Expertise

Clinical Interests:

  • General nephrology, dialysis, fluid and electrolyte derangements, glomerulonephritides.

Research Interests:

  • Nutrition in kidney disease, omega-3 fatty acids, obesity’s impact on kidney health, sudden cardiac death.

Dr. Friedman has published dozens of articles, editorials, and book chapters on topics related to the overlap between nutrition and kidney disease and has received grant funding from the NIH, National Kidney Foundation, and other institutions.

Research

  • Nutrition and kidney health and disease, obesity, omega-3 fatty acids, sudden cardiac death, diabetic kidney disease.

 

Communities
Nephrology
Degrees
MD, McGill University, 1994
BA, Columbia University, Political Science, 1989
Keywords
nutrition or dietetics obesity nephrology