PuneetGargMD

Nephrology • Ann Arbor, MI

Associate Professor, Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School

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Office
1500 East Medical Center Dr
3rd Floor Taubman Ctr Recp C
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Phone+1 734-936-5548
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Education & Training

University of Michigan Health SystemFellowship, Nephrology, 2005 - 2008
Emory University School of MedicineFellowship, Nephrology, 2003 - 2005
Boston University Medical CenterFellowship, Nephrology, 1998 - 1998
Rutgers Health/Monmouth Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1996 - 1998
Meharry Medical CollegeInternship, Internal Medicine, 1995 - 1996
Delhi University College of Medical SciencesClass of 1992

Certifications & Licensure

AZ State Medical License 1998 - Present
MI State Medical License 2005 - 2027
GA State Medical License 2002 - 2005
American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
Fellow (ASNF) American Society of Nephrology

Clinical Trials

MEmbranous Nephropathy Trial Of Rituximab Start of enrollment: 2011 Nov 01
Completed
Phase 2, Phase 3

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

β1-Integrin blockade prevents podocyte injury in experimental models of minimal change disease.
Gabriel Cara-Fuentes, Rakesh Verma, Madhusudan Venkatareddy, Colin Bauer, Federica Piani, Sogut Turkmen Aksoy, Neha Vazzalwar, Gabriela E Garcia, Mindy Banks, Flor A O...> ;Nefrologia. 2023 May 5
15 citations
Endoplasmic reticulum–associated degradation is required for nephrin maturation and kidney glomerular filtration function
Sei Yoshida, Xiaoqiong Wei, Gensheng Zhang, Christopher L. O’Connor, Mauricio Torres, Zhangsen Zhou, Liangguang Lin, Rajasree Menon, Xiaoxi Xu, Wenyue Zheng, Yi Xiong,...> ;The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2021 Apr 1
3 citations
Epigenetic regulation of arginine vasopressin receptor 2 expression by PAX2 and Pax transcription interacting protein.
Saji Abraham, Raghavendra Paknikar, Samina Bhumbra, Danny Luan, Madhusudan Venkatareddy, Christopher L. O’Connor, Markus Bitzer, Robert A. Fenton, Toby W. Hurd, Puneet...> ;American Journal of Physiology. Renal Physiology. 2021 Feb 1
56 citations
COVID-19 outcomes among solid organ transplant recipients: a case-control study
Pratima Sharma, Vincent L. Chen, Christopher Fung, Jonathan P. Troost, Vaiibhav N. Patel, Silas P. Norman, Puneet Garg, Monica Colvin, Keith D. Aaronson, Christopher J...> ;Transplantation. 2021 Jan 1
12 citations
Glomerular endothelial cells and podocytes can express CD80 in patients with minimal change disease during relapse
Gabriel Cara-Fuentes, Madhusudan Venkatareddy, Rakesh Verma, Alfons Segarra, Audrey C. A. Cleuren, Alfonso Martínez-Ramos, Richard J. Johnson, Puneet Garg> ;Pediatric Nephrology. 2020 May 12
Double Trouble.
Christopher Smith, Gurpreet Dhaliwal, Sanjay Saint, Evan A Farkash, Puneet Garg> ;The New England Journal of Medicine. 2019 Nov 7
32 citations
Nephrin is necessary for podocyte recovery following injury in an adult mature glomerulus.
Rakesh Verma, Madhusudan Venkatareddy, Anne Kalinowski, Theodore Li, Joanna Kukla, Ashomathi Mollin, Gabriel Cara-Fuentes, Sanjeevkumar R. Patel, Puneet Garg> ;Plos One. 2018 Jun 20
33 citations
Active vacuolar H+ ATPase and functional cycle of Rab5 are required for the vacuolation defect triggered by PtdIns(3,5)P2 loss under PIKfyve or Vps34 deficiency.
Lauren M. Compton, Ognian C. Ikonomov, Diego Sbrissa, Puneet Garg, Assia Shisheva> ;American Journal of Physiology. Cell Physiology. 2016 Sep 1
29 citations
Shp2 Associates with and Enhances Nephrin Tyrosine Phosphorylation and Is Necessary for Foot Process Spreading in Mouse Models of Podocyte Injury.
Rakesh Verma, Madhusudan Venkatareddy, Anne Kalinowski, Sanjeevkumar R. Patel, David J. Salant, Puneet Garg> ;Molecular and Cellular Biology. 2016 Feb 15
12 citations
Integrin Ligation Results in Nephrin Tyrosine Phosphorylation In Vitro
Rakesh Verma, Madhusudan Venkatareddy, Anne Kalinowski, Sanjeevkumar R. Patel, Puneet Garg> ;Plos One. 2016 Feb 5
11 citations
Distinct Requirements for Vacuolar Protein Sorting 34 Downstream Effector Phosphatidylinositol 3-Phosphate 5-Kinase in Podocytes Versus Proximal Tubular Cells
Madhusudan Venkatareddy, Rakesh Verma, Anne Kalinowski, Sanjeevkumar R. Patel, Assia Shisheva, Puneet Garg> ;Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2016 Jan 29
23 citations
Class III PI 3-kinase is the main source of PtdIns3P substrate and membrane recruitment signal for PIKfyve constitutive function in podocyte endomembrane homeostasis
Ognian C. Ikonomov, Diego Sbrissa, Madhusudan Venkatareddy, Ellen J. Tisdale, Puneet Garg, Assia Shisheva> ;Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta. 2015 May 1
28 citations
Podocytes: gaining a foothold.
Puneet Garg, Lawrence B. Holzman> ;Experimental Cell Research. 2012 May 15
83 citations
Crk1/2-dependent signaling is necessary for podocyte foot process spreading in mouse models of glomerular disease
Britta George, Rakesh Verma, Abdul Soofi, Puneet Garg, Jidong Zhang, Tae-Ju Park, Laura Giardino, Larisa M. Ryzhova, Duncan B. Johnstone, Hetty N. Wong, Deepak Nihalan...> ;The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2012 Feb 1
38 citations
Nephrin Regulates Lamellipodia Formation by Assembling a Protein Complex That Includes Ship2, Filamin and Lamellipodin
Madhusudan Venkatareddy, Leslie Cook, Kamal Abuarquob, Rakesh Verma, Puneet Garg> ;Plos One. 2011 Dec 14
26 citations
Glomerular Proteinuria: A Complex Interplay Between Unique Players
Puneet Garg, Ton J. Rabelink> ;Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease. 2011 Jul 1
90 citations
Actin-depolymerizing Factor Cofilin-1 Is Necessary in Maintaining Mature Podocyte Architecture
Puneet Garg, Rakesh Verma, Leslie Cook, Abdul Soofi, Madhusudan Venkatareddy, Britta George, Kensaku Mizuno, Christine B. Gurniak, Walter Witke, Lawrence B. Holzman> ;The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2010 Jul 16
1 citations
Initial Insight on the Determinants of Podocyte Polarity
Lawrence B. Holzman, Puneet Garg> ;Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2009 Apr 1
72 citations
Ischemic injury to kidney induces glomerular podocyte effacement and dissociation of slit diaphragm proteins Neph1 and ZO-1.
Mark C. Wagner, George J. Rhodes, Exing Wang, Vikas Pruthi, Ehtesham Arif, Moin A. Saleem, Sarah E. Wean, Puneet Garg, Rakesh Verma, Lawrence B. Holzman, Vince Gattone...> ;The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2008 Dec 19
119 citations
Neph1 Cooperates with Nephrin To Transduce a Signal That Induces Actin Polymerization
Puneet Garg, Rakesh Verma, Deepak Nihalani, Duncan B. Johnstone, Lawrence B. Holzman> ;Molecular and Cellular Biology. 2007 Dec 15
55 citations
Effect of the Na-K-2Cl cotransporter NKCC1 on systemic blood pressure and smooth muscle tone
Puneet Garg, Christopher F. Martin, Shawn Elms, Frank J. Gordon, Susan M. Wall, Christopher J. Garland, Roy L. Sutliff, W. Charles O'Neill> ;American Journal of Physiology. Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 2007 Jan 26
25 citations
Slit diaphragm junctional complex and regulation of the cytoskeleton.
Puneet Garg, Rakesh Verma, Lawrence B. Holzman> ;Nephron. Experimental Nephrology. 2007 Jan 1
378 citations
Positional cloning uncovers mutations in PLCE1 responsible for a nephrotic syndrome variant that may be reversible.
Bernward Hinkes, Roger C. Wiggins, Rasheed Gbadegesin, Christopher N. Vlangos, Dominik Seelow, Gudrun Nürnberg, Puneet Garg, Rakesh Verma, Hassan Chaib, Bethan E. Hosk...> ;Nature Genetics. 2006 Dec 5
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