Cristian Riella

Dr. Cristian V. Riella is a physician-scientist and educator at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Instructor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He completed his Internal Medicine residency at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, Tufts School of Medicine, and his Nephrology fellowship at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

Dr. Riella’s research focuses on genetic causes of kidney diseases, particularly polycystic kidney disease and Apolipoprotein L1 nephropathy. He is also investigating how RNA editing modulates gene expression in kidney disease via innate immune activation. He is involved in clinical trials testing novel therapies for autosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseases. Dr. Riella is an active educator teaching at the practice of medicine course for Harvard Medical School and point-of-care ultrasound for residents and fellows at BIDMC. Dr. Riella has published numerous papers, chapters including a textbook in PKD aimed at scientists and physicians. He is currently funded by the National Kidney Foundation.

Education

Medical School: Universidade Federal do Paran (UFPR) Faculdade de Medicina

Internship/Residency: Saint Elizabeth's Medical Center

Fellowship: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center