Richard Lafayette
Academic Appointments
- Associate Professor - Med Center Line, Medicine - Nephrology
Key Documents
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 Lani Demchak Fellowship Training Coordinator 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: | Stanford University School of Medicine CA (1992) |
| Board Certification: | Nephrology, American Board of Internal Medicine (1990) |
| Board Certification: | Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine (1988) |
| Internship: | Long Island Jewish Medical Center NY (1986) |
| Medical Education: | New York Medical College NY (1985) |
Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations
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.
Publications
- Red blood cell transfusion use in patients with chronic kidney disease. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2013
- The prognostic value of diagnosing concurrent multiple myeloma in immunoglobulin light chain amyloidosis. Br J Haematol. 2013; (3): 367-72
- Heart transplantation and cardiac amyloidosis: approach to screening and novel management strategies. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2012; (3): 325-31
- More than a frog in the throat: a case series and review of localized laryngeal amyloidosis. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2012; (5): 509-11
- 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
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