Oleh M. Akchurin, M.D., PhD
Oleh M. Akchurin, M.D., PhD

Oleh M. Akchurin, M.D., PhD

Pediatric Nephrology
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Specialties
Pediatric Nephrology, more

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Pediatric Nephrology

505 East 70th Street
3rd Floor
New York, NY 10021
US
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About Oleh M. Akchurin, M.D., PhD

Dr. Akchurin graduated from medical school in Vinnica Medical University in Ukraine. After practicing pediatrics in Ukraine for four years, Dr. Akchurin decided to continue his career in the United States. He did his Pediatric Residency in Women's and Children's Hospital of Buffalo/State University of New York at Buffalo and his Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship at the Children's Hospital of Montefiore / Albert Einstein College of Medicine.His clinical expertise includes chronic kidney disease, especially in young children and infants, including issues related to growth and nutrition of this category of patients. Dr. Akchurin's research is related to growth, nutrition, and inflammatory and metabolic changes in children with chronic kidney disease, as well as quality assurance efforts aimed to improve medication adherence.


Board Certifications

  • Pediatric Nephrology
  • Pediatrics
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Expertise

  • Dialysis

  • Disorder of Electrolytes

  • Enuresis

  • Glomerulonephritis

  • Hematuria

  • High Blood Pressure

  • Hypertension

  • Kidney Disease

  • Kidney Stones

  • Kidney Transplant

  • Nephrotic Syndrome

  • Proteinuria

  • Urinary Problems and Treatment

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Education

  • Degrees: Taras Shevchenko Kiev University (Ukraine)

  • Degrees: Vinnitsa Medical School (Ukraine)

  • Degrees: Vinnitsa Medical School (Ukraine)

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Titles & Positions

  • Assistant Attending Pediatrician

  • Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

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Hospital Affiliations

  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center

  • NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital

  • NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Hospital

Education

  • Degrees: Vinnitsa Medical School (Ukraine)
  • Degrees: Taras Shevchenko Kiev University (Ukraine)
  • Degrees: Vinnitsa Medical School (Ukraine)

Awards & Honors

  • 2003. Medical School Diploma Cum Laude
  • 2013, 2014. American Society of Pediatric Nephrology, presentation award at PAS meeting
  • 2013. New York Society of Nephrology, OutstandingResearch Award during Nephrology Fellowship
  • 2014. Alison Norris Nephrology Fellow Award of the NYAM / NY Society of Nephrology
  • 2017. New York Super Doctor - Rising Star

Titles & Positions

  • Assistant Attending Pediatrician
  • Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Board Certifications

  • Pediatric Nephrology
  • Pediatrics

Languages Spoken

  • English