Avanelle V Jack, MD

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	Avanelle V Jack, MD Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine Director, Nephrology Fellowship Program Section of Nephrology 1542 Tulane Avenue Room 330A New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: (504) 568-8655 FAX: (504) 568-5553 avanellejack@cox.net
Degrees	MD – 1995 Louisiana State University School of Medicine New Orleans, LA
Bio	Dr. Jack is the program director for the fellowship program. Her major clinical interest is metabolic bone disease as it relates to African Americans and nephrolithasis. She devolved a CKD educational program to educate the community about CKD. Dr. Jack has extensive clinical experience in metabolic bone diseases, nephrolathasis and pregnancy related kidney disease. BOARD CERTIFICATIONS: American Board of Internal Medicine: Internal Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine: Nephrology
Research Interests	Anemia, Metabolic Bone disease, and Nephrolathasis
Selected Publications	Reisin, E and Jack, A: Obesity and Hypertension: Mechanisms, Cardio-Renal Consequences and Therapeutic Approaches. Medical Clinics of North American In Press Touurgeman K, Gabbard W, Gupta S, Lee H, Husserl FE, Reisin E, Cohen A, Jack A, Lindberg B, Lindberg JS, LaFleur A: A 24-hour urine sulfate levels correlate with increased urinary uric acid increased urinary calcium and decreased urinary pH in 24-hour urine in a southeastern patient population with nephrolithiasis. JASN 14:701A, 2003. Lindberg J, Gabbard W, Tourgeman K, Prats L, Hamm L, Husserl FE, Cohen A, Jack A, Thakur V, Cox S: Stable renal function observed in patients one year Pre- and Post-Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithrotripsy. S J Am Soc Neph 14(Suppl S):897A, 2003 JASN, November, 2003.

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine Director, Nephrology Fellowship Program

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Director, Nephrology Fellowship Program