Susan Hou
M.D.
Professor
Medical Director, Renal Transplant Program
Nephrology
CONTACT INFORMATION
Specialties
Pregnancy and Kidney Disease
Board Certifications
Internal Medicine - General Cert: AM Board of Internal Medicine
Nephrology - Subspecialty Cert: AM Board of Internal Medicine
Publications
Transplant tourism--a dangerous journey?.Polcari,A. J.; Hugen,C. M.; Farooq,A. V.; Holt,D. R.; Hou,S. H.; Milner,J. E.CLINICAL TRANSPLANTATION 2011 ;25(4):633-637
Obesity in kidney transplant recipients and candidatesPotluri,K.; Hou,S.AMERICAN JOURNAL OF KIDNEY DISEASES 2010 ;56(1):143-156
Pregnancy in women treated with dialysis: lessons from a large series over 20 yearsHou,S.AMERICAN JOURNAL OF KIDNEY DISEASES 2010 ;56(1):5-6
Altered mental status in a transplant patient. Amantadine toxicity.Michalski,L. S.; Hantsch Bardsley,C.; Holt,D. R.; Milner,J. E.; Hou,S. H.KIDNEY INTERNATIONAL 2009 ;75(2):243-244
Renal transplantationHou,S. H. 2008 ; (Chapter 31):205-210
Historical perspective of pregnancy in chronic kidney diseaseHou,S.ADVANCES IN CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE 2007 ;14(2):116-118
Obstetric and gynecologic issuesHou,S.; Grossman,S. 2007 ; (Chapter 40):672-684
Chronic kidney disease in recipients of lung transplants. Presented at the American Society of Nephrology Annual Meeting, 2007.Patel,A. N.; Khanna,R.; Peplow,N.; Alex,C.; Holt,D. R.; Hou,S. H.JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY 2007 ;18( ):
Treatment of idiopathic membranous nephropathy with the herb Astragalus membranaceus.Ahmed,M. S.; Hou,S. H.; Battaglia,M. C.; Picken,M. M.; Leehey,D. J.AMERICAN JOURNAL OF KIDNEY DISEASES 2007 ;50(6):1028-1032
Increasing body mass index and obesity in the incident ESRD population.Kramer,H. J.; Saranathan,A.; Luke,A.; Durazo-Arvizu,R. A.; Guichan,C.; Hou,S.; Cooper,R.JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY 2006 ;17(5):1453-1459
Evaluation of proteinuria in healthy living kidney donor candidates.Leischner,M. P.; Naratadam,G. O.; Hou,S. H.; Singh,A. K.; Leehey,D. J.TRANSPLANTATION PROCEEDINGS 2006 ;38(9):2796-2797
Tubulointerstitial nephritis with uveitis (TINU): a syndrome rheumatologists should recognize: a case report and review of the literatureKadanoff,R.; Lipps,B.; Khanna,A.; Hou,S.JOURNAL OF CLINICAL RHEUMATOLOGY 2004 ;10(1):25-27
Daily dialysis in pregnancy.Hou,S. H.Hemodialysis International 2004 ;8(2):167-171
Pregnancy in renal transplant recipientsHou,S.Advances in Renal Replacement Therapy 2003 ;10(1):40-47
Hospital-acquired renal insufficiency.Nash,K.; Hafeez,A.; Hou,S.AMERICAN JOURNAL OF KIDNEY DISEASES 2002 ;39(5):930-936
Modification of dialysis regimens for pregnancy.Hou,S.INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ARTIFICIAL ORGANS 2002 ;25(9):823-826
Conception and pregnancy in peritoneal dialysis patients.Hou,S.PERITONEAL DIALYSIS INTERNATIONAL 2001 ;21(Suppl 3):S290-4
Expanding the kidney donor pool: ethical and medical considerationsHou,S.KIDNEY INTERNATIONAL 2000 ;58(4):1820-1836
Pregnancy in chronic renal insufficiency and end-stage renal diseaseHou,S.AMERICAN JOURNAL OF KIDNEY DISEASES 1999 ;33(2):235-252
Acute renal failure in pregnancy.Peano,C.; Hou,S.Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation 1998 ;9(3):261-266
Registry of pregnancy in dialysis patientsOkundaye,I.; Abrinko,P.; Hou,S.AMERICAN JOURNAL OF KIDNEY DISEASES 1998 ;31(5):766-773
Management of the pregnant dialysis patientHou,S.; Firanek,C.Advances in Renal Replacement Therapy 1998 ;5(1):24-30
What are the clinically important consequences of ESRD-associated endocrine dysfunction?Hou,S. H.SEMINARS IN DIALYSIS 1997 ;10(1):11-13
Pregnancy in women treated with dialysis.Hou,S.Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation 1997 ;8(1):3-7
Renal disease in pregnancy.Marwah,D.; Hou,S.Current Opinion in Nephrology & Hypertension 1996 ;5(2):147-150
Management of pregnancy in women undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.Okundaye,I.; Hou,S.Advances in Peritoneal Dialysis 1996 ;12( ):151-155
Effect of pregnancy on renal function in patients with moderate-to-severe diabetic renal insufficiency.Purdy,L. P.; Hantsch,C. E.; Molitch,M. E.; Metzger,B. E.; Phelps,R. L.; Dooley,S. L.; Hou,S. H.DIABETES CARE 1996 ;19(10):1067-1074
Hypertension, proteinuria, and hypocomplementemia in a multigravida.Hou,S.; Schwartz,M.AMERICAN JOURNAL OF KIDNEY DISEASES 1996 ;27(2):292-298
Pregnancy in women treated with peritoneal dialysis: viewpoint 1996.Hou,S.PERITONEAL DIALYSIS INTERNATIONAL 1996 ;16(5):442-443
Hypertension in pregnant dialysis patients.Blair,A.; Hou,S.DIALYSIS & TRANSPLANTATION 1995 ;24(3):126-134
Pregnancy and birth control in dialysis patient.Hou,S.DIALYSIS & TRANSPLANTATION 1994 ;23(1):22-23
Frequency and outcome of pregnancy in women on dialysis.Hou,S. H.AMERICAN JOURNAL OF KIDNEY DISEASES 1994 ;23(1):60-63
Pregnancy in women on haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysisHou,S. H.Baillieres Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology 1994 ;8(2):481-500
Reproductive endocrinology in women on dialysis.Hou,S. H.SEMINARS IN DIALYSIS 1993 ;6(2):87-88
Pregnancy in women with end-stage renal disease: treatment of anemia and premature labor.Hou,S.; Orlowski,J.; Pahl,M.; Ambrose,S.; Hussey,M.; Wong,D.AMERICAN JOURNAL OF KIDNEY DISEASES 1993 ;21(1):16-22
Pregnancy and birth control in CAPD patients.Hou,S.Advances in Peritoneal Dialysis 1993 ;9( ):173-176
Nutrition in the pregnant dialysis patient.Grossman,S. D.; Hou,S. H.; Moretti,M.; Saran,M.JOURNAL OF RENAL NUTRITION 1993 ;3(2):56-58
Incidence of renal cell carcinoma and natural history of acquired renal cystic disease in end-stage renal disease.Spiegel,D. M.; Yuen-Ko,J. L.; Hou,S. H.; Brandt,T. D.; Grant,T. H.AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NEPHROLOGY 1991 ;11(2):166-167
Calcium and phosphorus fluxes during hemodialysis with low calcium dialysate.Hou,S. H.; Zhao,J.; Ellman,C. F.; Hu,J.; Griffin,Z.; Spiegel,D. M.; Bourdeau,J. E.AMERICAN JOURNAL OF KIDNEY DISEASES 1991 ;18(2):217-224
Exfoliative dermatitis secondary to tobramycin sulfate.Karp,S.; Bakris,G.; Cooney,A.; Rubenstein,D.; Hou,S. H.CUTIS 1991 ;47(5):331-332
Pregnancy in chronic dialysis patients.Hou,S. H.; Grossman,S. D.SEMINARS IN DIALYSIS 1990 ;3(4):224-229
Pregnancy in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) patients.Hou,S.PERITONEAL DIALYSIS INTERNATIONAL 1990 ;10(3):201-204
Peritoneal dialysis and haemodialysis in pregnancyHou,S.Baillieres Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology 1987 ;1(4):1009-1025
Pregnancy in women requiring dialysis for renal failureHou,S.AMERICAN JOURNAL OF KIDNEY DISEASES 1987 ;9(4):368-373
Kidney transplantation from unrelated living donors. Time to reclaim a discarded opportunity.Levey,A. S.; Hou,S.; Bush,H. L.,JrNEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE 1986 ;314(14):914-916
Pregnancy in women with chronic renal disease.Hou,S.NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE 1985 ;312(13):836-839
Pregnancy in women with renal disease and moderate renal insufficiency.Hou,S. H.; Grossman,S. D.; Madias,N. E.AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE 1985 ;78(2):185-194
Diagnosis and management of acute renal failure.Hou,S. H.; Cohen,J. J.Acute Care 1985 ;11(2):59-84
Hyperprolactinemia in patients with renal insufficiency and chronic renal failure requiring hemodialysis or chronic ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.Hou,S. H.; Grossman,S.; Molitch,M. E.AMERICAN JOURNAL OF KIDNEY DISEASES 1985 ;6(4):245-249
Acute fatty liver of pregnancy. Survival with early cesarean section.Hou,S. H.; Levin,S.; Ahola,S.; Lister,J.; Omicioli,V.; Dandrow,R.; Papageorge,W.; Kaplan,M.Digestive Diseases & Sciences 1984 ;29(5):449-452
Hospital-acquired renal insufficiency: a prospective study.Hou,S. H.; Bushinsky,D. A.; Wish,J. B.; Cohen,J. J.; Harrington,J. T.AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE 1983 ;74(2):243-248
Neuroendocrine alterations in systemic diseaseMolitch,M. E.; Hou,S. H.Clinics in Endocrinology & Metabolism 1983 ;12(3):825-851
Multifocal malignant hemangioendothelioma presenting as acute hepatitis. A clinicopathologic study.Stein,A. M.; Fawaz,K.; Tabrizi,A.; Blanchard,R.; Hou,S.AMERICAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY 1977 ;67(4):370-374
Development of end-stage renal disease in kidney donors: a single-institution experience: 2043Greco,K. A.; Farooq,A. V.; Holt,D.; Hou,S.; Milner,J. E.JOURNAL OF UROLOGY ;Volume 181(4, Supplement 1):739
The Declining Significance of Poverty in Black Incident ESRD Patients, 1995-2006 [poster]Shoham,D. A.; Hou,S.; Potluri,K.; Kramer,H. ; ( ):
Education
Medical School
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Residency
Tufts University Affiliated Hospitals, Internal Medicine: General
Fellowship
Tufts University Affiliated Hospitals, Internal Medicine: Nephrology
Languages
Chinese
Spanish