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High-Dose Spironolactone When Patients With Acute Decompensated Heart Failure Are Resistant to Loop Diuretics: A Pilot Study
July 16, 2019
16 JULY 2019 High-Dose Spironolactone When Patients With Acute Decompensated Heart Failure Are Resistant to Loop Diuretics: A Pilot Study Shweta Bansal, MD; Kristina Munoz, BS; Sonja Brune, MSN; Steven Bailey, MD; Anand Prasad, MD; Chakradhar Velagapudi, PhD Background: Resistance to loop diuretics occurs frequently in patients with acute decompensated heart failure (1), and secondary hyperaldosteronism […]
Congratulations – Dr. Chandan Takkar, Dr. Shweta Bansal and Dr. Wajeh Qunibi
July 8, 2019
Kumar Sharma, MD, Chief, Division of Nephrology is pleased to announce: Chandan Takkar, MD Dr. Chandan Takkar has accepted the position as Associate Clinical Chief for the Nephrology Division. She has done an outstanding job in the role of Director of Clinical Operations this past year and will now assume greater duties to represent […]
Welcome 2019 UT Health Nephrology Fellows
July 1, 2019
We would like to welcome the new Nephrology Fellows
22nd Annual Department of Research Day Was a Success
May 23, 2019
22nd Annual Department of Research Day was a huge success. There were over 80 abstracts submitted. Thank you to all that participant. Join us in congratulating the Award Winners: From UT Health SA: Junior Faculty – Subramanya Srikantan (Nephrology) and Josephine Taverna (Hematology Oncology) Postdoc – Marlene Garcia (Cardiology) and Yuejuan Qin […]
San Antonio ‘at the heart’ of burgeoning kidney disease crisis (Express News article – April 28, 2019)
April 28, 2019
NEWS San Antonio ‘at the heart’ of burgeoning kidney disease crisis Lauren Caruba April 28, 2019 Updated: April 28, 2019 6:48 p.m. David Rodriguez was 36 when he was diagnosed with end-stage kidney failure related to high blood pressure. Two months later, his father learned that his kidneys were also failing. After two years on […]
NASA Twins Study includes San Antonio multiomics center
April 11, 2019
Metabolomics study supports potential changes in mitochondrial function in astronaut during yearlong space flight What happens to an astronaut who is aboard the International Space Station for a year? How do the health effects compare to his twin brother who remains on Earth? Kumar Sharma, M.D., and Manjula Darshi, Ph.D., from UT Health San Antonio’s […]
Call for Abstracts – 22nd Annual Department of Medicine Research Day
April 2, 2019
Application Procedure: Participants should submit an abstract of 300 words (see new instructions for electronic submission) that includes the title, authors and affiliations, background and purpose of the study, methods, results, and conclusions, as well as the name of the applicant and the category of award in which they would like to compete. Medicine, Surgical [...]SPURRS (San Antonio Program for Undergraduate Research in Renal Science)
March 19, 2019
SPURRS (San Antonio Program for Undergraduate Research in Renal Science) Welcome to the SPURRS website! SPURRS is a program designed to encourage talented college students to pursue careers in medicine and medical research related to the kidneys and urinary tract. Kidney disease is a very common problem, affecting about 15% of people in the US […]
Department of Medicine Clinical & Innovative Therapeutics Pilot Program Awards
March 12, 2019
Congratulations to the 2018-2019 Awardees Alaa Awad, M.D. Associate Professor of Medicine and Nephrology Submission Title: Role of TNF-α Antagonist in Diabetic Nephropathy Dean Kellogg, Jr., M.D, Ph.D. Professor Division of Geriatrics & Gerontology Submission Title: Pilot Trial of Topical Rapamycin’s Effects on Keloid Regression Luke Norton, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Diabetes Submission Title: The […]
Drs. Bansal And Dahia Bring a Global Pragmatic Trial to UHS and VA Patients
March 5, 2019
Drs. Bansal And Dahia Bring a Global Pragmatic Trial to UHS and VA Patients Patricia Dahia, M.D., Ph.D., Medical Director of CTSA’s Trial Innovation Network (TIN) is eager to work with investigators in capitalizing the valuable services and resources available for patient studies. Learn how Dr. Dahia assisted cardiorenal specialist, Shweta Bansal, M.D., in becoming […]