Specialty
Certifications
Nephrology
American Board of Internal Medicine
Clinical Focus
Education
MD, Tufts University School of Medicine
B.A., Universit of Pennsylvania
PsychologyM.S., Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Clinical ResearchResidency, Internal Medicine
Mount Sinai HospitalFellowship, Nephrology
Mount Sinai Hospital
Awards
2005 -
Travel Award, Professional Development Seminar
American Society of Nephrology2004 -
Fujisawa President's Fellowship Grant
American Society of Transplantation2004 -
Young Investigator Award, GCRC
Mount Sinai School of Medicine2004 -
CReFF Award, General Clinical Research Center
Mount Sinai Medical Center2004 -
Travel Award
American Society of Nephrology
Research
Impact of Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring on Living Kidney Donation
Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) offers superior prognostic information compared to office blood pressure readings. ABPM is more closely associated with target-organ damage due to hypertension and is a better predictor of cardiovascular events. In addition, ABPM allows examination of the diurnal rhythm of blood pressure, which predicts cardiovascular events and progression of renal failure in high-risk groups.Living kidney donors provide an interesting group in which to study ABPM. By evaluating donors prior to donation and following them after donation, we can learn the effects of uninephrectomy on blood pressure and the rhythm of blood pressure. Further, long-term outcomes of living donors have not been well-studied and this has become an important area of research, especially as the number of living kidney donors continues to grow. By prospectively examining ambulatory blood pressure as well as renal function, we can learn more about physiologic and health effects of living donation and identify risk factors for poor outcomes.
Publications
Ommen ES, Klotman PE. HIV-associated nephropathy: Epidemiology, pathogenesis, and treatment.. Semin Nephrol 2003 Mar; 23(2): 200-8.
Ommen ES, Schroppel B, Kim JY, Gaspard G, Akalin E, de Boccardo G, Sehgal V, Lipkowitz MS, Murphy B. Routine use of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in potential living kidney donors. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2007; 2(5): 1030-1036.
Ommen ES, Lipkowitz MS. The role of ambulatory BP monitoring in clinical care. Geriatrics 2007; 62(8): 11-14.
Ommen ES, Winston JA, Murphy B. Medical Risks of Living Kidney Donation: Absence of Proof is Not Proof of Absence. Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 2006; 1: 885-895.
Industry Relationships
Physicians and scientists on the faculty of Mount Sinai School of Medicine often interact with pharmaceutical, device and biotechnology companies to improve patient care, develop new therapies and achieve scientific breakthroughs. In order to promote an ethical and transparent environment for conducting research, providing clinical care and teaching, Mount Sinai requires that salaried faculty inform the School of their relationships with such companies.
Dr. Ommen did not report having any of the following types of financial relationships with industry during 2011 and/or 2012: consulting, scientific advisory board, industry-sponsored lectures, service on Board of Directors, participation on industry-sponsored committees, equity ownership valued at greater than 5% of a publicly traded company or any value in a privately held company. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.
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