- Yale New Haven Transplantation CenterYale Physicians Building800 Howard Avenue, Fl 4th Floor Ste 4th floorNew Haven, CT 06519
- Yale Transplantation Center, Long Ridge Medical CenterLong Ridge Medical Center260 Long Ridge RoadStamford, CT 06902
Richard Formica, MD
Biography
Richard Formica, MD, is a nephrologist and the director of transplant medicine at Yale Medicine. He received his medical education at Boston University School of Medicine before arriving at Yale in 1997.
As the director for transplant medicine, Dr. Formica strives to make his program a medical home for transplant patients. These patients tend to have a complex variety of needs that may be difficult for other physicians to address. Since arriving here, Dr. Formica has expanded Yale Medicine’s transplant program to include support staff, such as dietitians and social workers. “We wanted to be the one place where transplant patients can have all of their primary needs met so they wouldn’t have to move around to different physicians,” Dr. Formica says.
Dr. Formica’s relationships with his patients often span many years—sometimes beginning before the transplantation. He sees this relationship as a whole rather than as individual clinic visits. “I tell them, ‘Instead of thinking of this as 32 clinic visits over the course of a year, think of it as one experience,’” he says.
As a physician, Dr. Formica aims to keep things casual with his patients. He encourages them to use his first name and learns as much as he can about them, including aspects of their lives unrelated to their disease such as their pets, jobs and hobbies. He has a keen interest in how the disease is affecting his patients: “When I was younger, it was the physiology that drew me to nephrology. Now, what interesting to me is how the patient responds to their disease,” he says.
In addition to treating patients, Dr. Formica is involved in public policy work related to kidney transplantation. He helped develop the kidney allocation system for the country that went into effect in 2014 and he’s also involved in clinical trials for drugs that treat hypertension. At the Yale School of Medicine, he is a professor of medicine (nephrology) and surgery (transplant).
Titles
- Professor of Medicine (Nephrology) and Professor of Surgery (Transplant)
- Director of Transplant Medicine, Internal Medicine
- Director Outpatient Transplantation Service, Transplantation Center, Yale New Haven Hospital
- Medical Director Adult Kidney Transplantation, Transplantation Center, Yale New Haven Hospital
Education & Training
- FellowYale School of Medicine (1999)
- Chief Medical ResidentBoston City Hospital (1997)
- ResidentBoston University Medical Center (1996)
- MDBoston University School of Medicine (1993)
- BABoston University (1989)
Additional Information
- Lifetime Achievement Award: National Kidney Foundation (2022)
- AB of Internal Medicine, Nephrology (1999, recertified: 2019)
- AB of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine (1996, recertified: 2017)
- United Network of Organ Sharing (2015 - Present): OPTN/UNOS Membership and Professional Standards Committee
- American Society of Transplantation (2014 - Present): President
- Huelsboemer L, Moscarelli J, Dony A, Boroumand S, Kochen A, Knoedler L, Yu C, Hauc S, Stögner V, Formica R, Lian C, Murphy G, Pomahac B, Kauke-Navarro M. The role of C4d and donor specific antibodies in face and hand transplantation—a systematic review. Frontiers In Transplantation 2024, 3: 1442006. PMID: 39291278, PMCID: PMC11405992, DOI: 10.3389/frtra.2024.1442006.
- Huelsboemer L, Kauke-Navarro M, Boroumand S, Parikh N, Hosseini H, Yu C, Stögner V, Ko C, Perry B, Formica R, Hung P, Mahajan A, Azzi J, Murphy G, Pomahac B. D111. Ten year Follow up after Face Transplantation. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open 2024, 12: 120-121. PMCID: PMC11340540, DOI: 10.1097/01.gox.0001018916.83172.5e.
- Huelsboemer L, Stoegner V, Boroumand S, Parikh N, Hosseini H, Perry B, Formica R, Kauke-Navarro M, Pomahac B. 12. Functional Long-Term Outcome Of Eight Face Transplant Patients - A Single Center Study. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open 2024, 12: 8-9. PMCID: PMC11041197, DOI: 10.1097/01.gox.0001015140.10439.0d.
- Chisholm‐Burns M, Formica R. The gratitude paradox. Journal Of Internal Medicine 2024, 295: 712-714. PMID: 38575552, DOI: 10.1111/joim.13788.
- Huelsboemer L, Boroumand S, Kochen A, Dony A, Moscarelli J, Hauc S, Stögner V, Formica R, Pomahac B, Kauke-Navarro M. Immunosuppressive strategies in face and hand transplantation: a comprehensive systematic review of current therapy regimens and outcomes. Frontiers In Transplantation 2024, 3: 1366243. PMID: 38993787, PMCID: PMC11235358, DOI: 10.3389/frtra.2024.1366243.
- Wiseman A, Alhamad T, Alloway R, Concepcion B, Cooper M, Formica R, Klein C, Kumar V, Leca N, Shihab F, Taber D, Mulnick S, Bushnell D, Hadi M, Bunnapradist S. Use of LCP-Tacrolimus (LCPT) in Kidney Transplantation: A Delphi Consensus Survey of Expert Clinicians. Annals Of Transplantation 2024, 29: e943498-1-e943498-13. PMID: 38526543, PMCID: PMC10944009, DOI: 10.12659/aot.943498.
- Kilambi V, Barah M, Formica R, Friedewald J, Mehrotra S. Evaluation of Opening Offers Early for Deceased Donor Kidneys at Risk of Nonutilization. Clinical Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2023, 19: 233-240. PMID: 37943856, PMCID: PMC10861110, DOI: 10.2215/cjn.0000000000000346.
- Wiseman A, Bunnapradist S, Alhamad T, Alloway R, Concepcion B, Cooper M, Formica R, Klein C, Kumar V, Leca N, Shihab F, Taber D, Mulnick S, Bushnell D, Hadi M. Use of an LCP Tacrolimus (LCPT) in Kidney Transplantation: A Delphi Consensus Survey of Expert Clinicians. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2023, 34: 1032-1033. DOI: 10.1681/asn.20233411s11032d.
- Mookerjee V, Kauke-Navarro M, Hauc S, Huelsboemer L, Formica R, Pomahac B. Advancing Face Transplantation: A Critical Analysis of Revisions and Long-Term Surgical Outcomes in 10 Cases. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2023, 154: 577e-584e. PMID: 37699110, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000011058.
- Mehrotra S, Schantz K, Friedewald JJ, Ladner DP, Becker Y, Formica R, Barah M, Gu J, Gordon EJ. Physician and patient acceptance of policies to reduce kidney discard. Clinical Transplantation 2020, 34: e14054. PMID: 32738167, PMCID: PMC7929781, DOI: 10.1111/ctr.14054.
- Stewart ZA, Shah SA, Formica RN, Kandaswamy R, Paramesh AS, Friedman J, Squires R, Cooper M, Axelrod DA. A call to action: Feasible strategies to reduce the discard of transplantable kidneys in the United States. Clinical Transplantation 2020, 34: e13990. PMID: 32621660, DOI: 10.1111/ctr.13990.
- Girone G, Cohen E, Hartell S, Formica R, Klarman S. Levothyroxine-Induced Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy in a Kidney Transplant Candidate. Annals Of Pharmacotherapy 2020, 54: 1260-1262. PMID: 32462902, DOI: 10.1177/1060028020928957.
- Gleeson SE, Formica RN, Marin EP. Outpatient Management of the Kidney Transplant Recipient during the SARS-CoV-2 Virus Pandemic. Clinical Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2020, 15: cjn.04510420. PMID: 32345749, PMCID: PMC7274284, DOI: 10.2215/cjn.04510420.
- Klarman SE, Formica RN. The Broader Sharing of Deceased Donor Kidneys Is an Ethical and Legal Imperative. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2020, 31: asn.2020020121. PMID: 32312798, PMCID: PMC7269362, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2020020121.
- Rivara MB, Formica RN, Mehrotra R. Advancing American Kidney Health—New Opportunities for Collaborative Care. The American Journal Of Medicine 2020, 133: e335-e337. PMID: 32145208, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2020.01.036.
- Abdallah CG, Averill LA, Gueorguieva R, Goktas S, Purohit P, Ranganathan M, Sherif M, Ahn KH, D’Souza D, Formica R, Southwick SM, Duman RS, Sanacora G, Krystal JH. Modulation of the antidepressant effects of ketamine by the mTORC1 inhibitor rapamycin. Neuropsychopharmacology 2020, 45: 990-997. PMID: 32092760, PMCID: PMC7162891, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-020-0644-9.
- Formica RN, Gill JS. Should the United States employ free market practices to solve the hidden public health crisis of chronic kidney disease? American Journal Of Transplantation 2019, 20: 1217-1218. PMID: 31746545, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.15718.
- Kadatz M, Gill JS, Gill J, Formica RN, Klarenbach S. Economic Evaluation of Extending Medicare Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Recipients in the Current Era. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2019, 31: 218-228. PMID: 31704739, PMCID: PMC6934999, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2019070646.
- Gill JS, Formica RN, Levitsky J. Transplantation of Kidneys from HCV Viremic Donors in the United States: A Missed Opportunity to Inform Clinical Decision Making and Health Policy. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2019, 30: 1778-1780. PMID: 31570540, PMCID: PMC6779353, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2019070726.
- Redfield RR, Jordan SC, Busque S, Vincenti F, Woodle ES, Desai N, Reed EF, Tremblay S, Zachary AA, Vo AA, Formica R, Schindler T, Tran H, Looney C, Jamois C, Green C, Morimoto A, Rajwanshi R, Schroeder A, Cascino MD, Brunetta P, Borie D. Safety, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamic activity of obinutuzumab, a type 2 anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody for the desensitization of candidates for renal transplant. American Journal Of Transplantation 2019, 19: 3035-3045. PMID: 31257724, PMCID: PMC6899639, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.15514.
- Newell KA, Formica RN. ESKD Risk in Living Kidney Donors “Like Me”. Clinical Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2019, 14: 970-971. PMID: 31278113, PMCID: PMC6625628, DOI: 10.2215/cjn.06010519.
- Cooper M, Formica R, Friedewald J, Hirose R, O’Connor K, Mohan S, Schold J, Axelrod D, Pastan S. Report of National Kidney Foundation Consensus Conference to Decrease Kidney Discards. Clinical Transplantation 2018, 33: e13419. PMID: 30345720, DOI: 10.1111/ctr.13419.
- Formica RN. And equal access for all? The future of deceased donor kidney allocation. American Journal Of Transplantation 2018, 18: 1837-1838. PMID: 29878578, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.14964.
- Liapakis A, Formica RN, Levitsky J. Solid organ transplantation of viral hepatitis C positive donor organs into viral hepatitis C negative recipients. Current Opinion In Organ Transplantation 2018, 23: 257-263. PMID: 29432255, DOI: 10.1097/mot.0000000000000504.
- Faddoul G, Nadkarni GN, Bridges ND, Goebel J, Hricik DE, Formica R, Menon MC, Morrison Y, Murphy B, Newell K, Nickerson P, Poggio ED, Rush D, Heeger PS. Analysis of Biomarkers Within the Initial 2 Years Posttransplant and 5-Year Kidney Transplant Outcomes. Transplantation 2018, 102: 673-680. PMID: 29189482, PMCID: PMC6018026, DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000002026.
- Formica RN. The role of the kidney in combined liver‐kidney transplantation. Liver Transplantation 2018, 24: 164-165. PMID: 29222928, DOI: 10.1002/lt.24995.
- Miles CD, Westphal S, Liapakis A, Formica R. Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Transplantation: Impact on Liver Transplant Patients and the Kidney Transplant Waiting List. Current Transplantation Reports 2018, 5: 1-6. PMID: 29564203, PMCID: PMC5843696, DOI: 10.1007/s40472-018-0175-z.
- Kulkarni S, Hall I, Formica R, Thiessen C, Stewart D, Gan G, Greene E, Deng Y. Transition probabilities between changing sensitization levels, waitlist activity status and competing-risk kidney transplant outcomes using multi-state modeling. PLOS ONE 2017, 12: e0190277. PMID: 29287087, PMCID: PMC5747475, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0190277.
- Formica RN. Perspectives on the Strengths and Weaknesses of the National Kidney Allocation System. Clinical Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2017, 12: 2056-2056. PMID: 29162591, PMCID: PMC5718280, DOI: 10.2215/cjn.08640817.
- Formica RN, Kulkarni S. Being Thoughtful about Desensitization. Clinical Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2017, 12: 1878-1880. PMID: 28974523, PMCID: PMC5672977, DOI: 10.2215/cjn.09000817.
- Doshi MD, Reese PP, Hall IE, Schröppel B, Ficek J, Formica RN, Weng FL, Hasz RD, Thiessen-Philbrook H, Parikh C. Utility of Applying Quality Assessment Tools for Kidneys With KDPI ≥80. Transplantation 2017, 101: 1125-1133. PMID: 27490414, PMCID: PMC5290306, DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000001388.
- Formica RN. Opportunities to Increase Availability of Deceased Donor Kidneys. Clinical Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2017, 12: 871-873. PMID: 28546441, PMCID: PMC5460703, DOI: 10.2215/cjn.04490417.
- Newell KA, Formica RN, Gill JS, Schold JD, Allan JS, Covington SH, Wiseman AC, Chandraker A. Integrating APOL1 Gene Variants Into Renal Transplantation: Considerations Arising From the American Society of Transplantation Expert Conference. American Journal Of Transplantation 2017, 17: 901-911. PMID: 27997071, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.14173.
- Merola J, Formica RN, Mulligan DC. Changes in united network for organ sharing policy for simultaneous liver‐kidney allocation. Clinical Liver Disease 2017, 9: 21-24. PMID: 30992951, PMCID: PMC6467132, DOI: 10.1002/cld.609.
- Formica RN. Simultaneous liver kidney transplantation. Current Opinion In Nephrology & Hypertension 2016, 25: 577-582. PMID: 27653420, DOI: 10.1097/mnh.0000000000000260.
- Merola J, Yoo PS, Schaub J, Smith JD, Rodriguez-Davalos MI, Tichy E, Mulligan DC, Asch W, Formica R, Kashgarian M, Kulkarni S. Belatacept and Eculizumab for Treatment of Calcineurin Inhibitor-induced Thrombotic Microangiopathy After Kidney Transplantation: Case Report. Transplantation Proceedings 2016, 48: 3106-3108. PMID: 27932157, DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2016.04.005.
- Formica RN. A critical assessment on kidney allocation systems. Transplantation Reviews 2016, 31: 61-67. PMID: 27919635, DOI: 10.1016/j.trre.2016.10.002.
- Kulkarni S, Kirkiles‐Smith N, Deng YH, Formica RN, Moeckel G, Broecker V, Bow L, Tomlin R, Pober JS. Eculizumab Therapy for Chronic Antibody‐Mediated Injury in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. American Journal Of Transplantation 2016, 17: 682-691. PMID: 27501352, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.14001.
- Kulkarni S, Thiessen C, Formica RN, Schilsky M, Mulligan D, D'Aquila R. The Long‐Term Follow‐up and Support for Living Organ Donors: A Center‐Based Initiative Founded on Developing a Community of Living Donors. American Journal Of Transplantation 2016, 16: 3385-3391. PMID: 27500361, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.14005.
- Formica RN. Simultaneous Liver–Kidney Allocation: Let′s Not Make Perfect the Enemy of Good. American Journal Of Transplantation 2016, 16: 2765. PMID: 27184986, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.13873.
- Azar MM, Malinis MF, Moss J, Formica RN, Villanueva MS. Integrase strand transferase inhibitors: the preferred antiretroviral regimen in HIV-positive renal transplantation. International Journal Of STD & AIDS 2016, 28: 447-458. PMID: 27193421, DOI: 10.1177/0956462416651528.
- Stewart DE, Kucheryavaya AY, Klassen DK, Turgeon NA, Formica RN, Aeder MI. Changes in Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation One Year After KAS Implementation. American Journal Of Transplantation 2016, 16: 1834-1847. PMID: 26932731, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.13770.
- Formica RN, Newell KA. What Is the Price of Altruism? American Journal Of Transplantation 2016, 16: 741-742. PMID: 26845497, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.13590.
- Formica RN. Allocating Deceased Donor Kidneys to Sensitized Candidates. Clinical Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2016, 11: 377-378. PMID: 26839236, PMCID: PMC4791831, DOI: 10.2215/cjn.13641215.
- Guerra CM, Formica RN, Kulkarni S, Asch WS, Tichy EM. Duration of Prophylaxis against Fungal Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipients. Progress In Transplantation 2015, 25: 311-315. PMID: 26645924, DOI: 10.7182/pit2015929.
- Butala NM, King MD, Reitsma W, Formica RN, Abt PL, Reese PP, Parikh CR. Association Between Organ Procurement Organization Social Network Centrality and Kidney Discard and Transplant Outcomes. Transplantation 2015, 99: 2617-2624. PMID: 26102610, PMCID: PMC4668206, DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000000773.
- Hricik DE, Formica RN, Nickerson P, Rush D, Fairchild RL, Poggio ED, Gibson IW, Wiebe C, Tinckam K, Bunnapradist S, Samaniego-Picota M, Brennan DC, Schröppel B, Gaber O, Armstrong B, Ikle D, Diop H, Bridges ND, Heeger PS. Adverse Outcomes of Tacrolimus Withdrawal in Immune–Quiescent Kidney Transplant Recipients. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2015, 26: 3114-3122. PMID: 25925687, PMCID: PMC4657844, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2014121234.
- Thiessen C, Kim YA, Formica R, Bia M, Kulkarni S. Opting out: confidentiality and availability of an ‘alibi’ for potential living kidney donors in the USA. Journal Of Medical Ethics 2014, 41: 506. PMID: 25368413, DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2014-102184.
- Israni AK, Salkowski N, Gustafson S, Snyder JJ, Friedewald JJ, Formica RN, Wang X, Shteyn E, Cherikh W, Stewart D, Samana CJ, Chung A, Hart A, Kasiske BL. New National Allocation Policy for Deceased Donor Kidneys in the United States and Possible Effect on Patient Outcomes. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2014, 25: 1842-1848. PMID: 24833128, PMCID: PMC4116061, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2013070784.
- Friedewald JJ, Samana CJ, Kasiske BL, Israni AK, Stewart D, Cherikh W, Formica RN. The Kidney Allocation System. Surgical Clinics Of North America 2013, 93: 1395-1406. PMID: 24206858, DOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2013.08.007.
- Vichot AA, Formica RN, Moeckel GW. Cytomegalovirus Glomerulopathy and Cytomegalovirus Interstitial Nephritis on Sequential Transplant Kidney Biopsies. American Journal Of Kidney Diseases 2013, 63: 536-539. PMID: 24568687, PMCID: PMC7210789, DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2013.08.021.
- Thiessen C, Kim YA, Formica R, Bia M, Kulkarni S. Written Informed Consent for Living Kidney Donors: Practices and Compliance With CMS and OPTN Requirements. American Journal Of Transplantation 2013, 13: 2713-2721. PMID: 24020884, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.12406.
- Heavner MS, Tichy EM, Yazdi M, Formica RN, Kulkarni S, Emre S. Clinical outcomes associated with conversion from brand-name to generic tacrolimus in hospitalized kidney transplant recipients. American Journal Of Health-System Pharmacy 2013, 70: 1507-1512. PMID: 23943182, DOI: 10.2146/ajhp120783.
- Multicenter Validation of Urinary CXCL9 as a Risk-Stratifying Biomarker for Kidney Transplant InjuryHricik DE, Nickerson P, Formica RN, Poggio ED, Rush D, Newell KA, Goebel J, Gibson IW, Fairchild RL, Riggs M, Spain K, Ikle D, Bridges ND, Heeger PS, consortium F. Multicenter Validation of Urinary CXCL9 as a Risk-Stratifying Biomarker for Kidney Transplant Injury. American Journal Of Transplantation 2013, 13: 2634-2644. PMID: 23968332, PMCID: PMC3959786, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.12426.
- H Mukdsi J, Gutiérrez S, Barrón B, Novoa P, Fernández S, de Diller AB, I Torres A, Formica RN, Orías M. A renal variant of Fabry disease: A case with a novel Gal A hemizygote mutation. Journal Of Nephropathology 2012, 1: 194-7. PMID: 24475416, PMCID: PMC3886146, DOI: 10.5812/nephropathol.8123.
- Formica RN, Barrantes F, Asch WS, Bia MJ, Coca S, Kalyesubula R, McCloskey B, Leary T, Arvelakis A, Kulkarni S. A One-Day Centralized Work-up for Kidney Transplant Recipient Candidates: A Quality Improvement Report. American Journal Of Kidney Diseases 2012, 60: 288-294. PMID: 22571868, DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2012.04.008.
- Nelson WK, Formica RN, Cooper DL, Schwartz PE, Rutherford TJ. An analysis of measured and estimated creatinine clearance rates in normal weight, overweight, and obese patients with gynecologic cancers. Journal Of Oncology Pharmacy Practice 2012, 18: 323-332. PMID: 22331238, DOI: 10.1177/1078155211435714.
- Formica RN. When and how should immunosuppression be tapered for the failed renal allograft? Seminars In Dialysis 2011, 24: 371-373. PMID: 21801218, DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-139x.2011.00900.x.
- Cimsit B, Schilsky M, Moini M, Cartiera K, Arvelakis A, Kulkarni S, Formica R, Caldwell C, Taddei T, Asch W, Emre S. Combined Liver Kidney Transplantation: Critical Analysis of a Single-Center Experience. Transplantation Proceedings 2011, 43: 901-904. PMID: 21486624, DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2011.02.033.
- Kulkarni S, Emre S, Arvelakis A, Asch W, Bia M, Formica R, Israel G. Multidetector CT angiography in living donor renal transplantation: accuracy and discrepancies in right venous anatomy. Clinical Transplantation 2011, 25: 77-82. PMID: 20070320, DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0012.2009.01193.x.
- Licurse A, Kim MC, Dziura J, Forman HP, Formica RN, Makarov DV, Parikh CR, Gross CP. Renal Ultrasonography in the Evaluation of Acute Kidney Injury: Developing a Risk Stratification Framework. JAMA Internal Medicine 2010, 170: 1900-1907. PMID: 21098348, DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2010.419.
- Cuffy MC, Singh M, Formica R, Simmons E, Abu Alfa AK, Carlson K, Girardi M, Cowper SE, Kulkarni S. Renal transplantation for nephrogenic systemic fibrosis: a case report and review of the literature. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 2010, 26: 1099-1101. PMID: 21079195, DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfq693.
- Solomon DA, Rabidou N, Kulkarni S, Formica R, Fraenkel L. Accepting a donor kidney: an evaluation of patients’ and transplant surgeons’ priorities. Clinical Transplantation 2010, 25: 786-793. PMID: 20964716, PMCID: PMC4846340, DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0012.2010.01342.x.
- Tichy EM, Medwid AJ, Mills EA, Formica RN, Kulkarni S. Significant Sirolimus and Dronedarone Interaction in a Kidney Transplant Recipient. Annals Of Pharmacotherapy 2010, 44: 1338-1341. PMID: 20484171, DOI: 10.1345/aph.1p114.
- Formica RN, Asch WS, Wagner KR, Kulkarni S. Kidney Transplantation and HIV: Does Recipient Privacy Outweigh the Donor's Right to Information? Clinical Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2010, 5: 924-928. PMID: 20203162, PMCID: PMC2863980, DOI: 10.2215/cjn.06820909.
- Hakim W, Sheikh S, Inayat I, Caldwell C, Smith D, Lorber M, Friedman A, Jain D, Bia M, Formica R, Mehal W. HCV Response in Patients With End Stage Renal Disease Treated With Combination Pegylated Interferon α-2a and Ribavirin. Journal Of Clinical Gastroenterology 2009, 43: 477-481. PMID: 19142165, PMCID: PMC3715868, DOI: 10.1097/mcg.0b013e318180803a.
- Yarlagadda SG, Coca SG, Formica RN, Poggio ED, Parikh CR. Association between delayed graft function and allograft and patient survival: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 2008, 24: 1039-1047. PMID: 19103734, DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfn667.
- Friedman AL, Geoghegan SR, Sowers NM, Kulkarni S, Formica RN. Medication Errors in the Outpatient Setting: Classification and Root Cause Analysis. JAMA Surgery 2007, 142: 278-283. PMID: 17372053, DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.142.3.278.
- Karamehić J, Lorber M, Formica R, Gavrankapetanović F, Heljić B, Subašić Đ, Zečević L. Immunosuppressive Therapy Protocols in Kidney Transplantation in Adults. Biomolecules And Biomedicine 2006, 6: 43-47. PMID: 16995847, PMCID: PMC7193658, DOI: 10.17305/bjbms.2006.3143.
- Formica RN, Friedman AL, Lorber MI, Smith JD, Eisen T, Bia MJ. A randomized trial comparing losartan with amlodipine as initial therapy for hypertension in the early post-transplant period. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 2006, 21: 1389-1394. PMID: 16431893, DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfk058.
- Formica RN, Friedman AL, Lorber MI, Bia MJ. Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor blockers used for the treatment of hypertension appear to be safe in the early posttransplant period. Transplantation Proceedings 2004, 36: 2675-2678. PMID: 15621121, DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2004.10.013.
- Yale New Haven Transplantation CenterYale Physicians Building800 Howard Avenue, Fl 4th Floor Ste 4th floorNew Haven, CT 06519
- Yale Transplantation Center, Long Ridge Medical CenterLong Ridge Medical Center260 Long Ridge RoadStamford, CT 06902
Biography
Richard Formica, MD, is a nephrologist and the director of transplant medicine at Yale Medicine. He received his medical education at Boston University School of Medicine before arriving at Yale in 1997.
As the director for transplant medicine, Dr. Formica strives to make his program a medical home for transplant patients. These patients tend to have a complex variety of needs that may be difficult for other physicians to address. Since arriving here, Dr. Formica has expanded Yale Medicine’s transplant program to include support staff, such as dietitians and social workers. “We wanted to be the one place where transplant patients can have all of their primary needs met so they wouldn’t have to move around to different physicians,” Dr. Formica says.
Dr. Formica’s relationships with his patients often span many years—sometimes beginning before the transplantation. He sees this relationship as a whole rather than as individual clinic visits. “I tell them, ‘Instead of thinking of this as 32 clinic visits over the course of a year, think of it as one experience,’” he says.
As a physician, Dr. Formica aims to keep things casual with his patients. He encourages them to use his first name and learns as much as he can about them, including aspects of their lives unrelated to their disease such as their pets, jobs and hobbies. He has a keen interest in how the disease is affecting his patients: “When I was younger, it was the physiology that drew me to nephrology. Now, what interesting to me is how the patient responds to their disease,” he says.
In addition to treating patients, Dr. Formica is involved in public policy work related to kidney transplantation. He helped develop the kidney allocation system for the country that went into effect in 2014 and he’s also involved in clinical trials for drugs that treat hypertension. At the Yale School of Medicine, he is a professor of medicine (nephrology) and surgery (transplant).
Titles
- Professor of Medicine (Nephrology) and Professor of Surgery (Transplant)
- Director of Transplant Medicine, Internal Medicine
- Director Outpatient Transplantation Service, Transplantation Center, Yale New Haven Hospital
- Medical Director Adult Kidney Transplantation, Transplantation Center, Yale New Haven Hospital
Education & Training
- FellowYale School of Medicine (1999)
- Chief Medical ResidentBoston City Hospital (1997)
- ResidentBoston University Medical Center (1996)
- MDBoston University School of Medicine (1993)
- BABoston University (1989)
Additional Information
- Lifetime Achievement Award: National Kidney Foundation (2022)
- AB of Internal Medicine, Nephrology (1999, recertified: 2019)
- AB of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine (1996, recertified: 2017)
- United Network of Organ Sharing (2015 - Present): OPTN/UNOS Membership and Professional Standards Committee
- American Society of Transplantation (2014 - Present): President
- Huelsboemer L, Moscarelli J, Dony A, Boroumand S, Kochen A, Knoedler L, Yu C, Hauc S, Stögner V, Formica R, Lian C, Murphy G, Pomahac B, Kauke-Navarro M. The role of C4d and donor specific antibodies in face and hand transplantation—a systematic review. Frontiers In Transplantation 2024, 3: 1442006. PMID: 39291278, PMCID: PMC11405992, DOI: 10.3389/frtra.2024.1442006.
- Huelsboemer L, Kauke-Navarro M, Boroumand S, Parikh N, Hosseini H, Yu C, Stögner V, Ko C, Perry B, Formica R, Hung P, Mahajan A, Azzi J, Murphy G, Pomahac B. D111. Ten year Follow up after Face Transplantation. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open 2024, 12: 120-121. PMCID: PMC11340540, DOI: 10.1097/01.gox.0001018916.83172.5e.
- Huelsboemer L, Stoegner V, Boroumand S, Parikh N, Hosseini H, Perry B, Formica R, Kauke-Navarro M, Pomahac B. 12. Functional Long-Term Outcome Of Eight Face Transplant Patients - A Single Center Study. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open 2024, 12: 8-9. PMCID: PMC11041197, DOI: 10.1097/01.gox.0001015140.10439.0d.
- Chisholm‐Burns M, Formica R. The gratitude paradox. Journal Of Internal Medicine 2024, 295: 712-714. PMID: 38575552, DOI: 10.1111/joim.13788.
- Huelsboemer L, Boroumand S, Kochen A, Dony A, Moscarelli J, Hauc S, Stögner V, Formica R, Pomahac B, Kauke-Navarro M. Immunosuppressive strategies in face and hand transplantation: a comprehensive systematic review of current therapy regimens and outcomes. Frontiers In Transplantation 2024, 3: 1366243. PMID: 38993787, PMCID: PMC11235358, DOI: 10.3389/frtra.2024.1366243.
- Wiseman A, Alhamad T, Alloway R, Concepcion B, Cooper M, Formica R, Klein C, Kumar V, Leca N, Shihab F, Taber D, Mulnick S, Bushnell D, Hadi M, Bunnapradist S. Use of LCP-Tacrolimus (LCPT) in Kidney Transplantation: A Delphi Consensus Survey of Expert Clinicians. Annals Of Transplantation 2024, 29: e943498-1-e943498-13. PMID: 38526543, PMCID: PMC10944009, DOI: 10.12659/aot.943498.
- Kilambi V, Barah M, Formica R, Friedewald J, Mehrotra S. Evaluation of Opening Offers Early for Deceased Donor Kidneys at Risk of Nonutilization. Clinical Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2023, 19: 233-240. PMID: 37943856, PMCID: PMC10861110, DOI: 10.2215/cjn.0000000000000346.
- Wiseman A, Bunnapradist S, Alhamad T, Alloway R, Concepcion B, Cooper M, Formica R, Klein C, Kumar V, Leca N, Shihab F, Taber D, Mulnick S, Bushnell D, Hadi M. Use of an LCP Tacrolimus (LCPT) in Kidney Transplantation: A Delphi Consensus Survey of Expert Clinicians. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2023, 34: 1032-1033. DOI: 10.1681/asn.20233411s11032d.
- Mookerjee V, Kauke-Navarro M, Hauc S, Huelsboemer L, Formica R, Pomahac B. Advancing Face Transplantation: A Critical Analysis of Revisions and Long-Term Surgical Outcomes in 10 Cases. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2023, 154: 577e-584e. PMID: 37699110, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000011058.
- Mehrotra S, Schantz K, Friedewald JJ, Ladner DP, Becker Y, Formica R, Barah M, Gu J, Gordon EJ. Physician and patient acceptance of policies to reduce kidney discard. Clinical Transplantation 2020, 34: e14054. PMID: 32738167, PMCID: PMC7929781, DOI: 10.1111/ctr.14054.
- Stewart ZA, Shah SA, Formica RN, Kandaswamy R, Paramesh AS, Friedman J, Squires R, Cooper M, Axelrod DA. A call to action: Feasible strategies to reduce the discard of transplantable kidneys in the United States. Clinical Transplantation 2020, 34: e13990. PMID: 32621660, DOI: 10.1111/ctr.13990.
- Girone G, Cohen E, Hartell S, Formica R, Klarman S. Levothyroxine-Induced Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy in a Kidney Transplant Candidate. Annals Of Pharmacotherapy 2020, 54: 1260-1262. PMID: 32462902, DOI: 10.1177/1060028020928957.
- Gleeson SE, Formica RN, Marin EP. Outpatient Management of the Kidney Transplant Recipient during the SARS-CoV-2 Virus Pandemic. Clinical Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2020, 15: cjn.04510420. PMID: 32345749, PMCID: PMC7274284, DOI: 10.2215/cjn.04510420.
- Klarman SE, Formica RN. The Broader Sharing of Deceased Donor Kidneys Is an Ethical and Legal Imperative. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2020, 31: asn.2020020121. PMID: 32312798, PMCID: PMC7269362, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2020020121.
- Rivara MB, Formica RN, Mehrotra R. Advancing American Kidney Health—New Opportunities for Collaborative Care. The American Journal Of Medicine 2020, 133: e335-e337. PMID: 32145208, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2020.01.036.
- Abdallah CG, Averill LA, Gueorguieva R, Goktas S, Purohit P, Ranganathan M, Sherif M, Ahn KH, D’Souza D, Formica R, Southwick SM, Duman RS, Sanacora G, Krystal JH. Modulation of the antidepressant effects of ketamine by the mTORC1 inhibitor rapamycin. Neuropsychopharmacology 2020, 45: 990-997. PMID: 32092760, PMCID: PMC7162891, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-020-0644-9.
- Formica RN, Gill JS. Should the United States employ free market practices to solve the hidden public health crisis of chronic kidney disease? American Journal Of Transplantation 2019, 20: 1217-1218. PMID: 31746545, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.15718.
- Kadatz M, Gill JS, Gill J, Formica RN, Klarenbach S. Economic Evaluation of Extending Medicare Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Recipients in the Current Era. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2019, 31: 218-228. PMID: 31704739, PMCID: PMC6934999, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2019070646.
- Gill JS, Formica RN, Levitsky J. Transplantation of Kidneys from HCV Viremic Donors in the United States: A Missed Opportunity to Inform Clinical Decision Making and Health Policy. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2019, 30: 1778-1780. PMID: 31570540, PMCID: PMC6779353, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2019070726.
- Redfield RR, Jordan SC, Busque S, Vincenti F, Woodle ES, Desai N, Reed EF, Tremblay S, Zachary AA, Vo AA, Formica R, Schindler T, Tran H, Looney C, Jamois C, Green C, Morimoto A, Rajwanshi R, Schroeder A, Cascino MD, Brunetta P, Borie D. Safety, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamic activity of obinutuzumab, a type 2 anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody for the desensitization of candidates for renal transplant. American Journal Of Transplantation 2019, 19: 3035-3045. PMID: 31257724, PMCID: PMC6899639, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.15514.
- Newell KA, Formica RN. ESKD Risk in Living Kidney Donors “Like Me”. Clinical Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2019, 14: 970-971. PMID: 31278113, PMCID: PMC6625628, DOI: 10.2215/cjn.06010519.
- Cooper M, Formica R, Friedewald J, Hirose R, O’Connor K, Mohan S, Schold J, Axelrod D, Pastan S. Report of National Kidney Foundation Consensus Conference to Decrease Kidney Discards. Clinical Transplantation 2018, 33: e13419. PMID: 30345720, DOI: 10.1111/ctr.13419.
- Formica RN. And equal access for all? The future of deceased donor kidney allocation. American Journal Of Transplantation 2018, 18: 1837-1838. PMID: 29878578, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.14964.
- Liapakis A, Formica RN, Levitsky J. Solid organ transplantation of viral hepatitis C positive donor organs into viral hepatitis C negative recipients. Current Opinion In Organ Transplantation 2018, 23: 257-263. PMID: 29432255, DOI: 10.1097/mot.0000000000000504.
- Faddoul G, Nadkarni GN, Bridges ND, Goebel J, Hricik DE, Formica R, Menon MC, Morrison Y, Murphy B, Newell K, Nickerson P, Poggio ED, Rush D, Heeger PS. Analysis of Biomarkers Within the Initial 2 Years Posttransplant and 5-Year Kidney Transplant Outcomes. Transplantation 2018, 102: 673-680. PMID: 29189482, PMCID: PMC6018026, DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000002026.
- Formica RN. The role of the kidney in combined liver‐kidney transplantation. Liver Transplantation 2018, 24: 164-165. PMID: 29222928, DOI: 10.1002/lt.24995.
- Miles CD, Westphal S, Liapakis A, Formica R. Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Transplantation: Impact on Liver Transplant Patients and the Kidney Transplant Waiting List. Current Transplantation Reports 2018, 5: 1-6. PMID: 29564203, PMCID: PMC5843696, DOI: 10.1007/s40472-018-0175-z.
- Kulkarni S, Hall I, Formica R, Thiessen C, Stewart D, Gan G, Greene E, Deng Y. Transition probabilities between changing sensitization levels, waitlist activity status and competing-risk kidney transplant outcomes using multi-state modeling. PLOS ONE 2017, 12: e0190277. PMID: 29287087, PMCID: PMC5747475, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0190277.
- Formica RN. Perspectives on the Strengths and Weaknesses of the National Kidney Allocation System. Clinical Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2017, 12: 2056-2056. PMID: 29162591, PMCID: PMC5718280, DOI: 10.2215/cjn.08640817.
- Formica RN, Kulkarni S. Being Thoughtful about Desensitization. Clinical Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2017, 12: 1878-1880. PMID: 28974523, PMCID: PMC5672977, DOI: 10.2215/cjn.09000817.
- Doshi MD, Reese PP, Hall IE, Schröppel B, Ficek J, Formica RN, Weng FL, Hasz RD, Thiessen-Philbrook H, Parikh C. Utility of Applying Quality Assessment Tools for Kidneys With KDPI ≥80. Transplantation 2017, 101: 1125-1133. PMID: 27490414, PMCID: PMC5290306, DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000001388.
- Formica RN. Opportunities to Increase Availability of Deceased Donor Kidneys. Clinical Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2017, 12: 871-873. PMID: 28546441, PMCID: PMC5460703, DOI: 10.2215/cjn.04490417.
- Newell KA, Formica RN, Gill JS, Schold JD, Allan JS, Covington SH, Wiseman AC, Chandraker A. Integrating APOL1 Gene Variants Into Renal Transplantation: Considerations Arising From the American Society of Transplantation Expert Conference. American Journal Of Transplantation 2017, 17: 901-911. PMID: 27997071, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.14173.
- Merola J, Formica RN, Mulligan DC. Changes in united network for organ sharing policy for simultaneous liver‐kidney allocation. Clinical Liver Disease 2017, 9: 21-24. PMID: 30992951, PMCID: PMC6467132, DOI: 10.1002/cld.609.
- Formica RN. Simultaneous liver kidney transplantation. Current Opinion In Nephrology & Hypertension 2016, 25: 577-582. PMID: 27653420, DOI: 10.1097/mnh.0000000000000260.
- Merola J, Yoo PS, Schaub J, Smith JD, Rodriguez-Davalos MI, Tichy E, Mulligan DC, Asch W, Formica R, Kashgarian M, Kulkarni S. Belatacept and Eculizumab for Treatment of Calcineurin Inhibitor-induced Thrombotic Microangiopathy After Kidney Transplantation: Case Report. Transplantation Proceedings 2016, 48: 3106-3108. PMID: 27932157, DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2016.04.005.
- Formica RN. A critical assessment on kidney allocation systems. Transplantation Reviews 2016, 31: 61-67. PMID: 27919635, DOI: 10.1016/j.trre.2016.10.002.
- Kulkarni S, Kirkiles‐Smith N, Deng YH, Formica RN, Moeckel G, Broecker V, Bow L, Tomlin R, Pober JS. Eculizumab Therapy for Chronic Antibody‐Mediated Injury in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. American Journal Of Transplantation 2016, 17: 682-691. PMID: 27501352, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.14001.
- Kulkarni S, Thiessen C, Formica RN, Schilsky M, Mulligan D, D'Aquila R. The Long‐Term Follow‐up and Support for Living Organ Donors: A Center‐Based Initiative Founded on Developing a Community of Living Donors. American Journal Of Transplantation 2016, 16: 3385-3391. PMID: 27500361, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.14005.
- Formica RN. Simultaneous Liver–Kidney Allocation: Let′s Not Make Perfect the Enemy of Good. American Journal Of Transplantation 2016, 16: 2765. PMID: 27184986, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.13873.
- Azar MM, Malinis MF, Moss J, Formica RN, Villanueva MS. Integrase strand transferase inhibitors: the preferred antiretroviral regimen in HIV-positive renal transplantation. International Journal Of STD & AIDS 2016, 28: 447-458. PMID: 27193421, DOI: 10.1177/0956462416651528.
- Stewart DE, Kucheryavaya AY, Klassen DK, Turgeon NA, Formica RN, Aeder MI. Changes in Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation One Year After KAS Implementation. American Journal Of Transplantation 2016, 16: 1834-1847. PMID: 26932731, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.13770.
- Formica RN, Newell KA. What Is the Price of Altruism? American Journal Of Transplantation 2016, 16: 741-742. PMID: 26845497, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.13590.
- Formica RN. Allocating Deceased Donor Kidneys to Sensitized Candidates. Clinical Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2016, 11: 377-378. PMID: 26839236, PMCID: PMC4791831, DOI: 10.2215/cjn.13641215.
- Guerra CM, Formica RN, Kulkarni S, Asch WS, Tichy EM. Duration of Prophylaxis against Fungal Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipients. Progress In Transplantation 2015, 25: 311-315. PMID: 26645924, DOI: 10.7182/pit2015929.
- Butala NM, King MD, Reitsma W, Formica RN, Abt PL, Reese PP, Parikh CR. Association Between Organ Procurement Organization Social Network Centrality and Kidney Discard and Transplant Outcomes. Transplantation 2015, 99: 2617-2624. PMID: 26102610, PMCID: PMC4668206, DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000000773.
- Hricik DE, Formica RN, Nickerson P, Rush D, Fairchild RL, Poggio ED, Gibson IW, Wiebe C, Tinckam K, Bunnapradist S, Samaniego-Picota M, Brennan DC, Schröppel B, Gaber O, Armstrong B, Ikle D, Diop H, Bridges ND, Heeger PS. Adverse Outcomes of Tacrolimus Withdrawal in Immune–Quiescent Kidney Transplant Recipients. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2015, 26: 3114-3122. PMID: 25925687, PMCID: PMC4657844, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2014121234.
- Thiessen C, Kim YA, Formica R, Bia M, Kulkarni S. Opting out: confidentiality and availability of an ‘alibi’ for potential living kidney donors in the USA. Journal Of Medical Ethics 2014, 41: 506. PMID: 25368413, DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2014-102184.
- Israni AK, Salkowski N, Gustafson S, Snyder JJ, Friedewald JJ, Formica RN, Wang X, Shteyn E, Cherikh W, Stewart D, Samana CJ, Chung A, Hart A, Kasiske BL. New National Allocation Policy for Deceased Donor Kidneys in the United States and Possible Effect on Patient Outcomes. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2014, 25: 1842-1848. PMID: 24833128, PMCID: PMC4116061, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2013070784.
- Friedewald JJ, Samana CJ, Kasiske BL, Israni AK, Stewart D, Cherikh W, Formica RN. The Kidney Allocation System. Surgical Clinics Of North America 2013, 93: 1395-1406. PMID: 24206858, DOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2013.08.007.
- Vichot AA, Formica RN, Moeckel GW. Cytomegalovirus Glomerulopathy and Cytomegalovirus Interstitial Nephritis on Sequential Transplant Kidney Biopsies. American Journal Of Kidney Diseases 2013, 63: 536-539. PMID: 24568687, PMCID: PMC7210789, DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2013.08.021.
- Thiessen C, Kim YA, Formica R, Bia M, Kulkarni S. Written Informed Consent for Living Kidney Donors: Practices and Compliance With CMS and OPTN Requirements. American Journal Of Transplantation 2013, 13: 2713-2721. PMID: 24020884, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.12406.
- Heavner MS, Tichy EM, Yazdi M, Formica RN, Kulkarni S, Emre S. Clinical outcomes associated with conversion from brand-name to generic tacrolimus in hospitalized kidney transplant recipients. American Journal Of Health-System Pharmacy 2013, 70: 1507-1512. PMID: 23943182, DOI: 10.2146/ajhp120783.
- Multicenter Validation of Urinary CXCL9 as a Risk-Stratifying Biomarker for Kidney Transplant InjuryHricik DE, Nickerson P, Formica RN, Poggio ED, Rush D, Newell KA, Goebel J, Gibson IW, Fairchild RL, Riggs M, Spain K, Ikle D, Bridges ND, Heeger PS, consortium F. Multicenter Validation of Urinary CXCL9 as a Risk-Stratifying Biomarker for Kidney Transplant Injury. American Journal Of Transplantation 2013, 13: 2634-2644. PMID: 23968332, PMCID: PMC3959786, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.12426.
- H Mukdsi J, Gutiérrez S, Barrón B, Novoa P, Fernández S, de Diller AB, I Torres A, Formica RN, Orías M. A renal variant of Fabry disease: A case with a novel Gal A hemizygote mutation. Journal Of Nephropathology 2012, 1: 194-7. PMID: 24475416, PMCID: PMC3886146, DOI: 10.5812/nephropathol.8123.
- Formica RN, Barrantes F, Asch WS, Bia MJ, Coca S, Kalyesubula R, McCloskey B, Leary T, Arvelakis A, Kulkarni S. A One-Day Centralized Work-up for Kidney Transplant Recipient Candidates: A Quality Improvement Report. American Journal Of Kidney Diseases 2012, 60: 288-294. PMID: 22571868, DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2012.04.008.
- Nelson WK, Formica RN, Cooper DL, Schwartz PE, Rutherford TJ. An analysis of measured and estimated creatinine clearance rates in normal weight, overweight, and obese patients with gynecologic cancers. Journal Of Oncology Pharmacy Practice 2012, 18: 323-332. PMID: 22331238, DOI: 10.1177/1078155211435714.
- Formica RN. When and how should immunosuppression be tapered for the failed renal allograft? Seminars In Dialysis 2011, 24: 371-373. PMID: 21801218, DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-139x.2011.00900.x.
- Cimsit B, Schilsky M, Moini M, Cartiera K, Arvelakis A, Kulkarni S, Formica R, Caldwell C, Taddei T, Asch W, Emre S. Combined Liver Kidney Transplantation: Critical Analysis of a Single-Center Experience. Transplantation Proceedings 2011, 43: 901-904. PMID: 21486624, DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2011.02.033.
- Kulkarni S, Emre S, Arvelakis A, Asch W, Bia M, Formica R, Israel G. Multidetector CT angiography in living donor renal transplantation: accuracy and discrepancies in right venous anatomy. Clinical Transplantation 2011, 25: 77-82. PMID: 20070320, DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0012.2009.01193.x.
- Licurse A, Kim MC, Dziura J, Forman HP, Formica RN, Makarov DV, Parikh CR, Gross CP. Renal Ultrasonography in the Evaluation of Acute Kidney Injury: Developing a Risk Stratification Framework. JAMA Internal Medicine 2010, 170: 1900-1907. PMID: 21098348, DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2010.419.
- Cuffy MC, Singh M, Formica R, Simmons E, Abu Alfa AK, Carlson K, Girardi M, Cowper SE, Kulkarni S. Renal transplantation for nephrogenic systemic fibrosis: a case report and review of the literature. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 2010, 26: 1099-1101. PMID: 21079195, DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfq693.
- Solomon DA, Rabidou N, Kulkarni S, Formica R, Fraenkel L. Accepting a donor kidney: an evaluation of patients’ and transplant surgeons’ priorities. Clinical Transplantation 2010, 25: 786-793. PMID: 20964716, PMCID: PMC4846340, DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0012.2010.01342.x.
- Tichy EM, Medwid AJ, Mills EA, Formica RN, Kulkarni S. Significant Sirolimus and Dronedarone Interaction in a Kidney Transplant Recipient. Annals Of Pharmacotherapy 2010, 44: 1338-1341. PMID: 20484171, DOI: 10.1345/aph.1p114.
- Formica RN, Asch WS, Wagner KR, Kulkarni S. Kidney Transplantation and HIV: Does Recipient Privacy Outweigh the Donor's Right to Information? Clinical Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2010, 5: 924-928. PMID: 20203162, PMCID: PMC2863980, DOI: 10.2215/cjn.06820909.
- Hakim W, Sheikh S, Inayat I, Caldwell C, Smith D, Lorber M, Friedman A, Jain D, Bia M, Formica R, Mehal W. HCV Response in Patients With End Stage Renal Disease Treated With Combination Pegylated Interferon α-2a and Ribavirin. Journal Of Clinical Gastroenterology 2009, 43: 477-481. PMID: 19142165, PMCID: PMC3715868, DOI: 10.1097/mcg.0b013e318180803a.
- Yarlagadda SG, Coca SG, Formica RN, Poggio ED, Parikh CR. Association between delayed graft function and allograft and patient survival: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 2008, 24: 1039-1047. PMID: 19103734, DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfn667.
- Friedman AL, Geoghegan SR, Sowers NM, Kulkarni S, Formica RN. Medication Errors in the Outpatient Setting: Classification and Root Cause Analysis. JAMA Surgery 2007, 142: 278-283. PMID: 17372053, DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.142.3.278.
- Karamehić J, Lorber M, Formica R, Gavrankapetanović F, Heljić B, Subašić Đ, Zečević L. Immunosuppressive Therapy Protocols in Kidney Transplantation in Adults. Biomolecules And Biomedicine 2006, 6: 43-47. PMID: 16995847, PMCID: PMC7193658, DOI: 10.17305/bjbms.2006.3143.
- Formica RN, Friedman AL, Lorber MI, Smith JD, Eisen T, Bia MJ. A randomized trial comparing losartan with amlodipine as initial therapy for hypertension in the early post-transplant period. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 2006, 21: 1389-1394. PMID: 16431893, DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfk058.
- Formica RN, Friedman AL, Lorber MI, Bia MJ. Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor blockers used for the treatment of hypertension appear to be safe in the early posttransplant period. Transplantation Proceedings 2004, 36: 2675-2678. PMID: 15621121, DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2004.10.013.
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- Yale New Haven Transplantation CenterYale Physicians Building800 Howard Avenue, Fl 4th Floor Ste 4th floorNew Haven, CT 06519
- Yale Transplantation Center, Long Ridge Medical CenterLong Ridge Medical Center260 Long Ridge RoadStamford, CT 06902