Kevin Edward Craig Meyers
Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Division of Mephrology , Department of Pediatrics
34th and Civic Center Boulevard
1st Floor Main Building - Room 1E15
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Division of Mephrology , Department of Pediatrics
34th and Civic Center Boulevard
1st Floor Main Building - Room 1E15
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215 590 4155
Fax: 215 590 3705
Fax: 215 590 3705
Email:
meyersk@email.chop.edu
meyersk@email.chop.edu
Education:
M.B., B.Ch
University of the Witwatersrand (cum laude), 1983.
S.A. (Pediatrics)
South African College of Medicine and University of the Witwatersrand, 1989.
D.T.M. & H
University of the Witwatersrand (cum laude), 1991.
Permanent linkM.B., B.Ch
University of the Witwatersrand (cum laude), 1983.
S.A. (Pediatrics)
South African College of Medicine and University of the Witwatersrand, 1989.
D.T.M. & H
University of the Witwatersrand (cum laude), 1991.
Description of Itmat Expertise
Dr. Meyers is studying: a) novel biological and other immunosuppressive agents in pediatric kidney transplantation, b) the cardiovascular well-being of children following kidney transplant and c) hypertension in children, including those with renovascular hypertension; hypertension in ESRD/kidney transplant; and evaluation of anti-hypertensive use in children.Selected Publications
Kangovi S, Edwards M, Woloszynek S, Feldman H, Kaplan BS and Meyers KEC. : Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone Inhibitor monotherapy in pediatric FSGS patients. Pediatric Nephrology 27(5): 813-819, 2012.Meyers KEC and Sethna C. : Endothelin Antagonists in Hypertension and Kidney Disease. Epub ahead of print 2012.
Miller S, Ginsberg J, Meyers KEC and Caplan A. : Sperm banking in adolescent males with nephrotic syndrome: defining the limits of access to fertility preservation." Archives of Disease in Childhood Epub ahead of publication, 2012.
Adeb MD, Baskin KM, Keller MS, Krishnamurthy G, Nijs EL, Meyers KEC, Pradhan M and Cahill AM. : Radiologically Placed Tunneled Dialysis Catheter Insertion in Children: A Twelve Year Single Institution Retrospective Experience. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology 23(5): 604-12, 2012.
Akimova T, Kamath BM, Goebel JW, Meyers KEC, Rand EB, Hawkins A, Levine MH, Bucuvalas JC and Hancock WW. : Beneficial Effects of rapamycin versus CNI Therapy on T-regulatory cells in Pediatric Liver and Kidney Transplant Recipients. Am J Transplant 12(12): 3449-3461, 2012.
Epelman M, Victoria T, Meyers KEC, Chauvin N, Servaes S and Darge K.: Postnatal imaging of neonates with prenatally diagnosed genitourinary abnormalities: A practical approach. Pediatric Radiology Suppl 1: S124-S141, 2012.
Gadegbeku CA, Gipson DS, Holzman L, Akinlolu O. Ojo AO, Song P, Barisoni L, Sampson MG, Kopp J, Lemley KV, Nelson P, Lienczewski C, Adler S, Appel G, Cattran D, Choi M, Contreras G, Dell K, Fervenza FC, Gibson K, Greenbaum LA, Hernandez J, Hewitt S, Hingorani S, Hladunewich M, Hogan M, Hogan S, Kaskel F, Lieske J, Meyers KEC, Nachman P, Nast C, Neu A, Reich H, Sedor J, Sethna C, Trachtman H, Tuttle K, Zhdanova O 4, Zilleruello G, Kretzler M. : Design of the Nephrotic Syndrome Study Network (NEPTUNE): A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Understanding Primary Glomerular Nephropathy. Kidney International. In press, 2012.
Kurian J, Epelman M, Darge K, Meyers KEC, Nijs EL and Hellinger J. : The Role of Low-dose CT angiography in the Evaluation of Pediatric Renovascular Hypertension. Pediatric Radiology. Epub ahead of print, 2012.
Epelman M, Victoria T, Meyers KEC, Chauvin N, Servaes S, Darge K. : Postnatal imaging of neonates with prenatally diagnosed genitourinary abnormalities: a practical approach. Pediatric Radiology 42(S1): 24-41, 2012.
Meyers KEC, Lieberman K, Solar-Yohay S, Han G and Shi V. : The Efficacy and Safety of Valsartan in Obese and Non-Obese Pediatric Hypertensive Patients. Journal of Clinical Hypertension 13(10): 758-766, 2011.