Dr. Michael Flessner


DIVISION KIDNEY, UROLOGIC, & HEMATOLOGIC DISEASES
NIDDK, National Institutes of Health
Building 2DEM, Room 641
6707 Democracy Blvd.
Bethesda, MD 20817
Tel: 301-451-4901

Email: flessnermf@mail.nih.gov

Current Position:
Director, Inflammatory Renal Disease Program

Concurrent Positions:
Billy S. Guyton Distinguished Professor of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS

Current Portfolio/Responsibilities:
KUH:  HALT-PKD, CRISP, PKD Centers, Inflammatory renal diseases including Lupus Nephritis and Diabetic Nephropathy, Renal Transplantation, Chronic Kidney Disease

Previous Training and Experience:
Doctor of Philosophy, Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan  (1981)
Doctor of Medicine, University of Maryland (1985)
Residency, Internal Medicine, University of Virginia (1985-87)
Fellowship, Nephrology, Laboratory of Kidney and Electrolyte Metabolism, NIH (1988-91)
Fellowship, Nephrology, University of Rochester, (1991-2)
Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry (1991-4)
Assistant Professor of Biophysics, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry (1992-8)
Associate Professor of Medicine (Tenure 2000), University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry (1994-2001)
Associate Professor of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry; Member of Core Faculty, Bioengineering Program (1998-2001)
Professor of Medicine (Tenure 2008), University of Mississippi Medical Center; John D. Bower Chair of Nephrology and Hypertension (2001-2010)
Professor of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Mississippi Medical Center (2003-2010)
Billy S. Guyton Distinguished Professor of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center (2010-2015)


Committees/ Working Groups:
NIH Cardiorenal Transplant Working Group
Kidney Interagency Coordinating Committee
NIDDK-USUHS/DOD Research Collaboration
ASN Transplant Working Group
Co-Chair, Scientific Program International Society of Peritoneal Dialysis, North American Chapter

Page last updated: August 12, 2010

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