Education & Training
Fellowship, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston MA, 1976-1977
Fellowship, Boston University Medical Center, Boston MA, 1975-1976
Residency, University of Washington, Seattle WA, 1973-1974
Residency, University of California Los Angeles Medical Center, Los, Angeles CA, 1970-1971
Residency, Harbor General Hospital, Torrance CA, 1969-1970
MD, Northwestern Medical School, Chicago IL, 1969
College, Northwestern University, Evanston IL, 1965
Honors
Robert Schrier Lecturer, American Society of Nephrology, 2015
American Association of Physicians, 2010
Research Interests
Dr. Zager's research is centered on defining mechanisms and adaptive responses of acute ischemic and toxic renal injury. In particular, he studies how injured cells acquire resistance to subsequent forms of attack (so call "ischemic preconditioning" or "acquired cytoresistance"). By defining these protective mechanisms, new prophylactic and therapeutic strategies for organ protection are probed. Cell culture, rodent experiments and translational human studies are used to probe these issues.
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