Dr. Uptal D Patel M.D.
Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) | Nephrology
4101 N Roxboro St Durham NC, 27704About
While planning to be a high-school science teacher, I was drawn to medicine after witnessing the power of teaching by talented physicians. I saw how teaching in the context of optimizing health could ...
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- 2001
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Nephrology- 2005
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Expert Publications
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- Falling into the doughnut hole: drug spending among beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease under Medicare Part D plans.
- Physicians' attitudes and practices regarding adherence to medical regimens by patients with chronic illness.
- Hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation.
- Trends in acute renal failure associated with coronary artery bypass graft surgery in the United States.
- Systematic review: comparative effectiveness of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor blockers for treating essential hypertension.
- Acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease after cardiac surgery.
- Secondary analysis of the CHOIR trial epoetin-alpha dose and achieved hemoglobin outcomes.
- Pediatric chronic kidney disease in North Carolina.
- Emerging concepts in acute kidney injury following cardiac surgery.
- A secondary analysis of the CHOIR trial shows that comorbid conditions differentially affect outcomes during anemia treatment.
- Increasing healthcare resource utilization after coronary artery bypass graft surgery in the United States.
- Perioperative outcomes among patients with end-stage renal disease following coronary artery bypass surgery in the USA.
- Fetal origins of renal disparities.
- Geographic and temporal trends in peritoneal dialysis services in the United States between 1995 and 2003.
Professional Memberships
- Member International Society of Nephrology
- Member American Society of Pediatric Nephrology
- Member American Society of Nephrology
- Member American Heart Association
Fellowships
- University of Michigan, Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program, MI, USA 2005
- University of Michigan Hospitals, Adult Nephrology, MI, USA 2005
- University of Michigan Hospitals, Pediatric Nephrology, MI, USA 2005
- Pediatric Nephrology, University of Michigan 2001
- Adult Nephrology, University of Michigan 2002
- Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program 2003
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