Dr. Leonardo V Riella M.D., PHD
Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) | Nephrology
221 Longwood Ave Fl 3 Boston MA, 02115Rating
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Dr. Leonardo Riella is a nephrologist practicing in Boston, MA. Dr. Riella specializes in the care and treatment of the kidneys. As a nephrologist, Dr. Riella 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
Federal University of Parana
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Nephrology
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Acute hemiplegia associated with cat-scratch disease.
- Immunohistochemical markers of tissue injury in biopsies with transplant glomerulitis.
- Blockade of Notch ligand δ1 promotes allograft survival by inhibiting alloreactive Th1 cells and cytotoxic T cell generation.
- Dyslipidemia and its therapeutic challenges in renal transplantation.
- Stem cell therapy in kidney transplantation.
- Role of the PD-1 pathway in the immune response.
- B7h (ICOS-L) maintains tolerance at the fetomaternal interface.
- Serine protease inhibitor 6 plays a critical role in protecting murine granzyme B-producing regulatory T cells.
- Beyond calcineurin inhibitors: emerging agents in kidney transplantation.
- Co-inhibitory pathways and their importance in immune regulation.
- Immunophenotyping and efficacy of low dose ATG in non-sensitized kidney recipients undergoing early steroid withdrawal: a randomized pilot study.
- Risk of metabolic complications in kidney transplantation after conversion to mTOR inhibitor: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
- Counseling potential donors to the risk of ESRD after kidney donation: glass half-full or half-empty?
- Salt Accelerates Allograft Rejection through Serum- and Glucocorticoid-Regulated Kinase-1-Dependent Inhibition of Regulatory T Cells.
- Recombinant PTH therapy for severe hypoparathyroidism after kidney transplantation in pre-transplant parathyroidectomized patients: review of the literature and a case report.
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