William Fissell, MD

Most Recent Articles by William Fissell, MD

Bioartificial Kidney Meeting Research Milestones

Nov 19, 2009

A pioneering implantable artificial kidney developed jointly by teams of researchers at Cleveland Clinic, the University of California at San Francisco, and the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor is on track to meet project milestones in a pilot and feasibility study funded by the NIH.

Artificial Kidney Could Replace Dialysis

Oct 01, 2008

Most patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) depend on hemodialysis and suffer excessive mortality and morbidity. Kidney failure is becoming an epidemic in the United States, fueled by diabetes, obesity and, paradoxically, improved cardiac care.