNEY DISEASESPEDIATRIC USES OF RECOMBINT-HUMAN-ERYTHROPOIETIN - THE OUTLOOK IN 19911991
  • CRITICAL CARE MEDICINEIMPROVED OUTCOMES FROM TERTIARY CENTER PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE-CARE1991
  • Harmon, W. E., Stablein, D., Alexander, S. R., Tejani, A.GRAFT THROMBOSIS IN PEDIATRIC REL-TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS1991
  • NEW ENGLAND JOURL OF MEDICINETHE EFFECT OF RACE ON ACCESS AND OUTCOME IN TRANSPLANTATION1991
  • Clinical transplantsTreatment modality patterns1991
  • PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGYTHE 1989 REPORT OF THE NORTH-AMERICAN-PEDIATRIC-REL-TRANSPLANT-COOPERATIVE-STUDY1990
  • JOURL OF UROLOGYA COMPARISON OF 2 PROTOCOLS FOR LIVING-RELATED REL1990
  • JOURL OF PEDIATRICSMONOCLOL-ANTIBODY OKT3 THERAPY IN PEDIATRIC KIDNEY-TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS1990
  • AMERICAN JOURL OF NEPHROLOGYHEMOLYSIS ASSOCIATED WITH HYDROGEN-PEROXIDE AT A PEDIATRIC DIALYSIS CENTER1990
  • JOURL OF PEDIATRICSOKT3 MONOCLOL-ANTIBODY IN PEDIATRIC KIDNEY1987
  • CRITICAL CARE MEDICINEEARLY EXPERIENCE WITH CONTINUOUS ARTERIOVENOUS HEMOFILTRATION IN CRITICALLY ILL PEDIATRIC-PATIENTS1986
  • AMERICAN JOURL OF KIDNEY DISEASESISSUES IN PEDIATRIC DIALYSIS1986
  • AMERICAN JOURL OF EPIDEMIOLOGYA POPULATION-BASED STUDY OF HEMOLYTIC-UREMIC SYNDROME IN OREGON, 1979-19821986
  • TRANSPLANTATIONMONOCLOL-ANTIBODY FOR REVERSAL OF ACUTE REL-ALLOGRAFT REJECTION IN PEDIATRIC-PATIENTS1985
  • PEDIATRICSCAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI-ASSOCIATED HEMOLYTIC-UREMIC SYNDROME IN A MOTHER AND DAUGHTER1983
  • AMERICAN JOURL OF KIDNEY DISEASESNONTUBERCULOUS MYCOBACTERIAL PERITONITIS ASSOCIATED WITH CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL-DIALYSIS1983
  • JOURL OF UROLOGYSURGICAL ASPECTS OF CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL-DIALYSIS IN INFANTS, CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS1982
  • JOURL OF UROLOGYDISSOLUTION OF CYSTINE CALCULI BY PELVIOCALICEAL IRRIGATION WITH TROMETHAMINE-E1982
  • JOURL OF UROLOGYPOLYURIC MEGALOCYSTIS1980
  • PROSTAGLANDINSPROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS IN HUMAN PLACENTA AND FETAL MEMBRANES1978
  • SOUTHERN MEDICAL JOURLALLERGIC COUGH SYNDROME1970

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