Education

1975-80 B.S. summa cum laude University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignUndergraduate in Department of Electrical Engineering Degree

1980-81 M.S. University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignGraduate in Department of Electrical Engineering Degree

1981-85 M.D. University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine Degree

Academic Interests

Acute Kidney Injury

Fluid and Electrolyte Disorders

Home Dialysis

Efficient and Comprehensive Care in CKD and ESKD

Research Interests

Cellular and Molecular Physiology of Ion Channels

Membrane Transport

Innovations in Medical Education

Academic Appointments

Associate Professor with Tenure, Department of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, Department of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics, University of Vermont

Attending Physician, Nephrology, FAHC

Medical Director, Home Dialysis Program

Director, Nephrology Fellowship Program

Awards and Honors

1980 Graduated with Highest Honors (Summa Cum Laude), University of Illinois

1981 2nd Place, College of Engineering Teaching Assistant of the Year, University of Illinois

1988 Maimonides Award for Humanism, Michael Reese Hospital

1989 American Board of Internal Medicine Certified Diplomate in the Specialty of Internal Medicine

1990 American Board of Internal Medicine Certified Diplomate in the Subspecialty of Nephrology

1990-1992 National Kidney Foundation/Burroughs-Wellcome Fellow

1993-1998 NIH Physician-Scientist Award

1995 Howard Spiro Teaching Award, Yale University

1999 American Board of Internal Medicine Re-Certified Diplomate in the Subspecialty of Nephrology

Publications

Gennari, F.J., Hussain-Khan, S. and Segal, A. (2010) An unusual case of metabolic alkalosis: a window into the pathophysiology and diagnosis of this common acid-base disturbance, Am J Kidney Dis, 55, 1130-1135.

Solomon, R. and Segal, A. (2008) Defining acute kidney injury: what is the most appropriate metric? Nat Clin Pract Nephrol, 4, 208-215.

Segal, A. (2008) A case of acute kidney injury due to complex, partial, multifocal ureteral strictures. Nat Clin Pract Nephrol, 4, 102-108.

Hurwitz, C.G., Hu, V.Y. and Segal, A.S. (2002) A mechanogated nonselective cation channel in proximal tubule that is ATP sensitive. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol, 283, F93-F104.

Mauerer, U.R., Boulpaep, E.L. and Segal, A.S. (1998) Regulation of an inwardly rectifying ATP-sensitive K+ channel in the basolateral membrane of renal proximal tubule. J Gen Physiol, 111, 161-180.

Committee Appointments

Chair, Student Affairs Committee, University of Vermont

Member, UVM College of Medicine Research Committee

Member, UVM Executive Council

Editorial Board, American Journal of Physiology

Professional Societies

American Society of Nephrology

Society of General Physiology

American Society of Nephrology

Fellow, American College of Physicians

American Association for the Advancement of Science

Northeasten Salt and Water Club