
Robert J Heyka MD
Chronic Renal Failure & Dialysis
Chair Dept of Nephrology and Hypertension Cleveland Clinic Glickman Urologic and Kidney Institute
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Cleveland Clinic Glickman Urological and Kidney InstituteQ7 9500 Euclid Ave.Cleveland, OH 44195
Phone+1 216-444-8895
Fax+1 216-444-9378
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Education & Training
Cleveland Clinic FoundationFellowship, Nephrology, 1985 - 1987
Bon Secours HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1984 - 1985
Corewell Health East Beaumont (Royal Oak)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1981 - 1984
Wayne State University School of MedicineClass of 1981
Wayne State UniversityMSc, 1974 - 1976
University of Michigan-Ann ArborB.S., 1968 - 1973
Certifications & Licensure
OH State Medical License 1986 - 2026
MI State Medical License 1984 - 1991
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011, 2013
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 4 citationsThe Production, Efficacy, and Safety of Machine-Generated Bicarbonate Solution for Continuous Venovenous Hemodialysis (CVVHD): The Cleveland Clinic MethodJonathan J. Taliercio, Georges N. Nakhoul, Tushar J. Vachharajani, Matthew Layne, John R. Sedor
Kidney Medicine. 2021-03-10 - 15 citationsMolecular breath analysis identifies the breathprint of renal failure.Sevag Demirjian, Kelly Paschke, Xiaofeng Wang, David Grove, Robert J. Heyka
Journal of Breath Research. 2017-06-12 - 24 citationsPatency and Complications of Translumbar Dialysis CathetersFanna Liu, Stacy Bennett, Susana Arrigain, Jesse D. Schold, Robert J. Heyka
Seminars in Dialysis. 2015-07-01
Journal Articles
- General Medical Care of the ESRD PatientHeyka R, Current Clinical Medicine, 1/1/2012
- Spontaneous perinephric hematoma due to acquired factor X deficiency in AL amyloidoisRaina Rupesh, Nadig Vidya, Patel Deven, Jegalian Armin, Silver Bernard, Heyka Robert, Nephrology, Dialysis Transplantation, 1/1/2011
- Subcutaneous Polyneuropathy in a Patient Undergoing Peritoneal Dialysis: Clinical Features and New Pathophysiological InsightsRaina Rupesh, Bianco Christopher, Fedak Kalub, Gebreselassie Surafel, Schreiber Martin, Heyka Robert, Adv Perit Dial, 1/1/2011
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Exhaled breath analysis of patients with end stage renal disease using selected ion flow tube mass spectrometry (SIFT-MS)K. M. Paschke, BA, S. Demirjian, MD, R. E. Naude, MSN, L. M. Leonard, CNP, D. E. Grove, PhD, A. Mashir, MBA, M. K. Storer, PhD, D. Laskowski, BS, R. J. Heyka, MD, R. ..., American Thoracic Society, 1/1/2011
- Effects of hemodialysis on volatile compounds measured in breath of patients with end stage renal diseaseS. Demirjian, MD, K.M. Paschke, BA, R. E. Naude, MSN, L. M. Leonard, CNP, D. E. Grove, PhD, A. Mashir, MBA, M. K. Storer, PhD, D. Laskowski, BS, R. J. Heyka, MD, R. A...., American Society of Nephrology, 1/1/2011
- Use a Point-of-Care Platelet Assay in The Hemodialysis population: Precision, Reproducibility, and Correlation with the Gold StandardYin Ping Liew, Rachel Fissell, Kandice Kottke-Marchant, Deepak L. Bhatt and Robert Heyka, American Society of Nephrology, 1/1/2009
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Lectures
- Update on Vitamin D in Chronic Kidney Disease1/29/2008
- Novel Treatments for Cardiovascular Disease: Managing Obesity as First Line TherapyOrlando, FL - 1/13/1997
- Hypertension UpdateIndianapolis, IN - 1/8/1997
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Press Mentions
Cleveland Clinic Names Crystal Gadegbeku, M.D., Chair of Nephrology for Glickman Urological and Kidney InstituteJuly 15th, 2021
Cleveland Clinic Names Nephrology ChairJuly 15th, 2021
Advanced Dialysis Center Means a New Day (And Night) for CareFebruary 22nd, 2017- Join now to see all
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