
Overview
I am a nephrologist at Duke University with over 20 years of experience as a clinician, clinical researcher, and mentor. In my outpatient practice, I take care of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). In my hospital work, I evaluate and care for patients with acute kidney injury and with electrolyte disorders. In clinical research, I am experienced in serving on steering committees for multicenter clinical trials in CKD, including work with National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded trials -- the African American Study of Kidney Disease and Hypertension (AASK), the AASK Cohort Study, the Dialysis Access Consortium, and the Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) treatment trial. I recently joined the steering committee for the NIDDK consortium, pilot studies of candidate therapies for CKD. I am active in multiple industry-sponsored clinical trials. I am a member of the executive committee for the Collaborative Study Group, a consortium that has implemented several successful clinical trials in nephrology.
Dr. Middleton is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Low Potassium Level. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Kidney Disease, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), High Potassium Level, and Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 37 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Low Potassium Level.
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Locations
40 Duke Medicine Cir, Durham, NC 27710
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.
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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
- Distinguished
- Chronic Kidney DiseaseDr. Middleton isDistinguished. Learn about Chronic Kidney Disease.
- End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)Dr. Middleton isDistinguished. Learn about End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD).
- Advanced
- Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
- High Potassium LevelDr. Middleton isAdvanced. Learn about High Potassium Level.
- Polycystic Kidney DiseaseDr. Middleton isAdvanced. Learn about Polycystic Kidney Disease.
- Experienced
- Acute Kidney FailureDr. Middleton isExperienced. Learn about Acute Kidney Failure.
- Acute Tubular NecrosisDr. Middleton isExperienced. Learn about Acute Tubular Necrosis.
- Low Potassium LevelDr. Middleton isExperienced. Learn about Low Potassium Level.
- Metabolic AcidosisDr. Middleton isExperienced. Learn about Metabolic Acidosis.
- NecrosisDr. Middleton isExperienced. Learn about Necrosis.
- NephrosclerosisDr. Middleton isExperienced. Learn about Nephrosclerosis.

