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Vecihi Batuman, MD, FACP, FASN

Professor of Medicine; Chief, Section of Nephrology & Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine

Fellowship:
UMDNJ, NJ Medical School, Jersey City Medical Center, 1979

Residency:
UMDNJ, NJ Medical School, Jersey City Medical Center, 1976

Education/Training:
M.D., Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey, 1972

Certification:
American Board of Internal Medicine, Nephrology;
American Board of Internal Medicine
Specialist in Hypertension

Research Interests:
Kidney Diseases, Mechanisms of Light Chain Nephrotoxicity, Lead and Hypertension, Dialysis, Myeloma and Cancers on Kidney, Lead Poisoning, Lupus Nephropathy, Environmental Renal Disease.

Lecture Titles:

  • Office Management of Hypertension
  • Diabetic Renal Disease
  • Lead Nephropathy, Contribution of Lead to Hypertension & Renal Disease
  • Myeloma Kidney
  • Commonly Used Nephrotoxic Drugs

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