Contact Information:
Kidney Resarch Institute
Division of Nephrology
Box 359606
325 Ninth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104
Phone: (206) 685-7343
Fax: (206) 685-9399
brk@u.washington.edu
Education and Training:
Master of Epidemiology
(2001-02)
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Nephrology Fellowship
(1999-2002)
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Medicine Residency
(1995-98)
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
Medical School (1991-95)
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, WA
Site of Practice:
Harborview Medical Center
bryan kestenbaum MD, MS
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology
Clinical Interests
- Complications of chronic kidney disease
- Disorders of calcium, phosphate, vitamin D, and PTH
- Acute renal failure
Research Interests
- Vascular calcification
- Kidney specific mechansims for cardiovascular risk
- Mineral metabolism disturbances
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 risk factor for essential hypertension
Selected Publications:
Pub Med provides a list of Dr. Kestenbaum's recent research publications (more Kestenbaum B)
Teaching
- Course Chair, Human Biology 530: Epidemiology, University of Washington School of Medicine
Awards
- Fialkow Award, 2009
National Responsibilities
- Reviewer, Journal of the American Medical Association
- Reviewer, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
- Reviewer, Kidney International
- Reviewer, American Journal of Kidney Disease
- Reviewer, Nephrology Dialysis and Transplantation
- Reviewer, Heart
- NIH study section, special emphasis panel: R21 awards for pilot research in kidney and urologic disease
- Renal workings group member, Cardiovascular Health Study and the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
- Member, American Society of Nephrology
- Member, Northwest Renal Society