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Rino Munda, MD

Education/Credentials
  • Transplantation Fellowship: University of Cincinnati
  • Vascular Surgery Fellowship: New York Medical College
  • General Surgery Residency: Mount Sinai Hospital
  • Medical Degree: Facultad De Medicina Cayetano Heredia
  • Bachelor's Degree: Universidad Nacional Mayor De San Marcos
Board Certifications & Licenses

American Board of Surgery (Certification Date: 1974-11-11)

Contact Information
Research Interests

Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation, Allograft Rejection, Hemodialysis

Clinical Interests

Transplant Surgery

Peer Reviewed Publications

Roy-Chaudhury, Prabir; Lee, Timmy C; Munda, Rino 2013. Predicting dialysis vascular access blood flow and diameter: too much, too little, or just right. Kidney international, 84 6, 1076-8

Roy-Chaudhury, Prabir; Chan, Jenq-Shyong; Lee, Timmy; Mistry, Meenakshi; Campos, Begoña; Wang, Yang; Munda, Rino 2012. Of veins, valves, and vascular access! Kidney international, 82 11, 1236-7

Roy-Chaudhury, Prabir; Lee, Timmy; Woodle, Ben; Wadehra, Davinder; Campos-Naciff, Begoña; Munda, Rino 2012. Balloon-assisted maturation (BAM) of the arteriovenous fistula: the good, the bad, and the ugly. Seminars in nephrology, 32 6, 558-63

Roy-Chaudhury, Prabir; Wang, Yang; Krishnamoorthy, Mahesh; Zhang, Jianhua; Banerjee, Rupak; Munda, Rino; Heffelfinger, Sue; Arend, Lois 2009. Cellular phenotypes in human stenotic lesions from haemodialysis vascular access. Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association, 24 9, 2786-91

Roy-Chaudhury, Prabir; Arend, Lois; Zhang, Jianhua; Krishnamoorthy, Mahesh; Wang, Yang; Banerjee, Rupak; Samaha, Antoine; Munda, Rino 2007. Neointimal hyperplasia in early arteriovenous fistula failure. American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation, 50 5, 782-90

Woodle, E Steve; Alloway, Rita; Rike, Adele; Roy-Chaudhury, Prabir; Tevar, Amit; Susskind, Brian; Everly, Jason; Mogilishetty, Gautham; Brailey, Paul; Govil, Amit; Rudich, Steve; First, M Roy; Alexander, J Wesley; Munda, Rino; Cardi, Michael; Arend, Lois 2007. Corticosteroid elimination: the Cincinnati experience. Clinical transplants, , 51-60

Alexander, J Wesley; Goodman, Hope R; Cardi, Michael; Austin, Joe; Goel, Sharad; Safdar, Shahzad; Huang, Shaoming; Munda, Rino; Fidler, James P; Buell, Joseph F; Hanaway, Michael; Susskind, Brian; Roy-Chaudhury, Prabir; Trofe, Jennifer; Alloway, Rita; Woodle, E Steve 2006. Simultaneous corticosteroid avoidance and calcineurin inhibitor minimization in renal transplantation. Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation, 19 4, 295-302

Alexander, J Wesley; Metze, Timothy J; McIntosh, Matthew J; Goodman, Hope R; First, M Roy; Munda, Rino; Cardi, Michael A; Austin, Joe N; Goel, Sharad; Safdar, Shahzad; Greenberg, Norman; Chen, Xiaowu; Woodle, E Steve 2005. The influence of immunomodulatory diets on transplant success and complications. Transplantation, 79 4, 460-5

Alloway, R R; Hanaway, M J; Trofe, J; Boardman, R; Rogers, C C; Hanaway, M J; Buell, J F; Munda, R; Alexander, J W; Thomas, M J; Roy-Chaudhury, P; Cardi, M; Woodle, E S 2005. A prospective, pilot study of early corticosteroid cessation in high-immunologic-risk patients: the Cincinnati experience. Transplantation proceedings, 37 2, 802-3

Boardman, R E; Alloway, R R; Alexander, J W; Buell, J F; Cardi, M; First, M R; Hanaway, M T; Munda, R; Rogers, C C; Roy-Chaudhury, P; Susskind, B; Trofe, J; Woodle, E S 2005. African American renal transplant recipients benefit from early corticosteroid withdrawal under modern immunosuppression. Transplantation proceedings, 37 2, 814-6

Boardman, R; Trofe, J; Alloway, R; Rogers, C; Roy-Chaudhury, P; Cardi, M; Safdar, S; Groene, B; Buell, J; Hanaway, M; Thomas, M; Alexander, W; Munda, R; Woodle, E S 2005. Early steroid withdrawal does not increase risk for recurrent focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. Transplantation proceedings, 37 2, 817-8

Boardman, Robyn E; Alloway, Rita R; Alexander, J Wesley; Buell, Joseph F; Cardi, Michael; First, M Roy; Hanaway, Michael J; Munda, Rino; Rogers, Christin C; Roy-Chaudhury, Prabir; Susskind, Brian; Trofe, Jennifer; Woodle, E Steve 2005. African-American renal transplant recipients benefit from early corticosteroid withdrawal under modern immunosuppression. American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, 5 2, 356-65

Buell, Joseph F; Lee, Lucy; Martin, Jill E; Dake, Natalie A; Cavanaugh, Teresa M; Hanaway, Michael J; Weiskittel, Pat; Munda, Rino; Alexander, J Wesley; Cardi, Michael; Peddi, V Ram; Zavala, Edward Y; Berilla, Elaine; Clippard, Marketa; First, M Roy; Woodle, E Steve 2005. Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy vs. open live donor nephrectomy: a quality of life and functional study. Clinical transplantation, 19 1, 102-9

Hanaway, M J; Roy-Chaudhury, P; Buell, J F; Thomas, M; Munda, R; Alloway, R R; Ellison, V; Rudich, S M; Fisher, L; Woodle, E S 2005. Pilot study of early corticosteroid elimination after pancreas transplantation. Transplantation proceedings, 37 2, 1287-8

Rogers, Christin C; Alloway, Rita R; Buell, Joseph F; Boardman, Robyn; Alexander, J Wesley; Cardi, Michael; Roy-Chaudhury, Prabir; First, M Roy; Succop, Paul; Munda, Rino; Woodle, E Steve 2005. Body weight alterations under early corticosteroid withdrawal and chronic corticosteroid therapy with modern immunosuppression. Transplantation, 80 1, 26-33

Roy-Chaudhury, Prabir; Kelly, Burnett S; Melhem, Murad; Zhang, Jianhua; Li, Jinsong; Desai, Pankaj; Munda, Rino; Heffelfinger, Sue C 2005. Vascular access in hemodialysis: issues, management, and emerging concepts. Cardiology clinics, 23 3, 249-73

Roy-Chaudhury, Prabir; Kelly, Burnett S; Melhem, Murad; Zhang, Jianhua; Li, Jinsong; Desai, Pankaj; Munda, Rino; Heffelfinger, Sue C 2005. Novel therapies for hemodialysis vascular access dysfunction: fact or fiction! Blood purification, 23 1, 29-35

Woodle, E Steve; Alloway, Rita R; Buell, Joseph F; Alexander, J Wesley; Munda, Rino; Roy-Chaudhury, Prabir; First, M Roy; Cardi, Michael; Trofe, Jennifer 2005. Multivariate analysis of risk factors for acute rejection in early corticosteroid cessation regimens under modern immunosuppression. American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, 5 11, 2740-4

Bole P.;Munda R.;Carbonaro T.;Lande A.;Purdy R. 12-01-1974. Aortofemoral steal: hemodynamic deprivation in mesenteric artery Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, 15 4, 486-489

Gruessner R.W.G.;Gruessner A.;Drangstveit M.B.;Sutherland D.E.R.;Egidi F.;Corry R.;Starzl T.;Burke G.;Stratta R.;Marsh C.;Perkins J.;Sollinger H.;Munda R.;First R.;Johnson C.;Benedetti E.;Kaufman D.;Brayman K.;Fabrega A.;Martin M.;Boudreaux P.;Frey D.;Stock P.;Melzer J. 08-01-1997. Tacrolimus in pancreas transplantation: A multicenter analysis Clinical Transplantation, 11 4, 299-312

Deysine M.;Roy-Chaudhury P.;Munda R.;Kreismann E.;Mitsutake K.;Niwaya K.;Darouiche R.O. 07-08-2004. Infections associated with surgical implants [4] (multiple letters) New England Journal of Medicine, 351 2, 193-195

Kubiak R.W.;Zelnick L.R.;Hoofnagle A.N.;Alpers C.E.;Terry C.M.;Shiu Y.T.;Cheung A.K.;de Boer I.H.;Robinson-Cohen C.;Allon M.;Dember L.M.;Feldman H.I.;Himmelfarb J.;Huber T.S.;Roy-Chaudhury P.;Vazquez M.A.;Kusek J.W.;Beck G.J.;Imrey P.B.;Kestenbaum B.;Farber A.;Kaufman J.;Stern L.;LeSage P.;Kivork C.;Soares D.;Malikova M.;Young C.;Taylor M.;Woodard L.;Mangadi K.;Munda R.;Lee T.;Alloway R.;El-Khatib M.;Canaan T.;Pflum A.;Thieken L.;Campos-Naciff B.;Berceli S.;Jansen M.;McCaslin G.;Trahan Y.;Vongpatanasin W.;Davidson I.;Hwang C.;Lightfoot T.;Livingston C.;Valencia A.;Dolmatch B.;Fenves A.;Hawkins N.;Kraiss L.;Kinikini D.;Treiman G.;Ihnat D.;Sarfati M.;Lavasani I.;Maloney M.;Schlotfeldt L.;Buchanan C.;Clark C.;Crawford C.;Hamlett J.;Kundzins J.;Manahan L.;Wise J.;Gassman J.;Greene T.;Li L.;Alster J.;Li M.;MacKrell J.;Radeva M.;Weiss B.;Wiggins K.;Hudkins K.;Wietecha T.;Robbin M.;Umphrey H.;Alexander L.;Abts C.;Belt L.;Vita J.;Hamburg N.;Duess M.;Levit A.;Higgins H.;Mandaci O.;Snell C.;Gravley J.;Behnken S.;Mortensen R.;Chertow (Chair) G.;Besarab A.;Brayman K.;Diener-West M.;Harrison D.;Inker L.;Louis T. 05-01-2019. Mineral Metabolism Disturbances and Arteriovenous Fistula Maturation European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 57 5, 719-728

Allon M.;Imrey P.B.;Cheung A.K.;Radeva M.;Alpers C.E.;Beck G.J.;Dember L.M.;Farber A.;Greene T.;Himmelfarb J.;Huber T.S.;Kaufman J.S.;Kusek J.W.;Roy-Chaudhury P.;Robbin M.L.;Vazquez M.A.;Feldman H.I.;Stern L.;LeSage P.;Kivork C.;Soares D.;Malikova M.;Young C.;Taylor M.;Woodard L.;Mangadi K.;Munda R.;Lee T.;Alloway R.;El-Khatib M.;Canaan T.;Pflum A.;Thieken L.;Campos-Naciff B.;Berceli S.;Jansen M.;McCaslin G.;Trahan Y.;Vongpatanasin W.;Davidson I.;Hwang C.;Lightfoot T.;Livingston C.;Valencia A.;Dolmatch B.;Fenves A.;Hawkins N.;Kraiss L.;Kinikini D.;Treiman G.;Ihnat D.;Sarfati M.;Mueller M.;Lavasani I.;Maloney M.;Schlotfeldt L.;Shiu Y.T.;Terry C.;Buchanan C.;Clark C.;Crawford C.;Hamlett J.;Kundzins J.;Manahan L.;Wise J.;Gassman J.;Li L.;Alster J.;Li M.;MacKrell J.;Wiggins K.;Weiss B.;Hudkins K.;Wietecha T.;Umphrey H.;Alexander L.;Abts C.;Belt L.;Vita J.;Hamburg N.;Duess M.;Levit A.;Higgins H.;Ke S.;Mandaci O.;Snell C.;Gravley J.;Behnken S.;Mortensen R.;Chertow G.;Besarab A.;Brayman K.;Diener-West M.;Harrison D.;Inker L.;Louis T.;McClellan W.;Rubin J.;Star R. 05-01-2018. Relationships Between Clinical Processes and Arteriovenous Fistula Cannulation and Maturation: A Mul American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 71 5, 677-689

Farber A.;Imrey P.B.;Huber T.S.;Kaufman J.M.;Kraiss L.W.;Larive B.;Li L.;Feldman H.I.;Dember L.;Stern L.;Lesage P.;Kivork C.;Soares D.;Malikova M.;Allon M.;Young C.;Taylor M.;Woodard L.;Mangadi K.;Roy-Chaudhury P.;Munda R.;Lee T.;Alloway R.;El-Khatib M.;Canaan T.;Pflum A.;Thieken L.;Campos-Naciff B.;Berceli S.;Jansen M.;McCaslin G.;Trahan Y.;Vazquez M.;Vongpatanasin W.;Davidson I.;Hwang C.;Lightfoot T.;Livingston C.;Valencia A.;Dolmatch B.;Fenves A.;Hawkins N.;Cheung A.;Kinikini D.;Treiman G.;Ihnat D.;Sarfati M.;Lavasani I.;Maloney M.;Schlotfeldt L.;Himmelfarb J.;Buchanan C.;Clark C.;Crawford C.;Hamlett J.;Kundzins J.;Manahan L.;Wise J.;Beck G.;Gassman J.;Greene T.;Alster J.;Li M.;Mackrell J.;Radeva M.;Weiss B.;Wiggins K.;Alpers C.;Hudkins K.;Wietecha T.;Robbin M.;Umphrey H.;Alexander L.;Abts C.;Belt L.;Vita J.;Hamburg N.;Duess M.;Levit A.;Higgins H.;Ke S.;Mandaci O.;Snell C.;Gravley J.;Behnken S.;Mortensen R.;Chertow G.;Besarab A.;Brayman K.;Diener-West M.;Harrison D.;Inker L.;Louis T.;McClellan W.;Rubin J.;Kusek J.;Star R. 01-01-2016. Multiple preoperative and intraoperative factors predict early fistula thrombosis in the Hemodialysi Journal of Vascular Surgery, 63 1, 163-170.e6

Chaudhury P.;Alexander J.;First M.;Peddi V.;Munda R.;Cavallo T. 01-01-2001. Immediate allograft dysfunction due to atheroembolic disease American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 37 2, 423-426

Gianotti L.;Munda R.;Alexander J.W. 01-01-1992. Pancreatitis-induced microbial translocation: A study of the mechanisms Research in Surgery, 4 2, 87-91

Perez R.;Munda R.;Heyd T.;Alexander J. 01-01-1986. The effect of donor-specific transfusions, 16,16-dimethyl PGE<inf>2</inf> and dietary pr Transplantation Proceedings, 18 5 SUPPL. 4, 110-112

First M.;Linnemann C.;Munda R.;Alexander J. 01-01-1985. Beneficial effect of pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine in splenectomized renal transplantation rec Transplantation Proceedings, 17 1 I, 147-150

Munda R.;First M.;Joffe S.;Alexander J. 01-01-1985. Experience with pancreatic allografts in renal transplant recipients Transplantation Proceedings, 17 1 I, 353-357

Koolen M.I.;Van Brummelen P.;Paul L.C.;Munda R.;Daha M.R.;Van Es L.A. 01-01-1984. Excretion of urokallikrein in renal transplant patients: Relation to graft rejection, renal function Transplantation, 37 5, 471-474

Munda R.;First M.;Suttman M.;Alexander J. 01-01-1984. Simultaneous pancreas and kidney procurement Transplantation Proceedings, 16 1, 248-250

Tasset J.;Johnson C.;Munda R.;Pesce A. 01-01-1984. The pharmacokinetics of amitriptyline in dogs with experimental renal dysfunction Federation Proceedings, 43 3,

Munda R.;Alexander J.;Stinnett J.;Morris M. 01-01-1981. Corynebacterium parvum vaccine as an adjuvant to immunosuppression in renal transplantation Surgical Forum, Vol. 32 , 360-362

Munda R.;Alexander J.W.;First M.R.;Gartside P.S.;Fidler J.P. 01-01-1978. Pulmonary infections in renal transplant recipients Annals of Surgery, 187 2, 126-133

Bole P.;Purdy R.;Munda R.;Moallem S.;Devanesan J.;Clauss R. 01-01-1976. Civilian arterial injuries Annals of Surgery, 183 1, 13-23

Bole P.;Cortes L.;Munda R.;Devanesan J.;Purdy R. 01-01-1975. Repair of a false aneurysm of the abdominal aorta Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care, 15 3, 255-259

Gomez R.L.;Bole P.V.;Lande A.;Munda R.T.;Pooley R.W.;Clauss R.H. 01-01-1973. Repair of Two False Aneurysms of the Abdominal Aorta Archives of Surgery, 107 1, 91-94