Marciana Lee Laster MD

Physician

575 Riley Hospital DrIndianapolis, IN 46202
Phone+1 317-944-2563
Fax+1 317-222-2154

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Summary

Marciana Laster, MD, is a Pediatric Nephrologist based in Indianapolis, IN. She completed her residency in Pediatrics at the University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center and her fellowship in Pediatric Nephrology at UCLA. She holds a medical degree from Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine and a Bachelor's in Biology from Loyola University New Orleans. Dr. Laster is currently employed as a physician at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. Her expertise includes the management of hypertension, chronic kidney disease, and osteoporosis. She has contributed to multiple publications, including research on racial disparities in kidney transplant access and the impact of glomerular disease on dyslipidemia in pediatric patients.

Education & Training

UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Nephrology, 2014 - 2017
University of California, Los AngelesM.S., 2017
University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)Residency, Pediatrics, 2011 - 2014
Northwestern University The Feinberg School of MedicineClass of 2011
Loyola University New OrleansB.A., Biology, 2007

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Certifications & Licensure

IN State Medical License 2023 - 2027
CA State Medical License 2012 - 2024
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Nephrology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

4 citations
Divergent Trends by Patient Age in Racial Disparities in Kidney Transplant Access.
Jade Buford, Jessica L Harding, Mengyu Di, Marciana L Laster, Kelsey Drewry
Kidney International Reports. 2025-08-01
The Impact of Glomerular Disease on Dyslipidemia in Pediatric Patients Treated with Dialysis.
Edward Zitnik, Elani Streja, Marciana Laster
Nutrients. 2025-01-27
2 citations
Progress made toward equitable transplantation in children and young adults with kidney disease.
Mercedes Harford, Marciana Laster
Pediatric Nephrology. 2024-09-01

Abstracts/Posters

Racial-ethnic differences in Cortical Bone in Pediatric Patients on Dialysis
Laster M, Pereira RC, Salusky IB, Pediatric Academic Societies/American Society of Pediatric Nephrology Annual Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1/5/2018
Racial-ethnic Disparities in Bone and Mineral Metabolism in the Pediatric Dialysis Population
Laster M, Soohoo M, Streja E, Norris KC, Salusky IB and Kalantar-Zadeh K, ASN Kidney Week Annual Meeting; Pediatric Academic Societies/American Society of Pediatric Nephrology Annual Meeting; ASN Kidney Week Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, 2016; San Francisco, CA, 2017; New Orleans, LA, 2017, 1/5/2017
Intermittent Carpopedal spasm: Late presentation of congenital renal disease
Ogbonnaya A, Laster M, ACP Southern California Chapters, Marina Del Rey, CA, 1/1/2017

Lectures

Racial-ethnic Disparities in Mortality and Kidney Transplant Outcomes Among Pediatric Dialysis Patients
Toronto, Canada - 1/7/2018
Salt-losing Tubulopathies:��Bartter and Gitelman Syndromes
1/22/2017
Pediatric Hypertension
1/9/2017

Grant Support

Dissecting Missed Pediatric Priority in Kidney TransplantationINDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS2026–2031
Individual and Community Level Determinants of Vitamin D Deficiency in Pediatric Chronic Kidney DiseaseINDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS2025–2027
Vitamin D Genetics and Racial Differences in Pediatric Chronic KidneyDisease-Mineral and Bone DisorderINDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS2020–2025

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