Emilio Poggio, M.D.
| Appointed: |
2003 |
| Gender: |
Male |
| Languages: |
English
Spanish |
Nephrology and Hypertension
Transplantation Center
Immunology
Biographical Sketch
Emilio D. Poggio, MD, FASN, is an Associate Staff in the Department of Nephrology and Hypertension of the Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute at Cleveland Clinic. He also has joint appointments in the Transplant Center, Cleveland Clinic, and the Department of Immunology at Lerner Research Institute.
Dr. Poggio is board-certified in internal medicine and in nephrology and hypertension. His clinical practice focuses on the care of subjects with kidney disease, specifically kidney and pancreas transplant candidates and recipients, and those with kidney disease following nonrenal organ transplantation.
Dr. Poggio has several major areas of clinical and translational research and has published and lectured about these topics:
- Assessment of kidney function (glomerular filtration rate) in health and in disease
- Living donor kidney factors that relate to outcomes for transplant recipients and the development of tools to risk-stratify patients based on pretransplantation data
- Development of novel cellular immune-monitoring techniques in the setting of organ transplantation.
Dr. Poggio holds an NIH grant through the NIAID until 2012 to study immune-monitoring tools in kidney transplant candidates and how these novel noninvasive approaches can help to predict outcomes and individualize patient care.
Professional Highlights
- Medical Director, Pancreas Transplant Program
- Director, Renal Function Laboratory
- Director, Clinical Research of Kidney Transplant Program
Education & Fellowships
| Medical School: | Universidad del Salvador, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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| Internship: | Boston Medical Center, Rotational, Boston, MA |
| Residency: | Cleveland Clinic, Internal Medicine, Cleveland, OH |
| Fellowship: | Cleveland Clinic, Research Nephrology & Hypertension, Cleveland, OH |
| Fellowship: | Cleveland Clinic, Nephrology & Hypertension, Cleveland, OH |
| Fellowship: | Fundacion Favaloro, Renal Transplant |
Certifications
Nephrology
Internal Medicine
Specialty Interests
Chronic kidney disease, chronic kidney disease in solid organ transplantation, evaluation of renal function, kidney and pancreas transplantation, Chronic Kidney Disease, Kidney Transplantation, pancreas transplantation, Kidney and pancreas transplantation.
Professional Memberships
- American Society of Transplantation
- American Society of Nephrology
- The Transplantation Society
Specializes in Diseases and Conditions
Specializes in Services
Industry Relationships
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