Uptal D. Patel, MD

Department / Division:
Pediatrics / Nephrology

Address:
DUMC 3646
Durham, NC 27710

Appointment Telephone:
Not accepting new patients

Office Telephone:
919-668-8008

Fax Telephone:
919-668-7128

• MD, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, 1997

• Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Michigan, 1997-2001

• Pediatric Nephrology, University of Michigan, 2001-2005
• Adult Nephrology, University of Michigan, 2002-2005
• Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program, 2003-2005

Clinical Interests:
Adult and pediatric nephrology, cardiovascular risk reduction and other management strategies for patients with chronic kidney disease, transitional care for children and adolescents with kidney disease

Research Interests:
Outcomes and Quality of Care in Chronic Kidney Disease
Barriers to Optimal Medication Utilization in Chronic Conditions
Organizational and Systems Approaches to Improving Care for Chronic Conditions

Representative Publications:
Patwardhan MB, Kawamoto K, Lobach D, Patel UD, Matchar DB. Recommendations for a clinical decision support for the management of individuals with chronic kidney disease. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2009 Feb;4(2):273-83. (2009) Abstract

Lu JC, Coca SG, Patel UD, Cantley L, Parikh CR, . Searching for genes that matter in acute kidney injury: a systematic review. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2009 Jun;4(6):1020-31. (2009) Abstract

Szczech LA, Barnhart HX, Inrig JK, Reddan DN, Sapp S, Califf RM, Patel UD, Singh AK. Secondary analysis of the CHOIR trial epoetin-alpha dose and achieved hemoglobin outcomes. Kidney Int. 2008 Sep;74(6):791-8. (2008) Abstract

Stafford-Smith M, Patel UD, Phillips-Bute BG, Shaw AD, Swaminathan M. Acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease after cardiac surgery. Adv Chronic Kidney Dis. 2008 Jul;15(3):257-77. (2008) Abstract

Patel UD, Ou FS, Ohman EM, Gibler WB, Pollack CV Jr, Peterson ED, Roe MT. Hospital Performance and Differences by Kidney Function in the Use of Recommended Therapies After Non-ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes. Am J Kidney Dis. 2008 Dec 18. (2008) Abstract

Patel UD, Hernandez AF, Liang L, Peterson ED, LaBresh KA, Yancy CW, Albert NM, Ellrodt G, Fonarow GC. Quality of care and outcomes among patients with heart failure and chronic kidney disease: A Get With the Guidelines -- Heart Failure Program study. Am Heart J. 2008 Oct;156(4):674-81. (2008) Abstract

Patel UD, Grab J, Kosiborod M, Lytle B, Peterson ED, Alexander KP. Impact of anemia on physical function and survival among patients with coronary artery disease. Clin Cardiol. 2008 Nov;31(11):546-50. (2008) Abstract

Novak JE, Inrig JK, Patel UD, Califf RM, Szczech LA. Negative trials in nephrology: what can we learn? Kidney Int. 2008 Nov;74(9):1121-7. (2008) Abstract

Matchar DB, McCrory DC, Orlando LA, Patel MR, Patel UD, Patwardhan MB, Powers B, Samsa GP, Gray RN. Systematic review: comparative effectiveness of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor blockers for treating essential hypertension. Ann Intern Med. 2008 Jan 1;148(1):16-29. (2008) Abstract

Inrig JK, Patel UD, Briley LP, She L, Gillespie BS, Easton JD, Topol EJ, Szczech LA. Mortality, kidney disease and cardiac procedures following acute coronary syndrome. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2008 Mar;23(3):934-40. (2008) Abstract

Hudson C, Hudson J, Swaminathan M, Shaw A, Stafford-Smith M, Patel UD. Emerging concepts in acute kidney injury following cardiac surgery. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2008 Dec;12(4):320-30. (2008) Abstract

Ferris M, Patel UD, Massengill S, Gipson D, Conley W, Layton JB, Nagaraj S, Primack W. Pediatric chronic kidney disease in North Carolina. N C Med J. 2008 May-Jun;69(3):208-14. (2008) Abstract

Ellis MJ, Parikh CR, Inrig JK, Kambay M, Patel UD. Chronic kidney disease after hematopoietic cell transplantation: a systematic review. Am J Transplant. 2008 Nov;8(11):2378-90. (2008) Abstract

Swaminathan M, Shaw AD, Phillips-Bute BG, McGugan-Clark PL, Archer LE, Talbert S, Milano CA, Patel UD, Stafford-Smith M. Trends in acute renal failure associated with coronary artery bypass graft surgery in the United States. Crit Care Med. 2007 Oct;35(10):2286-91. (2007) Abstract

Patel UD, Davis MM. Physicians' attitudes and practices regarding adherence to medical regimens by patients with chronic illness. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2006 Jun;45(5):439-45. (2006) Abstract

Patel UD, Davis MM. Falling into the Doughnut Hole: Drug Spending among Beneficiaries with End-Stage Renal Disease under Medicare Part D Plans. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2006 Jul 19. (2006) Abstract

Han JH, Chandra A, Mulgund J, Roe MT, Peterson ED, Szczech LA, Patel U, Ohman EM, Lindsell CJ, Gibler WB. Chronic kidney disease in patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes. Am J Med. 2006 Mar;119(3):248-54. (2006) Abstract

Patel UD, Young EW, Ojo AO, Hayward RA. CKD progression and mortality among older patients with diabetes. Am J Kidney Dis. 2005 Sep;46(3):406-14. (2005) Abstract

Patel UD, Hollander H, Saint S. Clinical problem-solving. Index of suspicion. N Engl J Med. 2004 May 6;350(19):1990-5. (2004) Abstract