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Alan S Kliger, MD

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Biography

Dr. Kliger is Clinical Professor of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine. He served as Sr. VP Medical Affairs for Yale New Haven Health System, and was its Chief Quality Officer. He also served the Hospital of St. Raphael, New Haven as Chairman of the Department of Medicine, and later its Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Kliger currently serves as the Chair of the American Society of Nephrology's Excellence in Patient Care Advisory Committee. Dr. Kliger has co-authored more than 190 publications in peer-reviewed journals, with particular interest in dialysis, quality measurement, quality improvement and patient safety.

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Education & Training

MD
SUNY Upstate Med Center (1970)
BS
City College of New York (1966)

Board Certifications

  • Nephrology

    Certification Organization
    AB of Internal Medicine
    Original Certification Date
    1976
  • Internal Medicine

    Certification Organization
    AB of Internal Medicine
    Original Certification Date
    1973

Research

Overview

Clinical research in areas of chronic kidney disease, hemo- and peritoneal dialysis, quality measures, quality improvement, patient safety

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Alan S Kliger's published research.

Publications

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2012

2011

  • The effects of frequent nocturnal home hemodialysis: the Frequent Hemodialysis Network Nocturnal Trial.
    Rocco MV, Lockridge RS, Beck GJ, Eggers PW, Gassman JJ, Greene T, Larive B, Chan CT, Chertow GM, Copland M, Hoy CD, Lindsay RM, Levin NW, Ornt DB, Pierratos A, Pipkin MF, Rajagopalan S, Stokes JB, Unruh ML, Star RA, Kliger AS, Kliger A, Eggers P, Briggs J, Hostetter T, Narva A, Star R, Augustine B, Mohr P, Beck G, Fu Z, Gassman J, Greene T, Daugirdas J, Hunsicker L, Larive B, Li M, Mackrell J, Wiggins K, Sherer S, Weiss B, Rajagopalan S, Sanz J, Dellagrottaglie S, Kariisa M, Tran T, West J, Unruh M, Keene R, Schlarb J, Chan C, McGrath-Chong M, Frome R, Higgins H, Ke S, Mandaci O, Owens C, Snell C, Eknoyan G, Appel L, Cheung A, Derse A, Kramer C, Geller N, Grimm R, Henderson L, Prichard S, Roecker E, Rocco M, Miller B, Riley J, Schuessler R, Lockridge R, Pipkin M, Peterson C, Hoy C, Fensterer A, Steigerwald D, Stokes J, Somers D, Hilkin A, Lilli K, Wallace W, Franzwa B, Waterman E, Chan C, McGrath-Chong M, Copland M, Levin A, Sioson L, Cabezon E, Kwan S, Roger D, Lindsay R, Suri R, Champagne J, Bullas R, Garg A, Mazzorato A, Spanner E, Rocco M, Burkart J, Moossavi S, Mauck V, Kaufman T, Pierratos A, Chan W, Regozo K, Kwok S. The effects of frequent nocturnal home hemodialysis: the Frequent Hemodialysis Network Nocturnal Trial. Kidney International 2011, 80: 1080-91. PMID: 21775973, PMCID: PMC3569086, DOI: 10.1038/ki.2011.213.
    Peer-Reviewed Original Research

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

  • activity

    NIH / NIDDK Steering Committee for Consortium: Hemodialysis Novel Therapies (HDNT)

  • honor

    Journal of the American Society of Nephrology Reviewer of the Year

  • activity

    National Quality Forum, Renal Standing Committee

  • activity

    National Quality Forum Renal Standing Committee

  • activity

    NIH / NIDDK Steering Committee for Consortium: Hemodialysis Novel Therapies (HDNT)

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Yale School of Medicine

61 Rock Hill Road

Woodbridge, CT 06525

United States