Overview
Meryl Waldman is a Nephrologist in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Waldman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis. Her top areas of expertise are Membranous Nephropathy, Glomerulonephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, Chronic Graft Versus Host Disease (cGvHD), and Kidney Transplant.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 53 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 1 article in the study of Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis.
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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.
1 Clinical Trials
Jeffrey Kopp is a Nephrologist in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Kopp is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis. His top areas of expertise are Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis, Glomerulonephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, Minimal Change Disease, and Kidney Transplant.
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Dr. Nada Alachkar is an associate professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her areas of clinical expertise include incompatible kidney transplants, kidney transplants, nephrology and pancreas transplants. Dr. Alachkar earned her M.D. at Aleppo University Faculty of Medicine in Syria. She completed residencies at Aleppo University and Wright State University School of Medicine. She performed clinical fellowship in nephrology and transplant nephrology fellowship at Johns Hopkins University. Her research interests include recurrent glomerular diseases post kidney transplantation; in particular recurrent FSGS post transplant. Also, she is studying biomarkers in kidney transplants; outcome of living and deceased donor kidney transplant recipients with positive crossmatch; and responses to desensitization treatments and post-transplant outcome in highly sensitized patients. Dr. Alachkar is a member of the American Society of Nephrology and the American Society of Transplantation. Dr. Alachkar is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis. Her top areas of expertise are Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis, Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (aHUS), D-Plus Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome, Kidney Transplant, and Splenectomy.
Rulan Parekh is a Nephrologist and a Pediatrics provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Parekh is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis. Her top areas of expertise are Nephrotic Syndrome, Chronic Kidney Disease, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis, and Kidney Transplant.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Elite
- Membranous NephropathyDr. Waldman isElite. Learn about Membranous Nephropathy.
- Distinguished
- GlomerulonephritisDr. Waldman isDistinguished. Learn about Glomerulonephritis.
- Advanced
- Chronic Graft Versus Host Disease (cGvHD)
- Nephrotic SyndromeDr. Waldman isAdvanced. Learn about Nephrotic Syndrome.
- Experienced
- Fanconi Bickel SyndromeDr. Waldman isExperienced. Learn about Fanconi Bickel Syndrome.
- Fanconi SyndromeDr. Waldman isExperienced. Learn about Fanconi Syndrome.
- Focal Segmental GlomerulosclerosisDr. Waldman isExperienced. Learn about Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis.
- High Potassium LevelDr. Waldman isExperienced. Learn about High Potassium Level.
- Kidney TransplantDr. Waldman isExperienced. Learn about Kidney Transplant.
- Lupus NephritisDr. Waldman isExperienced. Learn about Lupus Nephritis.
