Voluntary Faculty
Voluntary faculty are typically clinicians or others who are employed outside of the School but make significant contributions to department programs at the medical center or at affiliate institutions.
Voluntary rank detailsFredric Finkelstein
Clinical ProfessorAbout
Research
Publications
2024
The International Society of Nephrology Collaborative Quality Framework to Support Safe and Effective Dialysis Provision in Resource-Challenged Settings
Davies S, Naicker S, Liew A, Vachharajani T, Pecoits-Filho R, Jha V, Finkelstein F, Harris D. The International Society of Nephrology Collaborative Quality Framework to Support Safe and Effective Dialysis Provision in Resource-Challenged Settings. Kidney International Reports 2024, 10: 663-672. PMID: 40225391, PMCID: PMC11993199, DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2024.11.1366.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCatastrophic healthcare expenditureContinuous quality improvementQuality frameworkHealthcare commissionersPatient safetyLack of resourcesSub-optimal qualityHealthcare expendituresIterative reviewResource-challenged settingsInequitable accessQuality improvementResource settingsDialysis provisionDialysis planningProvidersExternal validationInternational SocietyPatient groupPolicy makersEffective treatmentHealthcarePatientsSetsFundersSymptom Burden and Its Impact on Quality of Life in Patients With Moderate to Severe CKD: The International Chronic Kidney Disease Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (CKDopps)
Speyer E, Tu C, Zee J, Sesso R, Lopes A, Moutard E, Omorou A, Stengel B, Finkelstein F, Pecoits-Filho R, de Pinho N, Pisoni R, Investigators C, Lopes A, Pecoits-Filho R, Combe C, Jacquelinet C, Massy Z, Stengel B, de Pinho N, Duttlinger J, Fliser D, Lonnemann G, Reichel H, Wada T, Yamagata K, Pisoni R, Robinson B, da Silva V, Sesso R, Speyer E, Asahi K, Hoshino J, Narita I, Perlman R, Port F, Sukul N, Wong M, Young E, Zee J. Symptom Burden and Its Impact on Quality of Life in Patients With Moderate to Severe CKD: The International Chronic Kidney Disease Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (CKDopps). American Journal Of Kidney Diseases 2024, 84: 696-707.e1. PMID: 39117097, DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2024.06.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSymptom burdenQuality of lifeSevere CKDKDQOL-SFND-CKDMental component summary scoresKDQOL-SF questionnaireSymptom burden scoresHigh symptom burdenComponent summary scoresAdjusted prevalence ratiosBurden of symptomsOverall symptom burdenNon-dialysis chronic kidney diseaseModerate to severe CKDND-CKD patientsPrevalence of symptomsPatient-reported symptomsGeneralized Estimating EquationsChronic kidney disease outcomesPrevalence of crampsChronic kidney diseaseMCS scoresKidney disease outcomesPoorer HRQoLAnemia, CKD, and Cognitive Function: The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Blasco-Colmenares E, Farag Y, Zhao D, Guallar E, Finkelstein F. Anemia, CKD, and Cognitive Function: The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Kidney360 2024, 5: 895-899. PMID: 39752237, PMCID: PMC11219108, DOI: 10.34067/kid.0000000000000354.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDevelopment of PD in lower-income countries: a rational solution for the management of AKI and ESKD
Cullis B, McCulloch M, Finkelstein F. Development of PD in lower-income countries: a rational solution for the management of AKI and ESKD. Kidney International 2024, 105: 953-959. PMID: 38431214, DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2023.11.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEnd-stage kidney diseasePeritoneal dialysisResource-poor countriesAcute kidney injuryManagement of AKIEnd-stage kidney disease careLow-resource countriesOut-of-pocket expenditureKidney disease careLower-resource countriesKidney injuryBenefits of PDDialysis accessKidney diseaseDevelopment of PDAccess dialysisDisease careLower-income countriesInternational guidelinesPD servicesDisease programsIncome countriesVulnerable populationsHemodialysisLiving Program
2021
High Oxalate Concentrations Increase Risk for Sudden Cardiac Death in Dialysis Patients
Pfau A, Ermer T, Coca S, Tio M, Genser B, Reichel M, Finkelstein F, März W, Wanner C, Waikar S, Eckardt K, Aronson P, Drechsler C, Knauf F. High Oxalate Concentrations Increase Risk for Sudden Cardiac Death in Dialysis Patients. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2021, 32: 226-226. DOI: 10.1681/asn.20213210s1226a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSARS-CoV-2 Antibody Dynamics in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients
Thwin O, Grobe N, Ye X, Preciado P, Silva L, Cherif A, Wang Y, Kshirsagar A, Kliger A, Finkelstein F, Kotanko P. SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Dynamics in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2021, 32: 770-770. DOI: 10.1681/asn.20213210s1770b.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImpact of Tenapanor in Peritoneal Dialysis
Rosenbaum D, Finkelstein F, Yang Y, Galvin R, Spiegel D. Impact of Tenapanor in Peritoneal Dialysis. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2021, 32: 208-208. DOI: 10.1681/asn.20213210s1208a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth-Related Quality of Life and Depression Score Differences in Brazilian and US CKD Patients
Yang D, Henn L, Muenz D, Bieber B, Lopes A, Speyer E, Robinson B, Pecoits-Filho R, Pisoni R, Finkelstein F. Health-Related Quality of Life and Depression Score Differences in Brazilian and US CKD Patients. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2021, 32: 737-737. DOI: 10.1681/asn.20213210s1737b.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Lower Transferrin Saturation (TSAT) Is Associated with Worse Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) in Non-Dialysis CKD (NDD-CKD) Patients Independently from Hemoglobin (Hb) Levels
Guedes M, Muenz D, Zee J, Lopes M, Wachter S, Stengel B, Massy Z, Speyer E, Finkelstein F, Sesso R, Pisoni R, Robinson B, Pecoits-Filho R. Lower Transferrin Saturation (TSAT) Is Associated with Worse Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) in Non-Dialysis CKD (NDD-CKD) Patients Independently from Hemoglobin (Hb) Levels. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2020, 31: 137-138. DOI: 10.1681/asn.20203110s1137c.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBurden of Dialysis, Health-Related Quality of Life, and Employment Comparisons Between Peritoneal Dialysis and In-Center Hemodialysis: Findings from the DOPPS Program
Brown E, Zhao J, McCullough K, Fuller D, Figueiredo A, Bieber B, Finkelstein F, Shen J, Kanjanabuch T, Kawanishi H, Pisoni R, Perl J. Burden of Dialysis, Health-Related Quality of Life, and Employment Comparisons Between Peritoneal Dialysis and In-Center Hemodialysis: Findings from the DOPPS Program. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2020, 31: 425-425. DOI: 10.1681/asn.20203110s1425c.Peer-Reviewed Original Research