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Leonard L. Vertuno
Leonard L. Vertuno
M.D., FACP
Clinical Professor
Nephrology
Specialties
High Blood Pressure, Kidney Disorders
Board Certifications
Internal Medicine - General Cert: AM Board of Internal Medicine
Nephrology - Subspecialty Cert: AM Board of Internal Medicine
Publications
Occurrence of renal tubular dysfunction in lupus nephritis.Kozeny,G. A.; Barr,W.; Bansal,V. K.; Vertuno,L. L.; Fresco,R.; Robinson,J.; Hano,J. E.ARCHIVES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE 1987 ;147(5):891-895
Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia: a lethal complication of "pulse" methylprednisolone therapy.Kozeny,G. A.; Quinn,J. P.; Bansal,V. K.; Vertuno,L. L.; Hano,E.INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ARTIFICIAL ORGANS 1987 ;10(5):304-306
De novo membranous nephropathy following renal transplantation between conjoint twins.Bansal,V. K.; Kozeny,G. A.; Fresco,R.; Vertuno,L. L.; Hano,J. E.TRANSPLANTATION 1986 ;41(3):404-406
Myocardial infarction with normal results of coronary angiography following diltiazem withdrawal.Kozeny,G. A.; Ragona,B. P.; Bansal,V. K.; Hurley,R. M.; Dixon,D. W.; Vertuno,L. L.; Hano,J. E.AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE 1986 ;80(6):1184-1186
Systemic lupus erythematosus presenting with hyporeninemic hypoaldosteronism in a 10-year-old girl.Kozeny,G. A.; Hurley,R. M.; Fresco,R.; Vertuno,L. L.; Bansal,V. K.; Hano,J. E.AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NEPHROLOGY 1986 ;6(4):321-324
Hypertension, mineralocorticoid-resistant hyperkalemia, and hyperchloremic acidosis in an infant with obstructive uropathy.Kozeny,G. A.; Hurley,R. M.; Vertuno,L. L.; Bansal,V. K.; Zeller,W. P.; Hano,J. E.AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NEPHROLOGY 1986 ;6(6):476-481
Spontaneous intraperitoneal rupture of a lymphocele associated with a renal allograft.Chandran,K. G.; Gadwood,K. A.; Ing,T. S.; Bansal,V. K.; Vertuno,L. L.; Hurley,R. M.; Hano,J. E.TRANSPLANTATION PROCEEDINGS 1985 ;17(4):2011-2013
In vivo effects of acute changes in osmolality and sodium concentration on myocardial contractility.Kozeny,G. A.; Murdock,D. K.; Euler,D. E.; Hano,J. E.; Scanlon,P. J.; Bansal,V. K.; Vertuno,L. L.AMERICAN HEART JOURNAL 1985 ;109(2):290-296
Complications of subclavian vein dialysis.Kozeny,G. A.; Bansal,V. K.; Vertuno,L. L.; Hurley,R. M.; Hano,J. E.INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ARTIFICIAL ORGANS 1985 ;8(5):239-242
Red cell fragmentation syndrome with the use of subclavian hemodialysis catheters.Nand,S.; Bansal,V. K.; Kozeny,G.; Vertuno,L.; Remlinger,K. A.; Jordan,J. V.,JrARCHIVES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE 1985 ;145(8):1421-1423
In vitro correlation of glutamine and glutamate renal ammoniagenesis during adaptation.Preuss,H. G.; Slemmer Gaydos,D.; Singh Aujla,M.; Areas,J.; Vertuno,L. L.Renal physiology 1984 ;7(5):321-328
Hypercalcemia associated with silicone-induced granulomas.Kozeny,G. A.; Barbato,A. L.; Bansal,V. K.; Vertuno,L. L.; Hano,J. E.NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE 1984 ;311(17):1103-1105
Incidence of subclavian dialysis catheter-related infections.Kozeny,G. A.; Venezio,F. R.; Bansal,V. K.; Vertuno,L. L.; Hano,J. E.ARCHIVES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE 1984 ;144(9):1787-1789
Contralateral hemothorax secondary to chronic subclavian dialysis catheter.Kozeny,G. A.; Bansal,V. K.; Vertuno,L. L.; Hano,J. E.AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NEPHROLOGY 1984 ;4(5):312-314
Rapid access for emergency dialysis.Kozeny,G. A.; Vertuno,L. L.; Bansal,V. K.; Hano,J. E.AMERICAN JOURNAL OF KIDNEY DISEASES 1984 ;4(1):63-65
The role of splenectomy in cadaveric renal transplantation.Vertuno,L. L.; Bansal,V. K.; Hano,J. E.; Giacchino,J. L.; Geis,W. P.Nephron 1981 ;27(4-5):273-277
Surgery, nutritional support, and survival in patients with end-stage renal disease.Giacchino,J. L.; Geis,W. P.; Wittenstein,B. H.; Bansal,V. K.; Gandhi,V. C.; Vertuno,L. L.ARCHIVES OF SURGERY 1981 ;116(5):634-640
Contrast media induced acute renal failure.Bansal,V. K.; Vertuno,L. L.; Hano,J. E.Journal of the Association of Physicians of India 1981 ;29(5):395-398
Protein-calorie malnutrition and cutaneous anergy in hemodialysis maintained patients.Bansal,V. K.; Popli,S.; Pickering,J.; Ing,T. S.; Vertuno,L. L.; Hano,J. E.AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION 1980 ;33(7):1608-1611
Segmental infarction of the omentum: a cause of the semi-acute abdomen.Vertuno,L. L.; Dan,J. R.; Wood,W.AMERICAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY 1980 ;74(5):443-446
Vascular access: long-term results, new techniques.Giacchino,J. L.; Geis,W. P.; Buckingham,J. M.; Vertuno,L. L.; Bansal,V. K.ARCHIVES OF SURGERY 1979 ;114(4):403-409
A lack of correlation between rat kidney mitochondrial swelling and glutaminase activation in metabolic acidosis.Rakowski,T. A.; Vertuno,L. L.; Preuss,H. G.Experientia 1978 ;34(3):359-360
Effects of acid challenge on in vivo and in vitro rat renal ammoniagenesis.Sleeper,R. S.; Vertuno,L. L.; Strauss,F.; Preuss,H. G.Life Sciences 1978 ;22(18):1561-1571
Effects of metabolic acidosis on renal Na and H2O handling in humans.Vertuno,L. L.; Rakowski,T.; McCarthy,E.; Preuss,H. G.Nephron 1977 ;19(5):278-283
Acid excretion in spontaneously hypertensive rats.Preuss,H. G.; Vertuno,L. L.; Vavatsi-Manos,O.; Washington,H. S.Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology & Medicine 1976 ;153(2):350-354
Fanconi syndrome following homotransplantation.Vertuno,L. L.; Preuss,H. G.; Argy,W. P.,Jr; Schreiner,G. E.ARCHIVES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE 1974 ;133(2):302-305
The insulin-obesity syndrome.Bemiller,C. R.; Rogers,A. K.; Vertuno,L. L.; Dempsey,J. J.MILITARY MEDICINE 1973 ;138(2):85-87
Effects of glutamine deamination on glutamine deamidation in rat kidney slices.Preuss,H. G.; Vivatsi-Manos,O.; Vertuno,L. L.JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION 1973 ;52(4):755-764
Acid-base effects on renal organic cation transport.Preuss,H. G.; Weiss,F. R.; Vavatsi-Manos,O.; Vertuno,L. L.; Schreiner,G. E.Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology & Medicine 1973 ;142(1):356-358
Education
Medical School
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Residency
Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, Internal Medicine: General
Fellowship
Georgetown University Medical Center, Internal Medicine: Nephrology