Manjula Kurella Tamura
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- Associate Professor - Med Center Line, Medicine - Nephrology
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I am a clinical and health services investigator whose primary interest is in improving the quality of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) care among older adults. Our previous and current work aims to describe outcomes (especially geriatric outcomes) in older patients and to compare the effectiveness of different ESRD management strategies on these outcomes. We use a variety of study designs and populations to address questions of interest in this area.
Publications
- Optimizing renal replacement therapy in older adults: a framework for making individualized decisions. Kidney Int. 2012; (3): 261-9
- Regional variation in health care intensity and treatment practices for end-stage renal disease in older adults. JAMA. 2010; (2): 180-6
- Functional status of elderly adults before and after initiation of dialysis. N Engl J Med. 2009; (16): 1539-47
- Octogenarians and nonagenarians starting dialysis in the United States. Ann Intern Med. 2007; (3): 177-83
- Predialyis nephrology care of older individuals approaching end-stage renal disease. Semin Dial. 2012 Nov-Dec; (6): 628-32
- Prevalence and significance of stroke symptoms among patients receiving maintenance dialysis. Neurology. 2012; (10): 981-7
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