Ioannis Giatras NEPHROLOGIST

• 1984 Thesis: The Kidney In Diabetes Mellitus Type I(Iddm). Anatomopathological Study Of 47 Patients

Ad-Hoc Reviewer for peer-reviewed international journals

• NDT (Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation)

Professional Experience:

• Clinical Nephrology Since 1990

Education Experience:

• Greece
• Necker Hospital, Paris, France
• Nemc, Tufts University, Boston, Usa

Research Interests

1. Glomerular permselectivity. 
2. Alport’s syndrome and molecular biology of inherited renal diseases. 
3. Glomerulonephritis and pregnancy. 
4. Pregnancy during dialysis
5. Treatment of hypertension and progression of renal disease. 
6. Statistical methods in medicine: meta-analysis. 
7. Ancient Greek medicine and dietary habits.

Awards

• Dec 1994:Titre d’Assistant Etranger des Hopitaux de Paris. Universite Rene Descartes Paris V, Hopital Necker Enfants Ma-lades, Paris, France.

1. Hereditary diseases of the kidney: 2 Panhellenic Symposium: Volos January 27-29, 2000. P N Zirogiannis, Ath Agrafiotis. Hereditary Amyloidosis: 325-340. I Giatras.
2. The kidney in systemic diseases. (Alkyonides days of Nephrology February 15-17, 2001, European Cultural Center of Delphi).
   Bechet disease, Relapsing Polychondritis, Lymphogranulomatosis.

Participation In Research Projects And Collaborative Groups

• 1994: Open study of tolerance and efficiency of Sodium Bicarbonate bags (Bibag) in crossed comparison with Bicart, in hemodialyzed patients (Study granted by Fresenius). Division of Nehrology. Chief Pr. J. P. Grunfeld. Universite Rene Descartes Paris V, Hospital Necker Enfants Malades Paris, France. Giatras I, Touam M, Zingraff J, Drueke T. 
• 1994: Study of pharmacokinetics, tolerance and efficiency of valacyclovir (256 U 87) in the prevention of CMV infection after renal transplanta-tion. (Study supported by Wellcome). Division of Intensive Care Unit and Renal Transplantation. Chief Pr. H. Kreis Universite Rene Descartes Paris V, Hospital Necker Enfants Malades, Paris, France. Worked with: Legendre C, Mamzer-Brunel M F, Thervet E, Kreis H. 
• 1995: European Community Alport Syndrome Concerted Association (ECASCA). INSERM U 423, (Institute National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale), Hospital Necker Enfants Malades. Chief: Gubler M C. Worked with Knebelmann B, Gubler M C, Antignac C, Broyer M, Niaudet P, Grunfeld J P. 
• 1996-98: Effect of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors (ACEI) on the Progression of Non-Diabetic Renal Disease: Results from a Pooled Analysis of Randomized Control Trials (RCT). Giatras I, Jafar TH, Landa M, Schmid CH, Becker G, Maschio G, Remuzzi G, Brenner BM, Kamper A, Zucchelli P, Toto R, Himmelmann A, Bannister K, Landais P, Shahinfar S, Jong PE de, Zeeuw D de, Lau J, Levey AS, AIPRD Study Group, Boston, MA. Division of Nephrology and Clinical Care Research, Tufts University School of Medicine, New England Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA

1. Early glomerular dysfunction in patients with sickle cell anemia. Schmitt F, Brillet G, Martinez F, Giatras I, Choukroun G, Girot B, Bachir D, Galacteros F, Lacour B, Grunfeld J P. Division of Nehrology, and Biochemistry, Hospital Necker Enfants Malades, Paris, Center of Sickle Cell Anemia and Thalassemia, Henri Mondor Hospital, Creteil, and Division of Hematology, Tenon Hospital, Paris, France. Am J Kidney Dis. 1998 Aug;32(2):208-14. 
2. Giatras I, Levy DP, Malone FD, Carlson JA, Jungers P. Pregnancy during dialysis: case report and management guidelines.  Divisions of Nephrology and Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, New England Medical Center, Boston, MA, The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, New York, USA, and Department of Nephrology, Necker Hospital, Paris, France. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 1998 Dec; 13 (12):3266-72.
3. Levy DP, Giatras I, Jungers P. Pregnancy and end-stage renal disease – past experience and new insights. Ed-itorial Comment. The Center for Reproductive Medicine and Infertility, The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, New York, USA, Divisions of Nephrology Tufts University School of Medicine, New England Medical Cen-ter, Boston, MA, USA, and Department of Nephrology, Necker Hospital Paris France.  Nephrol Dial Transplant. 1998;13(12):3005-7.
4. Suggested ultrasound parameters for the assessment of fetal well being during chronic hemodialysis. Malone F D, Craigo S D, Giatras I, Carlson J, Athanassiou A, D’Alton ME. Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, New England Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, 02111 USA. Ultra-sound Obstet Gunecol 1998 Jun;11(6):450-452.
5. Outcome of transplantation of organs procured from bacteremic donors. Freeman RB, Giatras I, Falagas M, Supran S, O’Connor K J, Bradley J Snyd-man DR, Delmonico FL. Department of Surgery, New England Medical Cen-ter, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, 02111. Transplantation, 1999 Oct 27;68(8):1107-11.
6. X-linked Alport syndrome. Natural history in 195 families and genotype-phenotype correlation in males. Jais JP, Knebelmann B, Giatras I, De Marchi M, Rizzoni G, Renieri A, Weber M, Gross O, Netzer KO, Flinter F, Pirson Y, Verellen C, Wieslander J, Persson U, Tryggvason K, Martin P, Hertz JM, Schroder C, Sanak M, Krejcova S, Carvalho MF, Saus J, Antignac C, Smeets H, Gubler MC. Biostatistique et In-formatique Medicale and INSERM U423 Hopital Necker Enfants Malades, Universite Rene Descartes, Paris France. J Am Soc Nephrol 2000 Apr; 11(4):649-57. 
7. Jafar TH Schmid CH, Landa M, Giatras I, et al. ACE INHIBITION IN PROGRESSIVE RENAL DISEASE (AIPRD) STUDY GROUP. Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and progression of nondiabetic renal disease. A meta-analysis of patient-level data. Ann Intern Med. 2001 Jul 17;135(2):73-87
8. Jafar TH Schmid CH, Landa M, Giatras I, et al. ACE INHIBITION IN PROGRESSIVE RENAL DISEASE (AIPRD) STUDY GROUP. Using a type of blood pressure medicine, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhib-itors, to prevent worsening of kidney disease unrelated to diabetes. Ann Intern Med. 2001 Jul 17;135(2):S-21. 
9. Schmid CH, Landa M, Jafar TH, Giatras I, Karim T, Reddy M, Stark PC, Levey AS. Constructing a database of individual clinical trials for longitudinal analysis. Control Clin Trials. 2003 Jun;24(3):324-40.
10. Jais JP, Knebelmann B, Giatras I, De Marchi M, Rizzoni G, Renieri A, Weber M, Gross O, Netzer KO, Flinter F, Pirson Y, Dahan K, Wieslander J, Persson U, Tryggvason K, Martin P, Hertz JM, Schroder C, Sanak M, Carvalho MF, Saus J, Antignac C, Smeets H, Gubler MC. X-linked alport syndrome: natural history and genotype-phenotype correlations in girls and women belonging to 195 families: a “European Community Alport Syndrome Concerted Action” study.J Am Soc Nephrol. 2003 Oct;14(10):2603-10.