Department / Division:
Medicine / Nephrology

Address:
DUMC 3014
Durham, NC 27710

Appointment Telephone:
919-668-7630

Office Telephone:
919-660-6860

Fax Telephone:
919-684-4476

• MD, McGill University Faculty of Medicine (Canada), 1987

• Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, 1987-1990
• Endocrinology, Duke University Medical Center, 1990-1991
• Nephrology, Duke University Medical Center, 1991-1993

• Fellow, Royal College of Physicians (Canada)
• Fellow, American College of Physicians

Clinical Interests:
General nephrology, dialysis, general endocrinology, diabetes and lipid disorders, pregnancy and hypertension

Research Interests:
PI on a Gambro grant investigating the effect of graft irradiation on stenosis.  I am also looking at the utility of SPEP and UPEP testing in CRF patients utilizing the VA database.  Evaluating the effect of normalizing hematocrit in hemodialysis patients on lipid parameters.

Representative Publications:
Kovalik, EC: Endocrine Manifestations of Renal Failure in NKF Primer of Kidney Diseases Second Edition, Edited by Greenberg, A, Academic Press 1998. (1998)

Kovalik EC, Raymond JR, Albers FJ, Berkoben M, Butterly DW, Montella B, Conlon PJ: A Clustering of Epidural Abscess in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients-The Risk of Salvaging Infected Vascular Access Catheters. Angioaccess for Hemodialysis: Proceedings of the First International Multidisciplinary Symposium Tours, France on June 3-5, 1996. Gambro and Guerbet, Paris, 1998. 107-109. (1998)

Kovalik EC, Schwab SJ: Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Hemodialysis Access Placement. American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 30(3):448, 1997. (1997)

Kovalik EC, Suhocki P, Conlon P, Knelson M, Harland R, Schwab SJ. Silastic Cuffed Catheters for Hemodialysis Vascular Access: Thrombolytic and Mechanical Correction of Malfunction. Angioaccess for Hemodialysis: Proceedings of the First International Multidisciplinary Symposium Tours, France on June 3-5, 1996. Gambro and Guerbet, Paris, 161-166. (1996)

Kovalik EC, Schwab SJ, Gunnells JC, Bowie JD, Smith SR: No Change in Complication Rate Using Spring -Loaded Gun Compared to Traditional Percutaneous Renal Allograft Biopsy Techniques. Clinical Nephrology. 45(6):383-385, 1996. (1996)

Kovalik EC, Raymond JR, Albers FJ, Berkoben M, Butterly DW, Montella B, Conlon PJ: A Clustering of Epidural Abscesses in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients-The Risk of Salvaging Infected Vascular Access Catheters. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 7(10):2264-2267, 1996. (1996)

Kovalik EC, Schwab SJ: Hemodialysis in Current Therapy in Nephrology and Hypertension, Fourth Edition, Edited by Glassock, RJ, Mosby Year Book Inc., In press.

Kovalik EC, Schwab SJ: Anticoagulation During Hemodialysis, in UpToDate Computerized Textbook of Nephrology, Edited by Rose B, BDR Pub. Inc., In press.

Conlon PJ, Athirakul K, Kovalik E, Schwab SJ, Crowley J, Stack R, McCants B, Mark DB, Bashore TM, Albers F: Survival in Renal Vascular Disease. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. In press.