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Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, MD, Nephrology, Torrance, CA, UCI Health

KamyarKalantar-ZadehMDMPH, PhD(He/Him)

[Pronunciation: Dr Kalantar like "calendar"]

Nephrology • Torrance, CA

Acute Renal Failure, Chronic Renal Failure & Dialysis, Renal Metabolism

Professor of Medicine

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Summary

  • Dr. Kalantar-Zadeh (Dr Kalantar) is triple board certified in Internal Medicine (2028), Pediatrics (2027) and Nephrology (2029) by American Boards of Medical Specialties; he is professor and Nephrology chief at Harbor-UCLA since 2023 and former UCI Nephrology chief (2012-2022). Dr Kalantar has a Master's degree (MPH) and PhD in public health from UC Berkeley; and provides patient care at Harbor-UCLA and affiliated institutions in Southern California including Long Beach VA, Fresenius, DaVita, and more. He is nationally and internationally renowned for conservative and preservative management of kidney disease by dietary interventions. He is also recognized for pioneering incremental dialysis transition in California, USA, and globally. As a recognized clinician (BEST DOCTORS, TOP DOCTORS, SUPER DOCTORS), Dr Kalantar has world class recognized expertise in management of patients with kidney disease. He has created the "Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research" to conduct patient-centered studies and to train pre- and post-doc students and fellows and early-career investigators. Dr. Kalantar has authored or coauthored more than 1,000 peer-reviewed articles, as well as several textbooks and many chapters. He is editor in chief of the Journal of Renal Nutrition, associate editor and/or an editorial board member of many peer-reviewed journals, and past president of several professional societies. Dr. Kalantar has received several prestigious awards and grants including the 2007 National Kidney Foundation "Joel D Kopple" award. ExpertScape has ranked Dr Kalantar as world's leading expert in Chronic Kidney Failure and Dialysis http://www.expertscape.com/ex/dialysis and http://www.expertscape.com/ex/kidney+failure%2C+chronic

Education & Training

  • University of California (San Francisco)
    University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Nephrology, 1997 - 2000
  • SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
    SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, 1993 - 1997
  • University of Bonn Faculty of Medicine
    University of Bonn Faculty of MedicineClass of 1993

Certifications & Licensure

  • HI State Medical License
    HI State Medical License 2022 - 2026
  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1996 - 2024
  • MI State Medical License
    MI State Medical License 1996 - 1997
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • World's leading expert in dialysis: http://www.expertscape.com/ex/dialysis ExpertScape.com, 2018
  • Super doctors Seper Doctors, 2017
  • Invited review article in NEJM Nov 2017 on "Nutritional Management of CKD" New England Journal of Medicine, 2017
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Ensuring Choice for People with Kidney Failure — Dialysis, Supportive Care, and Hope  
    Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, MD, The New England Journal of Medicine
  • Hypoglycemia-Related Hospitalizations and Mortality Among Patients with Diabetes Transitioning to Dialysis  
    Csaba P Kovesdy, John J Sim, Miklos Z Molnar, Kevin Abbott, Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, American Journal of Kidney Diseases
  • Association of Pre-End-Stage Renal Disease Hemoglobin with Early Dialysis Outcomes  
    Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, Hamid Moradi, American Journal of Nephrology

Lectures

  • Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Obesity Paradox 
    American Society of Nephrology Kidney Week 2019 - Washington, D.C. - 11/9/2019

Other

Authored Content

  • Ensuring Choice for People with Kidney Failure — Dialysis, Supportive Care, and HopeJuly 2020
  • Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Obesity ParadoxOctober 2018
  • US Renal Data System 2017 Annual Data Report: Epidemiology of Kidney Disease in the United StatesFebruary 2018
  • Guidelines Disconnect: Patients' Voice Absent1/14/2018
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Press Mentions

  • Dialysis Not Always Best Option in Advanced Kidney Disease
    Dialysis Not Always Best Option in Advanced Kidney DiseaseNovember 14th, 2022
  • New at-Home Kidney Test Uses Smartphones to Monitor Kidney Health
    New at-Home Kidney Test Uses Smartphones to Monitor Kidney HealthJuly 18th, 2022
  • New Home Kidney Test Uses Smartphone to Monitor Kidney Health
    New Home Kidney Test Uses Smartphone to Monitor Kidney HealthJuly 18th, 2022
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Grant Support

  • NIH grants (over 10 NIH grants)NIH2012–Present
  • NIH K24NIH2011–2021

Committees

  • Board of Directors, National Forum of ESRD Networks 2017 - Present
  • Board of Directors, ESRD Network 18 2016 - Present

Research History

  • Professor and ChiefSee Google Scholar list of >800 publications by Dr Kam Kalantar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=kYonxxoAAAAJ&hl=en2012 - Present
  • Many research projects, see PubMed for list of more than 800 papersSee Pubmed: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=%22Kalantar-zadeh+k%22%5Bau%5D+NOT+%22Kalantar-Zadeh%2CKourosh%221993 - 2021

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • German

Hospital Affiliations

External Links

Dr. Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, Dr. Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, MD, Dr. K Kalantar-Zadeh