EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Nephrology Fellowship (1988-89)
Maine Medical Center
Portland, ME

Nephrology Fellowship (1986-88)
Brigham & Women's Hospital
Boston, MA

Medicine Residency  (1984-86)
Maine Medical Center
Portland, ME

Medicine Internship   (1983-84)
Maine Medical Center
Portland, ME

Medical School (1979-83)
George Washington University
Washington, DC

SITE OF PRACTICE
Harborview Medical Center

CONTACT INFORMATION
Kidney Research Institute
325 9th Ave., Box 359764
Seattle, WA 98104
Phone: (206) 744-4932
Fax:  (206) 744-2252
Email: himmej@u.washington.edu

Administrative Contacts:
http://depts.washington.edu/nephron/admin.htm

Jonathan Himmelfarb, M.D.

The Joseph W. Eschbach Endowed Chair in Kidney Research
Professor of Medicine
Director, Kidney Research Center

CLINICAL INTERESTS

• Clinical and translational kidney research

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Oxidative stress and inflammation in chronic kidney disease
• Biomarkers of cardiovascular risk in kidney disease
• Dialysis vascular access
• Mechanisms of proteinuria

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Breggia AC, Wojchowski DW, Himmelfarb J: The JAK2/Y343/STAT5 Signaling Axis is Required for Erythropoietin-Mediated Protection against Ischemic Injury in Primary Renal Tubular Epithelial Cells. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2008.

Dember, LM, Beck GJ, Allon M, Delmez JA, Dixon BS, Greenberg A, Himmelfarb J, et al: Effect of Clopidogrel on Early Failure of Arteriovenous Fistulas for Hemodialysis. JAMA. 2008 299(18):2164-71.

Ramos LF, Shintani A, Ikizler TA, Himmelfarb J: Contribution of Adiposity to Increased Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Patients with Moderate to Severe Chronic Kidney Disease. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2008 19(3):593-599.

Himmelfarb J, Berns A, Szczech L, Wesson D: Cost, Quality, and Value: The Changing Political Economy of Dialysis Care. J Am Soc Nephrol 2007 18:2021-2027.

Himmelfarb J: Chronic Kidney Disease and the Public Health: Gaps in Evidence from Interventional Trials. JAMA 2007 297:2630-2633.

NATIONAL and INTERNATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Scientific Advisory Board, Satellite Health Care Research Foundation, 2004-present
ABIM Subspecialty Board on Nephrology, 2003-present
External Review Committee, KEEP Program, National Kidney Foundation, 2003-present
Editorial Board, Kidney International, 1996-present
Co-Chair, Conference on Prediction, Progression, and Outcomes in Older Adults, cosponsored by the NIDDK, National Institute on Aging, ASN, and ASP, 2008
Faculty, 17th International Course on Hemodialysis, 2008
Steering Committee, Cleveland Clinic Workshop on Innovation in Uremia Therapy, 2008
NIDDK Study Section (R21 applications in nephrology), 2007
Guest Editor, Frontiers in Nephrology: Iron Regulation, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 2007
NIH Bioengineering Research Partnerships Study Section, 2006
Associate Editor, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 2004-2007
North American editor, Faculty of 1000 in Medicine, “Dialysis and Renal Transplantation,” 2003-present
Editorial Board, NephroSAP (American Society of Nephrology Self-Assessment Program), 2001-2003
Editorial Board, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology , 2001-2004
Editorial Board, Advances in Renal Replacement Therapy, 1999-2002
Guest Editor, Advances in Renal Replacement Therapy, “Acute Renal Failure: From Bench to Bedside,” 1997