# Jerome Lowenstein

Jerome Lowenstein is a licensed medical doctor with a specialty in nephrology, medical specialty related to kidneys, in New York, New York. He received his M.D, also known as Doctor of Medicine, from New York University in 1957. He continued to work at New York University, more commonly known as NYU, as a professor of medicine in the Division of Nephrology, as Firm Chief in the NYU School of Medicine, as a clinician in several clinical practices in New York, as a researcher, and also as an author. He is also the Senior Nonfiction Editor for the Bellevue Literary Review. He developed a program at NYU for Humanistic Aspects of Medical Education which he directed and was intended for third year involved in clerkship. He is currently retired.

## Publications

During his medical and research career he has conducted many clinical trials and has done extensive research in several topics in medicine. It is listed that he has a total of 92 publications.

### Journals

* Etinger A, Kumar SR, Ackley W, Soiefer L, Chun J, Singh P, Grossman E, Matalon A, Holzman RS, Meijers B, Lowenstein J (2018). "The effect of isohydric hemodialysis on the binding and removal of uremic retention solutes". PLOS ONE. 13 (2): e0192770. Bibcode:2018PLoSO..1392770E. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0192770. PMC 5823377. PMID 29470534.
* Etinger A, Kumar SR, Ackley W, Soiefer L, Chun J, Singh P, Grossman E, Matalon A, Holzman RS, Meijers B, Lowenstein J (2018). "Correction: The effect of isohydric hemodialysis on the binding and removal of uremic retention solutes". PLOS ONE. 13 (7): e0200980. Bibcode:2018PLoSO..1300980E. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0200980. PMC 6047821. PMID 30011331.
* Nazzal L, Roberts J, Singh P, Jhawar S, Matalon A, Gao Z, Holzman R, Liebes L, Blaser MJ, Lowenstein J (November 2017). "Microbiome perturbation by oral vancomycin reduces plasma concentration of two gut-derived uremic solutes, indoxyl sulfate and p-cresyl sulfate, in end-stage renal disease". Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation. 32 (11): 1809–1817. doi:10.1093/ndt/gfx029. PMID 28379433.
* Lowenstein J, Grantham JJ (March 2017). "Residual renal function: a paradigm shift". Kidney International. 91 (3): 561–565. doi:10.1016/j.kint.2016.09.052. PMID 28202171.
* Lowenstein J, Grantham JJ (June 2016). "The rebirth of interest in renal tubular function". American Journal of Physiology. Renal Physiology. 310 (11): F1351-5. doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00055.2016. PMID 26936872.
* Kimmel PL, Neugarten J, Lowenstein J (March 2015). "David S. Baldwin, MD: a legacy in nephrology". Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 26 (3): 531–5. doi:10.1681/ASN.2014030305. PMC 4341485. PMID 25150155.

### Books

He has three books currently published:
* Lowenstein J, Markel H, Stern AM (March 1997). The Midnight Meal and other essays about Doctors, Patients, and medicine. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-06816-0.
* Lowenstein J (2010). Henderson's Equation. Gadd Books. ISBN 978-0-88427-903-7.
* Lowenstein J (2007). Acid and basics: a guide to understanding acid-base disorders. BookSurge Publishing/amazon.com Company. ISBN 978-1-4196-6485-4.
He has additional writings published in several websites, including the Bellevue Literary Review, and short stories that include Illuminating the Art of Medicine and Gabrielle.