Mohammad Nizamuddin, MA
T35 Research Fellow
Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology
About
Mr. Nizamuddin is in his second year of medical school. He received a Bachelor of Science in neuroscience from Northwestern University and a Master of Arts in medical sciences from Loyola University Chicago. His mentor is Michael Fischer, MD, MSPH, and his research project, “Depressive Symptoms, Antidepressant Medication Use, and Cardiovascular Disease Among Participants in the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC)/Hispanic-CRIC Study” found: elevated depressive symptoms and incident PAD are common in adults with CKD; depression is an independent risk factor for PAD among adults with CKD; and further efforts to screen, diagnose and treat depression in CKD patients is warranted.
Upon completing his fellowship, Mr. Nizamuddin presented his research at the November 2023 UIC College of Medicine Research Day and at the 2024 National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meeting.
Nizamuddin, M., Missikpode, C., Chen, S., Lash, J., Wang, G., Fischer, M. (2024) Abstract P227: Depressive Symptoms and Incident Peripheral Arterial Disease among adults in the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC) Study, National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meeting 2024, CKD/ESRD – Cardiovascular Disease, Abstract 227.
He will present his work at the October 2024 American Society of Nephrology Kidney Week. He is currently a 2024 UIC James Scholar, an Independent Study Program where he continues working alongside his mentor.