Dennis G Moledina
MD, PhD, FASN
Assistant Professor; Director, Kidney BioBank, Internal Medicine
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Biography
Dr. Moledina is a board-certified Nephrologist and clinical researcher at the Clinical and Translational Research Accelerator in the Department of Internal Medicine. He completed a clinical and post-doctoral fellowship in Nephrology at Yale and earned his PhD from the Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (Investigative Medicine Program). His research focuses on identifying and validating biomarkers for diagnosis of acute interstitial nephritis. He directs the Yale Kidney BioBank. Dr. Moledina is a practicing Nephrologist and Internist, and provides attending physician services to hospitalized patients at Yale-New Haven Hospital
Education & Training
- PhDYale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Investigative Medicine (2018)
- Postdoctoral FellowYale School of Medicine (2018)
- Clinical FellowYale School of Medicine (2015)
- Resident PhysicianWinthrop University Hospital (SUNY Stony Brook) (2013)
- MDM.P. Shah Medical College (2009)
Certifications
- Board CertificationAB of Internal Medicine, Nephrology (2015, recertified: 2022)
- Board CertificationAB of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine (2013, recertified: 2022)
Activities
- Overview of Tubulo-interstitial NephritisGeorgetown University Hospital, Washington DC 2023Georgetown University Hospital Renal Grand Rounds
- Improving Clinical Diagnosis of Acute Interstitial NephritisManhasset, NY 2023Northwell Hospital Renal Grand Rounds
- Improving clinical diagnosis of acute interstitial nephritisOttawa, ON, Canada 2023University of Ottawa Renal Grand Rounds
- Diagnostic testing in acute kidney injuryNorwalk, CT, United States 2023Norwalk Hospital Housestaff conference
- Improving clinical diagnosis of Acute Interstitial NephritisUniversity of Chicago, Chicago, IL 2023University of Chicago: Nephrology research conference
- The renal interstitiumOrlando, FL, United States 2022ASN Kidney Week 2022 (Renal Physiology: Structure and Function in Kidney Health and Disease)
- Biomarkers of acute kidney injuryOrlando, FL, United States 2022ASN Kidney Week 2022 (Critical Care Nephrology: Update 2022)
- Laboratory investigations of acute kidney injury and acute interstitial nephritisSeoul, Seoul, South Korea 2022LMCE 2022 (Laboratory Medicine Congress & Exhibition) & KSLM 63rd Annual Meeting
- Improving clinical diagnosis of acute interstitial nephritisBaltimore, MD, United States 2022Johns Hopkins University: Renal Grand Rounds
- Overview of Diagnostic Testing in Acute Kidney InjuryNorwalk, CT, United States 2022Medicine Grand Rounds
- Improving clinical diagnosis of acute interstitial nephritisNew Haven, CT, United States 2022Research in progress
- Dialysis: Emergent and when to start in CKDBridgeport, CT, United States 2022Bridgeport Hospital Noon Conference
- Acute Interstitial Nephritis: An OverviewDanbury, CT, United States 2022Danbury Hospital Medical Grand Rounds
- Biomarkers for Diagnosis of Acute Interstitial NephritisAnn Arbor, MI, United States 2021Clinical Phenotyping Resource BioBank (C-PROBE) virtual retreat
- How to Use AKI Biomarkers in Clinical Practice: Biomarkers for Acute Interstitial Nephritis and Acute Tubular Necrosis in the ICU SettingSan Diego, CA, United States 2021ASN Kidney Week 2021
- Biomarkers for Diagnosis of Acute Interstitial NephritisNational O'Brien Center 2021O'Brien Center Kidney Seminars
- Biomarkers of Acute Kidney InjuryBridgeport, CT, United States 2021Bridgeport Hospital: Medical Grand Rounds
- Challenges in Clinical Management of Acute Interstitial NephritisSan Diego, CA, United States 2021University of California, San Diego: Renal Grand Rounds
- Biomarkers for acute interstitial nephritisBoston, MA, United States 2020Massachusetts General Hospital: Renal Grand Rounds
- Acute Interstitial Nephritis: An OverviewDanbury, CT, United States 2020Danbury Hospital: Academic Afternoon
- A parsimonious model for diagnosis of biopsy-proven acute interstitial nephritis using electronic health record dataDenver, CO, United States 2020ASN Kidney Week 2020
- Acute Interstitial Nephritis: An OverviewGreenwich, CT, United States 2020Greenwich Hospital: Noon conference
- Diagnosing AIN: Can Urine Testing be Helpful?New Orleans, LA, United States 2020NKF: Spring Clinical Meeting 2020
- Urinalysis, urine microscopy, urine eosinophils and novel urinary biomarkers: Utility in AKINew Orleans, LA, United States 2020NKF: Spring Clinical Meeting 2020
- Acute Interstitial NephritisHalifax, NS, Canada 2020Canadian Society of Nephrology Annual Meeting: Annual Meeting
- Diagnosing Acute Interstitial Nephritis: Urine Eosinophils, Urine Sediment, and Novel BiomarkersWashington, DC, United States 2019ASN Kidney Week 2019
- Biomarkers of Acute Kidney InjuryDanbury, CT, United States 2019Academic Afternoon
- Drug-induced NephrotoxicityGreenwich, CT, United States 2019Noon Conference
- CD4+ T-cell derived cytokines as biomarkers of acute interstitial nephritisNew Haven, CT, United States 2019Yale O’Brien Kidney Center Symposium
- Glomerulonephritis clinicopathologic casesNew Haven, CT, United States 2018Glomerulonephritis clinicopathologic cases
- Diagnostic Biomarker for Acute Interstitial NephritisNew York, NY, United States 2018Renal Grand Rounds
- Homeostasis 1New Haven, CT, United States 2017Homeostasis 1
- Phenotyping AKI using BiomarkersMineola, NY, United States 2017Renal Grand Rounds
- Biomarkers for Early Noninvasive Diagnosis of Human Acute Interstitial NephritisNew York, NY, United States 2016Yale-Rockefeller Scholar Retreat
- Association of Plasma Monocyte Chemotactic Protein-1 with Postoperative AKI and Mortality after Cardiac SurgeryChicago, IL, United States 2016Kidney Week 2016
- Evaluation of Novel Urine Biomarkers for Diagnosis of Subclinical Acute Tubular Necrosis.San Diego, CA, United States 2015Kidney Week 2015
- Peri-Cardiac Surgery Levels of Plasma Neutrophil Gelatinase-associated Lipocalin Are Not Associated with Long-term Mortality Independent of Serum Creatinine LevelsPhiladelphia, PA, United States 2014Kidney Week 2014
Honors & Recognition
| Award | Awarding Organization | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Fellow | American Society of Nephrology | 2021 |
| K23 Mentored Patient-Oriented Career Development Award | NIH/NIDDK | 2018 |
| KPMP Opportunity Pool Travel Grant | Kidney Precision Medicine Program (KPMP) | 2018 |
| American Heart Association Career Development Award | 2018 | |
| Patterson Trust Mentored Research Award | 2017 | |
| Top Oral Abstract by a Trainee | American Society of Nephrology | 2015 |
| Outstanding Renal Fellow | Faculty and Fellows of Yale Nephrology | 2015 |
| John F Aloia Award for Academic Excellence | Winthrop-University Hospital- SUNY Stony Brook | 2013 |
| Outstanding Second Year Medical Resident | Winthrop-University Hospital- SUNY Stony Brook | 2012 |
Professional Service
| Organization | Role | Date |
|---|---|---|
| National Kidney Foundation: Spring Clinical Meeting 2024 Planning Committee (AKI main session and critical care nephrology pre-conference session) | Committee Member | 2023 - 2025 |
| National Kidney Foundation: Spring Clinical Meetings (AKI main session and critical care nephrology pre-conference session) | Committee Member | 2023 - 2025 |
| 2024 Patterson Mentored Research Review Committee | Reviewer | 2023 |
| Kidney Precision Medicine Project: AKI adjudication committee | Co-Chair | 2023 - Present |
| American College of Physicians: DynaMedex | Reviewer for topic: Acute tubulointerstitial nephritis | 2023 - Present |
| American Society of Nephrology Self Assessment Program Review Panel | Reviewer | 2022 - 2026 |
| United Kingdom Research and Innovation (UKRI) Medical Research Council (MRC) | Ad-hoc reviewer | 2021 |
| National Kidney Foundation: Young Investigator Forum | Judge | 2019 - 2020 |
| American Society of Nephrology: Kidney Week session on "AKI: Risk Factors, Biomarkers, and Predictors." | Moderator | 2019 |
| Kidney360: American Society of Nephrology: Editorial Board Member | Editorial board member | 2019 - Present |
| American Society of Nephrology: Kidney Week | Abstract Grader | 2018 - Present |
| Yale PA Masters Program | Ad-hoc reviewer | 2018 - Present |
| Kidney Precision Medicine Program: Laboratory Sub-committee | Co-Chair | 2018 - Present |
| JAMA Internal Medicine, Kidney International, Kidney International: Reports, Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, American Journal of Kidney Diseases, Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, Drug Safety, BMC Nephrology, CNS Drugs, Am J of Heart Diseases | Reviewer | 2015 - Present |