
Nina Tolkoff-Rubin MD
Chronic Renal Failure & Dialysis, Kidney & Pancreas Transplantation
Professor of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital
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55 Fruit StGrb 1003 Renal AssociatesBoston, MA 02114
Phone+1 617-726-3706
Fax+1 617-726-2288
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Summary
- Dr. Nina Tolkoff-Rubin is a seasoned nephrologist based in Boston, MA, specializing in chronic renal failure, dialysis, and kidney and pancreas transplantation. She completed her medical education at Harvard Medical School and her fellowship in nephrology at Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's Hospital. Dr. Tolkoff-Rubin serves as the Medical Director of Dialysis Services at Massachusetts General Hospital and is a professor at Harvard Medical School .She is the Medical Director emerita of the MGH Renal Transplantation Program. Her clinical expertise spans general nephrology, acute renal failure, transplant nephrology, chronic renal failure, and dialysis. Dr. Tolkoff-Rubin has contributed significantly to nephrology literature with several published works. Her involvement in clinical trials focuses on Rituximab therapy for transplant patients. Recognized frequently as one of America’s Top Doctors, she has earned awards from Castle Connolly and Boston Magazine.
Education & Training
Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1971 - 1972
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Nephrology, 1970 - 1971
Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1968 - 1970
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1968
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 1970 - 2027
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002-2003, 2009-2010, 2010-2011, 2011-2012, 2012-2013, 2013-2014, 2014-2019
- Top Doctors Boston Magazine, 2008-2019
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification OpTime Surgical 2014 Certified Module, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2014, 2017
Clinical Trials
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 49 citationsBanff Human Organ Transplant Transcripts Correlate with Renal Allograft Pathology and Outcome: Importance of Capillaritis and Subpathologic Rejection.Ivy A Rosales, Grace K Mahowald, Kristen Tomaszewski, Kiyohiko Hotta, Naoya Iwahara
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2022-12-01 - 24 citationsThe Gut and Blood Microbiome in IgA Nephropathy and Healthy Controls.Neal B Shah, Sagar U Nigwekar, Sahir Kalim, Benjamin Lelouvier, Florence Servant
Kidney360. 2021-08-26 - 6 citationsEculizumab as a New Treatment for Severe Acute Post-infectious Glomerulonephritis: Two Case Reports.Hassib Chehade, Gabriella Guzzo, Francois Cachat, Samuel Rotman, Daniel Teta
Frontiers in Medicine. 2021-07-26
Press Mentions
Tolkoff-Rubin Honored with Endowed Chair in Renal TransplantationAugust 8th, 2014
In Memoriam: Susan Noska, RNMay 16th, 2014
Martin Awards Honor Top MGH Basic and Clinical Research Published in 2008March 6th, 2009
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