Anthony A. Portale

Anthony A. Portale

MD

Pediatric nephrologist

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Dr. Anthony A. Portale is a specialist in pediatric kidney disorders. His expertise encompasses genetic diseases of the kidneys and renal tubular system, disorders of bone and mineral metabolism, and acute kidney failure.

Portale's research, which has funding from the National Institutes of Health, focuses on genetic and acquired disorders of calcium, phosphorus and vitamin D metabolism and bone diseases in children. He has contributed more than 80 publications to the medical and scientific literature on these topics.

Portale earned his medical degree at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo, part of the State University of New York system. He completed a residency in pediatrics at the John R. Oishei Children's Hospital and a fellowship in pediatric nephrology at UCSF.

  • Board Certifications

    American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatric Nephrology, 1979

    American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatrics, 1979

  • Fellowships

    UCSF, Metabolism, 1981

    UCSF, Pediatric Nephrology, 1980

  • Residencies

    Women & Childrens Hospital of Buffalo-Kaleida, Pediatrics, 1977

  • Internship

    Women & Childrens Hospital of Buffalo-Kaleida, Pediatrics, 1975

  • Education

    State University of New York at Buffalo, 1974

  • Languages

    English

Conditions I specialize in

  • Glomerulonephritis

  • Hematuria

  • IgA nephropathy

  • Lupus nephritis

  • Nephritis

  • Nephrotic syndrome

  • Pyelonephritis

  • Urinary tract obstruction

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