Dr. Joshua Jacob Zaritsky M.D.
Nephrologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Nephrology
1600 Rockland Rd Wilmington DE, 19803About
Dr. Joshua Zaritsky is a pediatric nephrologist practicing in Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Zaritsky specializes in caring for children with chronic conditions such as hypertension, kidney disease, and chronic dialysis. Pediatric nephrologists have extensive knowledge on the dialysis and transplant processes, while simultaneously developing lasting relationships with the families of their young patients.
Education and Training
Stanford University School of Medicine 2001
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Targeted disruption of Kir2.1 and Kir2.2 genes reveals the essential role of the inwardly rectifying K(+) current in K(+)-mediated vasodilation.
- The consequences of disrupting cardiac inwardly rectifying K(+) current (I(K1)) as revealed by the targeted deletion of the murine Kir2.1 and Kir2.2 genes.
- Successful treatment of calcific uremic arteriolopathy in a pediatric dialysis patient.
- The crossroad of RAAS modulation, inflammation, and oxidative stress in dialysis patients: light at the end of the tunnel?
- Administered paricalcitol dose and survival in hemodialysis patients: a marginal structural model analysis.
- The accuracy of a continuous volumetric balancing system in pediatric continuous renal replacement therapy.
- A case of Fanconi syndrome due to a deferasirox overdose and a trial of plasmapheresis.
Treatments
- High Blood Pressure (hypertension)
- Birth Defects
- Congenital Heart Disease
- Immunodeficiency
- Lupus
- Leukemia
- Extra Corporeal Shockwave Therapy
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