Csaba P. Kovesdy

Csaba P. Kovesdy
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.


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