Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center 330 Brookline Ave
Boston, MA 02215
Advanced Degree And Training Info:
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Areas of Interest:
Immunology, Transplantation
Patient Oriented / Translational
Women's Health
Major Research Theme:
I am involved in many clinical trials, including the following:
1. NIAID, CTOT-02 B-Cell Depletion by Anti-CD20 (Rituximab) in Renal Allograft Recipients who Develop Early de novo Anti-HLA. Alloantibodies will result in Inhibition of Alloantibody Production and Attenuation of Chronic Humoral Rejection (co-investigator),
2. Bristol Myers Squibb Pharmaceuticals Belatacept Evaluation of Nephroprotection and Efficacy as First-line Immunosuppression Trial-Extended Criteria Donors (PI) and other multi-center drug studies.
3. I am involved in several protocols to collect blood and urine and biopsy tissue on transplant patients.
1. Pavlakis M and Khwaja K. Pancreas and Islet Cell Transplantation in Diabetes. In: Current Opinions in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Obesity. Hagerstown, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins;2007. p. 146-150.
2. Pavlakis, M. Resolved: In minimizing kidney transplant immunosuppression steroids should go before calcineurin inhibitors. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.(Invited Debate) J Am Soc Nephrol 2007 Dec;18(12):3028-30.
3. Tuohy KA, Johnson S, Khwaja K, Pavlakis M. Gender disparities in the live kidney donor evaluation process. Transplantation. 2006;82(11):1402-7.
4. Pavlakis M, Goldfarb-Rumyantzev AS. New Onset Diabetes and Sirolimus: What�s the connection? J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 (invited editorial)
5. Mandelbrot DA, Pavlakis M, Danovitch GM, Johnson SR, Karp SJ, Khwaja K, Hanto DW, Rodrigue JR. The Medical Evaluation of Living Kidney Donors: A Survey of US transplant centers. American Journal of Transplantation. 2007
External Recognition:
Chair, Women's Health Community of Practice 2004-2006. American Society of Tranpslantation
Chair, Renal Transplant Oversight Committee, Region 1 UNOS 2005-2008
