Dr. Kam Kalantar Zadeh

Dr. Kalantar is a triple board certified physician specialist in Internal Medicine, Pediatrics and Nephrology with an MD degree from Germany (Bochum, Bonn, Nuremberg) and a Master’s degree in public health (MPH) and PhD in nutritional epidemiology from UC Berkeley. Kalantar provides kidney health care and consultation in Southern California. He has created the „Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology” and „Center of Excellence in Renal Nutrition” with the ultimate goal of longevity and wellness for kidney patients and to conduct patient-centered studies and to train pre- and post-doc students and fellows and early-career investigators. Dr. Kalantar has authored or coauthored more than 1,000 peer-reviewed articles, 5 textbooks, and many chapters. He is an editor-in-chief, associate editor and editorial board member of many peer-reviewed journals in Kidney Care and Nutrition and a member of several professional societies. Dr. Kalantar has received several prestigious awards and grants including the National Kidney Foundation „Joel D Kopple” award and is named under America’s Top Physicians, Top Doctors, Best Doctors and Super Doctors lists in the USA.

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