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Susan Hou
M.D.
Professor
Medical Director, Renal Transplant Program
Nephrology
Specialties
Pregnancy and Kidney Disease
Locations
Loyola Outpatient Center
Loyola Center for Dialysis on Roosevelt
Loyola Hospital
Board Certifications
Internal Medicine - General Cert: AM Board of Internal Medicine
Nephrology - Subspecialty Cert: AM Board of Internal Medicine
Publications
Transplant tourism--a dangerous journey?. Polcari,A. J.; Hugen,C. M.; Farooq,A. V.; Holt,D. R.; Hou,S. H.; Milner,J. E. Clinical transplantation 2011 ;25(4):633-637
Obesity in kidney transplant recipients and candidates Potluri,K.; Hou,S. American Journal of Kidney Diseases 2010 ;56(1):143-156
Pregnancy in women treated with dialysis: lessons from a large series over 20 years Hou,S. American Journal of Kidney Diseases 2010 ;56(1):5-6
Altered mental status in a transplant patient. Amantadine toxicity. Michalski,L. S.; Hantsch Bardsley,C.; Holt,D. R.; Milner,J. E.; Hou,S. H. Kidney international 2009 ;75(2):243-244
Treatment of idiopathic membranous nephropathy with the herb Astragalus membranaceus. Ahmed,M. S.; Hou,S. H.; Battaglia,M. C.; Picken,M. M.; Leehey,D. J. American Journal of Kidney Diseases 2007 ;50(6):1028-1032
Historical perspective of pregnancy in chronic kidney disease Hou,S. Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease 2007 ;14(2):116-118
Increasing body mass index and obesity in the incident ESRD population. Kramer,H. J.; Saranathan,A.; Luke,A.; Durazo-Arvizu,R. A.; Guichan,C.; Hou,S.; Cooper,R. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 2006 ;17(5):1453-1459
Evaluation of proteinuria in healthy living kidney donor candidates. Leischner,M. P.; Naratadam,G. O.; Hou,S. H.; Singh,A. K.; Leehey,D. J. Transplantation proceedings 2006 ;38(9):2796-2797
Tubulointerstitial nephritis with uveitis (TINU): a syndrome rheumatologists should recognize: a case report and review of the literature Kadanoff,R.; Lipps,B.; Khanna,A.; Hou,S. Journal of Clinical Rheumatology 2004 ;10(1):25-27
Daily dialysis in pregnancy. Hou,S. H. Hemodialysis International 2004 ;8(2):167-171
Pregnancy in renal transplant recipients Hou,S. Advances in Renal Replacement Therapy 2003 ;10(1):40-47
Hospital-acquired renal insufficiency. Nash,K.; Hafeez,A.; Hou,S. American Journal of Kidney Diseases 2002 ;39(5):930-936
Modification of dialysis regimens for pregnancy. Hou,S. International Journal of Artificial Organs 2002 ;25(9):823-826
Conception and pregnancy in peritoneal dialysis patients. Hou,S. Peritoneal Dialysis International 2001 ;21(Suppl 3):S290-4
Expanding the kidney donor pool: ethical and medical considerations Hou,S. Kidney international 2000 ;58(4):1820-1836
Education
Medical School
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Residency
Tufts University Affiliated Hospitals, Internal Medicine: General
Fellowship
Tufts University Affiliated Hospitals, Internal Medicine: Nephrology
Languages
Chinese
Spanish
Interests & Hobbies
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