Melissa Bleicher, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Attending Physician, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department: Medicine
Contact information
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3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
B.A.
Queens College, 1999.
M.D.
State University of New York Health Science Center, 2003.
B.A.
Queens College, 1999.
M.D.
State University of New York Health Science Center, 2003.
Post-Graduate Training
Resident, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY, 2003-2006.
Nephrology Fellow, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2006-2008.
Transplant Fellow, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2008-2009.
Resident, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY, 2003-2006.
Nephrology Fellow, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2006-2008.
Transplant Fellow, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2008-2009.
Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine), 2006.
American Board of Internal Medicine (Nephrology), 2008.
Permanent linkAmerican Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine), 2006.
American Board of Internal Medicine (Nephrology), 2008.
Selected Publications
Bleicher M, Townsend R: Hypertensive Emergencies The Intensive Care Unit Manual, 2nd Edition. Lanken PN, Hanson CW, Manaker S (eds.). Elsevier Publishing, 2010 Notes: in press.Bleicher M, Goral S: Nutritional Aspects of Kidney Transplant Patients. Handbook of Nutrition and the Kidney, 6th Edition. Ikizler A, Mitch B (eds.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2010 Notes: in press.
Wasserstein AG, Bleicher M: The ESRD Patient. The Intensive Care Unit Manual, 2nd Edition. Lanken PN, Hanson CW, Manaker S (eds.). Elsevier Publishing, 2010 Notes: in press.
Bleicher M, Trofe J, Reese P, Goral S, Doyle A, Abt P, Bloom RD: Longer-term graft survival in African-American and non African-American kidney recipients treated with rabbit annti thymocyte globulin (RATG) induction in conjuction with tacrolimus and mycophenolate mofetil. American Transplant Congress. Boston, MA 2009.
Bleicher MB, Wasserstein A: Nephrolithiasis and Gastrointestinal Disease. Gastroenterology and Hepatology 5(2): 131-136, 2009.
Bloom RD, Bleicher M: Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Transplant in the MELD Era. Adv Chronic Kidney Disease 16(4): 268-77, 2009.
Bleicher MD, Cohen DL : Management of Hypertension in the Diabetic Patient. Reviews in Endocrinology 3: 49-52, 2008.
Bleicher MB, Goldfarb S: Diabetic Nephropathy: Early Clues, Effective Management. The Consultant 1: 22-28, 2008.
Khella S, Bleicher MB: Stroke and its Prevention in Chronic Kidney Disease. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2(6): 1343-51, 2007.
Ahuja K, Bleicher MB, Kleiner M, El Sayegh S: The Effect of Hepatitis C on Erythropoeisis in Patients on Hemodialysis, American Society of Nephrology 2005 National Conference and Exhibition, Philadelphia, PA. 2005.