- Csaba P. Kovesdy
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Csaba P. Kovesdy, M.D. Born 1968 Education M.D. from Hungary, nephrology training at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Known for Research in nephrology Csaba P. Kovesdy (born 1968) is an American nephrologist.
Current position
Kovesdy is currently associate professor of of clinical internal medicine at the University of Virginia School of Medicine and chief of nephrology at Salem Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
Research
Kovesdy's main area of research are the epidemiology and outcomes in non-dialysis dependent chronic kidney disease (NDD-CKD). He has published over 110 articles. Among his contributions are studies of the association of secondary hyperparathyroidism with increased mortality, obesity paradox, and protein-energy wasting in NDD-CKD patients and the systematic presentation of the concept of burnt-out diabetes mellitus.
Categories:- 1968 births
- Nephrologists
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine alumni
- University of Virginia faculty
- Living people
- Epidemiologists
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