The inherited kidney disease clinic at the University of Maryland provides comprehensive and compassionate care for patients with all forms and stages of genetic cystic kidney and liver disease(s). Our on site services include transplant surgery and nephrologist, urology, radiology, interventional radiology, hepatology and neuroradiology/neurosurgery. The University of Maryland is home to a cutting edge translational research program in PKD spanning both basic lab investigation and clinical trials. We have recruited participants for all of the major clinical trials in ADPKD.
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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Terry Watnick, MD
PKD primary focus
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Stephen Seliger, MD
PKD primary focus
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Valeriu Cebotaru, MD
PKD primary focus
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Matt Weir, MD
Familiar with PKD
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Feng Qian, PhD: Polycystin-1 cleavage product P100: distinctive topology, specific properties, and polycystin-2-associated channel activity
PKDF funded-research
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Rebecca Walker, PhD: Relieving the stress of PKD: a new role of PKHD1 in detoxification mediated via differential cleavage of the intracellular domain
PKDF funded-research
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Owen Woodward, PhD:P Disruption of the Apical Junctional Complex in Cystogenesis and ADPKD
PKDF funded-research
- Rachel White, MSN, RN, 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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