UCLA PKD Program was established in 2010 with one goal – to fulfill the unmet need in care for ADPKD patients. At that time, what was quite obvious to Dr Rastogi and his team at UCLA that the care for a ADPKD patient was fragmented. PKD program was established to provide true comprehensive integrated care where all aspects of ADPKD and kidney disease were addressed by a team with special interest in ADPKD. 13 years on, we have one of the largest programs globally with patients coming from all walks and corners of the world. We work very closely with other sub-specialties making sure there is true coordination of care. Please below some of the specialties that participate in our PKD program. Besides clinical care, we are heavily focused on clinical research, outreach and education – the CORE principles of the UCLA CORE Kidney program at UCLA which the PKD program is a part of. Patient advocacy and support is one of our major strengths with our ambassadors matched to appropriate patients, there stage and needs. We also recently established the Reproductive Nephrology Program at UCLA to address the family planning needs for patients with ADPKD. We serve as local, regional, national and international resources for HCPs, patients and their families. Our program was also instrumental in helping other programs establish themselves as well Dedicated team with appointments offered in a very reasonable time – both in-person and tele-medicine Sub-specialties offered – genetics, hepatology, radiology, cardiology, neurosurgery, transplant, dialysis, reproductive endocrinology, pain management, pediatrics, and psychiatry. Supportive services – support groups, dietitian, psychologists and kidney educators All specialties available if needed like oncology, gastroenterology, rheumatology, dermatology, pulmonology and infectious diseases Two dedicated hospitals – Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and UCLA Santa Monica Hospital.
Center of Excellence
Centers of Excellence provide the broadest range of services and expertise.
About the COE ProgramCore Services
To be a PKD Foundation Center of Excellence, a care center offers diagnostic and therapeutic services with identified staff responsible for most services in each of the following disciplines:
- Nephrology
- Radiology
- Nutrition
- Hepatology
- Genetics
- Pain management
- Patient navigation services
Care Team
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Anjay Rastogi, MD, PhD
PKD primary focus
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Niloofar Nobakht, MD
Familiar with PKD
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Gabriel M. Danovitch, MD
Familiar with PKD
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Hans A. Gritsch, MD
Familiar with PKD
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Mohammad Kamgar, MD
Familiar with PKD
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Isidro B. Salusky, MD
Familiar with PKD
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Ora Yadin, MD
Familiar with PKD
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Patricia Weng, MD
Familiar with PKD
- Maham Khalid, Patient Navigator Familiar with PKD
Heedeok Han, M.D.
“Our COE designation has been tremendously positive for us, as it has elevated our ability to grow and continue to provide comprehensive, patient-centered care by uniting our multidisciplinary team and implementing best practices, which has directly improved outcomes for our PKD patients.”
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USC Keck School of Medicine
The Division of Nephrology and Hypertension provides highly specialized care for many indigent patients in Los Angeles County who have all aspects of kidney diseases, hypertension, kidney stones and kidney transplant. These patients are seen at the LAC+USC Outpatient Center. The Division runs the Diabetic Nephropathy Clinic at LAC+USC, which is fully staffed by highly qualified faculty.
The mission of the Chronic Kidney Disease clinics is to educate patients about their kidney diseases; to prevent the progression to end-stage renal disease and prevent and treat its complications; to diagnose and treat secondary and complicated forms of hypertension; to diagnose and treat different metabolic stone diseases; and to prepare those with advanced kidney disease for the appropriate renal replacement therapy. In addition, the clinics provide treatment for anemia of chronic kidney disease, secondary hyperparathyroidism and metabolic bone disease due to renal osteodystrophy. The faculty also provide ambulatory training and education for medical students, medicine interns, residents and Nephrology fellows on the service. In addition, the clinics provide care for many long-term kidney transplant patients on multiple immunosuppressive medications.
The Division has developed a Diabetic Nephropathy Clinic to provide care to patients with diabetes and kidney disease and to develop research protocols for this disease.
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