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David Salant, M.D.
Glomerular and Autoimmune Diseases, Vasculitis, Lupus Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, Kidney Stones, Complicated Hypertension
...is a Professor of Medicine at Boston University and Chief of the Renal Section at Boston Medical Center. He is a graduate of the University of the Witwatersrand Medical School in Johannesburg, South Africa. His clinical training was completed at the Johannesburg General Hospital where he was also on the faculty of the renal unit. He received research training at Boston University Medical Center and joined the faculty in 1979.
Dr. Salant is an expert on the care and treatment of patients suffering from autoimmune diseases that affect the kidneys and other organs, such as vasculitis, lupus nephritis, and various other forms of glomerulonephritis and nephrotic syndrome. Supported by grants from the NIH, he has conducted extensive research on the effects of immune disorders on the kidneys, and he has authored over 130 scientific publications, reviews and book chapters.
Dr. Salant has received several awards and honors, including an Established Investigator Award from the American Heart Association, and election to the American Society of Clinical Investigation and Association of American Physicians. He has served on several National Institutes of Health advisory panels and on the editorial boards of several prominent journals. He has also played a prominent educational role nationally as member of the American Board of Internal Medicine.