EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Nephrology Fellowship (1999-2003)
University of California
San Francisco, C A
 
Medicine Residency (1996-99)
Stanford University Medical Center
Palo Alto, CA
 
Medical School (1991-96)
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, V A
 
SITE OF PRACTICE:
VA Puget Sound Health Care System
 
CONTACT INFORMATION
VA Puget Sound Health Care System
Building 100 Room 5B113
1660 S. Columbian Way
Seattle, WA 98108
Phone: (206) 277-3192
Fax: (206) 764-2022
Email: ann.ohare@va.gov
 
Administrative Contacts:
http://depts.washington.edu/nephron/
admin.htm
 

CLINICAL INTERESTS

• Management of chronic kidney disease in the elderly

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Chronic kidney disease in the elderly
• Peripheral arterial disese in chronic kidney disease
• Vascular access

CURRENT RESEARCH

• Outcomes among veterans with chronic kidney disease
• Progression of chronic kidney disease in the elderly

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
O'Hare AM, Choi AI, Bertenthal D, Bacchetti P, Garg AX, Kaufman JS, Walter LC, Mehta KM, Steinman MA, Allon M, McClellan WM, Landefeld CS. Age affects outcomes in chronic kidney disease. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2007 Oct;18(10):2758-65.

O’Hare AM, Bertenthal D, Covinsky KE, Landefeld CS, Sen S, Mehta K, Steinman MA, Borzecki AM, Walter LC. Risk stratification in chronic kidney disease: one size for all ages? J. Am Soc. Nephrol 2006 Mar;17(3):846-853.

O'Hare AM, Rodriguez RA, Bacchetti P. The Ankle Brachial Index predicts decline in renal function over time: results from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study, Arch Intern Med. 2005 Jul 11;165(13):1481-5.

O’Hare AM, Glidden DV, Fox CS, Hsu CY, High prevalence of peripheral arterial disease in persons with renal insufficiency: results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2000, Circulation, 109(3):320-3, 2004.

O’Hare AM, Dudley RA, Hynes DM, McCulloch CE, Navarro D, Colin P, Stroupe K, Rapp J, Johansen, KL. Impact of Surgeon and Surgical Center Characteristics on Choice of Hemodialysis Permanent Vascular Access. Kidney International 64: 681-689, 2003.

NATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Member, VA-wide Renal Field Advisory Committee, 2005-present Member, Writing Committee, VA primary care guideline for chronic kidney disease, 2006-present.
Member, CKD Surveillance Advisory Group, Centers for Disease Control, 2007-present. Ad Hoc Reviewer, Kidney Nutrition, Obesity and Diabetes (KNOD) Study Section, Center for Scientific Review, 2005-present.
Member, American Society of Nephrology, Grants Committee, 2007-2010.
Member, American Society of Nephrology, 2005-present
Member, Program Committee, National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meeting, 2007-2008.
Ad Hoc reviewer for The Lancet, the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, Kidney International, Journal of Vascular Surgery, American Journal of Kidney Diseases, Nephrology Dialysis and Transplantation.