Biographical summary
Nikolaos Skartsis, M.D., Ph.D., is a transplant nephrologist, who is active in both clinical practice and research investigation. Dr. Skartsis is a physician/scientist with an overarching goal to promote the discovery of novel biologic drugs and cell therapies. His clinical practice is centered around the care of kidney transplant patients. In the laboratory, Dr. Skartsis is working on dissecting the molecular pathways that lead to organ rejection and generating the framework to discover novel targeted therapies to prevent kidney transplant rejection. Dr. Skartsis is an inventor of a novel method of ex-vivo Treg cell manufacturing that can be used in transplantation and autoimmune diseases. Dr. Skartsis has authored multiple scientific manuscripts and has given national and international invited lectures.
Conditions treated
- Transplant disorder
- Transplant rejection
- Transplant-associated infection
Interests
- Transplant rejection
- Transplant-related infections
- Transplant immunosuppression management
Mayo Clinic locations
Education
- 2022
Fellow - Transplant NephrologyUniversity of California San Francisco
- 2019
Fellow - Nephrology FellowUniversity of California San Francisco
- 2015
Resident - Internal MedicineAlbert Einstein Medical Center
- 2014
PhDUniversity of Patras School of Medicine
- 2012
Post-Doc - Transplant ImmunologyHarvard Medical School
- 2008
MDUniversity of Patras School of Medicine
Activities and honors
Certifications
- 2019
NephrologyAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
- 2015
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
Awards and honors
- 2019
Mentor-Mentee AwardAmerican Society of Transplantation
- 2018
Campbell AwardAmerican Society of Transplantation
- 2012
2nd Podium AwardAmerican Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology
- 2010
Excellence Award for PhD studiesNational Scholarship Foundation
Professional memberships
- 2022 - present
Abstract ReviewerAmerican Society of Transplantation, American Transplant Congress
- 2021 - present
ModeratorAmerican Society of Nephrology, Kidney Week
- 2021 - present
Abstract ReviewerAmerican Society of Transplantation, American Transplant Congress
- 2019 - present
Abstract ReviewerInternational Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation
- 2016 - present
MemberAmerican Society of Transplantation
- 2015 - present
MemberAmerican Society of Nephrology
- 2012 - present
Abstract ReviewerInternational Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Publications