Dr. Boutros Peter Sawaya MD
Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) | Nephrology
740 S Limestone Lexington KY, 40536Rating
4/5
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Dr. Boutros Sawaya is a nephrologist practicing in Lexington, KY. Dr. Sawaya specializes in the care and treatment of the kidneys. As a nephrologist, Dr. Sawaya 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 Tichreen- Fac Of Med- Lattakia- Syria (Univ Latakia) 1981
Tichreen University 1981
University of Tishreen Faculty of Medicine 1981
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Nephrology
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Serum levels and metabolic clearance of the isoflavones genistein and daidzein in hemodialysis patients.
- Racial differences in parathyroid hormone levels in patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism.
- Response to cyclosporine A in a patient with pure red cell aplasia due to antierythropoietin-alpha antibodies.
- Positive effect of dietary soy in ESRD patients with systemic inflammation--correlation between blood levels of the soy isoflavones and the acute-phase reactants.
- Direct vasoconstriction as a possible cause for amphotericin B-induced nephrotoxicity in rats.
- Vascular access malfunction due to upper extremity embolization in dialysis patients.
- Tempora mutantur et nos mutamur in illis - Times are changing, and so are we.
- Depressive symptoms and dietary adherence in patients with end-stage renal disease.
- What is the role of bone biopsy in the management of adult dialysis patients?
- Thrombotic microangiopathy in systemic lupus erythematosus: efficacy of eculizumab.
- Impact of Professional Student Mentored Research Fellowship on Medical Education and Academic Medicine Career Path.
- Fibrillary glomerulonephritis masquerading as rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis with pseudo-linear glomerular basement membrane staining.
- Idiopathic Membranous Nephropathy: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenges.
- Parathyroidectomy-A last resort for hyperparathyroidism in dialysis patients.
- Urinary calcium excretion and bone turnover in osteoporotic patients
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