Overview
Daniel C. Brennan, M.D., joins the Johns Hopkins Division of Renal Medicine as professor of nephrology and medical director of the Comprehensive Transplant Center. Dr. Brennan’s areas of clinical expertise include transplant nephrology and renal disease. Prior to joining Johns Hopkins, Dr. Brennan was the Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Professor of renal Diseases at Washington University and the Director of Transplant Nephrology at the Washington University School of Medicine. He received his undergraduate degree from Cornell College and earned his medical degree at the University of Iowa, where he completed a residency in internal medicine. He then completed research and clinical nephrology fellowships at Brigham & Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School. Dr. Brennan holds professional memberships at various organizations, including the American College of Physicians, the International Society of Nephrology, the American Society of Nephrology, The Transplantation Society, the American Society of Transplant Physicians and the American Society of Clinical Investigation.
Dr. Brennan is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Kidney Disease, Cytomegalovirus Infection, Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease, Kidney Transplant, and Pancreas Transplant.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 222 peer reviewed articles and participating in 8 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 53 articles in the study of Chronic Kidney Disease.
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Locations
601 North Caroline Street, Floor 4, Floor 4, Baltimore, MD 21287
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
7 Clinical Trials
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Dr. Crews is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She holds faculty appointments with the School of Nursing, the Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical Research, the Center on Aging and Health, and the Center for Health Equity, where she is Deputy Director. Her research program aims to advance equity in kidney disease and hypertension outcomes by focusing on social drivers of health inequities. An elected member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation, Dr. Crews has received numerous awards for her research contributions, including the 2018 Johns Hopkins University President’s Frontier Award--a $250,000 award granted to a single faculty scholar on the cusp of transforming their field. She is a former National Academy of Medicine (NAM) Emerging Leader Scholar and was the inaugural Gilbert S. Omenn Anniversary Fellow of the NAM. In 2019, Dr. Crews received the W. Lester Henry Award for Diversity and Access to Care from the American College of Physicians and the Distinguished Leader Award from the American Society of Nephrology. Dr. Crews is the founding director of the Doctoral Diversity Program, a 2-year, research-intensive post-baccalaureate program of the Johns Hopkins Initiative for Careers in Science and Medicine. Dr. Crews received her undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia and her medical degree from Saint Louis University. A graduate of the Osler Medical Training Program, she completed nephrology fellowship and a master’s in clinical epidemiology degree at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Crews is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Kidney Disease, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Arteriovenous Malformation, Kidney Transplant, and Nephrectomy.
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Dr. Bernard Jaar is an associate professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He holds a joint appointment in epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. His areas of clinical expertise include chronic kidney disease and all dialysis modalities. Dr. Jaar earned his M.D. from Faculte de Medecine et de Pharmacie of the State University of Haiti. He completed nephrology training at Hopitaux de Paris (Hopital Tenon, Hopital Saint Antoine, Hopital Saint Louis) University of Paris V, France. He subsequently completed an internal medicine residency at Graduate Hospital in Philadelphia and a nephrology fellowship at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, in addition to a post-doctoral fellowship in Epidemiology and a Master in Public Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. His research interests include epidemiology of chronic kidney disease and end-stage kidney disease, particularly survival in dialysis patients, peripheral arterial disease and environmental risk factors for kidney disease. Dr. Jaar was recognized with the C. Lockard Conley Award 2021 by the American College of Physician Maryland Chapter for contributions to resident education / research and the National Kidney Foundation Garabed Eknoyan Award 2022 for promoting the mission of NKF in making the lives of people with kidney disease better. He is a member of several professional organizations, including the International Society of Nephrology, American Society of Nephrology, National Kidney Foundation, American College of Physicians and the International Society of Peritoneal dialysis. Dr. Jaar is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Kidney Disease, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Calcinosis, Low Potassium Level, and Kidney Transplant.
Michelle Estrella is a Nephrologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Estrella is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Kidney Disease, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis, Prerenal Azotemia, and Kidney Transplant.
Areas of Expertise
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- Elite
- Chronic Kidney DiseaseDr. Brennan isElite. Learn about Chronic Kidney Disease.
- Kidney TransplantDr. Brennan isElite. Learn about Kidney Transplant.
- Distinguished
- Cytomegalic Inclusion DiseaseDr. Brennan isDistinguished. Learn about Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease.
- Cytomegalovirus InfectionDr. Brennan isDistinguished. Learn about Cytomegalovirus Infection.
- Advanced
- Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (aHUS)
- Chronic Antibody-Mediated RejectionDr. Brennan isAdvanced. Learn about Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection.
- D-Plus Hemolytic Uremic SyndromeDr. Brennan isAdvanced. Learn about D-Plus Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome.
- End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)Dr. Brennan isAdvanced. Learn about End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD).
- Hemolytic-Uremic SyndromeDr. Brennan isAdvanced. Learn about Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome.
- NephrectomyDr. Brennan isAdvanced. Learn about Nephrectomy.
- Experienced
- Acute Kidney FailureDr. Brennan isExperienced. Learn about Acute Kidney Failure.
- Fabry DiseaseDr. Brennan isExperienced. Learn about Fabry Disease.
- GlomerulonephritisDr. Brennan isExperienced. Learn about Glomerulonephritis.
- Interstitial NephritisDr. Brennan isExperienced. Learn about Interstitial Nephritis.
- Liddle SyndromeDr. Brennan isExperienced. Learn about Liddle Syndrome.
- Liver TransplantDr. Brennan isExperienced. Learn about Liver Transplant.