Chandan Vangala, M.D., M.S.

Associate Professor

Email

vangala@bcm.edu

Positions

Associate Professor: Medicine
Nephrology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas, United States

Staff Nephrologist: Medicine
Nephrology & Solid Organ Transplant
Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Houston, Texas, United States

Education

BA from University of Pennsylvania: 05/2008 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

MD from Texas A&M HSC College of Medicine: 05/2012 - College Station, Texas, United States

Residency at Temple University: 06/2015 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Clinical Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine: 06/2017 - Houston, Texas, United States

Research Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine: 06/2018 - Houston, Texas, United States

MS from Baylor College of Medicine: 08/2018 - Houston, Texas, United States

Certifications

Nephrology: American Board of Internal Medicine

Medicine: American Board of Internal Medicine

Professional Interests

Critical Care Nephrology
Mineral Bone Disorder
Transplant
Clinical Epidemiology
Telehealth
Mesoamerican Nephropathy

Websites

VIICTR Publications List

Selected Publications

Vangala C, Niu J, Montez-Rath ME, Yan J, Navaneethan SD, Naik AD, Winkelmayer WC. " Hip Fracture Risk Among Hemodialysis-Dependent Patients Prescribed Opioids and Gabapentinoids " JASN. 2020 Jun ; 31 (6) : 1325-1334.
Pubmed PMID: 32371535.
Vangala C, Pan J, Cotton R, Ramanathan V. " Mineral and Bone Disorders after Kidney Transplantation " Front Med. 2018 Jul ; 5 : 211.
Pubmed PMID: 30109232.
Vangala C, Winkelmayer WC. " Heterogeneity in Outcomes Among β-Blockers Elucidated by Intradialytic Data. " 2018 Sep ; 72 (3) : 318-321.
Fischer RSB, Vangala C, Truong L, Mandayam S, Chavarria D, Granera Llanes OM, Fonseca Laguna MU, Guerra Baez A, Garcia F, García-Trabanino R, Murray KO. " Early detection of acute tubulointerstitial nephritis in the genesis of Mesoamerican nephropathy " Kidney Int. 2018 Mar ; 93 (3) : 681-690.
Pubmed PMID: 29162294.
Vangala C, Niu J, Lenihan CR, Mitch WE, Navaneethan SD, Winkelmayer WC. " Proton Pump Inhibitors, Histamine-2 Receptor Antagonists, and Hip Fracture Risk among Patients on Hemodialysis " Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2018 Sep 27;
Pubmed PMID: 30262672.
Vangala C, Niu J, Montez-Rath ME, Yan J, Navaneethan SD, Winkelmayer WC. " Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor Use and Hip Fracture Risk Among Patients on Hemodialysis " Am J Kidney Dis. 2019 Oct 9;
Pubmed PMID: 31606233.
Fischer RSB, Mandayam S, Chavarria D, Vangala C, Nolan MS, Garcia LL, Palma L, Garcia F, García-Trabanino R, Murray KO.. " Clinical Evidence of Acute Mesoamerican Nephropathy " Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2017 Oct ; 97 (4) : 1247-1256.
Pubmed PMID: 28722618.
Fischer RSB, Vangala C, Mandayam S2, Chavarria D, García-Trabanino R, Garcia F, Garcia LL, Murray KO. " Clinical markers to predict progression from acute to chronic kidney disease in Mesoamerican nephropathy " Kidney Int. 2018 Dec ; 94(6) : 1205-1216.
Pubmed PMID: 30466566.