Physicians

Department / Division
Medicine / Medicine-Nephrology

Address
DUMC 2747
Durham, NC 27710

Appointment Telephone
919-668-7630

Office Telephone
919-660-6860

Fax Telephone
919-684-4476

Training

• MD, Washington University in Saint Louis School of Medicine (Missouri), 1975

Residency

• Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 1975-1978
• Nephrology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 1978-1980

Clinical Interests
Consultative nephrology, lupus renal disease, management of progressive chronic kidney disease, hyponatremia

Research Interests
My research interest is clinical nephrology. Study types include retrospective reviews of patients with various clinical disorders as well as interventional trials.

I was the Principal Investigator at Duke for the Dialysis Access Consortium trials that attempted to identify pharmacologic interventions which could improve hemodialysis access outcomes.

Other interests include management of clinical renal disorders, treatment of hyponatremia and other electrolyte disorders, and use of vasopressin receptor antagonists. I serve as Editor of the National Kidney Foundation Primer on Kidney Diseases.

Industry Relationships and Collaborations (What's this?)

This faculty member (or a member of their immediate family) has a working relationship (i.e. consulting, research, and/or educational services) with the companies listed below. These relations have been reported to the health system leadership and, when appropriate, management plans are in place to address potential conflicts.

• Cornerstone Biopharma, Inc.
• Otsuka America Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Representative Publications
Greenberg, A; Lehrich, RW. Treatment of chronic hyponatremia: now we know how, but do we know when or if?. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2010;21:552-555. (2010) Abstract

Dixon, BS; Beck, GJ; Vazquez, MA; Greenberg, A; Delmez, JA; Allon, M; Dember, LM; Himmelfarb, J; Gassman, JJ; Greene, T; Radeva, MK; Davidson, IJ; Ikizler, TA; Braden, GL; Fenves, AZ; Kaufman, JS; Cotton, JR; Martin, KJ; McNeil, JW; Rahman, A; Lawson, JH; Whiting, JF; Hu, B; Meyers, CM; Kusek, JW; Feldman, HI; DAC Study Group. Effect of dipyridamole plus aspirin on hemodialysis graft patency. New England Journal of Medicine. 2009;360:2191-2201. (2009) Abstract

Dember, LM; Beck, GJ; Allon, M; Delmez, JA; Dixon, BS; Greenberg, A; Himmelfarb, J; Vazquez, MA; Gassman, JJ; Greene, T; Radeva, MK; Braden, GL; Ikizler, TA; Rocco, MV; Davidson, IJ; Kaufman, JS; Meyers, CM; Kusek, JW; Feldman, HI; Dialysis Access Consortium Study Group. Effect of clopidogrel on early failure of arteriovenous fistulas for hemodialysis: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association. 2008;299:2164-2171. (2008) Abstract

Lehrich, RW; Greenberg, A. When is it appropriate to use vasopressin receptor antagonists?. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2008;19:1054-1058. (2008) Abstract

Greenberg, A. Tolvaptan, an oral vasopressin V2 receptor antagonist for heart failure?. American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 2007;50:904-907. (2007) Abstract

Novak, JE; Butterly, DW; Desai, DM; Marroquin, CE; Greenberg, A. Familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia in the donor and recipient of a living related donor kidney transplant. American Journal of Transplantation. 2007;7:718-721. (2007) Abstract

Verbalis, JG; Goldsmith, SR; Greenberg, A; Schrier, RW; Sterns, RH. Hyponatremia treatment guidelines 2007: expert panel recommendations. American Journal of Medicine. 2007;120:S1-21. (2007) Abstract

Greenberg, A; Verbalis, JG. Vasopressin receptor antagonists. Kidney International. 2006;69:2124-2130. (2006) Abstract

Plumb, TJ; Greenberg, A; Smith, SR; Butterly, DW; Pham, TT; Fields, TA; Howell, DN. Postinfectious glomerulonephritis in renal allograft recipients. Transplantation. 2006;82:1224-1228. (2006) Abstract

Evans, KJ; Greenberg, A. Hyperkalemia: a review. Journal of Intensive Care Medicine. 2005;20:272-290. (2005) Abstract

Lehrich, RW; Rocha, PN; Reinsmoen, N; Greenberg, A; Butterly, DW; Howell, DN; Smith, SR. Intravenous immunoglobulin and plasmapheresis in acute humoral rejection: experience in renal allograft transplantation. Human Immunology. 2005;66:350-358. (2005) Abstract

Steen, VD; Syzd, A; Johnson, JP; Greenberg, A; Medsger, TA. Kidney disease other than renal crisis in patients with diffuse scleroderma. Journal of Rheumatology. 2005;32:649-655. (2005) Abstract

Greenberg, A. Diuretic complications. American Journal of the Medical Sciences. 2000;319:10-24. (2000) Abstract

Acker, CG; Johnson, JP; Palevsky, PM; Greenberg, A. Hyperkalemia in hospitalized patients: causes, adequacy of treatment, and results of an attempt to improve physician compliance with published therapy guidelines. Archives of Internal Medicine. 1998;158:917-924. (1998) Abstract

Palevsky, PM; Bhagrath, R; Greenberg, A. Hypernatremia in hospitalized patients. Annals of Internal Medicine. 1996;124:197-203. (1996) Abstract

Greenberg, A; Bernardini, J; Piraino, BM; Johnston, JR; Perlmutter, JA. Hemoperitoneum complicating chronic peritoneal dialysis: single-center experience and literature review. American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 1992;19:252-256. (1992) Abstract

Greenberg, A; Thompson, ME; Griffith, BJ; Hardesty, RL; Kormos, RL; el-Shahawy, MA; Janosky, JE; Puschett, JB. Cyclosporine nephrotoxicity in cardiac allograft patients--a seven-year follow-up. Transplantation. 1990;50:589-593. (1990) Abstract

Puschett, JB; Greenberg, A; Mitro, R; Piraino, B; Wallia, R. Variant of Bartter's syndrome with a distal tubular rather than loop of Henle defect. The Nephron Journals. 1988;50:205-211. (1988) Abstract

Greenberg, A; Egel, JW; Thompson, ME; Hardesty, RL; Griffith, BP; Bahnson, HT; Bernstein, RL; Hastillo, A; Hess, ML; Puschett, JB. Early and late forms of cyclosporine nephrotoxicity: studies in cardiac transplant recipients. American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 1987;9:12-22. (1987) Abstract