Thomas A. Depner, M.D.

Philosophy of Care

I enjoy nephrology because it is a well-rounded specialty that requires a good foundation in general internal medicine. I also have an interest in artificial organs. In my practice, I approach each patient as an individual with unique needs. I try to empower my patients and treat them as I would members of my own family. The most important component of good health is education about the medical hazards of life. I believe in the strong commitment of UC Davis to both patient and physician education and to quality patient care.

Title:

Professor

Specialty:

Nephrology, Internal Medicine

Address:

Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center
4860 Y St., Suite 0200
Sacramento, CA 95817

Phone:

(916) 734-3761

Education:

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland
M.D. 1969

University of Portland
Portland, Oregon
B.S. 1965

Internships:

Case-Western Reserve University Medical School Hospital
Cleveland, Ohio
1969-72

Residency:

Case-Western Reserve University Medical School Hospitals
Cleveland, Ohio
1970-72
Internal Medicine

Fellowships:

University of California, Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, California
1973-74
Nephrology

Case-Western Reserve University Medical School Hospitals
Cleveland, Ohio
1972-73
Internal Medicine, Nephrology

Board Certifications:

American Board of Internal Medicine, Nephrology, 1974
American Board of Internal Medicine, 1972

Professional Memberships:

Advisory Board, Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns (DOPPS)
American Association of Kidney Patients
American Society for Artificial Internal Organs
American Society of Nephrology
California Dialysis Council
FDA Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee
International Society for Hemodialysis
International Society of Nephrology
Kidney Foundation of Northern California
Medical Directors' Advisory Council, Dialysis Clinic Incorporated
Scientific Committee, International Quotidian Hemodialysis Registry

Select Recent Publications:

Depner, TA: Artificial hemodialysis versus natural hemofiltration. Editorial, Am J Kidney Dis 52(3):403-6. 2008

Depner T: What are the potential solutions for the problems with current methods for quantifying hemodialysis? The effective delivered dose. Semin Dial 21(5):405-7. 2008

Daugirdas JT, Depner TA, Green T, Kuhlmann MK, Levin NW, Chertow GM, Rocco MV: Surface-area-normalized Kt/V: a method of rescaling dialysis dose to body surface area-implications for different-size patients by gender. Semin Dial 2008 215:405-7.

Daugirdas JT, Levin NW, Kotanko P, Depner TA, Kuhlmann Mk, Chertow GM, Rocco MV: Comparison of proposed alternative methods for rescaling dialysis dose: resting energy expenditure, high metabolic rate organ mass, liver size, and body surface area. Semin Dial 2008 215:377-84.

Yeun JY, Depner TA: Hemodialysis Adequacy, in Therapy in Nephrology and Hypertension, Wilcox CS, Berl T, Himmelfarb J, Mitch WE, Murphy B, Salant DJ, Yu ASL, eds Saunders/Elsevier, Philadelphia, 2008 Chapter 79, pp 875-893.

Depner T: Approach to hemodialysis kinetic modeling, in Principles and Practice of Dialysis, Henrich WL, ed., Lippincott, Williams Wilkins, Baltimore, 2008 p. 79-98.

Kanagasundaram NS, Green T, Larive AB, Daugirdas JT, Depner TA, Paganini EP, and the PICARD Study Group: Dosing intermittent haemodialysis in the intensive care unit patient with acute renal failure-estimation of urea removal and evidence for the regional blood flow model. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2008 237:2286-98.

Depner T, Himmelfarb J: uremic Retention Solutes: The Free and the Bound. Editorial, J Am Soc Nephrol 18 2007 March:675-76.

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