John Anderson, M.D.
Dr. John Anderson is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He did his residency training in intemal medicine at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center and completed a nephrology fellowship at the University Kentucky Albert Chandler Medical Center
He is presently Chief of Nephrology at Franklin Square Hospital in Baltimore MD, and co-founder with Dr. Gary Briefel of the Daily Home Hemodialysis Program at Johns Hopkins.
He is active in the National Kidney Foundation Maryland where he is director of the Professional Educational Program
His clinical and patient care focus is home dialysis including daily hemodialysis, and home peritoneal dialysis.
Research interests:
- Physical function and activity of hemodialysis patients
- Risk factors for mortality in chronic kidney disease
- End of life issues in dialysis patients
Selected recent publications:
Kovesdy CP, Trivedi BK, Anderson JE. Association of kidney function with mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease not yet on dialysis: a historical prospective cohort study.
Adv Chronic Kidney Dis. 2006 Apr;13(2):183-8.
Kovesdy CP, Trivedi BK, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Anderson JE. Association of low blood pressure with increased mortality in patients with moderate to severe chronic kidney disease.
Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2006 May;21(5):1257-62.
Kovesdy CP, Trivedi BK, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Anderson JE. Association of anemia with outcomes in men with moderate and severe chronic kidney disease.
Kidney Int. 2006 Feb;69(3):560-4
Anderson JE, Boivin MR Jr, Hatchett L. Effect of exercise training on interdialytic ambulatory and treatment-related blood pressure in hemodialysis patients.
Ren Fail. 2004 Sep;26(5):539-44.
Anderson J, Sikorski E, Finucane T. Advanced Care Planning by or on Behalf of Peritoneal Dialyis Patinets in Long-Term Care. Am J Kidney Dis in press 2006.
