Rafail ROSENTAL

Professor Rafail ROSENTAL Head of Transplantation Department, P.Stradins Clinical University Hospital, Pilsonu iela 13 Riga, LV 1002 LATVIA Phone: +371 67069543 Fax: +371 67 212 515 E-mail : Rafail_Rozental@transplantation.lv

Born: September 27, 1937, Riga, Latvia

Interests:

• Organ Transplantation
• Kidney Transplantation
• Organ Procurement and Preservation
• Ethical, Social, Legal and Religious Aspects of Transplantation
• Immunosuppression
• Hemodialysis

Languages: English, German, Latvian, Russian.

Education

• Medical Institute, Krasnoyarsk, Russia, 1954-1956
• Medical Academy of Latvia, Riga, 1956-1960
• Medical Academy of Latvia, postgraduate course in surgery, 1962-1965
• Dr.med. (Candidate of Science in former USSR, Ph.D. in Western countries), Medical Academy of Latvia, 1967
• Dr habil.med. (Doctor of Science in former USSR), Medical Academy of Latvia, 1972

   

Experience

Medical Academy of Latvia (Riga Stradins University) -

• Senior Researcher, Experimental Laboratory of Surgery, 1967-1974
• Head, Experimental Laboratory of Surgery, 1974-1976
• Head, Laboratory of Kidney Transplantation, 1976- 
• Professor of Surgery, 1980-
• Professor of Transplantology, 1998 -

• Head of Latvian Transplantation Department, 1976-

Honours and Awards:

• Corresponding Member, Latvian Academy of Sciences, 1997
• Full Member, Latvian Academy of Sciences, 2000
• Member, New York Academy of Sciences, 1996
• Latvian SSR State Prize, 1980
• The Latvian Academy of Sciences and JSC "Latvijas Gaze" Prize, 2009
• The LR Cabinet of  Ministers Prize, 2010

Professional Activities and Memberships:

• President , Latvian Kidney Foundation, 1989
• President, Latvian Association of Transplantology, 1992 -
• Member, International Transplantation Society, 1996 -
• Member, Society of Organ Sharing, 1995 -
• Member, European Society of Organ Transplantation, 1989 -
• Member, European Association of Dialysis, Transplantation and Nephrology, 1991-
• Member, Editorial Board for Annals of Transplantation, Warsaw, 1996 -
• Member of Organising Committee, Baltic Meeting of Nephrology, 1995-1997
• Vice-president (past president), BALTTRANSPLANT Organisation, 1994 -1997
• Member, Central and Eastern European Advisory Board in CRF

Lectures:

• Treatment the Renal Anaemia with Erytropoietin. Invited Lecture. Vilnius, 1992, Congress of Lithuanian Physicians.
• New Trends in Immunosupression. Lectures in Latvian Ass. of Nephrology, 1994,1995.
• Tolerance in Transplantology. Latv. Ass. of Transplantology, 1996.
• 25 years of hemodialyses and kidney transplantations in Latvia. Invited Lecture. Riga, April 16, 1998, Conference: 25 years since first kidney transplantation in Latvia.

Courses:

Organ Transplantation, Medical Academy of Latvia, 1995-1997.

 

Recent/Representative Publications:

• R.Rozentals, I.Folkmane (Eds.). Nieru transplantacija (Kidney Transplantation), 2008, Riga: SIA Nacionalais Apgads, 242 pp. (in Latvian).
• R.Rosental, D.Krivulis. Extracorporeal Blood Purification , 1990, Riga:Zvaigzne, 270 pp. ( in Latvian).
• I.Ilyinsky, R.Rosental. Kidney Transplant Pathology, 1990, Riga:Zvaigzne, 170 pp. (in Russian).

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• R.Rosental, I.Ilyinsky, J.Bitsan. Clinical and morphological monitoring in kidney transplantation. - In: Transplant Monitoring, 1992, Berlin, Wien, Zagreb: Lengerich, pp. 115-116.
• R.Rosental, G.Vabel. Protection of dead body and transplantation of organs in Latvia. - X World Congress on Medical Law, Jerusalem, Proc. Report, vol.C, pp. 36-41.
• R.Rosental, L.Zezina, A.Spudass. Administration of recombinant erythropoietin in medical rehabilitation program of dialysis patients. - Acta Medica Baltica, 1/1994, vol. I, pp.100-102.
• R.Rosental, J. Bicans, V. Shevelev. Impact of the Presumed Consent Law in Kidney Procurement in Latvia. - Transplant Proc. , 1996, vol. 28, N I, p. 371.
• D. Babarykin., D. Amerika, R. Rosental et al. Effect of Sandimun- Neoral on the level of bivalent cations in erythrocytes of kidney transplant recipients. - Ann. Transplantation, 1996, vol. I, N 2, pp. 23-26.
• R. Rosental., J. Bicans, V. Shevelev et al. Organ and tissue transplantation in Latvia. - Ann. Transplantation, 1996, vol. I, N 3, pp. 57-59.
• D. Babarykin., I. Adamsone, R. Rosental et al. Transfer of patients with kidney graft to Sandimmun- Neoral normalises the calcium level in erythrocytes. - Transplant. Proc., 1996, vol. 28, N 6, pp. 1343-1344.
• I. Adamsone, D. Babarykin, D. Amerika, J.Bicans, R. Rosental, E.Pettersson. Influence of different CyA formulations and calcium channel blocker Phenyhidine regimens on intracelliilar (erythrocyte) calcium level after kidney transplantation. - Transplant. Proc. 1997, vol. 29, pp. 3141-3142.
• R. Rosental, I. Adamsone, D. Babarykin, D. Amerika, E.Pettersson. Does the switch from Sandimmun to Sandimmun Neoral reduce patient need for Phenihydine? - Transplant International, 1998, vol.11, Suppl. 1, pp. 337-339.
• R. Rosental. Ethical aspects of organ transplantation from living donors. - Proc. Latv. Acad. Sci., B, 1999, vol. 53, pp. 133-139.
• D.Babarykin, I.Adamsone, D.Amerika, I.Folkmane, R. Rosental. Disorders of calcium metabolism at various times after renal transplantation. - Ann. Transplantation,  1999, vol. 4, pp. 46-53.
• I.Folkmane, S.Chapenko, D.Amerika, J.Bicans, M.Murovska, R.Rosentals. Beta-herpesvirus activation after kidney transplantation with mycophenolate mofetil-based maintenance immunosuppression. – Transplantation Proceedings, 2001, vol.33, N 3, pp. 2384-2385.
• S.Chapenko, I.Folkmane, V.Tomsone, S.Kozireva, J.Bicans, D.Amerika, R.Rozentals, M.Murovska. Infection of ß-herpesviruses (CMV, HHV-6, HHV-7): Role in postrenal transplantation complications. -Transplantation Proceedings, 2001, vol.33, N 4, pp. 2463-2464.
• I.Folkmane, J.Bicans, S.Chapenko, M.Murovska, R.Rosentals. The results of   kidney transplantation with different  immunosuppressive regiments. – Transplantation Proceedings, 2002, vol.34, pp. 558-559.
• R.Rosental, J.Bicans, V.Shevelev, S.Trushkov, D.Amerika. Kidney transplantation from hepatitis C virus positive donors. – Transplantation Proceedings, 2002, vol.34, p. 2581.
• R.Rosental, L.Michule. Anaemia in chronic renal failure. Blood-sparingmedicine and surgery: an essential aspect of a safe andwell-organized transfusion service. - Proc. ESTM Residential Course, Riga, Latvia, 5-9 July 2004, pp. 13-27. ( Eds.: V.Kretschmer, L.Sharipo, G.Nemceva, U.Rossi).
• I.Adamsone, D.Babarykin, R.Rosental. Malnutrition-inflammation complex syndrome contributes to rHuEPO response among ESRD patients. - Acta Medica Lithuanica, 2004, vol. 11, N 2, pp. 7-17.
• I.Adamsone, D.Babarykin, D.Amerika, R.Rosental. Malnutrition-inflammation complex syndrome predicts poor outcome in long-term hemodialysis patients. - J. Am. Soc. Nephrol., 2005, vol. 16,  p. 718.
• R.Rosental. Organ Donors: Deceased or alive? Quo Vadis?- Annals of Transplantation, 2006, vol. 11, N 3, pp. 49-51.
• Bernarde K., Folkmane I., Chapenko S., Murovska M., Rozentals R.  The impact of early cytomegalovoirus (CMV) infection and CMV disease on long-term kidney allograft function and late complications after kidney transplantation: a clinical study. - Scientific Papers University of Latvia, 2007, vol. 712 , Medicine, pp. 13-19.
• Ziedina I., Folkmane I., Chapenko S., Murovska M., Sultanova A., Jushinskis J., Rozentals R. Reactivation of BK virus in the early period after kidney transplantation. -   Transplantation Proceedings, 2009, vol.41, pp. 766-768.
• Chapenko S., Folkmane I., Ziedina I., Chistyakovs M., Rozentals R., Krumina A., Murovska M. Association of HHV-6 and HHV-7 with the development of chronic allograft nephropathy - J.Clin.Virology, 2009, vol. 46, pp. 29-32.

Research Projects:

• R. Rosental ( Head of Project ). Kidney Transplantation in Aged Patients. Latvian Council of Science ( 1991-1993).
• R. Rosental (Head of Project). Influence of Different Immunosuppressive Protocols and Pharmacological Intervention on Long Term Graft Survival. Latvian Council of Science (1994-1996).
• R. Rosental ( Head of Project ). Calcium and Phosphorus Metabolism after Kidney Transplantation in Different Immunosuppresive Protocols. Latvian Council of Science (1997-2000).
• R. Rosental ( Head of Project ). Influence of Immunosuppressive Therapy on Post-Transplant Infection. Latvian Council of Science (2001 -2003).
• R. Rosental ( Head of Project ). Immune and Nonimmune Risk Factors for Chronic Renal Allograft Disfunction.   Latvian Council of Science (2004 -).
• R. Rosental ( Head of Project ).    BK virus infection in patients of kidney transplantation. Riga Stradins University (2006-2008).

Last update 22.11.2010