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1301 Medical Center DrNashville, TN 37232
Phone+1 615-343-1064
Fax+1 615-343-8216
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Education & Training
Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU Health)Fellowship, Nephrology, 1976 - 1978
Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU Health)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1974 - 1976
Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU Health)Internship, Internal Medicine, 1973 - 1974
Indiana University School of MedicineClass of 1973
Certifications & Licensure
OR State Medical License 1974 - Present
VT State Medical License 2022 - 2026
TN State Medical License 2000 - 2023
AL State Medical License 2020 - 2020
FL State Medical License 2017 - 2019
AR State Medical License 1993 - 2000
WA State Medical License 1974 - 1979
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification StarPanel, Vanderbilt University, 2013, 2015-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification BI-Clinical, CitiusTech, Inc., 2013, 2015-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification StarPanel, Vanderbilt University, 2013, 2015-2017
Clinical Trials
- A Comparison of Dilute Versus Concentrated Heparin for CRRT Anticoagulation Start of enrollment: 2011 Mar 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsImpact of a Longitudinal Virtual Education Series on Home Dialysis Education: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation.Wendy Wq Ye, Anjali Saxena, Kerry A Leigh, Thomas A Golper, Edward R Gould
Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2025-11-01 - International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis Journal Club: Bridging the Gap between Trainee Education and Home Dialysis Demand.Osama El Shamy, Ankur D Shah, Megha Salani, Matthew B Rivara, Isaac Teitelbaum
Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2025-09-09 - Clinical Inertia in Urgent Dialysis Initiation: Understanding and Overcoming Barriers to Change.Megha Salani, Thomas Golper
Kidney360. 2025-08-28
Other
- Medical management of the dialysis patient undergoing surgeryGolper TA, Soundararajan R
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/medical-management-of-the-dialysis-patient-undergoing-surgery
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-12-22 - Continuous renal replacement therapies: OverviewGolper TA
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/continuous-renal-replacement-therapies-overview
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2013-04-12 - Continuous renal replacement therapy in acute kidney injury (acute renal failure)Golper TA
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/continuous-renal-replacement-therapy-in-acute-kidney-injury-acute-r
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-10-01
Press Mentions
Hemodiafiltration Poised to Set New Standard of Care for US DialysisAugust 27th, 2025
Faculty Awards Honor Teaching, Clinical, Research ExcellenceMay 5th, 2022
Feds Pave the Way to Expand Home Dialysis — but Patients Hit RoadblocksAugust 22nd, 2019
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- Fellow
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