Overview
Cynthia D'alessandri-Silva is a Pediatric Nephrologist and a Nephrologist in New Haven, Connecticut. Dr. D'alessandri-Silva is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Proximal Renal Tubular Acidosis, Primary Tubular Proximal Acidosis, Renal Tubular Acidosis, Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus, and Kidney Transplant.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 13 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 3 articles in the study of Kidney Transplant.
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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.
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Sumit Mohan is a Nephrologist in New York, New York. Dr. Mohan is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Kidney Disease, Acute Kidney Failure, Glomerulonephritis, Kidney Transplant, and Nephrectomy.
Montefiore-Einstein Center For Transplantation
Enver Akalin, MD, earned his medical degree at Ege University School of Medicine in Izmir, Turkey. He completed a research fellowship in the Renal Division at Brigham and Woman's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, followed by a clinical fellowship in the Renal Division at Boston University School of Medicine. Dr. Akalin completed his residency in Internal Medicine as well as a clinical transplant nephrology fellowship in the Renal Division at Emory University School of Medicine. Dr Akalin is a UNOS certified transplant nephrologist, and brings to Montefiore more than a decade of expertise in kidney and kidney-pancreas transplantation. Prior to joining Montefiore, Dr. Akalin served as the Medical Director of the Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation Program and the Director of the Transplant Nephrology Fellowship at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Dr. Akalin is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Nephrology. Dr. Akalin is a member of several societies, has served on the American Society of Transplantation Clinical Trials Committee and Renal Accreditation Committee, the American Society of Nephrology Transplant Advisory Group and the Medical Board of New York Organ Donor Network. He currently serves on the Editorial Board of the Clinical Journal of The American Society of Nephrology and Transplantation. Dr. Akalin has been the principle investigator in several trials and has written numerous articles on complex issues in kidney transplantation. Dr. Akalin is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Kidney Disease, Cytomegalovirus Infection, Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease, Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis, and Kidney Transplant.
Montefiore Medical Center
Maria Ajaimy, MD, earned her medical degree at Lebanese University School of Medicine in Beirut, Lebanon. She completed a clinical fellowship in the Renal Division at SUNY downstate, NY, followed by a clinical transplant fellowship in the Renal Division at BIDMC, Harvard teaching hospital. Dr. Ajaimy is a UNOS certified transplant nephrologist and brings to Montefiore more than a decade of expertise in kidney and kidney-pancreas transplantation. Dr. Ajaimy is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Nephrology. Dr. Ajaimy is a member of several societies. She has been the principal investigator in several trials and has written numerous articles on complex issues in kidney transplantation. Dr. Ajaimy is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Kidney Disease, Cytomegalovirus Infection, Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease, Kidney Transplant, and Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Nephrogenic Diabetes InsipidusDr. D'alessandri-Silva isDistinguished. Learn about Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus.
- Primary Tubular Proximal AcidosisDr. D'alessandri-Silva isDistinguished. Learn about Primary Tubular Proximal Acidosis.
- Proximal Renal Tubular AcidosisDr. D'alessandri-Silva isDistinguished. Learn about Proximal Renal Tubular Acidosis.
- Renal Tubular AcidosisDr. D'alessandri-Silva isDistinguished. Learn about Renal Tubular Acidosis.
- Advanced
- Low Potassium LevelDr. D'alessandri-Silva isAdvanced. Learn about Low Potassium Level.
- Minimal Change DiseaseDr. D'alessandri-Silva isAdvanced. Learn about Minimal Change Disease.
- Nephrotic SyndromeDr. D'alessandri-Silva isAdvanced. Learn about Nephrotic Syndrome.
- Experienced
- Alport SyndromeDr. D'alessandri-Silva isExperienced. Learn about Alport Syndrome.
- Chronic Kidney DiseaseDr. D'alessandri-Silva isExperienced. Learn about Chronic Kidney Disease.
- CystinosisDr. D'alessandri-Silva isExperienced. Learn about Cystinosis.
- Diabetes Insipidus (DI)Dr. D'alessandri-Silva isExperienced. Learn about Diabetes Insipidus (DI).
- Distal Renal Tubular AcidosisDr. D'alessandri-Silva isExperienced. Learn about Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis.
- Focal Segmental GlomerulosclerosisDr. D'alessandri-Silva isExperienced. Learn about Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis.

