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Locations

Medical Office

1600 7th Ave. S.,
Lowder Bldg., Suite 516
Birmingham , AL 35249

About Me

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Education

Residency:
University of Connecticut , Pediatrics

Medical School:
University of Connecticut , MD

Fellowship:
Boston Children’s Hospital , Pediatric Nephrology

Internship:
University of Connecticut

UnderGraduate:
Washington University in Saint Louis , Bachelor of Arts

Graduate:
Washington University in St. Louis , Bachelor or Arts

Board Certifications

American Board of Pediatrics

American Society of Transplantation

Special Interests

Research Interests
transplant vascular biology and genomics, biomarkers of kidney transplant diseases, mechanisms of cardio-renal disease.

Interests

Kidney Transplantation, Cardiovascular Disease and Vascular Biology in Chronic Kidney Disease

Professional Organizations

American Society of Pediatric Nephrology, American Society of Nephrology, American Society of Transplantation

Publications

1. Seifert ME, de las Fuentes L, Ginsberg C, Rothstein M, Dietzen DJ, Cheng SC, Ross W, Windus D, Davila-Roman VG, Hruska KA. Left Ventricular Mass Progression Despite Stable Blood Pressure and Kidney Function in Stage 3 CKD. Amer J Nephrology. 2014; 39(5): 392-399. PMCID: 4066883 (5/6/15). 2. Seifert ME, de las Fuentes L, Ginsberg C, Rothstein M, Dietzen DJ, Cheng SC, Ross W, Windus D, Davila-Roman VG, Hruska KA. Left Ventricular Mass Progression Despite Stable Blood Pressure and Kidney Function in Stage 3 CKD. Amer J Nephrology. 2014; 39(5): 392-399. PMCID: 4066883 (5/6/15). 3. Seifert ME, de las Fuentes L, Rothstein M, Dietzen DJ, Bierhals AJ, Cheng SC, Ross W, Windus D, Dávilá-Roman VG, Hruska KA. Effects of Phosphate Binder Therapy on Vascular Stiffness in Early-Stage Chronic Kidney Disease. Amer J Nephrology. 2013; 38(2): 158-67. PMCID: 3874122 (8/7/14). 4.Daly KP, Seifert ME, Chandraker A, Zurakowski D, Nohria A, Givertz MM, Karumanchi SA, Briscoe DM. VEGF-C, VEGF-A and Related Angiogenesis Factors as Biomarkers of Allograft Vasculopathy in Cardiac Transplant Recipients. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2013 Jan; 32(1): 120-8. PMCID: 3597743. 5.Dharnidharka VR, Seifert ME. Kidney Transplant Results in Children: Progress Made, but Blacks Lag Behind. Invited Commentary. Kidney International.2015; 87(3):492-4. PMCID: 4378232 (9/1/2015).