Professor Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh

Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, studied medicine in Germany and received MPH and PhD degrees in Epidemiology from Univ. California Berkeley, School of Public Health. He is trained in SUNY Brooklyn and UCSF and is triple board certified in Internal Medicine, Nephrology and Pediatrics. Dr Kalantar has authored over 400 publications and has several NIH grants. He is currently the chief of Nephrology & Hypertension Division at Univ. California Irvine and President of International Society of Renal Nutrition & Metabolism.

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Last updated: 26 April 2016

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This website is addressed to an international audience.

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The objective of this site is to address the treatment of hyperphosphatemia, iron deficiency/anemia and hyperkalemia in patients with chronic kidney disease. This website is intended for healthcare professionals only.

This website is addressed to an international audience.

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Iron Deficiency &
Anemia

Hyperphosphatemia &
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