Michelle A. Josephson, MDProfessor of MedicineMedical Director, Kidney TransplantDr. Michelle Josephson provides highly skilled medical care to renal transplant recipients and potential donors during pre-transplant evaluation and post-surgical treatment. She is a nationally renowned expert on BK-virus nephropathy--an illness that can cause dysfunction in a transplanted organ. Dr Josephson is also recognized for her work on pregnancy in kidney transplant recipients. Additionally, she specializes in the management of hypertension, bone disease and hyperlipidemia in kidney transplant patients. An active educator and researcher, Dr. Josephson focuses on complications in transplant patients, including infection, bone disorders and gender-specific concerns. She is also interested in ethical issues related to transplantation, such as paired kidney exchanges and the safety of kidney transplantation in HIV-positive patients. Practice LocationsThe University of Chicago Medicine
Center for Advanced Medicine
University of Chicago Surgery Suite
Year Started Practice1983 Board CertificationsInternal Medicine
Medical SchoolUniversity of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Internship, Residency and FellowshipThe University of Chicago Medicine MembershipAmerican College of Physicians Language SpokenEnglish mjosephs@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu Office Phone(773) 702-3630 Office Fax(773) 702-5818 Office Postal AddressMichelle A. Josephson, MD
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Selected PublicationsView a partial list of Dr. Josephson's publications through the National Library of Medicine's PubMed online database. |
