Susan T Crowley MD
Associate Professor of Medicine (Nephrology); VHA National Program Director for Kidney Disease and Dialysis; Chief, Renal Section, VA Connecticut Healthcare Systems; Dialysis Unit Director, VA Connecticut Healthcare Systems
Research Interests
kidney failure; kidney injury; cardiovascular risk; chronic kidney disease
Research Summary
My research interests have centered on pharmacologic and dialytic strategies to reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with kidney failure. As an Executive Committee Member and /or a Site Investigator for the VA’s Cooperative Studies Program, I have conducted clinical trials targeting vascular access preservation and renal and cardiovascular risk reduction in chronic kidney disease, and all-cause mortality in acute kidney injury.
Selected Publications
- Crowley, S.T., Chertow G, Vitale J, O’Connor T, Zhang J, Schein R, Choudhury D, Finkel K, Vijayan A, Paganini E, Pzalevsky P. Lessons for Successful Study Enrollment from the Veterans Affairs/National Institutes of Health Acute Renal Failure Trial Network Study. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008; 3:955-961.
- Palevsky, PM, Zhang JH, O’Connor TZ, Chertow GM, Crowley S.T., Choudhury D, Finkel K, Kellum JA, Paganini E, Schein RMH, Smith MW, Swanson KM, Thompson BT, Vijayan A, Watnick S, Star RA, Peduzzi P. Intensity of Renal Support in Critically Ill Patients with Acute Kidney Injury. N Engl J Med 2008; 359:7-20.
- Crowley, S.T., Peixoto A. Acute Kidney Injury in the Intensive Care Unit. Clinics in Chest Medicine .
- Rajashekar A, Perazella M, Crowley, S.T. “Systemic Disease With Renal Manifestations.” Primary Care Clinics in Office Practice 2008; 35(2):297-328
