Academic Title:
Assistant Professor
Primary Appointment:
Medicine
Location:
University of Maryland Medical Center, 22 S. Greene St. Baltimore, MD, Room # N3W143
Phone (Primary):
410-328-5720
Fax:
410-328-5685
Education and Training
2002 - 2003 Internship, Internal Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
2003 - 2005 Residency, Internal Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
2005 - 2006 Chief Resident, Internal Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
2006 - 2008 Fellowship, Nephrology, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
2009 - 2011 Translational and Clinical Research Curriculum Scholar, University of North Carolina Translational and Clinical Sciences Institute, Chapel Hill, NC
2011 - 2012 Fellowship, Kidney Transplant, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
2011 M.P.H., University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health, Epidemiology, Chapel Hill, NC
Biosketch
Dr. Nadiesda Costa is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology. She comes to Baltimore from North Carolina where she trained in Internal Medicine and Nephrology at East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine. She completed a Master’s degree in epidemiology at the University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health. During her time at the University of North Carolina she completed additional training as a Transplant Nephrologist.
Research/Clinical Keywords
Dr. Costa is interested in anemia management post-kidney transplant, medical treatment adherence post transplant, prevention of allograft loss and organ allocation policy.
Highlighted Publications
- Costa, N. Kshirsagar, AV. Wang, L. Detwiler, RK. Brookhart, MA. Pretransplantation erythropoiesis-stimulating agent hyporesponsiveness is associated with increased kidney allograft failure and mortality. Transplantation. 2013 Nov 15;96(9): 807-13.
- Weir, MR. Gravens-Muller, L. Costa, N. Ivanova, A. Manitpisitkul, W. Bostom, AG. Diamantidis, CJ. On behalf of the FAVORIT Study Investigators. Safety events in kidney transplant recipients: Results from the folic acid vascular outcome reduction in transplant trial. Transplantation. 2015 May;99 (5): 1003-08.
- Yi, SY. Shaw, K. Costa, N, Leeser, DB. Pancreas Transplant at the University of Maryland. Clinical Transplants 2015 Edition. Chapter 11. Review. Matthew J Everly. 2016.
Clinical Specialty Details
Kidney transplant allograft rejection prevention and management