Pinelopi Kapitsinou MD

Acute Renal Failure, Renal Metabolism

Assistant Professor, University of Kansas Medical Center

4000 Cambridge StKansas City, KS 66160
Phone+1 913-588-1227
Fax+1 913-588-3867

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Education & Training

Vanderbilt UniversityPost-Doctoral Fellowship, 2008 - 2011
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Nephrology, 2006 - 2008
Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Moses and Weiler Campuses)Residency, Internal Medicine, 2003 - 2006
University of AthensClass of 2000

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Certifications & Licensure

IL State Medical License 2019 - 2029
KS State Medical License 2014 - 2020
TN State Medical License 2011 - 2014
PA State Medical License 2006 - 2008
American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2014, 2016-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Beacon Oncology 2014 Certified Module, Epic Systems Corporation, 2014, 2016-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification StarPanel, Vanderbilt University, 2014, 2016-2017

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Endothelial prolyl hydroxylase 3 mitigates maladaptive inflammation to promote post-ischemic kidney repair.
Rajni Sharma, Ratnakar Tiwari, Yalu Zhou, James O'Sullivan, Hiroshi Maekawa
Kidney International. 2026-06-01
2 citations
Enabling organ- and injury-specific nanocarrier targetingsurface-functionalized PEG--PPS micelles for acute kidney injury.
Boaz Y Bishop, Swagat H Sharma, Ratnakar Tiwari, Simseok A Yuk, Sultan Almunif
Nanoscale Horizons. 2025-11-17
2 citations
SGLT2 inhibition protects kidney function by SAM-dependent epigenetic repression of inflammatory genes under metabolic stress.
Hiroshi Maekawa, Yalu Zhou, Yuki Aoi, Margaret E Fain, Dorian S Kaminski
The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2025-10-01

Lectures

Anemia, the Hypoxia-Inducible Factor System, and CKD
American Society of Nephrology Kidney Week 2019 - Washington, D.C. - 11/9/2019
Cellular Metabolism in Kidney and Urologic Diseases
American Society of Nephrology Kidney Week 2019 - Washington, D.C. - 11/8/2019