Dr. Kelly V Liang M.D.

Expert Publications

• Incidence of noncardiac vascular disease in rheumatoid arthritis and relationship to extraarticular disease manifestations.
• Membranous nephropathy: a rare renal manifestation of IgG4-related systemic disease.
• Triple confusion: An interesting case of proteinuria in pregnancy.

Media Releases

Get to know Nephrologist Dr. Kelly Liang, who serves the Pittsburgh, PA area at several local hospitals. Dr. Liang earned her medical degree from Sidney Kimmel Medical College, then attended a residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in nephrology at the Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education. She has been board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in nephrology. Currently affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC and UPMC Presbyterian, Dr. Liang provides necessary medical care to a wide range of patients. To stay up-to-date on developments in her field, she maintains a professional membership in the American College of Physicians and American Society of Nephrology. Dr. Liang is also involved in medical research. She has been awarded grants to study various aspects of nephrology, and she has additionally published her research in respectable medical journals, including the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, American Journal of Kidney Diseases, and Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. Dr. Liang is able to offer her patients up-to-date medical care throughout her practice. Nephrology is a specialty of medicine and pediatrics that concerns itself with the kidneys: the study of normal kidney function and kidney disease, the preservation of kidney health, and the treatment of kidney disease, from diet and medication to renal replacement therapy (dialysis and kidney transplantation). Nephrology also studies systemic conditions that affect the kidneys, such as diabetes and autoimmune disease; and systemic diseases that occur as a result of kidney disease, such as renal osteodystrophy and hypertension. With over ten years of experience, Dr. Liang is able to give her patients the best possible care at a variety of Pittsburgh hospitals. She cares deeply about her patients and provides thorough, compassionate care based on both clinical experience and evidence-based recommendations. She holds a Pennsylvania state medical license and provides a unique, warm, inviting experience for each and every one of her patients.

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