John Thomas Daugirdas MD, FACP, FASN

John T. Daugirdas, MD, FASN, FACP is a nephrologist who for a number of years has been interested in how best to treat patients who have chronic kidney disease with various forms of dialysis therapy. Currently, he is Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Illinois at Chicago, where he has received the Chicago Top Doctor Award for multiple years.

His research activities include participation in two NIH/NIDDK sponsored studies, the HEMO Trial and the Frequent Hemodialysis Network Trials, and he was involved in the group that designed the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort Trial. Currently, Daugirdas is studying how much dialysis to give using various schedules, as well as factors affecting blood volume and blood pressure during hemodialysis.