Gilbert Moeckel, MD, PhD, FASN
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Professor of Pathology
Director, Renal Pathology and Electron Microscopy Laboratory, Pathology; Director, Renal & Genitourinary Fellowship Program, PathologyBiography
Dr. Moeckel graduated magna cum laude from Ludwig Maximillians University in Munich, Germany. He trained in anatomic and clinical pathology at the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ and was on faculty in the Department of Pathology at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN prior to his recruitment as Director of the Renal Pathology and Electron Microscopy Laboratory at Yale University. His academic interests are in clinical renal pathology and research of mechanisms of kidney injury repair and progression of chronic kidney disease. Dr Moeckel is a fellow of the American Society of Nephrology and a Diplomat of the American Board of Pathology. He has published numerous papers in peer reviewed journals and has received private industry and federal grants to support his research.
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Pathology
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Education & Training
- Fellow
- University of Arizona (2000)
- Resident
- University of Arizona (1999)
- Fellow
- University of Arizona (1996)
- PhD
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat Munchen (1993)
- MD
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat Munchen (1989)
Research
Overview
The following projects are currently ongoing in the Moeckel lab:
1. Role of DDT/MIF2 in acute tubular injury repair and regeneration
2. Role of intrinsic progenitor cells/pericytes in tubular injury repair
3. Role of DDT/MIF2 in prevention of progression from AKI to CKD
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Clinical Care
Overview
Gilbert Moeckel, MD, PhD, is a pathologist who specializes in diagnosing kidney diseases. He became fascinated with the complexity of the kidney during his graduate studies after medical school. "I was attracted to medicine because of the scientific challenges," Dr. Moeckel says.
While examining a biopsy from a patient, Dr. Moeckel explains, it's important for a pathologist to think comprehensively and consider different conditions associated with the organ. "Many diseases are involved in the kidney or start from a kidney defect," he says.
When he provides a specific diagnosis a physician, Dr. Moeckel, like other pathologists, works with that patient's doctor to recommend the best course of treatment. In order to arrive at an accurate diagnosis, a pathologist "needs to have a lot of experience and a solid understanding and visual awareness of diseases."
At Yale School of Medicine, Dr. Moeckel is professor of pathology and director of the renal, or kidney, pathology and electron microscopy laboratory. His research focuses on better understanding the progression of chronic kidney disease.
Clinical Specialties
Fact Sheets
Diagnosing Lupus Nephritis
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Glomerulonephritis
This image shows a necrotizing lesion in a human glomerulus, which is the main filtration structure in the kidney. These lesions need to be treated promptly or the patient may loose all kidney function.
News
- February 27, 2024
Study Led by Yale Pathologists Shows Thrombotic Microangiopathy Should Be Considered Life-threatening Following Acute Diethylene Glycol Exposure
- March 29, 2023
New Electron Microscope Arrives in Renal Pathology and Electron Microscopy Laboratory
- February 15, 2023
Discoveries & Impact (February 2023)
- November 02, 2022
ASN Kidney Week 2022: Presentations from Yale Nephrology
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Department of Pathology
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Renal Pathology Laboratory
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