Dr. Linda F Fried M.D.
Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) | Nephrology
Va Pittsburgh Healthcare System University Drive, Ma Pittsburgh PA, 15240About
Dr. Linda Fried is a nephrologist practicing in Pittsburgh, PA. Dr. Fried specializes in the care and treatment of the kidneys. As a nephrologist, Dr. Fried most typically treats conditions like kidney stones, chronic kidney disease, acute renal failure, polycystuc kidney disease, high blood pressure and more. Nephrologists are also experts on kidney transplantation and dialysis. They are usually referred to by primary care physicians for problems related to the kidneys, and while they can perform tests to diagnose kidney disorders, they do not perform surgeries.
Education and Training
Mt Sinai Sch of Med of The City Univ of Ny, New York Ny 1990
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Nephrology
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Factors influencing function of temporary dialysis catheters.
- Bleeding complications associated with peritoneal dialysis catheter insertion.
- Cardiovascular mortality risk in chronic kidney disease: comparison of traditional and novel risk factors.
- Chronic kidney disease and cognitive impairment in the elderly: the health, aging, and body composition study.
- Cystatin C and mortality risk in the elderly: the health, aging, and body composition study.
- Statins for improving renal outcomes: a meta-analysis.
- Relationship of uric acid with progression of kidney disease.
- Effects of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) on progression of kidney disease.
- A physiologic index of comorbidity: relationship to mortality and disability.
- Association of kidney function with inflammatory and procoagulant markers in a diverse cohort: a cross-sectional analysis from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA).
- Creatinine and cystatin C: what are the values?
- High urinary sodium is associated with increased carotid intima-media thickness in normotensive overweight and obese adults.
- Association of cystatin C and depression in healthy elders: the health, aging and body composition study.
- Higher incidence of ESRD than mortality in the AASK study.
- HCV infection and the incidence of CKD.
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