AmitGovilMDFAST,FASN,FNKF

Kidney & Pancreas Transplantation

Prof of Medicine, Chief of Transplant Section, Medical Director, Kidney Transplant Program, Program Director, Nephrology and Transplant Fellowships, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH

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Office
231 Albert Sabin Way
Cincinnati, OH 45267
Phone+1 513-558-5471

Fax+1 513-558-4309
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Education & Training

Oregon Health & Science UniversityFellowship, Nephrology, 2005 - 2006
SUNY Health Science Center at BrooklynResidency, Internal Medicine, 1996 - 1999
Maulana Azad Medical CollegeClass of 1994

Certifications & Licensure

OR State Medical License 2005 - Present
IN State Medical License 2000 - 2025
OH State Medical License 2000 - 2025
KY State Medical License 1999 - 2025
American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012
Fellow (ASNF) American Society of Nephrology

Clinical Trials

Belatacept Early Steroid Withdrawal Trial Start of enrollment: 2012 Sep 01
Completed
Phase 4
PRI-VENT FSGS: Preemptive Rituximab to Prevent Recurrent Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis Post-Transplant Start of enrollment: 2019 Jul 01
Recruiting
Early Phase 1
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Viral specific T cell therapy in kidney transplant recipients - A single-center experience.
Manish Anand, Jake Nysather, Gregory McGraw, Senu Apewokin, Ruby Khoury, Michael S Grimley, Shalini Bumb, Amit Govil> ;Transplant Infectious Disease. 2023 Dec 1
2 citations
Allogeneic Ocular Surface Stem Cell Transplantation Outcomes With Decreased or No Systemic Immunosuppression in the Elderly.
Albert Y Cheung, Joseph H Jeffrey, Amit Govil, Elizabeth Kinosz, Enrica Sarnicola, Matthew R Denny, Cameron B Reinisch, Edward J Holland> ;Cornea. 2023 Dec 1
1 citations
Perioperative management of high-risk corneal transplantation using basiliximab and mycophenolate mofetil.
Cameron B Reinisch, Asma M Azam, Albert Y Cheung, Amit Govil, Edward J Holland> ;Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology. Journal Canadien D'ophtalmologie. 2023 Aug 1
A randomized controlled trial of preemptive rituximab to prevent recurrent focal segmental glomerulosclerosis post-kidney transplant (PRI-VENT FSGS): protocol and stud...
Michelle N Rheault, Sandra Amaral, Margret Bock, Eileen Tsai Chambers, Blanche Chavers, Mireile El Ters, Rouba Garro, Rasheed Gbadegesin, Amit Govil, Lyndsay Harshman,...> ;Frontiers in Nephrology. 2023 Jan 1
2 citations
Presence of Panel-reactive Antibodies after Penetrating Keratoplasty.
Albert Y Cheung, Joseph H Jeffrey, Khaliq H Kurji, Matthew R Denny, Amit Govil, Edward J Holland> ;Ocular Immunology and Inflammation. 2023 May 1
Forty-Year Survival of Simultaneous Kidney and Duct-Injected Segmental Pancreas Transplants in a Recipient Maintained on Low-Dose Azathioprine and Prednisone.
Amit Govil, Rino Munda, M Roy First> ;Transplantation Proceedings. 2021 Dec 29
12 citations
Acute Corneal Epithelial Rejection of LR-CLAL After SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination.
Martin de la Presa, Amit Govil, Winston Chamberlain, Edward J. Holland> ;Cornea. 2021 Nov 4
6 citations
Expanding the Donor Pool: First Use of Hepatitis B Virus Nat Positive Solid Organ Allografts Into Seronegative Recipients.
Aaron M. Delman, Kevin M. Turner, Kamran Safdar, Nadeem Anwar, Latifa S. Silski, Tiffany C. Lee, Keith Luckett, Madison C. Cuffy, Ralph C. Quillin, Michael R. Schoech,...> ;Annals of Surgery. 2021 Oct 1
2 citations
Use of Panel-Reactive Antibody Testing in the Planning and Management of Ocular Surface Stem Cell Transplantation.
Joseph H. Jeffrey, Matthew R. Denny, Albert Y. Cheung, Enrica Sarnicola, Elizabeth Wright, Amit Govil, Edward J. Holland> ;Cornea. 2021 Aug 1
3 citations
Treatment Options for Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Patients With Reduced or Absent Kidney Function.
Hilary Miller-Handley, Keith Luckett, Amit Govil> ;Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease. 2020 Sep 1
3 citations
Clinical Outcomes of Allogeneic Ocular Surface Stem Cell Transplantation in Pediatric Patients
Albert Y. Cheung, Enrica Sarnicola, Medi Eslani, Elizabeth Wright, Jens Goebel, David K. Hooper, Amit Govil, Khaliq H. Kurji, Edward J. Holland> ;Cornea. 2021 Jan 1
15 citations
Impact of obesity on dialysis and transplant and its management.
Tayyab S. Diwan, Madison C. Cuffy, Ivan Linares‐Cervantes, Amit Govil> ;Seminars in Dialysis. 2020 Apr 10
23 citations
Long-term Outcomes of Living-Related Conjunctival Limbal Allograft Compared With Keratolimbal Allograft in Patients With Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency.
Albert Y. Cheung, Medi Eslani, Khaliq H. Kurji, Elizabeth Wright, Enrica Sarnicola, Amit Govil, Edward J. Holland> ;Cornea. 2020 Aug 1
46 citations
Long-term outcomes in patients with obesity and renal disease after sleeve gastrectomy.
Al-Faraaz Kassam, Ahmad Mirza, Young Kim, Dennis J. Hanseman, E. Steve Woodle, Ralph C. Quillin, Bobby L. Johnson, Amit Govil, Michael Cardi, Daniel P. Schauer, Eric P...> ;American Journal of Transplantation. 2020 Feb 1
5 citations
Reducing Donor-specific Antibody During Acute Rejection Diminishes Long-term Renal Allograft Loss: Comparison of Early and Late Rejection.
Alicia B. Lichvar, Simon Tremblay, Abbie D. Leino, A. R. Shields, Michael Cardi, Bassam G. Abu Jawdeh, Amit Govil, Joseph Kremer, Madison C. Cuffy, Flavio Paterno, Tay...> ;Transplantation. 2020 Jan 29
21 citations
Use of HCV Ab+/NAT− donors in HCV naïve renal transplant recipients to expand the kidney donor pool
Ann Dao, Madison C. Cuffy, Tiffany E. Kaiser, Ashley Loethen, John Cafardi, Keith Luckett, A. H. Rike, Michael Cardi, Rita R. Alloway, Amit Govil, Tayyab S. Diwan, Ken...> ;Clinical Transplantation. 2019 Jul 1
13 citations
Ocular Surface Stem Cell Transplantation for Treatment of Keratitis-Ichthyosis-Deafness Syndrome.
Albert Y. Cheung, Sunny B Patel, Khaliq H. Kurji, Enrica Sarnicola, Medi Eslani, Amit Govil, Edward J. Holland> ;Cornea. 2019 Jan 1
6 citations
Infectious Keratitis After Ocular Surface Stem Cell Transplantation.
Albert Y. Cheung, Enrica Sarnicola, Medi Eslani, Khaliq H. Kurji, Brad M. Genereux, Amit Govil, Edward J. Holland> ;Cornea. 2018 Nov 1
12 citations
Cincinnati Protocol for Preoperative Screening and Donor Selection for Ocular Surface Stem Cell Transplantation.
Albert Y. Cheung, Enrica Sarnicola, Khaliq H. Kurji, Amit Govil, G. Mogilishetty, Medi Eslani, Elizabeth Wright, Paul Brailey, Edward J. Holland> ;Cornea. 2018 Sep 1
2 citations
Surgical management of severe ocular surface injury due to Roman candle explosion accidents.
Albert Y. Cheung, Brad M. Genereux, Brittney Dautremont, Amit Govil, Edward J. Holland> ;The Ocular Surface. 2018 Mar 20
6 citations
Severe BK polyomavirus-induced hemorrhagic cystitis in a kidney transplant recipient with the absence of renal allograft involvement.
Mahwash Kamal, Amit Govil, Manish Anand, Bassam G. Abu Jawdeh, Silvi Shah> ;Transplant Infectious Disease. 2018 Feb 1
12 citations
A phase Ib, open‐label, single arm study to assess the safety, pharmacokinetics, and impact on humoral sensitization of SANGUINATE infusion in patients with end‐stage ...
Bassam G. Abu Jawdeh, E. S. Woodle, Abbie D. Leino, Paul Brailey, Simon Tremblay, Tonya Dorst, Mouhamad Abdallah, Amit Govil, Daniel Byczkowski, Hemant Misra, Abraham ...> ;Clinical Transplantation. 2018 Jan 1
13 citations
Combined Conjunctival Limbal Autografts and Living-Related Conjunctival Limbal Allografts for Severe Unilateral Ocular Surface Failure.
Albert Y. Cheung, Enrica Sarnicola, Amit Govil, Edward J. Holland> ;Cornea. 2017 Dec 1
30 citations
Long-term Outcomes of Ocular Surface Stem Cell Allograft Transplantation.
Asadolah Movahedan, Albert Y. Cheung, Medi Eslani, G. Mogilishetty, Amit Govil, Edward J. Holland> ;American Journal of Ophthalmology. 2017 Dec 1
6 citations
Conjunctival-limbal allografts in graft-versus-host disease using same HLA-identical bone marrow transplantation donor.
Albert Y. Cheung, Brad M. Genereux, Nicholas J Auteri, Enrica Sarnicola, Amit Govil, Edward J. Holland> ;Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology. Journal Canadien D'ophtalmologie. 2017 Oct 1
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Press Mentions

UC Nephrologist Amit Govil to Co-Chair Regional Kidney Symposium SessionAugust 22nd, 2017

Professional Memberships

American Society of Nephrology - ASN
Fellow

Hospital Affiliations

University of Cincinnati Medical CenterCincinnati, Ohio
Christ HospitalCincinnati, Ohio