Nephrology Fellowship Research
Nephrology fellows will have the opportunity to design, implement and complete clinical research projects during their fellowship. They will acquire the skills and knowledge to conduct ethical clinical research introduced to research design, statistics, interpretation of research studies, and critical review of the literature.
Fellows present their research each year at national meetings such as the National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meetings, American Transplant Congress, and the American Society of Nephrology Kidney Week. Fellows also have the opportunity to present their work locally at institutional conferences such as the annual Graduate Medical Education Patient Safety and Performance Improvement Research Challenge and the Department of Medicine Research Day Poster Competition.
2023
Vavrenyuk A, Sureshkumar K, Khalil P. Not All Those Kidney Cysts Are From ADPKD. NKF Spring Clinical Meeting, Austin, TX, April 2023 [Poster]
Ryhal R, Daloul R, Nashar K, Sureshkumar KK. Successful outcomes in post-transplant thrombotic microangiopathy with novel immunosuppression strategy. NKF Spring Clinical Meeting, Austin, TX, April 2023 [Poster]
Abd Algayoum R, Daloul R, Sureshkumar K. Kidney transplantation from donors infected with Sars-Cov2 (COVID-19): A single center experience. Accepted for Poster presentation, AHN Research Day, Pittsburgh, PA May 2023
Sureshkumar KK, Chopra B, McGill RL. Impact of recipient Hepatitis C virus (HCV) sero-status on the outcomes following kidney transplantation from HCV viremic donors in the era of directly acting anti-HCV agent use. Submitted to ASK Kidney Week, Philadelphia, Nov 2023
Ryhal RF, Daloul R, Nashar K, Sureshkumar KK. Progressive dysphagia in kidney transplant recipient: An unusual cause. Submitted to ASK Kidney Week, Philadelphia, Nov 2023
Brooker DM, Soundranayagam S, Sureshkumar KK, Daloul R. An unusual cause of reversible nephrotic syndrome in kidney transplant recipient. Submitted to ASK Kidney Week, Philadelphia, Nov 2023
Canizares S, Montalvan A, Eckhoff D, Fleishman A, Sureshkumar KK, Chopra B. Long term outcomes comparing belatacept vs. tacrolimus based maintenance immunosuppression in kidney transplant recipients: A UNOS Database Analysis. Submitted to ASK Kidney Week, Philadelphia, Nov 2023
Canizares S, Montalvan A, Eckhoff D, Sureshkumar KK, Lee D, Chopra B. Long term outcomes comparing belatacept vs tacrolimus in older and marginal kidney transplant recipients: A UNOS database analysis. Submitted to ASK Kidney Week, Philadelphia, Nov 2023
2022
Nashar K, Khalil P. Clinical Evaluation of Dapagliflozin in the Management of CKD: Focus on Patient Selection and Clinical Perspectives. Int J Nephrol Renovasc Dis. 2022;15:289-308. Published 2022 Nov 1. doi:10.2147/IJNRD.S234282
Vavrenyuk A, Chopra B, Nashar K, Sureshkumar KK. From typical to atypical HUS. NKF Spring Clinical Meeting, Boston, MA, April 2022 (Poster)
Turk M, Gupta N, Sureshkumar KK. Dyspnea in a kidney transplant recipient: When you hear hooves….May be there are two zebras. NKF Spring Clinical Meeting, Boston, MA, April 2022 (Poster).
Kipp G, Persun N, Grazer A, Sureshkumar KK. Outcomes of casirivimab + imdevimab therapy in kidney transplant recipients with COVID-19: A single center experience. American Transplant Congress, Boston MA, June 2022.
Sureshkumar KK, Grazier A, Chopra B. Impact of donor type, cold ischemia time, and induction type on baseline donor derived cell free DNA in kidney transplant recipients. American Transplant Congress, Boston MA, June 2022 (Poster).
Sureshkumar KK, Grazier A, Chopra B. Impact of varying levels of normal range baseline donor derived cell free DNA on medium-term outcomes following kidney transplantation. American Transplant Congress, Boston MA, June 2022 (Poster)
Sureshkumar KK, Josephson MA, Chopra B, McGill RL. Should “marginal kidneys” be offered for repeat kidney transplantation? A mate-kidney analysis. Poster presentation, ASN Kidney Week, Orlando, FL, November 2022, [SA-PO799].
Leone MA, Daloul R, Landau M, Nashar K, Sureshkumar KK. Refractory diarrhea following kidney transplantation: A management challenge. Poster presentation, ASN Kidney Week, Orlando, FL, November 2022, [SA-PO842].
Abd algayoum R, Leone MA, Nashar K, Daloul R, Sureshkumar KK. Paxlovid use in Covid-19 infection: An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Poster presentation, ASN Kidney Week, Orlando, FL, November 2022, [FR-PO051].
Abd algayoum R, Andrea T, Sureshkumar KK. A bubbly catastrophe: A case of air embolism presenting as ischemic stroke in a hemodialysis patient. Poster presentation, ASN Kidney Week, Orlando, FL, November 2022, [SA-PO438].
Rizvi AW, Turk M, Alhuneafat L, Gupta N, Shah A, Rana T, Gutta R, Barnett K, Mealy S, Sharma A, Osman O, Sureshkumar KK. Characteristics of vaccinated kidney transplant recipients requiring hospitalization for COVID-19 infection. Poster presentation, ASN Kidney Week, Orlando, FL, November 2022, [TH-PO951].
Turk M, Alhuneafat L, Rizvi AW, Gupta N, Barnett K, Gutta R, Mealy S, Rana T, Shah A, Sharma A, Osman O, Sureshkumar KK. COVID-19 mortality in kidney transplant recipients: Analysis of risk factors. Poster presentation, ASN Kidney Week, Orlando, FL, November 2022, [TH-PO963].
Turk M, Rizvi AW, Alhuneafat L, Gupta N, Mealy S, Sharma A,
Osman O, Gutta R, Shah A, Rana T, Barnett K, Sureshkumar KK. Outcomes of COVID-19 hospitalization in kidney transplant recipients: Publication, ASN Kidney Week, Orlando, FL, November 2022, [PUB012].
2021
Sureshkumar KK, Chopra B, McGill. Outcomes of kidney transplantation from hepatitis C virus (HCV) infected donors stratified by recipient HCV serostatus: A mate kidney analysis, American Transplant Congress, June 2021(Rapid fire oral abstract)
Sureshkumar KK, Grazier A, Chopra B. Allograft function and baseline donor derived cell free DNA in kidney transplant recipients: One size doesn’t fit all. American Transplant Congress, June 2021 ( Poster Video Chat Abstract)
Chopra B, Grazier A, Sureshkumar KK. Impact of deceased donor mode of death and kidney donor profile index on baseline donor derived cell free DNA in kidney transplant recipients. American Transplant Congress, June 2021( Poster Video Chat Abstract)
Chopra B, Sureshkumar KK, Rajasundaram D, Rodrigo EC. Outcomes of kidney transplant recipients comparing brain dead donors vs. donation after cardiac death stratified by KDPI: Focus on marginal kidneys: A UNOS database analysis. American Transplant Congress, June 2021(Rapid fire oral abstract)
Khokhar A, Chopra B, Sureshkumar KK. Graft failure from thrombotic microangiopathy in an African American kidney transplant recipient with homozygous familial APOL1 mutation. NKF Spring Clinical Meeting, April 2021 (Poster)
Routray S, Kumar A, Chopra B, Sureshkumar KK. Sirolimus in C3 glomerulonephritis: Friend or Foe? NKF Spring Clinical Meeting, April 2021 (Poster)
Chopra B, Grazier A, Sureshkumar KK. Impact of delayed graft function on baseline donor derived cell free DNA (dd-cfDNA) in kidney transplant recipients. European Society of Organ Transplantation Congress 2021, Milan, Italy August 2021 (Oral).
Sureshkumar KK, Grazier A, Chopra B. Impact of low-normal vs. high-normal baseline door derived cell free DNA levels on two year allograft function following kidney transplantation. ASN Kidney Week, November 2021, PO2185 (ePoster).
Sureshkumar KK, Khokhar A, Gregory K, Nashar K, Chopra B. Elevation in donor derived cell free DNA triggered by Covid-19 vaccination ASN Kidney Week, November 2021, (Pub).
Routray S, Chopra B, Nashar K, Sureshkumar KK. Reversal of prolonged delayed graft function following kidney transplantation with a belatacept-based regimen. ASN Kidney Week, November 2021, PO2170 (ePoster).
Rizvi A, Chopra B. Marshall C, Sureshkumar KK. Hypercalcemia in Immunocompromised Host: Beware of Zebras. ASN Kidney Week, November 2021, PO2208 (ePoster).
National Kidney Foundation Conference, Long Beach, CA 2024
2020
Sureshkumar KK, Chopra B. Impact of donor ethnicity on long term kidney transplant outcomes: Analysis by KDPI categories. Exp Clin Transplant;18(2): 144-48, 2020.
Sureshkumar KK, Chopra B, Josephson MA, Shah PB, McGill RL. Recipient obesity and kidney transplant outcomes: A paired kidney analysis. Submitted to Am J Kidney Dis, May 2020.
Hussain SM, Tabar K, Krupa K, Sureshkumar KK: Successful kidney transplantation in atypical HUS utilizing a unique immunosuppression strategy. Submitted to BMJ Case Reports, July 2020
Sureshkumar KK, Chopra B. Impact of kidney transplant type and previous transplant on baseline Donor-derived cell free DNA. American Transplant Congress June 2020, Philadelphia, PA, Am J Transplant; 20(S3): C-334, 2020.(Poster)
Sureshkumar KK, Chopra B. Patterns of donor derived-cell free DNA levels in kidney transplant recipients: Analysis by type of rejection: Accepted to 28th International Congress of The Transplantation Society, Seoul, South Korea, Sept 2020
Yokota S, Chopra B, Uemura T, Thai NL, Sureshkumar KK. Use of high kidney donor profile index (≥85%) kidneys for transplantation with improved outcomes. Submitted to ASN Kidney week 2020, October 2020, Denver, CO
Sureshkumar KK, Chopra B, McGill RL. Impact of ethnicity matching on kidney transplant outcomes among African Americans: A mate kidney analysis. Submitted to ASN Kidney week 2020, October 2020, Denver, CO
Muaddi L, Sureshkumar K, Chopra B. Unexplained persistent hypercalcemia post liver transplantation. Submitted to ASN Kidney week 2020, October 2020, Denver, CO
Sharma A, Sureshkumar KK, Chopra. Hypercalcemia secondary to hyperthyroidism: A unique cause of renal failure in a kidney donor. Submitted to ASN Kidney week 2020, October 2020, Denver, CO
Andrea TM, Chopra B, Hussain SM, Sureshkumar KK. COVID-19 infection in kidney transplant recipients: A single center experience. Submitted to ASN Kidney week 2020, October 2020, Denver, CO
Aramada H, Chopra B, Sureshkumar KK. Impact of body mass index on baseline donor derived cell free DNA in kidney transplant recipients. Submitted to ASN Kidney week 2020, October 2020, Denver, CO
2019
Arora S, Kipp G, Bhanot N, Sureshkumar KK: Vaccinations in kidney transplant recipients: Clearing the muddy waters World Journal of Transplantation; 9(1): 1-13, 2019.
Velliyattikuzhi, SM, Ma K, Bihler EJ, Sureshkumar KK, Cheema T. Acute kidney injury in the context of acute respiratory distress syndrome. Crit Care Nurs Q; 42(4):362-370, 2019.
Sureshkumar KK, Chopra B. Does induction type influence outcomes in kidney transplant recipients at different phases of hepatitis B Infection? Experimental and Clinical Transplantation; 17(4):457-60,2019.
Sureshkumar KK, Thai NL, Chopra B. Kidney transplantation in older recipients with HLA-DR mismatch: Impact of induction type on outcomes. American Transplant Congress, June 2019, Boston, MA [B193](Poster)
Sambharia M, Sureshkumar KK, Chopra B. Complete resolution of Hepatitis C- associated MPGN with direct acting anti-viral agents in a Renal Allograft. NKF Spring Clinical Meeting, May 2019, Boston, MA [#164] (Poster)
Zahid S, Sureshkumar KK. Urogenital cancer associated kidney diseases: Beware of zebras. NKF Spring Clinical Meeting, May 2019, Boston, MA [#183](Poster)
Aramada H, Kipp G, Rancerello M, Olenzac S, Sureshkumar KK, Chopra B. Successful treatment of calcineurin inhibitor related psychosis in a kidney transplant recipient by switching to belatacept. NKF Spring Clinical Meeting, May 2019, Boston, MA [#55] (Poster)
Chopra B, Sureshkumar KK. Kidney transplantation in females: Impact of living donor relationship on the outcomes. ASN Kidney Week, Nov 2019, Washington, DC [TH-PO1169] (Poster)
Aramada H, Sureshkumar KK, Chopra B. A unique case of Hyponatremia. ASN Kidney Week, Nov 2019, Washington, DC [FR-PO681] (Poster)
Zahid S, Krupa K, Tabar KR, Sureshkumar K, Hussain S. A unique immunosuppression strategy in a patient with atypical HUS undergoing renal transplant. ASN Kidney Week, Nov 2019, Washington, DC [SA-PO1130] (Poster)
Sambharia M, Sureshkumar KK, Zahid S, Chopra B. Donor derived cell-free DNA positivity - Does it always denote allograft rejection? ASN Kidney Week, Nov 2019, Washington, DC [SA-PO1133] (Poster)
Drs. Ryhal and Sureshkumar, MI Trainee Research Day 2024.