Contact Information:
University of Washington
Division of Nephrology
Box 356521
1959 NE Pacific St.
EE403
Seattle, WA 98195
Phone: (206) 543-3792
Fax: (206) 598-2105
rpichler@u.washington.edu
Education and Training:
Nephrology Fellowship (2000-03)
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Medicine Residency
(1998-2000)
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Medicine Residency
(1996-98)
University of Vienna
Vienna, Austria
Post Doctoral Research Fellowship (1993-96)
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Medical School (1993)
University of Vienna
Vienna, Austria
Site of Practice:
University of Washington Medical Center
Raimund pichler MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology
Director, Diabetic Kidney Disease Clinic
Director, Liver-Kidney Clinic
President, Northwest Renal Society
Clinical Interests
- Diabetic kidney disease
- Renal failure in patients with liver disease
- Glomerulonephritis
- Hypertension
- Kidney transplantation
Research Interests
- Developing guidelines for the evaluation of patients with ESLD and concomitant renal failure
- Mechanisms of tubulointerstitial injury
- Experimental models of renal disease
Current Research
- Role of renal biopsy in evaluating liver transplant candidates with concomitant renal failure
- Development of an albumin-dialysis system for the treatment of patients with ESLD (with Dr. Suhail Ahmad)
Selected Publications:
Pub Med provides a list of Dr. Pichler's recent research publications (search Pichler R)
Awards
- UW Medical Center Service Excellence Award, University of Washington, Fall Qtr 2009
National and International Responsibilities
- Member, ASTS/AST Combined Kidney/Liver Transplant Consensus Conference
- President, Northwest Renal Society
- Member, American Society of Nephrology
- Member, International Society of Nephrology
- Member, Washington State Medical Association