Dr. Wolfgang C. Winkelmayer M.D., SC.D.
Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) | Nephrology
300 Pasteur Drive Stanford CA, 94305About
Dr. Wolfgang Winkelmayer is a nephrologist practicing in Stanford, CA. Dr. Winkelmayer specializes in the care and treatment of the kidneys. As a nephrologist, Dr. Winkelmayer 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
University Sakartvelo Faculty of Medicine 1990
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Effect of high dose folic acid therapy on hyperhomocysteinemia in hemodialysis patients: results of the Vienna multicenter study.
- Therapeutic potential of total homocysteine-lowering drugs on cardiovascular disease.
- Optic neuropathy in uremia: an interdisciplinary emergency.
- Late referral and modality choice in end-stage renal disease.
- Determinants of delayed nephrologist referral in patients with chronic kidney disease.
- Late nephrologist referral and access to renal transplantation.
- Delayed nephrologist referral and inadequate vascular access in patients with advanced chronic kidney failure.
- Comparing mortality of elderly patients on hemodialysis versus peritoneal dialysis: a propensity score approach.
- Preventive health care measures before and after start of renal replacement therapy.
- Nephrologist care and mortality in patients with chronic renal insufficiency.
- Health economic evaluations: the special case of end-stage renal disease treatment.
- Chronic kidney disease as a risk factor for bleeding complications after coronary artery bypass surgery.
- A propensity analysis of late versus early nephrologist referral and mortality on dialysis.
- The nephrologist's role in the management of calcium-phosphorus metabolism in patients with chronic kidney disease.
- Effects of the glutamate carboxypeptidase II (GCP2 1561C>T) and reduced folate carrier (RFC1 80G>A) allelic variants on folate and total homocysteine levels in kidney transplant patients.
Awards
- Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 2009 Fellowship Teaching Award
- Satellite Healthcare, Mountain View, CA 2005 Norman S. Coplon Extramural Research Program Award
- 2004 T. Franklin Williams Scholar, Association of Subspecialty Professors
Treatments
- General Care
Fellowships
- Brigham and Women's Hospital Harvard Medical School MA 2009
Publications
- JAMA interl medicineTrends in anemia care in older patients approaching end-stage rel disease in the United States2014
- JAMA : the jourl of the American Medical AssociationWarfarin treatment in patients with atrial fibrillation and advanced chronic kidney disease2014
- JAMA interl medicinePredicting the outcomes of rhabdomyolysis: a good starting point.2013
- JAMA-JOURL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONKidney Disease and Cardiovascular Risk Whether Black or White Race Matters2013
- JAMA-JOURL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONTreated and Untreated Kidney Failure in Older Adults What's the Right Balance?2012
- ARCHIVES OF INTERL MEDICINEPredialysis Nephrology Care of Older Patients Approaching End-stage Rel Disease2011
- NEW ENGLAND JOURL OF MEDICINETackling the Achilles' Heel of Hemodialysis2011
- JAMA-JOURL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONComparative Mortality Risk of Anemia Magement Practices in Incident Hemodialysis Patients2010
- JAMA-JOURL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONAltitude and All-Cause Mortality in Incident Dialysis Patients2009
- Jourl of the American Society of NephrologyState medicaid coverage, ESRD incidence, and access to care.2014
- Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safetyCorrelates and variance decomposition alysis of heparin dosing for maintence hemodialysis in older2014
- American jourl of transplantationTemporal trends in the incidence2014
- Stroke; a jourl of cerebral circulationComparison of Medicare Claims Versus Physician Adjudication for Identifying Stroke Outcomes2014
- CLINICAL JOURL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGYNear-Term Prediction of Sudden Cardiac Death in Older Hemodialysis Patients Using Electronic Health2014
- Clinical jourl of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASNAddressing Missing Data in Clinical Studies of Kidney Diseases.0
- Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomesUse of Medicare Data to Identify Corory Heart Disease Outcomes in the Women's Health Initiative.2014
- American jourl of kidney diseases : the official jourl of the tiol KidThematic Synthesis of Qualitative Studies on Patient0
- ture reviews. NephrologyCardiovascular disease: Still unresolved: warfarin in ESRD with atrial fibrillation.0
- Nephrology news & issuesIV iron dosing regimens: choice of agent and dosing frequency.2014
- The jourls of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sPrognostic Stratification in Older Adults Commencing Dialysis.0
- CLINICAL JOURL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGYDifferences in Access to Kidney Transplantation between Hispanic2013
- CLINICAL JOURL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGYStrategies for Postmarketing Surveillance of Drugs2013
- American jourl of kidney diseasesCommentary on 'The DOPPS Practice Monitor for US Dialysis Care2013
- Transplant intertiolMultivessel corory revascularization and outcomes in kidney transplant recipients.2013
- PLOS ONEIntravenous Iron Supplementation Practices2013
- CLINICAL JOURL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGYFostering Innovation, Advancing Patient Safety: The Kidney Health Initiative2013
- American jourl of kidney diseasesTrends in Relative Mortality Between Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Whites Initiating Dialysis2013
- CLINICAL JOURL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGYTemporal Trends in the Incidence, Treatment2013
- TransplantationEffect of conversion from ciclosporin to tacrolimus on endothelial progenitor cells in stable long2013
- American jourl of transplantationOutcomes after kidney transplantation of patients previously diagnosed with atrial fibrillation.2013
- NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATIONUse and safety of heparin-free maintence hemodialysis in the USA2013
- Clinical jourl of the American Society of NephrologyVariation in Nephrologist Visits to Patients on Hemodialysis across Dialysis Facilities2013
- American jourl of medicineThe Comparative Short-term Effectiveness of Iron Dosing2013
- CLINICAL JOURL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGYAssessments of Causal Effects-Theoretically Sound, Practically Uttaible2013
- PERITONEAL DIALYSIS INTERTIOLDETERMINTS OF PERITONEAL DIALYSIS TECHNIQUE FAILURE IN INCIDENT US PATIENTS2013
- ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISMEpidemiology and sociodemographics of systemic lupus erythematosus and lupus nephritis among US2013
- Jourl of nephrologyTrends in the incidence of intestil perforation in US dialysis patients (1992-2005).2013
- CIRCULATIONMore Evidence on an Abomible Pairing Atrial Fibrillation and Kidney Disease2013
- AMERICAN JOURL OF KIDNEY DISEASESCommentary on 'The DOPPS Practice Monitor for US Dialysis Care: Trends Through December 2011'2013
- HEART FAILURE CLINICSEpidemiologic and Statistical Methods for Comparative Effectiveness Research2013
- The Jourl of cardiovascular surgeryCorory artery bypass graft type and outcomes in maintence dialysis.0
- Jourl of the American Society of Nephrology : JASNInfection Risk with Bolus versus Maintence Iron Supplementation in Hemodialysis Patients.2013
- BMC nephrologyRisk factors of short2013
- Anls of thoracic surgeryTrends in acute kidney injury, associated use of dialysis2013
- AMERICAN JOURL OF MEDICINEPreoperative Statin Use and Postoperative Acute Kidney Injury2012
- JOURL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGYMultivessel Corory Artery Bypass Grafting Versus Percutaneous Corory Intervention in ESRD2012
- CIRCULATIONTrends in the Incidence of Atrial Fibrillation in Older Patients Initiating Dialysis2012
- SEMIRS IN DIALYSISPredialyis Nephrology Care of Older Individuals Approaching End-Stage Rel Disease2012
- CURRENT OPINION IN NEPHROLOGY AND HYPERTENSIONAnticoagulation for atrial fibrillation in patients on dialysis: are the benefits worth the risks?2012
- JAMA-JOURL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONSaving the Kidneys by Sparing Intravenous Chloride?2012
- JOURL OF GENERAL INTERL MEDICINECausal or Casual?-The Association Between Consumption of Artificially Sweetened Carboted Beverages2012
- CLINICAL NEPHROLOGYFactors affecting response2012
- AMERICAN JOURL OF KIDNEY DISEASESUse and Safety of Unfractioted Heparin for Anticoagulation During Maintence Hemodialysis2012
- ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISMPrevalence, incidence2012
- AMERICAN JOURL OF KIDNEY DISEASESCommentary on 'The DOPPS Practice Monitor for US Dialysis Care: Trends Through August 2011'2012
- JOURL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGYValidation of Reported Predialysis Nephrology Care of Older Patients Initiating Dialysis2012
- NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATIONComparative effectiveness research: what is it and why do we need it in nephrology?2012
- NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATIONAltitude and the risk of cardiovascular events in incident US dialysis patients2012
- JOURL OF NEPHROLOGYPrevalence of atrial fibrillation and warfarin use in older patients receiving hemodialysis2012
- CLINICAL JOURL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGYUse of Secondary Prevention Medications among Adults with Reduced Kidney Function2012
- JOURL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGYTrends in Acute Nonvariceal Upper Gastrointestil Bleeding in Dialysis Patients2012
- PLOS ONEThe Prevalence and Cost of Upproved Uses of Top-Selling Orphan Drugs2012
- CLINICAL JOURL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGYHispanic Ethnicity and Vascular Access Use in Patients Initiating Hemodialysis in the United States2012
- AMERICAN JOURL OF KIDNEY DISEASESCommentary on 'The DOPPS Practice Monitor for US Dialysis Care: Trends Through April 2011'2012
- NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATIONQuantifying the benefit of early living2012
- CIRCULATIONWhat Caused Excess Strokes in Patients R2011
- ARCHIVES OF INTERL MEDICINEImpact of Nephrologic Care in the Early Magement of Chronic Kidney Disease In reply2011
- ARTHRITIS CARE & RESEARCHVariation in initial kidney replacement therapy for end2011
- CLINICAL JOURL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGYEffectiveness and Safety of Warfarin Initiation in Older Hemodialysis Patients with Incident Atrial2011
- AMERICAN JOURL OF KIDNEY DISEASESAir Pollution and Corory Risk in Kidney Transplant Recipients2011
- AMERICAN JOURL OF KIDNEY DISEASESTrends in the Use and Outcomes of Implantable Cardioverter2011
- AMERICAN HEART JOURLAngiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors2011
- CLINICAL JOURL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGYPosttransplantation Anemia: Mechanisms and Magement2011
- ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISMEnd-Stage Rel Disease Due to Lupus Nephritis Among Children in the US, 1995-20062011
- JOURL OF CARDIAC FAILUREIncidence, Correlates2011
- ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISMTrends in the Incidence, Demographics2011
- CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICSAngiotensin Receptor Blockers and Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors2011
- AMERICAN JOURL OF KIDNEY DISEASESThe 2011 ESRD Prospective Payment System: An Uncontrolled Experiment2011
- CLINICAL JOURL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGYKidney Function and Long-Term Medication Adherence after Myocardial Infarction in the Elderly2011
- AMERICAN JOURL OF EPIDEMIOLOGYThe Effect of Altitude Change on Anemia Treatment Response in Hemodialysis Patients2011
- JOURL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGYWorld Kidney Day 20112011
- BMC NEPHROLOGYA randomized, double-blind2011
- JOURL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGYThe Increasing Prevalence of Atrial Fibrillation among Hemodialysis Patients2011
- CLINICAL JOURL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGYComparative Effectiveness of Calcium-Containing Phosphate Binders in Incident US Dialysis Patients2011
- Winkelmayer, W. C.Potential Effects of the New Medicare Prospective Payment System on Drug Prescription in End2011
- JOURL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGYAgainst TREATing All Patients Alike: Lessons from an FDA Advisory Committee Meeting2011
- PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND DRUG SAFETYGuideline-conformity of initiation with oral hypoglycemic treatment for patients with newly therapy2011
- AMERICAN JOURL OF KIDNEY DISEASESThe Challenges of Cost-Effectiveness Alyses for the Clinician2010
- AMERICAN JOURL OF KIDNEY DISEASESOff-Label Use of Phosphate Binders in Non-Dialysis-Dependent CKD2010
- CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICSTemporal Trends in Adherence to Cardiov2010
- SEMIRS IN DIALYSISConfusion about the Appropriate Use of Erythropoiesis2010
- AMERICAN JOURL OF KIDNEY DISEASESKidney Disease and Antihypertensive Medication Adherence: The Need for Improved Measurement Tools2010
- AMERICAN JOURL OF HEMATOLOGYOn the relative safety of intravenous iron formulations: New answers, new questions2010
- ARCHIVES OF DISEASE IN CHILDHOODLate referral to paediatric rel failure service impairs access to pre2010
- JAMA-JOURL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONAnemia Magement and Mortality Risk in Incident Hemodialysis Patients Reply2010
- ADVANCES IN CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASEMedication Issues in Older Individuals With CKD2010
- BMC NEPHROLOGYHMG-CoA reductase inhibitors in kidney transplant recipients receiving tacrolimus2010
- WIENER KLINISCHE WOCHENSCHRIFTImpact of reimbursement changes on statin use among patients with diabetes in Austria2010
- DRUGS & AGINGACE Inhibitor and Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Antagonist Therapies in Elderly Patients with2010
- Emerging themes in epidemiologyPropensity scores in the presence of effect modification2010
- TRANSPLANTATIONEffect of Hemodialysis Before Transplant Surgery on Rel Allograft Function-A Pair of R2009
- PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND DRUG SAFETYGreater Epoetin alfa2009
- JAMA-JOURL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONChronic on Acute Rel Failure Long-term Implications of Severe Acute Kidney Injury2009
- AMERICAN JOURL OF KIDNEY DISEASESEvolving Statistical Methods to Facilitate Evaluation of the Causal Association Between2009
- JAMA-JOURL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONAssociation Between Altitude and Mortality in Incident Dialysis Patients Reply2009
- JOURL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGYLessons from Geographic Variations in Predialysis Nephrology Care2009
- AMERICAN JOURL OF MEDICINENonselective and Cyclooxygese-2-Selective NSAIDs and Acute Kidney Injury2008
- PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND DRUG SAFETYTrends in adherence to secondary prevention medications in elderly post2008
- ARCHIVES OF INTERL MEDICINEComparison of Cardiovascular Outcomes2008
- CLINICAL JOURL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGYAssociations of kidney function with cardiovascular medication use after myocardial infarction2008
- JOURL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGYThe effect of altitude on dosing and response to erythropoietin in ESRD2008
- AMERICAN JOURL OF CARDIOLOGYGender differences in the magement2008
- AMERICAN JOURL OF KIDNEY DISEASESEducatiol level as a determint of access to2008
- INTERTIOL JOURL OF CARDIOLOGYLong-term trends of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor2008
- AMERICAN JOURL OF KIDNEY DISEASESApproaching the end of the homocysteine hype?2008
- JOURL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGYImprovements in long-term mortality after myocardial infarction2008
- AMERICAN JOURL OF KIDNEY DISEASESPhosphate binder choice in dialysis patients2008
- CLINICAL JOURL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGYPosttransplantation anemia: Magement and ratiole2008
- EUROPEAN JOURL OF EPIDEMIOLOGYUse of recommended medications after myocardial infarction in Austria2008
- JOURL OF GENERAL INTERL MEDICINEMedication adherence after myocardial infarction: A long way left to go2008
- KIDNEY INTERTIOLBenzodiazepine use and mortality of incident dialysis patients in the United States2007
- AMERICAN JOURL OF CARDIOLOGYTen-year trends of cardiovascular drug use after myocardial infarction among community2007
- JAMA-JOURL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONCardiovascular risk and the thiazolidinediones - Deja vu all over again?2007
- PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGYEarly erythropoietin therapy is associated with improved growth2007
- HEARTStatins in elderly patients with acute corory syndrome2007
- ATHEROSCLEROSISRel dysfunction increases the risk of saphenous vein graft occlusion2007
- TRANSPLANT INTERTIOLA J-shaped association between high-sensitivity C-reactive protein2007
- KIDNEY INTERTIOLClinical presentation of myocardial infarction contributes to lower use of corory angiography2007
- Health affairsImpact of Medicaid prior authorization on angiotensin-receptor blockers2007
- ARCHIVES OF INTERL MEDICINENononcologic use of human recombint erythropoietin therapy in hospitalized patients2007
- AMERICAN JOURL OF TRANSPLANTATIONPredialysis nephrologist care and access to kidney transplantation in the united states2007
- TRANSPLANT INTERTIOLPrognostic associations of serum calcium2007
- KIDNEY INTERTIOLComparison of hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis survival in The Netherlands2007
- AMERICAN JOURL OF NEPHROLOGYNo associations between prolactin concentrations2007
- PHARMACOECONOMICSStrategies for the magement of suspected heparin-induced thrombocytopenia2007
- TRANSPLANTATIONThe association between angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor or angiotensin receptor blocker use0
Experience & Accolades
- Director 2009 - 2014 Clinical Research, Stanford University School of Medicine, Division of Nephrology
- Director Renal Drug Evaluation and Outcomes Research, Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Member2004 - 2009 Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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