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Aris Oates

MD

  • Associate Professor, Pediatrics
  • Pediatric Nephrologist

Biography

Dr. Aris Oates is a nephrologist who cares for children with conditions that affect renal (kidney) function, such as acute kidney injury and nephrotic syndrome (disorder characterized by the excretion of too much protein in the urine). He also treats complex renal disorders and conditions that affect the urinary tract, such a kidney stones and hydronephrosis (build up of urine causing kidney swelling). He manages blood pressure and also treats children with fluid and electrolyte disorders.

In research, Oates focuses on improving patient health through information technology. Specifically, he brings together initiatives on quality improvement and patient safety to advance electronic health records, communication systems and health system data.

Oates earned his medical degree at Rush Medical College. He completed a residency in pediatrics and a fellowship in pediatric nephrology at UCSF.

Education & Training

  • University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco Pediatric Nephrology
  • University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco Pediatrics
  • Rush Medical College, Chicago Medical School

Publications

  • Muniyappa A, Weia B, Ling N, O'Brien J, Tamerat M, Soulsby WD, Yim J, Oates A. A novel approach to patient portal activation data to power equity improvements. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2024 Nov 01; 31(11):2708-2715. PubMed
  • Milanfar L, Soulsby WD, Ling N, O'Brien JS, Oates A, McCulloch CE. Automatic Enrollment in Patient Portal Systems Mitigates the Digital Divide in Healthcare: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis of an Autoenrollment Workflow Intervention. J Med Syst. 2024 Oct 08; 48(1):94. PubMed
  • Holmgren AJ, Grouse CK, Oates A, O'Brien J, Byron ME. Changes in Secure Messaging After Implementation of Billing E-Visits by Demographic Group. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Aug 01; 7(8):e2427053. PubMed
  • Giang S, Agrawal AK, Oates A. Daratumumab therapy in a pediatric case of C3 nephritic factor-positive proliferative glomerulonephritis with monoclonal IgG deposits. CEN Case Rep. 2024 Mar 22. PubMed
  • Sadiq S, Black E, Oates A. Identifying barriers and utility of obtaining ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in a pediatric chronic kidney disease population. BMC Pediatr. 2023 09 16; 23(1):469. PubMed
  • Oates A, Ahuja S, Lee MM, Phelps AS, Mackenzie JD, Courtier JL. Pediatric renal transplant biopsy with ultrasound guidance: the 'core' essentials. Pediatr Radiol. 2017 Nov; 47(12):1572-1579. PubMed
  • Oates A, Benedict KA, Sun K, Brakeman PR, Lim J, Kim C. Laser acupuncture reduces pain in pediatric kidney biopsies: a randomized controlled trial. Pain. 2017 01; 158(1):103-109. PubMed
  • Oates A, Brennan J, Slavotinek A, Alsadah A, Chow D, Lee MM. Challenges managing end-stage renal disease and kidney transplantation in a child with MTFMT mutation and moyamoya disease. Pediatr Transplant. 2016 Nov; 20(7):1000-1003. PubMed
  • Lee JS, Padilla B, DuBois SG, Oates A, Boscardin J, Goldsby RE. Second malignant neoplasms among children, adolescents and young adults with Wilms tumor. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2015 Jul; 62(7):1259-64. PubMed
  • Oates A, Nubani R, Smiley J, Kistler L, Hughey S, Theiss P, Perez-Tamayo RA, Eiferman D, Lonchyna V, Higgins RS. Myocardial protection of insulin and potassium in a porcine ischemia-reperfusion model. Surgery. 2009 Jul; 146(1):23-30. PubMed
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