EDUCATION AND TRAINING

B.A., Yale University (1956-60)

M.D., University of Washington (1960)

Rotating internship, residency UW Department of Medicine (1960-62)

Medical officer, Army Medical Corps (1962-64)

Medical resident, UW Department of Medicine (1964-66)

Nephrology Fellowship, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (1993 - 1996)

Dr. Donald Sherrard (Professor of Medicine). He directs the clinical research training grant and program based at the VA Puget Sound Health Care Systems. His clinical interests are in end-stage renal disease and renal osteodystrophy. His research interests center on mechanisms of metabolic bone disease in patients with renal failure where he utilizes bone biopsy technologies to study osteomalacia, osteitis fibrosa cystica and adynamic bone disease in uremic subjects. Dr. Sherrard's research is supported by the Veteran's Administration and the Baxter Extramural Grant Program.

CONTACT INFORMATION
VA Puget Sound Health Care System
Division of Nephrology
(111A) Box 358280
VA Puget Sound Health Care System
Seattle, WA 98108

Phone: (206) 764-2002
Fax: (206) 764-2153
E-mail: sherrard@u.washington.edu

BOARD CERTIFICATION
American Board of Internal Medicine, 1970
American Board of Internal Medicine, Nephrology, 1972

SOCIETIES AND AWARDS
American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
American Society of Nephrology
Western Society for Clinical Research
American Society for Bone Mineral Research
Western Association of Physicians
National Kidney Foundation, Vice President 1988-90

James W. Haviland Award, 1997
Boy Frame Award for Excellence in Clinical Research (ASBMR), 1995
National Kidney Foundation, Distinguished Service Award, 1990
American Heart Association, Meritorious Service Award, 1977
Outstanding Student, OB/GYN, University of Washington, School of Medicine, 1960

CLINICAL INTERESTS
Calcium metabolism - Stones and Bones
Hypertension
Chronic renal failure - morbidity, mortality
Lipid disorders

RESEARCH INTERESTS
Calcium metabolism
Lipids
Chronic renal failures

ONGOING RESEARCH SUPPORT (SOURCE/S)
VAK
NIH
Various industry sources (pharmaceuticals, clinical laboratories)

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS
1.  Sherrard DJ.  Manipulating the calcium receptor.  J Am Soc Nephrol  13:1124-1125, 2002.

2.  Wong CS, Hingorani S, Gillen DL, Sherrard DJ, Watkins SL, Brandt JR, Ball A, Stehman-Breen CO.  Hypoalbuminemia and risk of death in pediatric patients with end-stage renal disease.  Kidney Int  61(2):630-637, 2002.

3.  Seliger SL, Weiss NS, Gillen DL, Kestenbaum B, Ball A, Sherrard DJ, Stehman-Breen CO.  HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors are associated with reduced mortality in ESRD patients.  Kidney Int  61:297-304, 2002.

4.  Gibson KD, Gillen DL, Caps MT, Kohler TR, Sherrard DJ, Stehman-Breen CO.  Vascular access survival and incidence of revisions:  a comparison of prosthetic grafts, simple autogenous fistulas, and venous transposition fistulas from the United States Renal Data System Dialysis Morbidity and Mortality Study.  J Vasc Surg   34:694-700, 2001.

5.  Gibson KD, Caps MT, Kohler TR, Hatsukami TS, Gillen DL, Aldassy M, Sherrard DJ, Stehman-Breen CO.  Assessment of a policy to reduce placement of prosthetic hemodialysis access.  Kidney Int  59:2335-2345, 2001.