Andrew Simon Levey
Andrew Levey is an American Nephrologist who transformed Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) research, clinical practice, and public health by leading the global standardization of chronic kidney disease definition and staging centered around Renal Function.
Education and career
Levey graduated from the University of Chicago in 1972 with a Bachelor of Arts in Biological Sciences and graduated as a Doctor of Medicine (MD) in 1976 at the Boston University School of Medicine.He became a Professor of Medicine in the Tufts University School of Medicine in 1994, and was Chief of the Division of Nephrology from 1999 to 2017.
Contributions
Levey is known for developing the MDRD Study Equation for Renal Functions, which has become a key component of
Awards
Personal
Doctor Levey is married to Doctor Roberta Faulk. In 20? he donated a kidney to her via a 3-way transplant LINK to Boston Globe.
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- Living people
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