Faculty Profiles

Zbylut Twardowski, MD, PhD

Professor Emeritus of Medicine

With Internal Medicine Department since 1982. Director, Outpatient Peritoneal Dialysis. Investigator, Dalton Research Center, University of Missouri
Staff Physician, Harry S. Truman Memorial VA Consulting Staff, Boone Hospital Center, Columbia, Missouri.

Dr. Twardowski's research interests include: Peritoneal dialysis, catheter design, and hemodialysis.

Board Certified:

Internal Medicine
Nephrology

Society Memberships:

Fellow- American College of Physicians
Member- European Dialysis and Transplant Association, International Society of Nephrology, Polish Society of Nephrology (Founder), American Society of Artificial Internal Organs, International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis (Founder), Central Society for Clinical Research, American Society of Nephrology, Colombian Society of Nephrology (Honorary Member), International Society for Hemodialysis (Member Founder)

Photo of Dr. Twardowski

Medical School

Colleguim Medicum of the Jagiellonian University
Krakaw, Poland

Fellowship

University of Missouri
Columbia, MO

Honors and Achievements:

Named "an internationally renowned scientist" by the National Institute of Health and received the National Torchbearer Award from the American Kidney Fund.
Developed the Peritoneal Equilibration Test, which has become a standard component of peritoneal dialysis care.
Dr. Twardowski holds several patents, which include the artificial kidney for daily hemodialysis, the Missouri Swan-Neck Catheter, the Pre-Sternal "Bathtub" Catheter, and the Hemodialysis Catheter. His relentless drive to refine, improve, and invent peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis technology keeps him active in research, publication, and speaking engagements throughout the year.
Chairs the International Symposium on Hemodialysis, which is a part of our Annual Conference on Dialysis.

Editorial Boards:

Editor- Home Hemodialysis International, Home Hemodialysis Today
Associate Editor- Peritoneal Dialysis Case Forum, Peritoneal Dialysis International (Canada)
Board Member- International Journal of Artificial Organs, Peritoneal Dialysis International (Canada), Seminars in Dialysis, Peritoneal Dialysis Today, Nefrologia I Dializoterapia Polska (Poland), Peritoneal Dialysis International
Reviewer- Archives of Internal Medicine, Nephron, Kidney International, American Journal of Hospital Pharmacy, American Journal of Kidney Diseases, Chest, Peritoneal Dialysis International, ASAIO Transactions, Nephrology/Dialysis/Transplantation