Meryl A. Waldman, M.D.

- Senior Research Physician: Clinical Nephrology Section, Kidney Diseases Branch
- Director: Nephrology Consult and Dialysis Service
Professional Experience
- Senior Research Physician NIDDK, NIH, 2020-present
- Chief, Clinical Nephrology Consult Service, 2020-present
- Director, Dialysis, 2020-present
- Staff Clinician of the Year, NIH, 2024
- Nancy Nossal Mentorship Award, 2022
- NIAMS Director’s Group Award: COVID-19 Systemic Autoimmunity, 2022
- NIDDK Clinical Director's Award, 2020
- Associate Research Physician, NIDDK, NIH, 2018-2020
- Staff Clinician, NIDDK, NIH, 2006-present
- Clinical Instructor, Columbia University, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Glomerular Disease Institute
- Nephrology Fellowship, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
- Internal medicine-Pediatrics Combined Residency, Baystate Medical Center
- M.D., Tufts University School of Medicine
Current Research
The focus of my research is the natural history, pathogenesis, and treatment of immunologically mediated glomerular diseases particularly membranous nephropathy. The goal of my research is to find novel ways to suppress autoimmune responses that lead to kidney disease as well as to find more sensitive methods to monitor disease activity.
Select Publications
- An expert discussion on the atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome nomenclature-identifying a road map to precision: a report of a National Kidney Foundation Working Group.
- Nester CM, Feldman DL, Burwick R, Cataland S, Chaturvedi S, Cook HT, Cuker A, Dixon BP, Fakhouri F, Hingorani SR, Java A, van de Kar NCAJ, Kavanagh D, Leung N, Licht C, Noris M, O'Shaughnessy MM, Parikh SV, Peyandi F, Remuzzi G, Smith RJH, Sperati CJ, Waldman M, Walker P, Vivarelli M.
- Kidney Int (2024 Sep) 106:326-336. Abstract/Full Text
- Characterization of the antispike IgG immune response to COVID-19 vaccines in people with a wide variety of immunodeficiencies.
- Zendt M, Bustos Carrillo FA, Kelly S, Saturday T, DeGrange M, Ginigeme A, Wu L, Callier V, Ortega-Villa A, Faust M, Chang-Rabley E, Bugal K, Kenney H, Khil P, Youn JH, Osei G, Regmi P, Anderson V, Bosticardo M, Daub J, DiMaggio T, Kreuzburg S, Pala F, Pfister J, Treat J, Ulrick J, Karkanitsa M, Kalish H, Kuhns DB, Priel DL, Fink DL, Tsang JS, Sparks R, Uzel G, Waldman MA, Zerbe CS, Delmonte OM, Bergerson JRE, Das S, Freeman AF, Lionakis MS, Sadtler K, van Doremalen N, Munster V, Notarangelo LD, Holland SM, Ricotta EE.
- Sci Adv (2023 Oct 13) 9:eadh3150. Abstract/Full Text
Research in Plain Language
I study new combinations of agents that reduce the activity of the immune system to treat individuals with immune-mediated kidney disease in which kidney cells are damaged by immune responses or inflammation.