
Paul Marc Palevsky MD
Acute Renal Failure, Chronic Renal Failure & Dialysis, Critical Care
Professor, Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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University Drive DivisionVA Pittsburgh Healthcare SystemPittsburgh, PA 15240
Phone+1 412-688-6474
Fax+1 412-688-6908
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Education & Training
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Nephrology, 1984 - 1988
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Internal Medicine, 1981 - 1984
Northwestern University The Feinberg School of MedicineClass of 1981
Northwestern UniversityB.S., 1975 - 1979
Certifications & Licensure
PA State Medical License 1984 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow National Kidney Foundation, 2012
- Fellow American College of Chest Physicians, 1996
- J. Michael Lazarus Distinguished Award National Kidney Foundation, 2017
Clinical Trials
- Acute Renal Failure Trial Network (ATN) Study Start of enrollment: 2003 Oct 01
- VA NEPHRON-D: Diabetes iN Nephropathy Study Start of enrollment: 2008 Jul 01
- Prevention of Serious Adverse Events Following Angiography Start of enrollment: 2013 Oct 07
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Feasibility and acceptability of weight-based net fluid removal during continuous kidney replacement therapy: A nursing survey.Waryaam Singh, Nasrin Nikravangolsefid, Paul M Palevsky, Kianoush B Kashani, Raghavan Murugan
Applied Nursing Research. 2026-04-01 - Shared multicellular injury programs of acute and chronic kidney disease enable mechanistic patient stratification.Robin Fallegger, Sergio A Gomez-Ochoa, Charlotte Boys, Ricardo Omar Ramirez Flores, Jovan Tanevski
Medrxiv. 2026-03-06 - 2025 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and U.S. Department of Defense Clinical Practice Guideline for the Primary Care Management of Chronic Kidney Disease.Amy R Schwartz, Jonathan Sosnov, Jonathan Brown, Cynthia Delgado, Linda Fried
Annals of Internal Medicine. 2026-03-01
Journal Articles
- Coronary Strategies to Reduce Acute Kidney Injury and Improve Clinical Outcomes Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Subgroup Analysis of the PRESERVE TrialPaul M Palevsky, Santiago Garcia, Deepak L Bhatt, Steven D Weisbord, ScienceDirect
- Global Epidemiology and Outcomes of Acute Kidney InjuryLakhmir S Chawla, John A Kellum, Paul M Palevsky, Stuart L Goldstein, Nature
- Outcomes after angiography with sodium bicarbonate and acetylcysteineWeisbord SD, Gallagher M, Jneid H, Garcia S, Cass A, Thwin SS, Conner TA, Chertow GA, Bhatt DL, Shunk K, Parikh CR, McFalls EO, Brophy M, Ferguson R, Wu H, Androsenko ..., New England Journal of Medicine, 1/12/2017
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- AKI biomarker expression in glomeruli of lupus nephritis biopsiesLiang KY, Emlet DR, Bastacky S, Palevsky PM, Kellum JA, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, Annual Meeting of the American Society of Nephrology, 1/1/2017
- Detection of chlorite in dialysis water, an unrecognized safety issueCasey ET, Crowley ST, Birdsong J, Palevsky PM, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, Annual Meeting of the American Society of Nephrology, 1/1/2017
- Thrombocytopenia predicts mortality in patients with AKI requiring renal replacement therapy (RRT)Griffin B, You Z, Palevsky PM, Faubel S, Jalal DI, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, Annual Meeting of the American Society of Nephrology, 1/1/2017
Lectures
- Best of ASN Journals: CJASN and JASNAmerican Society of Nephrology Kidney Week 2019 - Washington, D.C. - 11/8/2019
- Acute Kidney Injury Highlights: What's TrendingMumbai, India - 1/1/2017
- Contrast-Associated Acute Kidney Injury: Addressing This Common ChallengeHarvard Medical School, Boston, MA - 1/1/2017
Other
- Intravenous FluidsPaul Palevsky, MD, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
https://www.doximity.com/articles/88edf08c-5a3c-4dcc-9d00-d83d719c6a8f
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2013-03-17 - Intravenous FluidsPaul Palevsky, MD, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
https://www.doximity.com/articles/88edf08c-5a3c-4dcc-9d00-d83d719c6a8f
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-03-21 - Intravenous FluidsPaul Palevsky, MD, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
https://www.doximity.com/articles/88edf08c-5a3c-4dcc-9d00-d83d719c6a8f
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2013-03-21
Press Mentions
A Farewell Message from NKF President Dr. Sylvia E. RosasNovember 20th, 2024
Estimated GFR Can Widely Diverge from Measured GFRJuly 4th, 2022
Screening to Predict Development of Kidney Disease Underutilized, Doctors SayJune 24th, 2022
Grant Support
- The Pittsburgh Scientific and Data Research Center for the COPE-AKI Consortium (Pitt-SDRC)UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH2021–2026
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
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