Patrick Nachman, MD

Dr Patrick Nachman is director of the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension. He completed his fellowship in nephrology at the University of North Carolina, where was deputy director of the UNC Kidney Center. His research focused on Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Autoantibody (ANCA) vasculitis. His translational clinical research has been in glomerular diseases and systemic vasculitis. He is particularly interested in fostering clinical research and drug development for kidney diseases in general and glomerular diseases in particular.

• Chair, Post Graduate Education Committee, American Society of Nephrology Formerly Marion Steadman Covington Distinguished Professor at the University of North Carolina

• American Society of Nephrology
• Kidney Health Initiative

• Translational and Clinical Research in ANCA Vasculitis
• Lupus Nephritis
• Glomerular Diseases
• Polycystic Kidney Disease

• Jennette JC, Nachman PH. ANCA Glomerulonephritis and Vasculitis. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2017;12:1680-1691.
• Laurin LP, Gasim AM, Derebail VK, McGregor JAG, Kidd JM, Hogan SL, Poulton CJ, Detwiler RK, Jennette JC, Falk RJ, Nachman PH. Renal survival in patients with collapsing compared with not otherwise specified focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2016, 11:1752-1759
• Lee T, Derebail VK, Kshirsagar AV, Chung Y, Fine JP, Mahoney S, Poulton CJ, Lionaki S, Hogan SL, Falk RJ, Cattran DC, Hladunewich M, Reich HN, Nachman PH. Patients with Primary Membranous Nephropathy Are at High-risk of Cardiovascular Events. Kidney Int 2016;89:1111-8
• Laurin LP, Gasim AM, Poulton CJ, Hogan SL, Jennette JC, Falk RJ, Foster BJ, Nachman PH. Treatment with glucocorticoids or calcineurin inhibitors in primary focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2016;11:386-94
• Thompson A, Cattran DC, Blank M, Nachman PH. Surrogate Endpoints in Primary Membranous Nephropathy: a Critical Evaluation of Complete and Partial Remission. J Am Soc Nephrol 2015;26:2930-7
• Lee T, Gasim A, Derebail VK, Yunro C, McGregor JA, Lionaki S, Poulton CJ, Hogan SL, Jennette JC, Falk RJ and Nachman PH. Predictors of treatment outcomes in ANCA-associated vasculitis with severe kidney failure. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2014;9:905-13.
• Lee T, Biddle AK, Lionaki S, Derebail VK, Barbour S, Tannous S, Hladunewich MA, Hu Y, Poulton CJ, Mahoney S, Jennette JC, Hogan SL, Falk RJ, Cattran DC, Reich HN, and Nachman PH. Prophylactic anticoagulation in patients with membranous nephropathy: A Decision Analysis. Kidney Int. 2014;85: 1412-20. http://www.med.unc.edu/gntools/