
Joseph Michel Kahwaji MD
Kidney & Pancreas Transplantation
Assistant Professor, Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine
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4760 W Sunset BlvdLos Angeles, CA 90027
Phone+1 323-783-4011
Fax+1 626-405-6768
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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 - 2027
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
- C1INH Inhibitor Preoperative and Post Kidney Transplant to Prevent DGF & IRI Start of enrollment: 2014 Sep 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsAssociations between donor-derived cell-free DNA dynamics and clinical outcomes after kidney allograft rejection: A prospective, multicenter study.Suphamai Bunnapradist, Nicolae Leca, Ziad S Zaky, Robert J Stratta, Hasan A Khamash
American Journal of Transplantation. 2025-07-23 - 2 citationsSafety and Efficacy of Liraglutide and Semaglutide in Kidney Transplant Recipients.Joseph Kahwaji, Sean Hashmi, Chong Young Parke, Roland Lee
Kidney360. 2025-05-01 - Bisphosphonate Use after Kidney Transplantation Is Associated with Lower Fracture Risk.Joseph M Kahwaji, Su-Jau Yang, John J Sim, Chong Young Parke, Roland L Lee
Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2024-11-05
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