Dr. Andrew S Levey M.D.
Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) | Nephrology
Tufts New England Medical Center 750 Washington St. , Boston MA, 02111About
Dr. Andrew Levey is a nephrologist practicing in Boston, MA. Dr. Levey specializes in the care and treatment of the kidneys. As a nephrologist, Dr. Levey 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
Boston Univ Sch of Med, Boston Ma 1976
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Nephrology
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- A more accurate method to estimate glomerular filtration rate from serum creatinine: a new prediction equation. Modification of Diet in Renal Disease Study Group.
- Cardiovascular disease in chronic renal disease.
- Remission of nephrotic syndrome in type 1 diabetes: long-term follow-up of patients in the Captopril Study.
- Hepatitis C virus genotype does not affect patient survival among renal transplant candidates. The New England Organ Bank Hepatitis C Study Group.
- Placement of an internal jugular dialysis catheter into the superior intercostal vein.
- Level of renal function at the initiation of dialysis in the U.S. end-stage renal disease population.
- Cardiovascular disease and chronic renal disease: a new paradigm.
- The role of systemic hypertension in the progression of nondiabetic renal disease.
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risks in chronic hemodialysis patients.
- Epidemiology, diagnosis, and management of cardiac disease in chronic renal disease.
- Comorbidity assessment in hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis using the index of coexistent disease.
- Late initiation of dialysis among women and ethnic minorities in the United States.
- Prevalence of high blood pressure and elevated serum creatinine level in the
- Controlling the epidemic of cardiovascular disease in chronic renal disease: report from the National Kidney Foundation Task Force on cardiovascular disease.
- Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and progression of nondiabetic renal disease. A meta-analysis of patient-level data.
Awards
- 2011 Boston Super Doctors
- 2012 Top Doctor, Boston Magazine
- National Kidney Foundation (Inaugural class) 2011 Fellow
- 2007 Faculty Recognition Award (25 years of service) from Tufts University
- 2004 Distinguished Faculty Award from Tufts University School of Medicine
- Presented by Tufts University School of Medicine Class of 2002 2002 Excellence in Teaching in the Medicine Clerkship
- 2002 Garabed Eknoyan Award from the National Kidney Foundation
- Presented by Tufts University School of Medicine Class of 2001 2001 Excellence in Teaching in the Medicine Clerkship
- 2014 Highly Cited Researcher, Thomson Reuters
- 2013 Belding H. Scribner Award from the American Society of Nephrology
Treatments
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Polycystic Kidney Disease
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