身为B. 马里兰州Salusky

身为B. 马里兰州Salusky is Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics at the David Geffen 医学院 at UCLA, Chief of 小儿肾脏学 and Director of the Pediatric 透析 Program. 1996年，博士. Salusky established a specific clinic for the assessment of Bone and Mineral metabolism in children with different genetic and systemic disorders.

Dr. Salusky received his MD degree from National University of 布宜诺斯艾利斯, 布宜诺斯艾利斯, 阿根廷, and completed pediatric residency training at Dr. Pedro de Elizalde Hospital Pediatrics, 布宜诺斯艾利斯, 阿根廷. 此后,博士. Salusky completed his fellowship in 小儿肾脏学 from Hospital des Enfants Malades, 巴黎, France and 小儿肾脏学, at UCLA 1982 and stayed on as faculty. He is Board Certified in 小儿肾脏学.

As a clinical-translational research scientist, he has focused his research efforts on the abnormalities of bone and mineral metabolism that are associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD) in children. Through continuous NIH funding, his group has characterized the features of bone diseases across the stages of CKD, and after renal transplantation. Dr. Salusky has also provided significant groundwork for elucidating the relationship between abnormalities of bone and mineral metabolism and vascular calcifications in children and young adults treated with dialysis. His current efforts are focused on studying the role of FGF23 in the pathogenesis of CKD-Mineral and Bone Disorder. 最近, his group has characterized the role of iron and erythropoietin on FGF23 production in the context of CKD. Such studies led to the current prospective randomized clinical trial, 国家卫生研究院的资助, (UO1 DK119950) to assess the effects of an iron based binder on FGF23 levels in children with CKD.

Dr. Salusky is a international recognized leader in the field of bone and mineral metabolism in children with CKD, his expertise is recognized by national and international societies as a regular invited speaker. 此外，Dr。. Salusky, co-chair the development of guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of the nutritional and mineral abnormalities in children with CKD. He is member of the American Society of Nephrology, Society for Pediatric 研究, American Society of Bone and Mineral 研究 and International Society of 小儿肾脏学 (IPNA). 在IPNA, Dr. Salusky has multiple roles as Councilor, Treasury and President. Dr. Salusky is committed to the training of the next generation of physicians-scientists in 小儿肾脏学.