EDUCATION: School of
Medicine, State University of Milan,
Milan- Italy 1980-1986 M.D.
TRAINING:
July 1991-June 1993 Nephrology Fellowship, the Toronto Hospital,
University of Toronto
Ontario, Canada
Dec 1988-June 1991 Residency in Internal Medicine
Maimonides Medical Center
Affilated with State University of NY,
Brooklyn,NY
July 1988-Dec.1988 1st year Inernal Medicine Residency in
LaGuardia Hospital,Queens, NY
Affilated with Cornell University
Jan 1987- Dec 1987 Roatating Internship,including Internal
Medicine, Surgery, OB-Gyn,
Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine, Cardiology,
Sheba medicine Center, Sackler School of
Medicine, tel-Aviv, Israel
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Oct 1993 - Present Nephrology Group Private Practice
Vainer & Vainer Nephrology Consultants, Inc.
Atlanta, Georgia 30342
July 1994- Present Medical Director
Gambro Healthcare/Fulton
Atlanta, Georgia 30342
July 1994- Present Medical Director
Gambro Healthcare/Ford Factory Sq
Atlanta, georgia 30308
Oct 1995- Present Medical Director
Georgia Acute Dialysis
Atlanta, Georgia 30076
June 1997-June 1999 Medical Director
Georgia Acute Dialysis
Atlanta, georgia 30342
March 2000- Present Medical Director
Gambro
Healthcare/Cumming
Cumming,
Georgia
March 2000- Present President of Dialysis of Georgia, LLC
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
July 2002- Present Medical Director
Dialysis of Georgia- Newman/Gainsville
Davite/Woodstock- 2002-2003
Davite/ ellijay- 2002-2003
June 2002-July 2003 Medical Director
American
renal Care-Home Dialysis Services
Atlanta, Georgia
2000-2004 Medical Director
North Fulton Hospital- Acute Dialysis
2004-Present Medical Director
Acute- Dialysis.
TEACHING: Voluntary
Teaching Staff-Atlanta Medical Center
(Teaching students on a monthly rotation basis
in hospital as well as in office).
Lectures given to Medical Residents:
1. Acute Renal Failure
2. Postassium and acid base Disorders
3. Urinalysis
4. Hypo-Hypernaturremai Evaluation
and Managment.
Lecture given at Northside Hospital
"Acid Based Disorder"
Grand
Round (atlanta Medical Center)
"Acute Renal Failure"
HOSPITAL COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS:
1. Medical Executive Committee Baptist North hospital 98-00
2. Quality Assurance Committee Dunwoody Med Ctr 97-00
3. Critical Care Committee
Northside Hospital 96-98
4. Nutritional Support Committee St.Joseph's Hospital 97-99
5. Nutritional Support Committee Atlanta Medical Ctr 98-00
6. Utilization Managment
Northside Hospital 2000
7. ICU Committee Northside
Hospital 02-03
8. Utilization Review Committee Northside Hospital
04-05
HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS:
Northside Hospital
Saint Joseph's Hospital
North Fulton Hospital
Northside of Forsyth
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: American College of Physicians
American Medical Association
American Society of Nephrology
Georgia Society of Nephrology
CLINICAL RESEARCH STUDIES:
AMPS II-Principal Investigator- Using Aranesp versus thier current Procrit Therapy
- Trial designed to evaluate patients' preference for once manthly dosing. Accepted of N.K.F.,2005
Nabi- Straph Vaccine- Jan 2004- Sub Investigator.
T.R.E.A.T.- Principal Investigator - Study is design to reduce Cardiovascular events with Aranesp
Therapy within patients that have Cronic Kidney Disease, Anemia and Type 2 Diabetes.
Glomerular Disease Collaborative Network - Unc-CH-Div of Nephrology Hypertension. 2004 - Present.
Feature - S.T.A.R.T - Sub Investigator - Purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of
Fosrenol on lowering the phosphate levels in the blood.
Amegen - 20040180 Study-Sub-Investigator: An open-label, single arm study to assess the safety
of Darbepoetin Alfa Manufactured by a Serum free bioreactor technology in subject with chronic kidney disease (2005-2006)
AMI Study 62745-5 Sub-Investigator: A phase three study of safety and efficacy of Two dose regiments
of Ferumoxytol (compared with oral iron) as an Iron replacement therapy in hemodialysis patients who recieve supplemental
EPO Therapy. (2005)
PERSONAL INFORMATION: Married with four children
Born : February 7, 1960
Birthplace: Bucharest, Romania
Citizenship: United States of America.
