Richard Lafayette
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Contact Information
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Clinical Offices
Nephrology Clinic 300 Pasteur Dr MC 5309 A175 Stanford, CA 94305 Tel Work (650) 723-6961 Fax (650) 725-8418Practices at Stanford Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
- Academic Offices
Personal Information Email Tel (650) 498-6063 Tel (650) 723-6248Alternate Contact Lu Yujuico Adminstrative Assistant Email Tel Work 650-723-6248Not for medical emergencies or patient use
Professional Overview
Clinical Focus
- Nephrology (Kidney)
- Glomerular Disease
- Amyloidosis
- Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation
- Nephrology
Administrative Appointments
- Director, Stanford Glomerular DIsease Center (2010 - present)
- Clinical Chief, Nephrology, Stanford University (1999 - 2012)
- Associate Chair, Stanford University School of Medicine - Medicine (2002 - 2007)
Professional Education
| Fellowship: | SUMC - Graduate Medical Education CA (1992) |
| Board Certification: | Nephrology, American Board of Internal Medicine (1990) |
| Board Certification: | Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine (1988) |
| Residency: | Long Island Jewish Medical Center NY (1988) |
| Internship: | Long Island Jewish Medical Center NY (1986) |
Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
Initiating a glomerulonephritis cohort study, including immunologic characterization. Interventional studies of preeclampsia exploring the nitric oxide, endothelin system and effects on glomerular function and morphometry. Outcome studies in dialysis and acute renal failure patients. Interventional and observational studies of glomerular disease, particularly IgA nephropathy.
Clinical Trials
Publications
- Heart transplantation and cardiac amyloidosis: Approach to screening and novel management strategies. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2011
- Profiling of autoantibodies in IgA nephropathy, an integrative antibiomics approach. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2011; (12): 2775-84
- Serum relaxin levels and kidney function in late pregnancy with or without preeclampsia. Clin Nephrol. 2011; (3): 226-32
- Hemoglobinuria and acute kidney injury requiring hemodialysis following intravenous immunoglobulin infusion. Am J Kidney Dis. 2010; (1): 148-51
- Imatinib in the treatment of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis. Am J Kidney Dis. 2009; (1): 129-32
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