Chief, Nephrology; Professor, Medicine; Member, Brain Research Institute, UCLA School of Medicine

Nephrology

Kurtz practices Nephrology. He received awards:"Elected Member" and "Super Doctor". Kurtz is a published doctor and has 17 publications published. The lastest was: 'Interplay between Disulfide Bonding and N-Glycosylation Defines SLC4 Na+-coupled Transporter Extracellular Topography.' He accepts Medicare payments and is listed with Medicare.gov.

Publications

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• Interplay between Disulfide Bonding and N-Glycosylation Defines SLC4 Na+-coupled Transporter Extracellular Topography.
• Human SLC4A11-C functions as a DIDS-stimulatable H⁺(OH⁻) permeation pathway: partial correction of R109H mutant transport.
• Defining the role of albumin infusion in cirrhosis-associated hyponatremia.
• NBCe1 as a model carrier for understanding the structure-function properties of Na(+)-coupled SLC4 transporters in health and Disease.
• Structure, function, and regulation of the SLC4 NBCe1 transporter and its role in causing proximal Renal tubular acidosis.
• Missense mutation T485S alters NBCe1-A electrogenicity causing proximal Renal tubular acidosis.
• Single particle electron microscopy analysis of the bovine anion exchanger 1 reveals a flexible linker connecting the cytoplasmic and membrane domains.
• Topology of NBCe1 Transmembrane Segment 1 and Structural Effect of pRTA S427L Mutation.
• New Paradigms on the Transport Functions of Maturation-stage Ameloblasts.
• Aminoacylase 3 binds to and cleaves the N-terminus of the hepatitis C virus core protein.
• A new technique for multiple re-use of planar patch clamp chips.
• Expression of the Sodium/Calcium/Potassium Exchanger, NCKX4, in Ameloblasts.
• Integrin αIIbβ3 inside-out activation: an in situ conformational analysis reveals a new mechanism.
• A novel delta current method for transport stoichiometry estimation.
• Prevention of the disrupted enamel phenotype in slc4a4-null mice using explant organ culture maintained in a living host Kidney capsule.
• Proximal Renal tubular acidosis mediated by mutations in NBCe1-A: unraveling the transporter's structure-functional properties.

Schools

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• University Of Toronto Faculty Of Medicine

• Clinical Center At The Nih

Conditions Treated

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• Amyloidosis
• Chronic Glomerulonephritis
• Chronic Kidney Diseases
• Congenital Cystic Kidney Disease
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Doctors Specialties

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• Nephrology

Accepted Insurances

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Awards

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• Elected Member
• Super Doctor

Education

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• National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
• University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine

Hospital

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• Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center and Orthopaedic Hospital
• Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

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Medicare Facts

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National Provider Identifier [NPI]	1538188990
Last Name Of The Provider	KURTZ
First Name Of The Provider	IRA
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