Dr. Kevin Edward craig Meyers M.D.
Nephrologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Nephrology
34th & Civic Center Blvd Children's Hospital Philadelphia PA, 19104About
Dr. Kevin Meyers is a pediatric nephrologist practicing in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Meyers 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
University of the Witwatersrand Faculty of Health Sciences 1983
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP- Pediatric Nephrology
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Human antiglomerular basement membrane autoantibody disease in XenoMouse II.
- Catheter replacement in patients on hemofiltration.
- Recombinant human growth hormone therapy in autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease.
- Evaluation of hematuria in children.
- Perceived barriers to adherence among adolescent renal transplant candidates.
- Idiopathic mid-aortic syndrome in children.
- Efficacy and safety of the Angiotensin receptor blocker valsartan in children with hypertension aged 1 to 5 years.
- Chronic abdominal pain in a patient on chronic peritoneal dialysis: question.
- Chronic abdominal pain in a patient on chronic peritoneal dialysis: answer.
- Cardiorespiratory fitness in pediatric renal transplant recipients.
- Modeling of human anti-GBM antibody-alpha3(IV)NC1 interactions predicts antigenic cross-linking through contact of both heavy chains with repeating epitopes on alpha3(IV)NC1.
- Serum adiponectin levels and ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in pediatric renal transplant recipients.
- Caring for adolescent renal patients.
- Outcomes in pediatric solid-organ transplantation.
Treatments
- Obesity
- Fever
- High Blood Pressure (hypertension)
- Birth Defects
- Lupus
- Peripheral Artery Disease (pad)
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