Bryan R. Kestenbaum, MD, MS, BS

Assistant Professor, Neurology
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Epidemiology

Contact Information
Harborview Medical Center
Office: 10EH11
Box 359764
325 9th Ave.
Seattle, WA 98104-2499
Tel: 206-731-8998
Fax: 206-685-8661
http://depts.washington.edu/nephron/kestenbaum.htm
brk@u.washington.edu

Research Interests
Mineral metabolism disturbances, vascular calcification, cardiovascular risks in chronic kidney disease

Current Research

• Examining the association of mineral metabolism markers with coronary calcification and cardiovascular events
• Evaluating relationship of vitamin D therapies with cardiovascular risk
• Subtle kidney disease as a riskf actor for essential hypertension

Teaching Interests
Course chair for Human Biology 530: Epidemiology, University of Washington School of Medicine

Education
MD, University of Massachusetts, School of Medicine 1995
MS, Epidemiology, University of Washington, SPHCM 2002
BS, Microbiology, University of Massachusetts 1991