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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).
