Department of Internal Medicine
Nephrology Faculty
Medical School:
Federal University of Paraiba, Brazil
Residency:
Medical College of Pennsylvania
Fellowship:
Boston University
University of Chicago
Neerja Agrawal, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor
Dr. Agrawal's clinical interests focus on general nephrology.
Her research interests include BK virus nephropathy, The role of adiponectin in lupus nephritis, and acute humoral rejection after kidney transplant.
Awards and Organizations
- American College of Physicians
Select Publications:
- Wong, W., Agrawal, N., Pascual, M., Anderson, D.C., Hirsch, H.H., Fujimoto, K., Cararelli, F., Winkelmayer, W.C., Cosimi, A.B., Tolkoff-Rubin, N.: Comparison of Two Dosages of Thymoglobulin Used as a Short Course for Induction in Kidney Transplantation. Transplant Int., 19(8):629-635, 2006.
- Agrawal, N., Chiang, L.K., Rifkin, I.R. Lupus Nephritis. Semin Nephrol. 2006 Mar 26(2):95-104. Review.
- Bijol., V., Agrawal., Abernethy, V.E., Rifkin, I.R., and Rennke, H.G.: A 57 Year Old Woman with Recently Diagnosed Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Proteinuria and Microhematuria. Am J Kidney Dis. 2006 Dec;48(6):1004-8.
- Neerja Agrawal, Michelle A. Josephson. Posttransplant bone disease. Transplantation Reviews, July 2007 (Vol. 21, Issue 3, Pages 143-154).
- Yasuda, K., Richez, C., Maciaszek, J., Agrawal, N., and Rifkin, I.R.: Mechanism by which Immune Complexes Activate Dendritic Cells. (In press).