Dr. Mark S Siskind MD
Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) | Nephrology
318 Waterman Ave East Providence RI, 02914About
Dr. Mark Siskind is a nephrologist practicing in East Providence, RI. Dr. Siskind specializes in the care and treatment of the kidneys. As a nephrologist, Dr. Siskind 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
Univ of Vt Coll of Med, Burlington Vt 1983
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Hyperlipidemia associated with alpha-mercaptopropionylglycine therapy for cystinuria.
- Postpartum hypercalcemia in a patient with medullary sponge kidneys.
- Regulation of cGMP production by intracellular alkalinization in cultured rat inner medullary collecting duct cells.
- Regulation of intracellular calcium by cell pH in vascular smooth muscle cells.
- Acute interstitial nephritis in a cardiac transplant recipient receiving ciprofloxacin.
- Ciprofloxacin-induced granulomatous interstitial nephritis and localized elastolysis.
- Association of cyclosporin A with acquired cystic kidney disease of the native kidneys in renal transplant recipients.
- Isoniazid-induced neurotoxicity in chronic dialysis patients: report of three cases and a review of the literature.
- Dialysis access via a right ventricular assist device.
- The effect of dialyzer reprocessing on performance and beta 2-microglobulin removal using polysulfone membranes.
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