JosephMichelKahwajiMD

Nephrology • Los Angeles, CA

Kidney & Pancreas Transplantation

Assistant Professor, Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine

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Office
4700 W Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Phone+1 323-783-4368
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Education & Training

UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Transplant Nephrology, 2007 - 2008
Kaiser Permanente Southern California (Los Angeles)Fellowship, Nephrology, 2005 - 2007
Kaiser Permanente Southern California (Los Angeles)Residency, Internal Medicine, 2002 - 2005
Medical College of WisconsinClass of 2002

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2003 - 2025
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology

Clinical Trials

Role of Everolimus in Highly Sensitized Patients Start of enrollment: 2013 Jun 01
Completed
Phase 2
C1INH Inhibitor Preoperative and Post Kidney Transplant to Prevent DGF & IRI Start of enrollment: 2014 Sep 01
Completed
Phase 1, Phase 2

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

4 citations
Belatacept Conversion Protocols and Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Recipients.
Mona Yazdi, Joseph M. Kahwaji, Sam Meguerditchian, Roland Lee> ;Transplantation Proceedings. 2021 Apr 1
41 citations
Plasma Exosomes From HLA-Sensitized Kidney Transplant Recipients Contain mRNA Transcripts Which Predict Development of Antibody-Mediated Rejection.
Hao Zhang, Edmund Huang, Joseph Kahwaji, Cynthia C. Nast, Ping Li, James Mirocha, David L. Thomas, Shili Ge, Ashley Vo, Stanley C. Jordan, Mieko Toyoda> ;Transplantation. 2017 Oct 1
27 citations
Impact of Desensitization on Antiviral Immunity in HLA-Sensitized Kidney Transplant Recipients.
Mieko Toyoda, Bong-Ha Shin, Shili Ge, James Mirocha, David Thomas, Maggie Chu, Edgar Rodriguez, Christine Chao, Anna Petrosyan, Odette A. Galera, Ashley Vo, Jua Choi, ...> ;Journal of Immunology Research. 2017 Feb 6
68 citations
Differences in pathologic features and graft outcomes in antibody-mediated rejection of renal allografts due to persistent/recurrent versus de novo donor-specific anti...
Mark Haas, James Mirocha, Nancy L. Reinsmoen, Ashley Vo, Jua Choi, Joseph Kahwaji, Alice Peng, Rafael Villicana, Stanley C. Jordan> ;Kidney International. 2017 Mar 1
4 citations
Risk factors associated with the development of histocompatibility leukocyte antigen sensitization.
Stanley C. Jordan, Jua Choi, Irene Kim, Ashley Vo, Alice Peng, Joseph Kahwaji> ;Current Opinion in Organ Transplantation. 2016 Aug 1
29 citations
Six-year outcomes in broadly HLA-sensitized living donor transplant recipients desensitized with intravenous immunoglobulin and rituximab.
Joseph Kahwaji, Stanley C. Jordan, Reiad Najjar, Patarapha Wongsaroj, Jua Choi, Alice Peng, Rafael Villicana, Ashley Vo> ;Transplant International. 2016 Aug 1
4 citations
Progress in Desensitization of the Highly HLA Sensitized Patient.
Stanley C. Jordan, Jua Choi, Joseph Kahwaji, Ashley Vo> ;Transplantation Proceedings. 2016 Apr 1
11 citations
Complement Inhibition for Prevention and Treatment of Antibody-Mediated Rejection in Renal Allograft Recipients.
Stanley C. Jordan, Jua Choi, Joseph Kahwaji, Ashley Vo> ;Transplantation Proceedings. 2016 Apr 1
11 citations
JC polyomavirus viremia and progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in human leukocyte antigen-sensitized kidney transplant recipients desensitized with intravenous...
Mieko Toyoda, D. Thomas, G. Ahn, Joseph Kahwaji, James Mirocha, Maggie Chu, Ashley Vo, Elina Suviolahti, Shili Ge, Stanley C. Jordan> ;Transplant Infectious Disease. 2015 Dec 1
120 citations
A Phase I/II Trial of the Interleukin-6 Receptor–Specific Humanized Monoclonal (Tocilizumab) + Intravenous Immunoglobulin in Difficult to Desensitize Patients
Ashley Vo, Jua Choi, Irene Kim, Sabrina Louie, Kristen Cisneros, Joseph Kahwaji, Mieko Toyoda, Shili Ge, Mark Haas, Dechu Puliyanda, Nancy L. Reinsmoen, Alice Peng, Ra...> ;Transplantation. 2015 Nov 1
15 citations
Modern approaches to incompatible kidney transplantation
Patarapha Wongsaroj, Joseph Kahwaji, Ashley Vo, Stanley C. Jordan> ;World Journal of Nephrology. 2015 Jul 6
52 citations
Factors Predicting Risk for Antibody-mediated Rejection and Graft Loss in Highly Human Leukocyte Antigen Sensitized Patients Transplanted After Desensitization.
Ashley Vo, Aditi Sinha, Mark Haas, Jua Choi, James Mirocha, Joseph Kahwaji, Alice Peng, Rafael Villicana, Stanley C. Jordan> ;Transplantation. 2015 Jul 1
1 citations
Immunologic and Infectious Complications in Highly Sensitized Patients Post-Kidney Transplantation.
Joseph Kahwaji, Jua Choi, Ashley Vo, Stanley C. Jordan> ;Clinical Transplants. 2015 Jan 1
102 citations
A phase I/II placebo-controlled trial of C1-inhibitor for prevention of antibody-mediated rejection in HLA sensitized patients.
Ashley Vo, Adriana Zeevi, Jua Choi, Kristen Cisneros, Mieko Toyoda, Joseph Kahwaji, Alice Peng, Rafael Villicana, Dechu Puliyanda, Nancy L. Reinsmoen, Mark Haas, Stanl...> ;Transplantation. 2015 Feb 1
90 citations
Benefits of rituximab combined with intravenous immunoglobulin for desensitization in kidney transplant recipients.
Ashley Vo, Jua Choi, Kristen Cisneros, Nancy L. Reinsmoen, Mark Haas, Shili Ge, Mieko Toyoda, Joseph Kahwaji, Alice Peng, Rafael Villicana, Stanley C. Jordan> ;Transplantation. 2014 Aug 15
The authors' reply.
Kahwaji, J.,Jordan, S.,Puliyanda, D.,Toyoda, M.> ;Transplantation. 2014 Jul 16
28 citations
Histopathologic features of transplant glomerulopathy associated with response to therapy with intravenous immune globulin and rituximab
Joseph Kahwaji, Reiad Najjar, Deepika Kancherla, Rafael Villicana, Alice Peng, Stanley C. Jordan, Ashley Vo, Mark Haas> ;Clinical Transplantation. 2014 May 1
4 citations
Polyomavirus BK viremia in kidney transplant recipients after desensitization with IVIG and rituximab.
Debora Barbosa, Joseph Kahwaji, Dechu Puliyanda, James Mirocha, Nancy Reinsmoen, Chih-Hung Lai, Rafael Villicana, Alice Peng, Stanley C Jordan, Ashley Vo, Mieko Toyoda> ;Transplantation. 2014 Apr 15
78 citations
Efficacy, outcomes, and cost-effectiveness of desensitization using IVIG and rituximab.
Ashley Vo, Jeffrey Petrozzino, Kai Yeung, Aditi Sinha, Joseph Kahwaji, Alice Peng, Rafael Villicana, John I. Mackowiak, Stanley C. Jordan> ;Transplantation. 2013 Mar 27
7 citations
Desensitizing the broadly human leukocyte antigen-sensitized patient awaiting deceased donor kidney transplantation.
Stanley C. Jordan, Nancy L. Reinsmoen, Chih-Hung Lai, Kai Cao, Joseph Kahwaji, Alice Peng, Rafael Villicana, Ashley Vo> ;Transplantation Proceedings. 2012 Jan 1
69 citations
Infectious complications in kidney-transplant recipients desensitized with rituximab and intravenous immunoglobulin.
Joseph Kahwaji, Aditi Sinha, Mieko Toyoda, Shili Ge, Nancy L. Reinsmoen, Kai Cao, Chih-Hung Lai, Rafael Villicana, Alice Peng, Stanley C. Jordan, Ashley Vo> ;Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2011 Dec 1
32 citations
B-cell immunotherapeutics: emerging roles in solid organ transplantation.
Stanley C. Jordan, Joseph Kahwaji, Mieko Toyoda, Ashley Vo> ;Current Opinion in Organ Transplantation. 2011 Aug 1
14 citations
Immunologic parameters and viral infections in patients desensitized with intravenous immunoglobulin and rituximab
Shili Ge, Andy Pao, Ashley Vo, Nathan Deer, Artur Karasyov, Anna Petrosyan, Joseph Kahwaji, Marina Lukovsky, N. Chai, Angela Aguiluz, James Mirocha, Stanley C. Jordan,...> ;Transplant Immunology. 2011 Apr 15
117 citations
Clinical Aspects of Intravenous Immunoglobulin Use in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
Stanley C. Jordan, Mieko Toyoda, Joseph Kahwaji, Ashley Vo> ;American Journal of Transplantation. 2011 Feb 1
61 citations
Cause of death with graft function among renal transplant recipients in an integrated healthcare system.
Joseph Kahwaji, Suphamai Bunnapradist, Jin-Wen Hsu, Mohammed L. Idroos, Ryszard R Dudek> ;Transplantation. 2011 Jan 27
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Hospital Affiliations

Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical CenterLos Angeles, California