Biographical summary
Dr. Silvia Titan is a nephrologist and physician-scientist, senior associate consultant in the Division of Nephrology & Hypertension at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, since 2022. Her practice and research are focused on chronic kidney disease and glomerulonephritis, with the use of clinical and epidemiological studies to investigate risks factors, biomarkers, and determinants of CKD progression and outcomes.
Dr. Titan attended medical school at Sao Paulo University in Sao Paulo, Brazil, where she also completed training in Internal Medicine and Nephrology. In 2009, she obtained her PhD in Medical
Sciences at Sao Paulo University, Brazil. She moved to the US in 2016 for a post-doc fellowship at MGH, Boston, and completed a (second) Nephrology Fellowship at Tufts Medical Center, Boston.
She is the principal investigator of the Progredir Study, a cohort of people with CKD in Brazil. She was recently awarded the "Mary Kathryn and Michael B. Panitch Career Development Award in Hypertension Research Honoring Gary Schwartz, M.D." to investigate genetic determinants of CKD.
Conditions treated
Interests
- Chronic kidney disease
- Glomerulonephritis
- IgA nephropathy
- Alport syndrome
- FSGS
- Hypertension (high blood pressure)
Mayo Clinic locations
Education
- 2022
FellowshipTufts Medical Center
- 2017
Post Doctoral Research - Post doctoral research fellow at the Thadhani Laboratory, Nephrology DivisionMassachusetts General Hospital
- 2009
PhD - PhD in NephrologySao Paulo University Medical School
- 2004
FellowshipSao Paulo University Medical School
- 2002
ResidencySao Paulo University Medical School
- 1999
Medical SchoolSao Paulo University Medical School
Activities and honors
Awards and honors
- 2016
International Post-Doctoral Scholarship, FAPESP 2015/25329-0FAPESP
- 2006
Ph.D. Scholarship, CNPqConselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico
- 1998
Research Fellowship Scholarship, Clinical Gerontology UnitAddenbrooke's Hospital
- 1995
Scientific Initiation Scholarship, FAPESPFAPESP
Professional memberships
- 2013 - present
MemberAmerican Society of Nephrology
- 2008 - 2016
MemberBrazilian Society of Nephrology
Publications