Matthew K. Abramowitz

Biography

Matthew Abramowitz, M.D., M.S. completed his medical education at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and internal medicine residency at Montefiore Medical Center, where he was a Chief Resident.  He remained at Einstein/Montefiore for nephrology fellowship and earned a Masters in Clinical Research through Einstein’s Clinical Research Training Program.  He is currently Associate Professor of Medicine at Einstein.  He is the recipient of a Career Development Award from the Einstein/Montefiore Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, a Carl Gottschalk Research Scholar Grant from the American Society of Nephrology, and a K23 Career Development Award from the National Institutes of Health.

Research Interest

Dr. Abramowitz’s research focuses on understanding the causes of impaired physical function and loss of mobility that are commonly experienced by patients with chronic kidney disease.   He is studying alterations in skeletal muscle physiology and exploring novel measures of functional capacity in this patient population.