Nadiesda Costa MD MPH (She/Her)
Kidney & Pancreas Transplantation
Associate Professor, Nephrology/Transplantation
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Summary
- Dr. Nadiesda Costa is a Washington, DC-based Nephrologist with substantial expertise in kidney and pancreas transplantation, anemia of chronic kidney disease, allograft failure prevention, bk virus nephropathy, and transplantation tolerance. Her significant medical education began in 1998 at Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo, followed by residencies and fellowships at Vidant Medical Center/East Carolina University, and a fellowship in transplant hepatology at University of North Carolina Hospitals. Currently, she works as an Associate Professor and Physician at Georgetown University. Dr. Costa has an impressive list of publications on relevant topics and has participated in clinical trials focused on BKV infection in kidney transplant recipients. She was honored as Young Investigator by the American Transplant Congress in 2012.
Education & Training
University of North Carolina HospitalsFellowship, Transplant Hepatology, 2011 - 2012
University of North CarolinaMPH, Epidemiology, 2009 - 2011
ECU Health Medical Center/East Carolina UniversityFellowship, Nephrology, 2006 - 2008- ECU Health Medical Center/East Carolina UniversityChief Residency, Internal Medicine, 2005 - 2006
- ECU Health Medical Center/East Carolina UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 2002 - 2005
Universidad Autonoma de Santo DomingoClass of 1998
Certifications & Licensure
SC State Medical License 2006 - 2027
DC State Medical License 2021 - 2026
MD State Medical License 2012 - 2026
VA State Medical License 2022 - 2026
NC State Medical License 2002 - 2025
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine- American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Young Investigator American Transplant Congress, 2012
Clinical Trials
- Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of AntiBKV as Treatment of BKV Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipients Start of enrollment: 2023 Apr 10
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Improving the histologic detection of donor-specific antibody-negative antibody-mediated rejection in kidney transplants.Luis G Hidalgo, Katelynn S Madill-Thomsen, Jeff Reeve, Martina Mackova, Philippe Gauthier
American Journal of Transplantation. 2025-08-23 - Donor-derived cell-free DNA significantly improves rejection yield in kidney transplant biopsies.Jonathan S Bromberg, Daniel C Brennan, David J Taber, Matthew Cooper, Sanjiv Anand
American Journal of Transplantation. 2025-08-06 - 2 citationsInduction of immune tolerance in living related human leukocyte antigen-matched kidney transplantation: A phase 3 randomized clinical trial.Dixon B Kaufman, Sanjeev K Akkina, Mark D Stegall, James B Piper, A Osama Gaber
American Journal of Transplantation. 2025-07-01
Press Mentions
Memo Advances Kidney Transplant Infection Drug Despite Phase II MissJuly 25th, 2025
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- American Society of TransplantationFellow
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