Dr. David Sas
Pediatric Nephrologist
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Dr. David Sas is a pediatric nephrologist at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
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Episode # 132 • 27 Oct 2023
Metabolic Workup for Pediatric Stone Patients
with Dr. David Sas, Dr. Jose Silva
This week on BackTable Urology, Dr. Jose Silva and Dr. David Sas, a pediatric nephrologist at the Mayo Clinic-Rochester, discuss clinical presentation and prevention of kidney stones in children as well as workup of metabolic diseases.
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About
Dr. David J. Sas, DO, MPH, is a pediatric nephrologist who specializes in kidney stones in children. He received his medical degree from the Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine, Midwestern University. He then completed his residency at the Pediatrics INOVA Fairfax Hospital for Children, and his fellowship at the Pediatric Nephrology Southwestern Medical Center, University of Texas.
Dr. Sas’s research focuses on children with rare genetic kidney stone disorders, such as primary hyperoxaluria, Dent disease, cystinuria, CYP24A1 deficiency and SLC34A1/C disorders. He is a leading investigator in the field and is identifying the underlying causes of kidney stones in children. Dr. Sas also led clinical trials for two game-changing treatments for primary hyperoxaluria that secured approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and is one of the leaders for an ongoing genetic testing protocol for people with suspected monogenic causes of kidney stone disease.
Dr. Sas' goal is to continue to make discoveries related to the underlying causes of kidney stones in children to improve strategies for prevention and treatment.
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