Dr. Gary Vincent Desir M.D.
Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) | Nephrology
950 Campbell Ave West Haven CT, 06516About
Dr. Gary Desir is a nephrologist practicing in West Haven, CT. Dr. Desir specializes in the care and treatment of the kidneys. As a nephrologist, Dr. Desir 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
Yale Univ Sch of Med, New Haven Ct 1980
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Close association of the N terminus of Kv1.3 with the pore region.
- KCNA10: a novel ion channel functionally related to both voltage-gated potassium and CNG cation channels.
- Regulation of the voltage-gated K+ channel KCNA10 by KCNA4B, a novel beta-subunit.
- On the natriuretic effect of verapamil: inhibition of ENaC and transepithelial sodium transport.
- Expression of KCNA10, a voltage-gated K channel, in glomerular endothelium and at the apical membrane of the renal proximal tubule.
- The voltage-gated potassium channel Kv1.3 regulates energy homeostasis and body weight.
- The voltage-gated potassium channel Kv1.3 regulates peripheral insulin sensitivity.
- Renalase is a novel, soluble monoamine oxidase that regulates cardiac function and blood pressure.
- Kv1.3 potassium channel blockade as an approach to insulin resistance.
- Voltage-gated potassium channel Kv1.3 regulates GLUT4 trafficking to the plasma membrane via a Ca2+-dependent mechanism.
- Renalase, a new renal hormone: its role in health and disease.
- Regulation of insulin secretion and GLUT4 trafficking by the calcium sensor synaptotagmin VII.
- Renalase deficiency in chronic kidney disease, and its contribution to hypertension and cardiovascular disease.
- Catecholamines regulate the activity, secretion, and synthesis of renalase.
- Reconstitution and partial purification of an amiloride-sensitive, cation channel from rabbit kidney.
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