Petra Simic MD

Physician

Massachusetts General Hospital55 Fruit St.Boston, MA 02114
Phone+1 617-726-2865

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Education & Training

Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Nephrology, 2016 - 2018
Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 2012 - 2015
University of Zagreb Faculty of MedicineClass of 2001

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Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 2012 - 2027
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Targeting osteoblast fatty acid metabolism attenuates skeletal and cardiovascular complications in chronic kidney disease models.
Petra Simic, Han Xie, Wen Zhou, Yu Fan, Renata C Pereira
The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2026-09-29
1 citations
Lysophosphatidic Acid Synergizes With 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D to Promote Fibroblast Growth Factor-23 Synthesis via MAPK Signaling and Induction of the IL12A Gene.
Birol Ay, Sajin Marcus Cyr, Yorihiro Iwasaki, Elizabeth Hill, Eugene P Rhee
FASEB Journal. 2026-01-15
Case 8-2025: A 72-Year-Old Woman with Altered Mental Status and Acidemia.
Petra Simic, David M Dudzinski, Behrooz Masuodi, Caitlin Colling, Li Liu
The New England Journal of Medicine. 2025-03-13

Press Mentions

Chances Are Your Partner Suffers with This Chronic Condition — but Isn’t Telling YouMay 28th, 2024
Suffering from Sleep Anxiety? Embrace the Lie-in and Stop Measuring Yourself Against OthersSeptember 7th, 2020
Scientist Explains Why You Crave McDonald's When Hungover - and What to Eat InsteadNovember 22nd, 2019

Grant Support

GPAT2 REGULATES MINERAL METABOLISM IN KIDNEY DISEASEMASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL2026–2031
GPAT2 REGULATES MINERAL METABOLISM IN KIDNEY DISEASEMASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL2026–2031
Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) is a novel FGF23 regulator in acute kidney injury.MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL2020–2024

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