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USF Department of Pediatrics

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Sharon A. Perlman, M.D.

Subspecialty: Pediatric Nephrology
Position: Associate Professor
Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Residency: Tufts-New England Medical Center
Emory University Affiliated Hospitals (Chief)
Fellowship: St. Christopher's Hospital for Children
Special Interests: Hypertension, dialysis/CRRT, transplantation

Book Chapters

  1. Gruskin AB, Morgenstern BZ, Perlman SA: Kinetics of peritoneal dialysis in children. In: Fine RN, Gruskin AB (eds). End Stage Renal Disease in Children. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders, 1984:95-117.
  2. Gruskin AB, Perlman SA, Baluarte HJ, Morgenstern BZ, Polinsky MS, Kaiser BA: Primary hypertension in the adolescent: Facts and unresolved issues. In, Loggie JMH, Horan MJ, Gruskin AB, et al (eds). NHLBI Workshop on Juvenile Hypertension. New York: Biomedical Information Corp, 1984:305-333.
  3. Gruskin AB, Baluarte HJ, Polinsky MS, Kaiser BA, Perlman SA, Morgenstern BZ: Therapeutic approach to the child with acute renal failure. In: Strauss J (ed). Acute Renal Disorders and Renal Emergencies (Developments in Nephrology Series). The Hague: Martinus Nijoff 1984:311-338.
  4. Gruskin AB, Baluarte HJ, Polinsky MS, Kaiser BA, Perlman SA, Morgenstern BZ: Treatment of severe hypertension in children with renal disease. In: Strauss J (ed). Acute Renal Disorders and Renal Emergencies (Developments in Nephrology Series). The Hague: Martinus Nijoff, 1984:143-185.

Refereed Journal Articles

Senior Author

  1. Schurman SJ, Perlman SA, Chamizo W: Plasma creatinine results derived from an endpoint modification of the Jaffe method. Pediatr Nephrol 12:414-416, 1998.
  2. Schurman SJ, Alderman JM, Massanari M, Lacson AG, Perlman SA: Tubulointerstitial nephritis induced by the leukotriene receptor antagonist pranlukast. Chest 114:1220-1223, 1998.
  3. Perlman SA: SI unit dangers. Pediatrics 83:804, 1989 [letter].

Non-Senior Author

  1. Shukla AR, Hoover DL, Homsy YL, Perlman S, Schurman S, Reisman EM: Urolithiasis in the low birthweight infant: The role and efficacy of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy. J Urol 165:2320-2323, 2001
  2. Schurman SJ, Perlman SA, Sutphen R, Campos A, Garin EH, Cruz DN, Shoemaker LR: Genotype/phenotype observations in African-Americans with Bartter syndrome. J. Pediatr 139:105-110, 2001
  3. Neville H, Ritchey M, Shambeger RC, Haase G, Perlman S, Yoshioka T: The occurrence of Wilms tumor in horseshoe kidneys: A report from the National Wilms Tumor Study Group (NWTSG). J Urol submitted
  4. Schurman SJ, Stablein DM, Perlman SA, Warady BA: Center volume effects in pediatric renal transplantation: A report of the North American Pediatric Renal Transplant Cooperative Study. Pediatr Nephrol 13:373-378, 1999.
  5. Cox F, Perlman S, Sathyanarayana: Splenic abscesses in cat scratch disease: sonographic diagnosis and follow-up. J Clin Ultrasound 17:511-514, 1989.
  6. Carroll JE, Carter AL, Perlman SA: Carnitine deficiency revisited. J Nutr 117:1501-1503, 1987.
  7. Gruskin AB, Perlman SA, Baluarte HJ, Polinsky MS, Kaiser BA, Morgenstern BZ: The utility of renin profiling in childhood hypertension. Clin Exp Hypertens A 8:741-745, 1986.
  8. Polinsky MS, Wolfson BJ, Gruskin AB, Baluarte HJ, Widzer SJ, Perlman SA, Morgenstern BZ: Development of pneumatosis cystoides intestinales following transperitoneal renal transplantation in a child. Am J Kidney Dis 3:414-419, 1984.
  9. Gruskin AB, Rosenblum H, Baluarte HJ, Morgenstern BZ, Polinsky MS, Perlman SA: Transperitoneal solute movement in children. Kidney Int 24:95-100S, 1983.

Non-refereed Journal Articles

  1. Perlman SA: Medication tips for parents of children of children with kidney disease: What your doctor may not have told you. AAKP Renalife 13:8-19, 1998.
  2. Baluarte HJ, Morgenstern BZ, Kaiser BA, Polinsky MS, Perlman SA, Gruskin AB: Clinical aspects of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis in children. Dialysis & Transplantation 14:18-25, 1985.
  3. Perlman SA, Prebis JW, Gruskin AB, Polinsky MS, Kaiser BA, Baluarte HJ, Morgenstern BZ: Calcium homeostasis in adolescents with essential hypertension. Semin Nephrol 3:149-158, 1983.
  4. Gruskin AB, Baluarte HJ, Prebis JW, Polinsky MS, Morgenstern BZ, Perlman SA: Serum sodium abnormalities in children: An overview. Pediatr Clin North Am 29:907-932, 1982.

Audiovisual Programs

  1. Perlman SA: Urinary tract infections. Audio-Digest Pediatrics Vol 31, No 21, November 1985.

Grant Support

  1. North American Pediatric Renal Transplant Cooperative Study: 1994-2001 $13,675.00

Presentations of Papers / Abstracts

  1. Shukla AR, Hoover DL, Homsy YL, Perlman S, Schurman S, Reisman EM: Urolithiasis in the small infant: The role and efficacy of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy. Br J Urol Int 85(Suppl 4):38, 2000.
    • Presented at the 11th annual meeting of the European Society for Pediatric Urology, Tours, France, June 2000.
    • Presented at the 95th annual meeting of the American Urological Association, Atlanta, GA, May 2000.
  2. Neville H, Ritchey M, Shamberger R, Haase G, Perlman S, Yoshioka T: The occurrence of Wilm's tumor in horseshoe kidneys: A report from the National Wilm's Tumor Study Group (NWTSG). Pediatrics 104(Suppl):772, 1999.
    • Presented at the 51st annual meeting of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Surgical Section, Washington, DC, October 1999.
  3. Schurman SJ, Stablein DM, Perlman SA: Center volume effects in pediatric renal transplantation: A report of the North American Pediatric Renal Transplant Cooperative Study.
    • Presented at the 15th annual scientific meeting of The American Society of Transplant Physicians, Chicago, IL, May 1997.
  4. Wentz SL, Petrucelli JA, Robinson DJ, Schurman SJ, Perlman SA: The use of a PD exit site classification worksheet to improve practitioner assessment and documentation. Perit Dial Int 17(Suppl 1):S92, 1997.
    • Presented at the 17th annual Conference on Peritoneal Dialysis, Denver, CO, February 1997.
  5. Massanari M, Durrett R, Strzelecki J, Perlman S, Prebis J: Comparative predictive performance of two commercially available cyclosporine monoclonal immunoassays in pediatric renal transplant recipients. Pharmacotherapy 12:256, 1992.
    • Presented at the 13th annual meeting of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy, Toronto, Canada, August 1992.
  6. Massanari M, Prebis J, Perlman S: Use of pretreatment cyclosporine pharmacokinetics to estimate posttransplant oral dosage requirements in pediatric renal transplantation. Clin Pharmacol Ther 51:163, 1992.
    • Presented at the 93rd annual meeting of the American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Orlando, FL, March 1992
  7. Krishna S, Sher M, Jyonouchi H, Prebis J, Perlman S, Good RA: High-dose intravenous gammaglobulin (IVIG) in the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). J Allergy Clin Immunol 87:161, 1991.
    • Presented at the 47th annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy and Immunology, San Francisco, CA, March 1991.
  8. Hudson VL, Perlman SA, DuRant RH, Seymore C: Management of the febrile infant: Optimal duration of antibiotic therapy when blood cultures are negative.
    • Presented at the annual meeting of the Southern Society for Pediatric Research, New Orleans, LA, February 1989.
  9. Morgenstern BZ, Baluarte HJ, Sobel EL, Kaiser BA, Polinsky MS, Perlman SA, Gruskin AB: Predictive factors affecting first pediatric cadaveric transplant survival. Pediatr Res 18:366A, 1984.
    • Presented at the 53rd annual meeting of the Society for Pediatric Research, San Francisco, CA, May 1984.
  10. Perlman SA, Gruskin AB, Prebis JW, Polinsky MS, Kaiser BA, Morgenstern BZ: Divalent ion homeostasis in adolescent essential hypertension. Eur J Pediatr 140:197, 1983.
    • Presented at the Sixth International Symposium of Pediatric Nephrology, Hannover, Federal Republic of Germany, August 1983.
  11. Perlman SA, Gruskin AB, Prebis JW, Baluarte HJ, Polinsky MS, Morgenstern BZ, Kaiser BA: Urinary calcium excretion in adolescent essential hypertension. Pediatr Res 17:91A, 1983.
    • Presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Pediatric Research, Washington, DC, May 1983.
  12. Gruskin AB, Rosenblum H, Morgenstern BZ, Baluarte HJ, Polinsky MS, Perlman SA: Changes in peritoneal clearances over time in children on maintenance peritoneal dialysis. Pediatr Res 17:350A, 1983.
    • Presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Pediatric Research, Washington, DC, May 1983.
  13. Gruskin AB, Rosenblum H, Baluarte HJ, Morgenstern BZ, Polinsky MS, Perlman SA: Peritoneal clearance in children on maintenance peritoneal dialysis.
    • Presented at the annual meeting of the National Kidney Foundation, New Orleans, LA, October 1982.
  14. Prebis J, Gruskin A, Baluarte J, Polinsky M, Perlman S, Morgenstern B: Renin profiling - A clinical approach to evaluating adolescent hypertension. Pediatr Res 16:82A, 1982.
    • Presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Pediatric Research, Washington, DC, May 1982.
  15. Gruskin AB, Rosenblum H, Baluarte HJ, Morgenstern BZ, Polinsky MS, Perlman SA: Transperitoneal solute movement in a pediatric population.
    • Presented at the International Workshop on Recent Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment of Children with Chronic Renal Failure, Heidelberg, Federal Republic of Germany, May 1982.

Abstracts: Non-presentation

  1. Schurman SJ, Sosa R, Whittington SS, Perlman SA, Carver JD: Addition of rice cereal to infant formula is associated with urolithiasis in preterm infants after hospital discharge. Pediatr Res 51:418A, 2002.
  2. Shukla AR, Hoover DL, Homsy YL, Perlman S, Schurman S, Reisman EM: The efficacy of shock wave lithotripsy in the treatment of urolithiasis in infants to adolescents: A comprehensive single institution experience. Br J Urol Int 85(Suppl 4):38, 2000.
  3. Perlman SA, Schurman SJ, Chamizo W: Underestimation of glomerular filtration rate in children using serum creatinine values measured in a commercial laboratory versus a children's hospital laboratory. Pediatr Res 39:367A, 1996.
  4. Flannery DB, Byrd JR, Freeman WE, Perlman SA: Hypomelanosis of Ito: A cutaneous marker of chromosomal mosaicism. Am J Hum Genet 37:A93, 1985.
  5. Morgenstern BZ, Pyle WK, Gruskin AB, Kaiser BA, Perlman SA, Polinsky MS, Baluarte HJ: Increased peritoneal protein loss in pediatric peritoneal dialysis. Pediatr Res 18:366A, 1984.
  6. Polinsky MS, Morgenstern BZ, Baluarte HJ, Kaiser BA, Perlman SA, Gruskin AB: Autonomic nervous system dysfunction in children with end stage renal disease: Comparison of hemo- and peritoneal dialysis. Pediatr Res 18:367A, 1984.
  7. Morgenstern BZ, Polinsky MS, Baluarte HJ, Perlman SA, Kaiser BA, Gruskin AB: HLA matching and pediatric cadaveric renal transplantation. Pediatr Res 17:354A, 1983.
  8. Baluarte J, Gruskin A, Polinsky M, Prebis J, Perlman S, Morgenstern B: Comparison of chronic intermittent (IPD) and continuous ambulatory (CAPD) peritoneal dialysis in children. Pediatr Res 16:318A, 1982.

IRB Approved Studies

  1. Participation in a Clinical Database for Polycystic Kidney Disease Principal Investigator, 2002-present, ACH #657
  2. Participation in the North American Pediatric Renal Transplant Cooperative Study. Principal Investigator, 1991-present. ACH #03-0086
  3. Effects of chlorthalidone and amiloride in hypercalciuric nephrolithiasis. Co-Investigator, 1998-2001. ACH # 03-0470
  4. Bone disc bioassay testing of calcitropic activity in patients with chronic disease. Co-Investigator, 1998-2001. ACH #03-0455
  5. Immunogenicity of Varivax in children with chronic renal insufficiency. Principal Investigator, 1996. ACH #03-0337
  6. Effectiveness of recombinant human erythropoietin (Epogen) in the treatment of anemia in children with chronic renal failure. Principal Investigator, 1992-1994. ACH #143

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