David Bushinsky

Professional Background

David A. Bushinsky, is Professor of Medicine and of Pharmacology and Physiology at the University of Rochester School of Medicine. He was the Chief of the Nephrology Division at the University of Rochester Medical Center for 29 years as well as the John J. Kuiper Distinguished Professor of Medicine. Dr. Bushinsky has published well over three hundred peer-reviewed articles, invited reviews, chapters and editorials focusing on disorders of divalent ion metabolism. He has extensively studied the mechanism by which metabolic acids induce physicochemical bone dissolution and cell-mediated bone resorption. He has also developed a strain of rats that exhibit genetic hypercalciuria, the most common metabolic abnormality in humans with nephrolithiasis, and spontaneously form kidney stones. His research has been consistently funded by grants from the National Institutes of Health for almost 4 decades. Dr Bushinsky has lectured throughout the world on the effects of acid on bone, stone formation and other disorders of divalent ion metabolism. Dr Bushinsky received his medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, Mass. He completed an internship and residency at Tufts New England Medical Center Hospital in Boston, Mass. He also completed a fellowship in clinical nephrology and a research fellowship in nephrology at Tufts New England Medical Center Hospital in Boston, Mass. Dr Bushinsky is a member of a number of organizations including the Association of American Physicians and the American Society for Clinical Investigation.

Credentials

Education

1971 BS | Lehigh University Chemical Engineering

1975 MD | Tufts University Sch Medicine Medicine

Post-doctoral Training & Residency

09/01/1978 - 06/30/1980 Research in Research Fellow in Nephrology at New England Medical Center Hospitals

09/01/1977 - 06/30/1978 Fellowship in Nephrology at New England Medical Center Hospitals

01/01/1976 - 06/30/1977 Residency in Nephrology at New England Medical Center Hospitals

09/01/1975 - 12/31/1976 Internship in Medicine at New England Medical Center Hospitals

Awards

1998 Association of American Physicians

1990 American Society for Clinical Investigation

1987 American Society of Nephrology Travel Award

1983 - 1984 Andrew Mellon Foundation Fellowship

1981 - 1982 Martin Rosenthal Award for Medical Research

Publications

Journal Articles

3/11/2019 Bushinsky DA, Chertow GM, Cheng S, Deng H, Kopyt N, Martin KJ, Rastogi A, Ureña-Torres P, Vervloet M, Block GA. "One-year safety and efficacy of intravenous etelcalcetide in patients on hemodialysis with secondary hyperparathyroidism." Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association.. 2019 Mar 11; Epub 2019 Mar 11.

3/8/2019 Wesson DE, Mathur V, Tangri N, Stasiv Y, Parsell D, Li E, Klaerner G, Bushinsky DA. "Veverimer versus placebo in patients with metabolic acidosis associated with chronic kidney disease: a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, controlled, phase 3 trial." Lancet.. 2019 Mar 8; Epub 2019 Mar 08.

2/6/2019 Krieger NS, Grynpas M, VandenEynde A, Asplin JR, Frick KK, Kim MH, Ramos FM, Granja I, Bushinsky DA. "Low Sodium Diet Decreases Stone Formation in Genetic Hypercalciuric Stone-Forming Rats." Nephron.. 2019 Feb 6; :1-11. Epub 2019 Feb 06.

Books & Chapters

2010 Book Title: Acidosis and Bone. In: Nutritional Influences on Bone Health. Author List: Bushinsky, D. A Edited By: P. Burckhardt, Bess Dawson-Hughes, C, Weaver. Published By: Springer-Verlag 2010 in London

2010 Book Title: Keeping divalent ions in their proper place Author List: Bushinsky, D. A. and J. Silver Edited By: Curr. Opin Nephrol Published By: Hypertens 2010

2010 Chapter Title: 1: Book Title: Contribution of intestine, bone, kidney and dialysis to extracellular fluid calc Author List: Bushinsky, D. A. Published By: J. Am. Soc.Nephrol. Suppl 2010