Scientific Advisory Board

Lawrence Holzman, M.D., Ph.D.
Chair of the NephCure SAB

University of Pennsylvania

Chief, Renal Electrolyte and Hypertension Division
Professor of Medicine

3400 Spruce Street

Philadelphia, PA 19104

Phone: 215-573-1831

Fax: 215-898-0891
Email: lholzman@mail.med.upenn.edu

Dr. Lawrence Holzman is the Chairman of the NephCure Advisory Board. Dr. Holzman is a Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, Chief, Renal Electrolyte and Hypertension Division. He is affiliated with numerous Professional Organizational Fellowships, including the American Society of Nephrologists, the American Heart Association Kidney Council, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the National Kidney Foundation Science Committee.

Dr. Holzman received his M.D. training from the New Jersey Medical School. After completing his residency at The Hospital of the Medical College of Pennsylvania, he went on to complete his fellowship in Nephrology at the University of Michigan. Dr. Holzman’s research is primarily focused in two crucial areas: the area of stress activated protein kinase signaling and the cell biology of the podocyte. Dr. Holzman has se