Vahakn Bedig Shahinian, M.D., M.S.
Faculty Appointment:
Specialty:	Nephrology
Research Interests:	Patterns and health outcomes of gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist use for the treatment of prostate cancer using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End-Results (SEER)-Medicare linked registry; Patterns and determinants of survivorship care in prostate cancer; Examination of quality of care in chronic kidney disease using administrative data.
Degrees:	M.D., 1994, University of Toronto, Canada M.S., 2005, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Texas
Professional Organizational Fellowships:	ASN, American Society of Nephrologists SSCI, Southern Society for Clinical Investigation
Residency:	1994-1997, Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Johns Hopkins Univ.
Fellowships:	Nephrology, 1997, -1999, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX Renal Transplant, 2000, -2002, London Health Sciences Centre, Univ. of Western Ontario, London, Ontario
Certifications:	1998, Internal Medicine 2002, Nephrology
Academic office address	Simpson Memorial Institute 102 Observatory Street Room 301 Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5725-5725
Academic office telephone:	(734)615-3994
Academic office FAX:	(734)615-4887
E-mail Address:	vahakn@umich.edu
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