Dr. Alan B Leichtman MD
Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) | Nephrology
1500 East Medical Center Dr 3rd Floor Taubman Ct Ann Arbor MI, 48109About
Dr. Alan Leichtman is a nephrologist practicing in Ann Arbor, MI. Dr. Leichtman specializes in the care and treatment of the kidneys. As a nephrologist, Dr. Leichtman 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
Michigan State University College Of Human Medicine 1978
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Nephrology
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- A practical approach to evaluate the potential donor pool and trends in cadaveric kidney donation.
- Relationship of recipient age and development of chronic allograft failure.
- African-American renal transplant recipients experience decreased risk of death due to infection: possible implications for immunosuppressive strategies.
- Effect of waiting time on renal transplant outcome.
- Increased impact of acute rejection on chronic allograft failure in recent era.
- Mycophenolate mofetil decreases the risk for chronic renal allograft failure.
- Time to first graft loss as a risk factor for second renal allograft loss.
- Longitudinal assessment of mortality risk among candidates for liver transplantation.
- Kidney and pancreas transplantation.
- Internet-based intervention to promote organ donor registry participation and family notification.
- Trends in cadaveric organ donation in the United States: 1990-1999.
- Erythromycin breath test predicts oral clearance of cyclosporine in kidney transplant recipients.
- High-performance liquid chromatographic analysis of cyclosporin G (Nva2-cyclosporine) in human blood.
- Immunosuppression and the risk of post-transplant malignancy among cadaveric first kidney transplant recipients.
- Kidney and pancreas transplantation.
Professional Memberships
- Member American Society of Transplant Physicians
- Member International Society of Nephrology
- Member The Transplantation Society
- Member National Kidney Foundation of Michigan
- Member Massachusetts Medical Society
- Member American Society of Nephrologists
Fellowships
- Internal Medicine Nephrology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center 1987
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