Brahm Vasudev, MD
Aug 2011
CURRICULUM VITAE
Brahm Vasudev, M.D, FASN
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Nephrology
Director, Nephrology Fellowship Program
1. HOME ADDRESS: W164N5305 Creekwood Crossing
Menomonee Falls, WI 53051
2. OFFICE ADDRESS: Medical College of Wisconsin
8701 Watertown Plank Rd.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226
Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital
9200 W. Wisconsin Ave.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226
Phone: (414) 805-9050
Fax: (414) 805-9059
E-mail: bvasudev@mcw.edu
3. PLACE OF BIRTH: New Delhi, India
4. CITIZENSHIP: Indian (US permanent resident).
5. EDUCATION:
08/1989 -10/1994 M.B.B.S/M.D., AFMC
University of Pune, Pune, India
6. POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS:
Clinical
07/1998 - 06/2001 Resident, Internal Medicine
Brookdale University and Hospital Center, New York, NY
07/2000-06/2001 Chief Resident, Internal Medicine
Brookdale University and Hospital Center, New York, NY
07/2001 -06/2002 Fellowship, Critical Care Medicine
Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of
Medicine, New York, NY
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07/2002 -06/2004 Fellowship, Nephrology
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
07/2004 -06/2005 Fellowship, Transplant Nephrology
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
Research/Education Development
10/2007 – 06/2010 Docere Fellowship Program, Medical College of Wisconsin
● Selected to participate in faculty development program
designed for educational leaders with the goal of
advancing education at MCW
● Curriculum includes didactic sessions and workshops on
curriculum development, learner assessment, educational
evaluation and teaching.
• Personal project evaluated medicine resident
In Training Exam nephrology related question scores
before and after implementation of a structured teaching
module for residents rotating in inpatient nephrology
7. FACULTY APPOINTMENTS:
09/2005 - present Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
Division of Nephrology
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
8. EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
07/2008 – Present Course Director: M4 Integrated Selective in Nephrology
● Developed and implemented a 4 week elective integrating
clinical and basic science in the fields of general and transplant
nephrology
08/2008-06/2009 Associate Program Director, Nephrology Fellowship Program
Medical College of Wisconsin
● Primary responsibility was to review to implement competency
based core curriculum
07/2009 - present Program Director, Nephrology Fellowship Program
Medical College of Wisconsin
● Primarily responsible for managing the fellowship program
• One of 135 nephrology fellowship programs in the US
• The program trains 3 fellows/year, with 6 fellows
currently in the program.
• Program last approved by ACGME in 2007
• I started the Academic Half Day program for the fellows in
2009 (Series of lectures on basic science and clinical topics)
9. HOSPITAL STAFF PRIVILEGES:
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09/2005 - present Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, 9200 W. Wisconsin Ave.,
Milwaukee, WI 53226
10. SPECIALTY BOARDS AND CERTIFICATION:
Board Certified Issue Date Expiration
American Board of Internal Medicine 08/2005 12/2015
ABIM - Nephrology 10/2006 12/2016
Certificates Issued By Issue Date Expiration
ECFMG ECFMG 01/1998 indefinitely
Licensure Issue Date Expiration
Wisconsin License 10/31/2002 10/31/2011
11. AWARDS AND HONORS:
Academic
06/1989 Merit Scholarship in Medical School, Full Tuition Remission
All India Medical Entrance Examination.
● Ranked 131 among >100 000 applicants.
Teaching
06/2003 Best Teaching Fellow Award, Department of Medicine, Medical College of
Wisconsin
● One fellow selected from all Department of Medicine fellows
06/2004 Best Teaching Fellow Award, Department of Medicine, Medical College of
Wisconsin
● One fellow selected from all Department of Medicine fellows
06/2005 Best Teaching Fellow Award, Department of Medicine, Medical College of
Wisconsin
● One fellow selected from all Department of Medicine fellows
06/2006 Named Top Ten Teaching Faculty, Department of Medicine, Medical College of
Wisconsin
● One of ten faculty chosen from among > 250 Department of Medicine Faculty
by the internal medicine residents
06/2007 Best New Teaching Faculty Award, Department of Medicine, Medical College of
Wisconsin
● Awarded to a new Faculty member annually, voted by all the internal medicine
residents from among > 50 new Faculty
06/2008 Named Top Ten Teaching Faculty, Department of Medicine, Medical College of
Wisconsin
● One of ten faculty chosen from among > 250 Department of Medicine Faculty by
the internal medicine residents
06/2009 Best Teacher Senior Teaching Faculty, Department of Medicine, Medical College
of Wisconsin
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● Awarded to a Senior Faculty member annually, voted by all the internal medicine
residents from > 200 senior faculty
Research
05/2005 Young Investigator Award, American Transplant Congress
● Awarded based on score assigned to submitted abstract to a recent
graduate ( 1 student per month
Resident 2008 - Monthly Orientation to Inpatient Nephrology
- review patient care and system based practice information
pertinent to inpatient nephrology - monthly
2008 - Developed nephrology related board relevant questions for internal
medicine, surgery, emergency medicine, and neurology residents
rotating in in-patient nephrology.
2009 - Developed Structured Curriculum during inpatient nephrology
rotation to address and improve Internal Medicine In Training
Exam Scores.
Fellow Monthly Access Conference
Monthly Biopsy Conference
Weekly Academic Half Day Core Curriculum
Weekly Case Conference Curriculum
Annual QA Projects
Annual M&M Conference
Research Programs
Student – Skin cancer post transplantation summer research elective
Clinical Programs
Resident – Monthly Orientation to Inpatient Nephrology
Fellow – Monthly Biopsy Rounds, Monthly Access Rounds
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers:
1. Vasudev B, Hariharan S, Hussain S, Zhu Y, Bresnahan B, Cohen E: BK Virus Nephritis:
Risk Factors, Timing and Outcome in Renal Transplant Recipients. Kidney International
68(4):1834-39, 2005.
2. Hariharan S, Cohen E, Vasudev B, Orentas R, Viscidi R, Kakela J, DuCheateau B. BK
Virus-Specific Antibodies and BKV DNA in Renal Transplant Recipients with BKV
Nephritis. Am J of Transplant 5(11):2719-2724, 2005.
3. Vasudev B, Hariharan S: Cancer after renal transplantation. Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens
16:523-528, 2007.
4. Saad ES, Bresnahan B, Cohen EP, Lu N, Orentas RJ, Vasudev B, Hariharan S. Successful
Treatment of BK Viremia Using Reduction in Immunosuppression without Anti-Viral
Therapy. Transplantation 85: 850-854, 2008.
5. Sujeet K, Vasudev B, Desai P, Bellizzi J, Novoa-Takara L, He C, El-Meanaway A. Acute
kidney injury requiring dialysis secondary to adenovirus nephritis in renal transplant
recipient. Transpl Infect Dis, Published Online 10/13/2010.
6. Nalesnik MA, Woodle ES, DiMaio JM, Vasudev B, Teperman LW, Covington S, Taranto
S, Gockerman JP, Shapiro R, Sharma V, Swinnen LJ, Yoshida A, Ison MG. Donor
transmitted malignancies in organ transplantation: Assessment of clinical risk. Am J of
Transplant 2011. (Accepted for publication).
7. Sood P, Senanayake S, Sujeet K, Medipalli R, Saad E, Vasudev B, Bresnahan BA, Johnson
CP, Hariharan S. Lower Prevalence of BK Virus Infection in African-American Renal
Transplant Recipients – A Prospective Study. Submitted for Publication (Transplantation
Aug2011)
PEER-REVIEWED ABSTRACTS
1. Vasudev B, Sreenivasan M. Salmonella Mycotic Aneurysm. Poster presented at the
American College of Physicians -American Society of Internal Medicine Annual
Regional Scientific Meeting, Downstate New York, 2001.
2. Markell MS, Salifu MO, Vasudev B, Haria D, Patel B, Wolf F, Sumrani N, Hong JH,
Distant DA, Sommer BG and Friedman E. Determinants of Referral for Transplantation
in a Population of Inner-City Hemodialysis Patients. J Am Soc Nephrol 12: A4734, 2001.
Poster Presented at the American Society of Nephrology Annual Meeting, 2001.
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3. Markell MS, Salifu MO, Haria D, Vasudev B, Patel B, Carbonell E, Sumrani N,
Distant DA, Hong JH, Sommer BG and Friedman EA: Referral for Living-donor Renal
Transplant Work-up in Inner-City Hemodialysis Patients: Impact of Patient Beliefs. J
Am Soc Nephrol vol 12 A4735, American Society of Nephrology, 2001
4. Vasudev BS, Siddiqi N, Zhu Y, Hariharan S. Positive and Negative Predictive Value of
1-Year Post Transplant Serum Creatinine. J Am Soc Nephrology 14: 670A, 2003. Poster
#623 presented at the American Society of Nephrology Annual Meeting, 2003 and
American Transplant Congress May 2004.
5. Vasudev B, Orentas R, Walczak J, Hariharan S. Tropism of BK Virus to renal cells and
the effect of immunosuppressants on viral cytopathic effect in a tissue culture model.
American Journal of Transplantation 4(s8): 335, 2004. Poster P105-II Presented at the
American Transplant Congress Meeting, 2004.
6. Vasudev B, Afzal O, Hussain S, Bresnahan B, Cohen E, Zhu Y, Hariharan S. BK Virus
Nephritis: Transplant Variables, Incidence, Onset and Outcomes in a Single Center. J Am
Soc Nephrology 15: 753A, 2004. Poster #1023 presented at the Annual American Society
of Nephrology Meeting, October 2004.
7. Vasudev B, Cors C , Cherikh WS, McBride MA, Bresnahan BA, Hariharan S. Improving
Long-term Kidney Transplant Survival – An Analysis of OPTN/UNOS Database.
American Journal of Transplantation 5(s11): 411, 2005.
8. DuChateau B, Kakela J, Cohen EP, Vasudev B, Orentas R, Hariharan S. BK Virus
Specific Antibodies in Renal Transplant Recipients With BK Nephritis. American
Journal of Transplantation 5(s11): 452-453, 2005. Poster P90-III presented at the
American Transplant Congress, May 2005, Seattle, WA.
9. Cohen E, Hariharan S, Vasudev B: Latency, Progression and Recovery of BKV
Nephritis. J Am Soc Nephrology 15: 738A, 2004. Poster #954 presented at the Annual
American Society of Nephrology Meeting, October 2004.
10. Batwara R, Vasudev B, Bresnahan B, Cohen E, Hariharan S. Recurrent BKVN after
Retransplantation. J Am Soc Nephrology 16:841A, 2005.
11. Sood P, Batwara R, Vasudev B, Cohen E, Bresnahan B, Hariharan S. Kidney
transplantation in patients with Caroli's disease. J Am Soc Nephrology 16: 841A, 2005.
12. Vasudev B, Vasudev M, Hariharan S, Cohen E, Hari P, Bresnahan B. Percussion
Hemoglobinuria. J Am Soc Nephrology 16: 782A, 2005. Poster #1031 presented at the
American Society of Nephrology Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA November 2005.
13. Vasudev BS, Bresnahan B, Cherikh WS, McBride MA, Cors C, Hariharan S. Measuring
Improvement in Long Term Renal Transplant Survival by Ratio of Actual to Maximum
Expected Dialysis Free Time: 1988-2003, an Analysis of OPTN/UNOS Database. J Am
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Soc Nephrology 16: 686A, 2005. Poster #593 presented at the Annual American Society
of Nephrology Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.
14. Vasudev BS, Cohen E, Orentas R, DuChateau B, Hariharan S. Humoral Immune
Recovery in BK Virus Nephritis: A Prospective Study. J Am Soc Nephrology 16: 704A,
2005. Poster #675 presented at the Annual American Society of Nephrology Meeting,
Philadelphia, PA.
15. Batwara R, Aggarwal N, Vasudev B. Recurrence of scleroderma renal crisis in a kidney
transplant patient with antecedent corticosteroid use. Annual National Kidney
Foundation meeting, Chicago, 2006.
16. Vasudev B, Bircher L, Kakela J, Orentas R, Hariharan S. Prevalence of BK Viremia and
BKV Specific Antibodies in Healthy Donors, ESRD Patients on Hemodialysis, and Renal
Transplant Recipients. J Am Soc Nephrol 17: 762A, 2006. Poster #892 presented at the
Annual American Society of Nephrology Meeting, San Diego, November 2006.
17. Vasudev B, Bresnahan B, Cherikh W, Cors S, McBride M, Hariharan S. Measuring
Improvement in Long Term Renal Transplant Survival:1998-2003, An Analysis of the
UNOS Database. American Journal of Transplantation 6(s2):646, 2006. Poster P68-II
presented at the World Transplant Congress, 2006.
18. Saad ER, Bresnahan B, Cohen E, Hussain S, Vasudev B, Orentas R, Hariharan S.
Reduction in immunosuppression without use of anti-viral therapy in the treatment of BK
virus infection after renal transplant. American Journal of Transplantation 6(s2):938,
2006. Poster P89-IV presented at the World Transplant Congress, 2006.
19. Medipalli R, Vasudev B, Zhu Y, Saad E, Cohen EP, Orentas RJ, Jurgens L, Hariharan S
Improved Outcomes of BKVN: Impact of BKV Surveillance Protocol. American Journal
of Transplantation 7(s2): 150, 2007.
20. Medipalli R, Vasudev B, Yong-ran Z, Saad E, Bresnahan B, Jurgens L, Orentas R,
Hariharan S. Impact of BK Virus Surveillance: A Single Center Experience. American
Journal of Transplantation 8(s2): 461, 2008. Poster #195-II presented at the American
Transplant Congress, Toronto, Canada, June 2008.
21. Vasudev M, Vasudev B, Hariharan S, Schauer D, Grossman W. Perforin and Granzyme
Expression in a Patient with De Novo Renal Cell Carcinoma after Kidney
Transplantation. J Am Soc Nephrology 19: 889-890A, 2008.
22. Vasudev M, Vasudev B, Hariharan S, Routes J, Grossman W. A Pilot Study Correlating
Cellular and Granzyme Level in Peripheral Lymphocytes Measured by Flow Cytometry
with Rejection, BK Virus Infection and Chronic Allograft Nephropathy in Kidney
Transplant Recipients. J Am Soc Nephrology 19: 219A, 2008. Poster presented at the
American Society of Nephrology Annual Meeting, 2008.
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23. Senanayake S, Vasudev B, Jurgens L, Hariharan S. Prospective Study on Treatment of
BK Virus Infection in Renal Transplant Recipients with Reduction of Maintenance
Immunosuppression. J Am Soc Nephrology 19: 444-45A, 2008. Poster presented at the
American Society of Nephrology Annual Meeting, 2008.
24. Sujeet K, Saad E, Vasudev B, Bresnahan B, Ran Zhu Y, Hariharan S. Improved Long-
Term Kidney Transplant Survival in Patients with BKV Nephritis. J Am Soc Nephrology
20:814A, 2009. Poster #3086 presented at the American Society of Nephrology Annual
Meeting 2009.
25. Vasudev BS, Bresnahan B, Johnson N, Hariharan S. A Single Center Analysis of Risk
Factors and Knowledge of Post Transplant Cancer. J Am Soc Nephrology 20:816A,
2009. Poster #3093 presented at the American Society of Nephrology Annual Meeting
2009.
26. Ison MG, Covington S, Taylor K, Blumberg E, Carney K, Cutler J, DiMaio M, Green M,
Hasz R, Kubak B, Pruett T, Teperman L, Vasudev B, Naselnik M. Donor-Derived
Disease Transmission Events in United States in 2008: A Report from the OPTN/UNOS
Ad Hoc Disease Transmission Advisory Commitee (DTAC). American Journal of
Transplantation 9(s2): 302, 2009.
27. Ison MG, Pruett T, Teperman L, Covington S, Taylor K, Blumberg E, Carney K, Cutler
J, DiMaio M, Green M, Hasz R, Kubak B, Vasudev B, Nalesnik. Donor Serologic
Screening: Current Practices and Future Challenges - A Survey Reported by the
OPTN/UNOS Ad Hoc Diseases Transmission Committee (DTAC). American Journal of
Transplantation 9(s2): 196, 2009.
28. Chang TW, DeMara M, Vasudev B, Olasz E B. Skin cancer risk perception in renal
transplant recipients. Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 2010. Society for
Investigative Dermatology Annual Meeting, Atlanta 2010. [not confirmed
29. Williams S, Braden A, Vasudev B, Palmer J, Cohen E. Renal transplantation for end-
stage renal disease following bone marrow transplantation: A 10-year outcomes review.
Poster #184-IV presented at American Transplant Congress, San Diego. May 2010.
American Journal of Transplantation 10(s4): 525, 2010.
30. Sakhuja A, Cohen EP, Hariharan S, Johnson N, Vasudev, B. A single center experience
with management of solid organ cancers in renal transplant patients. Poster #132-I
Presented at American Transplant Congress, San Diego May 2010. American Journal of
Transplantation 10(s4): 250, 2010.
31. Sujeet K, Yhu Y, Vasudev B, Saad E, Bresnahan B, Hariharan S. Improved Long- Term
Kidney Graft Survival in Subjects with BK Viral Nephritis. American Journal of
Transplantation 10(s4): 171, 2010.
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32. Ison MG, Covington S, Taylor K, Taranto S, Parker K, Blumberg E, Chin-Hong P,
DiMaio M, Gockerman JP, Green M, Hasz R, Kubak B, Lebovitz D, Pruett T, Smith A,
Teperman L, Vasudev B, Nalesnik M. Donor-Derived Disease Transmission Events in
the United States in 2009: A Report from the OPTN Ad Hoc Diseases Transmission
Advisory Committee (DTAC). American Journal of Transplantation 10(s4): 64, 2010.
33. Donor-Derived Disease Transmission Events in the United States in 2010: A Report
from the OPTN Ad Hoc Diseases Transmission Advisory Committee (DTAC).
Covington S, Parker K, Taylor K, Taranto S, Comellas C, Ehsan A, Friedman B, Kaul D,
Kubak B, Lebovitz D, Lyon M, Miller R, Nalesnik M, Pruett T, Smith A, Teperman L,
Tuttle-Newhall E, Vasudev B, Weiss L, Green M, Ison M, Blumberg E, NATCO
Conference. Accepted for presentation in August 2011
PEER REVIEWED EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTS (Video, Syllabi, or Other
Teaching/Educational Materials)
09/2010 Selected author of American Society of Nephrology In-Training-Exam questions
• One of 19 authors invited to contribute to developing nephrology basic
and clinical related nephrology questions
CLINICAL EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTS
2007 Cancer Post Transplantation Brochure - distributed to kidney transplant patients
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