Karen MacKay , MD, FACP

Associate Professor of Nephrology
Associate Professor

Organization:

West Virginia University School of Medicine

Department:

Medicine

Classification:

Faculty

• MD, University of Utah

HONORS/AWARDS

Magna Cum Laude

Alpha Omega Alpha

Best attending physician: Medical residents 1995

Best attending physician: Medical residents 1997

David Z. Morgan Mentor Award 1998

Community Service Award: Department of Medicine 1998

     Nominated for the following awards:

Outstanding teacher nominee: Medical students 1995

Outstanding teacher nominee: Medical residents 1995

Clinician of the year nominee: Medical students 1997         

Outstanding faculty award nominee: Medical residents 1997

Outstanding teacher nominee: Medical residents 1998

Outstanding faculty nominee: Medical residents 1998

Dr. MacKay completed her undergraduate and medical degrees a the University of Utah, traveled to St. Louis to complete an internal medicine residency at Washington University before moving to Maryland to complete a combined research and clinical fellowship in nephrology at the National Institutes of Health and Johns Hopkins.  After spending several additional years as a researcher at the National Institutes of Health she moved the WVU.  At WVU she served as the director of the nephrology fellowship for over a decade and now serves as the chair of the admissions committee.  

RESEARCH

P.I:  Venofer 12:  Comparison of Oral Iron with IV Iron in Patients with Anemia of CRF not on Dialysis.  Sponsor:  Luitpold Pharma                 2001-2002

P.I:  Proferrin in CRI patients.  Sponsor: WVU Nephrology with Colorado Labs, Inc. 2001-2003 

P.I:  Venofer 15:  Comparison of Oral Iron with IV Iron in Patients with Anemia of CRF on Hemodialysis.  Sponsor Luitpold Pharma      2002   

Co-Investigator:  A Study Evaluating the Initiation and Titration of Fixed Doses of Novel Erythropoiesis Stimulating Protein (NESP) Therapy in Subjects with Chronic Renal Insufficiency.  Phase II Trial    Sponsor: Amgen       2001-2002

Co-Investigator:  The Impact of Anemia Correction on Left Ventricular Hypertrophy (LVH) in Subjects with Chronic Renal Insufficiency (CRI) Treated with Novel Erythropoiesis Stimulating Protein (NESP) Phase II Clinical Trial    Sponsor-Amgen     2001-2002

Co-Investigator:  A Randomized, Open-Label Preference Study of Gengraf Compared to Neoral in Stable Solid-Organ Transplant Subjects (The PREFER Study) Phase IV 

Sponsor: Abbott Laboratories             2000-2001

Co-Investigator:  Correction of Hemoglobin Outcomes in Renal Insufficiency (CHOIR)        Sponsor: Ortho Biotech                        2002-2005

Co-Investigator:  Amgen Chronic Renal Insufficiency Registry.  Sponsors: Amgen and The Lewin Group                        2001-2002      

Co-Investigator:  A 5-Day, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter Study of Oral YMO87 (CI-1025) to Assess Efficacy and Safety in Patients with Euvolemic or Hypervolemic Hyponatremia.  Sponsor: Yamanouchi USA                  2001-2002

Co-Investigator:  Hoffman La-Roche BA-16286 Study:  Pegylated Epogen dosing in dialysis patients.  Phase III Trial     2001-2003

Co-Investigator: Prevalence of Anemia in Patients with Early Renal Insufficiency.  Sponsor: Ortho Biotech                        2001   

Co-Investigator:  STARR Aranesp Dosing in Dialysis Patients.  Sponsor: Amgen  2002-2003

Co-Investigator:  Procrit Dosing in CRI        Sponsor: Ortho Biotech                       2002-2003      

Co-Investigator:   Iron Dosing Strategies in Dialysis Patients (Ferrlecit vs. Infed) (TSAT vs. CHr)

Sponsor: West Virginia University Nephrology                       2001-2002

Medical Specialties

• Nephrology/Kidney Disease

Board Certifications

• Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
• Nephrology, American Board of Internal Medicine

Special Training

• Residency, Internal Medicine
  Barnes Hospital Washington University School of Medicine
• Other Speciality Training, Research - Medical Staff Fellow
  National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Disease
• Fellowship, Nephrology
  Johns Hopkins School of Medicine