Matthew
Rivara
MD

Harborview Medical Center
Division of Nephrology
325 Ninth Avenue
Box 359606
Seattle, WA 98104
National Responsibilities
Member, Editorial Board, Blood Purification
Faculty, ISPD Home Dialysis University
Member, Peritoneal Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (PDOPPS) US Advisory Workgroup
Member, Editorial Board, Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
Fellow, American Society of Nephrology
Honors
Teacher of the Year, University of Washington, Division of Nephrology
AY2018-19
KL2 Multidisciplinary Clinical Research Career Development Award, UW Institute for Translational Health Sciences
2016-2017
Massachusetts General Hospital PCE Teaching Award, Harvard Medical School
2012
Education & Training
Nephrology Fellowship Clinical and Research Training
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
2016
Medicine Residency
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
2012
Medical School
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
2009
Clinical Interests
- End-stage renal disease
- Hemodialysis
- Hypertension
- Peritoneal dialysis
Research Interests
- Symptom burden and health-related quality of life in patients with advanced kidney disease
- Timing of initiation of maintenance dialysis
- Comparative effectiveness of dialysis modalities
- Home dialysis
- Oxidative stress and end-stage renal disease