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Alexander S. Yevzlin, MD

Alexander S. Yevzlin, MD Print Friendly Page

Faculty, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Dr. Yevzlin is the medical director of the Chronic Kidney Disease Clinic and director of the Interventional Nephrology program.

 

Specialties

Nephrology

UW Health Clinics

Kidney Clinic
(608) 270-5656 | (800) 323-8942 | Map

Hospital Affiliation(s)

University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics (primary)
Meriter Hospital, Veterans Hospital - Wm. S. Middleton Memorial (secondary)

Languages Spoken

English, Russian
Medical interpreters are available to help patients communicate with hospital and clinic staff. For more information, please contact interpreter services at (608) 262-9000.

UW School of Medicine and Public Health

Department of Medicine

Professional Certifications and Education

Board Certification Internal Medicine
Fellowship Northwestern University Memorial Hospital
Feinberg School of Medicine
Residency University of Michigan Hospital
Internship University of Michigan Hospital
Medical School Ohio State University, 1998

Procedures

Our doctors provide a wide range of services. The following list represents some, but not all, of the procedures offered by this physician.

Programs & Conditions

  • Advanced Hypertension Program
Research

Dr. Yevzlin has used his interventional nephrology interests to advance a new research agenda in the section. He has presented and published over 100 abstracts, invited lectures, and manuscripts. He is the secretary/treasurer of the American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology.


PubMed Articles
Agarwal G Vats HS Raval AN Yevzlin AS Chan MR Gimelli G . Chronic Total Occlusion and Successful Drug-Eluting Stent Placement in Takayasu Arteritis Induced Renal Artery Stenosis. Clin Med Res. 2013 May 8;
[PubMed ID: 23656802]
Yevzlin AS Valliant AM . Interventional Nephrology: Novel Devices that Will One Day Change Our Practice. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2013 Apr 25;
[PubMed ID: 23620442]
Yevzlin AS Gimelli G . Diagnosis and treatment of peripheral arterial disease in CKD patients. Semin Dial. 2013 Mar-Apr;26(2):240-51
[PubMed ID: 23067047]
Tumlin JA Chawla L Tolwani AJ Mehta R Dillon J Finkel KW Dasilva JR Astor BC Yevzlin AS Humes HD . The Effect of the Selective Cytopheretic Device on Acute Kidney Injury Outcomes in the Intensive Care Unit: A Multicenter Pilot Study. Semin Dial. 2012 Oct 29;
[PubMed ID: 23106607]
Yevzlin A Asif A Agarwal AK . Dialysis access dysfunction. Int J Nephrol. 2012;2012:612025
[PubMed ID: 22577547]
Vats HS Bellingham J Pinchot JW Young HN Chan MR Yevzlin AS . A comparison between blood flow outcomes of tunneled external jugular and internal jugular hemodialysis catheters. J Vasc Access. 2012 Jan-Mar;13(1):51-4
[PubMed ID: 21725948]
Chan MR Chhokar VS Young HN Becker BN Yevzlin AS . Retrograde occlusive arteriography of hemodialysis access: failure to detect inflow lesions? Semin Dial. 2011 Jul-Aug;24(4):452-5
[PubMed ID: 20723156]
Maursetter L Yevzlin AS . The use of intravascular ultrasound to assist angiography in diagnosis and management of hemodialysis access. Semin Dial. 2011 Jan-Feb;24(1):89-91
[PubMed ID: 21338398]
Chan MR Yevzlin AS . Clinical outcome of overlapping stents in hemodialysis access. J Vasc Access. 2010 Oct-Dec;11(4):274-80
[PubMed ID: 20658453]
Yevzlin AS Chan MR Becker YT Roy-Chaudhury P Lee T Becker BN . "Venopathy" at work: recasting neointimal hyperplasia in a new light. Transl Res. 2010 Oct;156(4):216-25
[PubMed ID: 20875897]
Yevzlin AS Humes HD . Cell therapy, advanced materials, and new approaches to acute kidney injury. Hosp Pract (1995). 2009 Dec;37(1):137-43
[PubMed ID: 20877182]
Yevzlin AS . On the retrograde occlusive arteriogram. Semin Dial. 2009 Nov-Dec;22(6):702-3
[PubMed ID: 20017843]
Chan MR Yevzlin AS . Tunneled dialysis catheters: recent trends and future directions. Adv Chronic Kidney Dis. 2009 Sep;16(5):386-95
[PubMed ID: 19695507]
Yevzlin AS Maya ID Asif A . Endovascular stents for dialysis access: under what circumstances do the data support their use? Adv Chronic Kidney Dis. 2009 Sep;16(5):352-9
[PubMed ID: 19695503]
Yevzlin AS Schoenkerman AB Gimelli G Asif A . Arterial interventions in arteriovenous access and chronic kidney disease: a role for interventional nephrologists. Semin Dial. 2009 Sep-Oct;22(5):545-56
[PubMed ID: 19747174]
Schoenkerman AB Gimelli G Yevzlin AS . An interesting case: retrograde blood flow from a LIMA sustaining hemodialysis via an AVF. Semin Dial. 2009 Sep-Oct;22(5):566-8
[PubMed ID: 19747173]
Yevzlin AS Urbanes A . Excimer laser assisted angioplasty in hemodialysis access intervention. Semin Dial. 2009 Sep-Oct;22(5):580-3
[PubMed ID: 19744151]
Yevzlin AS Chan MR Gimelli G Maya ID . How I do it: endovascular stent deployment using a novel technique that obviates the need for introducer-sheath upsizing. Semin Dial. 2009 Sep-Oct;22(5):584-7
[PubMed ID: 18764801]
Chan MR Young HN Yevzlin AS . The effect of in-stent restenosis on hemodialysis access patency. Hemodial Int. 2009 Jul;13(3):250-6
[PubMed ID: 19614759]
Yevzlin A Asif A . Stent placement in hemodialysis access: historical lessons, the state of the art and future directions. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2009 May;4(5):996-1008
[PubMed ID: 19406965]
Adulla M Chan MR Hermsen JL Tefera G Yevzlin AS . Stent migration and folding in the subclavian vein during subclavian hemodialysis catheter placement. Semin Dial. 2009 Jan-Feb;22(1):81-3
[PubMed ID: 19175535]