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Below is a list of faculty associated with the Feinberg Cardiovascular & Renal Research Institute. View individual profiles of our faculty members — with publication and contact information, research and clinical specialties and more — via the profiles below. Learn more about our leadership and connect with the FCVRRI staff via our About Us section.

Finer, Gal

Finer, Gal

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Nephrology)

Bio

Dr. Gal Finer is a Board certified Pediatric Nephrologist, MD, PhD, clinician-scientist, and an Assistant Professor at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and The Ann and Robert H. Lur... [more]

Friedewald, John J

Friedewald, John J

Professor of Medicine (Nephrology and Hypertension) and Surgery (Organ Transplantation)

Bio

Living Kidney Donation, Kidney allocation, Highly Sensitized and incompatible patients, Kidney Paired Donation, Transplant Genomics and Biomarker Development, acute renal failure, humoral allograft re... [more]

Gallon, Lorenzo

Gallon, Lorenzo

Professor of Medicine (Nephrology and Hypertension) and Surgery (Organ Transplantation)

Bio

I am currently the Medical Director of the Translational Medicine Program, the Director of International Relations and the Director of the Renal Transplant Fellowship. My primary research interests ar... [more]

George, Jr., Alfred L.

George, Jr., Alfred L.

Professor of Pharmacology

Bio

Our research program is focused on the structure, function, pharmacology, and molecular genetics of ion channels. His laboratory has contributed greatly to understanding the mechanisms by which ion ch... [more]

Ghosh, Asish K

Ghosh, Asish K

Research Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)

Bio

Major Research Interests: Molecular Basis of Organ Fibrosis: Development of Epigenetic Fibrosis Therapy. Hyperactivity of differentiated fibroblasts causes an excessive synthesis and deposition of ext... [more]

Ghossein, Cybele

Ghossein, Cybele

Professor of Medicine (Nephrology and Hypertension)

Ho, Bing

Ho, Bing

Associate Professor of Medicine (Nephrology and Hypertension) and Surgery (Organ Transplantation)

Ho, Karen J

Ho, Karen J

Associate Professor of Surgery (Vascular Surgery)

Hou, Songwang

Hou, Songwang

Research Assistant Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)

Iannaccone, Philip

Iannaccone, Philip

Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics

Bio

The Sonic hedgehog signal in vertebrates is mediated by three C2H2 zinc finger transcription factors, GLI1, GLI2, and GLI3. We have shown that near identity of gene sequence exists between mouse and h... [more]

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