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UPMC |
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Internal Medicine, Clinical research in Nephrology (Kidneys) - Lupus nephritis, cadrorenal syndrome, acute kidney injury, nephrolithiasis; Patient care - nephrology clinic, dialysis rounding, hospital consults, telemedicine |
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National Kidney Foundation (NKF), American Society of Nephrology (ASN) - Fellow (FASN), Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) (monthly donor), American College of Physicians (ACP) - Fellow (FACP), American Medical Association (AMA); Donor to various charities (Boy’s Town, Covenant House, Easter Seals, Cystre Fibrosis Foundation, etc.) |
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Dr. Liang has 17 years of experience in the medical field and has served in her current position for 11 years. |
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Dr. Liang dedicates this recognition to her twin sister, Kimberly |
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Penn State University (University Park, PA) - 1996-1998 (B.S.); Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University (Philadelphia, PA) - 1998-2002 (M.D.); Mayo Clinic (Rochester, MN) - 2002-2005 (residency) and 2005-2008 (fellowship) |
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In her free time, Dr. Liang enjoys playing the piano and flute, baking, and watching figure skating and gymnastics |
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Nephrology, American Board of Internal Medicine; Pennsylvania State Board of Medicine (Professional License) |
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Various published works. Most recent : Liang KV, Zhang JH, Palevsky PM. Urea reduction ratio may be a simpler approach for measurement of adequacy of intermittent hemodialysis in acute kidney injury. BMC Nephrology 2019 Mar 6;20(1):82. doi:10.1186/s12882-019-1272-7. PMID: 30841863 |
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Top Doctor in PA (Nephrology) - 2018 , The Leading Physicians of the World (Nephrologist) - 2019; Fellowship in ACP (2019); Fellowship in ASN (2018); Winner of Best of American College of Rheumatology (2018) for Australia (Cornerstone Health) for poster presentation “Are Traditional Biomarkers of Lupus Associated with Renal Pathology in Lupus Nephritis?”; “Top Doctor” award (2018) (Nephrologist in Pennsylvania) |
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To promote the highest quality, compassionate care to all patients. To conduct meaningful, ethical, significant clinical research that can translate to patient care to improve outcomes. |
