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			<td><em>Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine</em> 
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			Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri<br />
			Michael Reese Hospital, Chicago, Illinois<br />
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			<h3>Research Interests:</h3>
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			My primary research interest is in preventing chronic kidney disease progression, treatment of diabetic nephropathy,&nbsp;and improvement in the care&nbsp;of&nbsp;patients with end-stage renal disease.&nbsp;I&nbsp;am involved in&nbsp;multi-center clinic trials&nbsp;in chronic kidney disease, diabetic nephropathy and dialysis. 
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			My principle interest is in the clinical care of patients with: 
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				<li>Renal disease in the setting of pregnancy</li>
				<li>Glomerulonephritis</li>
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