David Polzin

Professor

polzi001@umn.edu
(612) 625-1919

Education
College – University of Illinois
Professional (DVM ) - University of Illinois
Graduate (PhD) - University of Minnesota
Internship - University of Georgia
Residency - University of Minnesota

Memberships

• American Veterinary Medical Association
• American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine
• American Animal Hospital Association
• International Renal Interest Society
• Society of Veterinary Nephrology/Urology
• Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society
• Minnesota Veterinary Medical Association
• American Society of Nephrology
• International Society of Nephrology
• National Kidney Foundation

Research Interests

• Chronic kidney disease (CKD)
• Diagnostic methods
• Treatment – diet, calcitriol, phosphorus management, acid-base management
• Progression of CKD – pathophysiology, interventions
• Glomerulopathies – pathology, mechanisms, treatment
• Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) – diagnosis and management methods
• Urinary Tract Infections
• Immune Mediated Hemolytic Anemia

Teaching Interests

• Diseases of the Kidneys
• Urinary Tract Infections
• Renal Physiology
• Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-base Disorders – pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment

Clinical Interests

• Clinical nephrology
• Hypertension
• Urinary tract infections
• Diseases of the lower urinary tract

Selected Publications

1. Jacob F, Polzin DJ, Osborne CA, Allen TD, Kirk C, Neaton JD, Lekcharoensuk C, Swanson L: Clinical evaluation of dietary modification for treatment of spontaneous chronic renal failure in dogs. J Am Vet Med Assoc 220[8]:1163-1170, 2002.
2. Jacob F, Polzin DJ, Osborne CA, et al.: Effect of Systemic Arterial Blood Pressure on Morbidity and Mortality in Dogs with Spontaneous Chronic Renal Failure. J Am Vet Med Assoc 222[3]:322-329, 2003.
3. Jacob F, Polzin DJ, Osborne CA, et al: Evaluation of the association between initial proteinuria and morbidity rate or death in dogs with naturally occurring chronic renal failure. J Am Vet Med Assoc 226: 393-400, 2005.
4. Torres S, Diaz S, Nogueira S, Jessen C, Polzin D, Gilbert S, Horne K. Frequency of urinary tract infection among dogs with pruritic disorders receiving long-term glucocorticoid treatment. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 227: 239-243, 2005.
5. Ross SJ, Osborne CA, Kirk CA, Lowry SR, Koehler LA, Polzin DJ. Clinical evaluation of dietary modification for treatment of spontaneous chronic kidney disease in cats. J Am Vet Med Assoc 229:949-957, 2006.
6. Ross SJ, Osborne CA, Lekcharoensuk C, Koehler LA, Polzin DJ. A case-control study of the effects of nephrolithiasis in cats with chronic kidney disease. JAVMA, Vol 230, No. 12, June 15, 2007.
7. SE Helmond, DJ Polzin, PJ Armstrong, M Finke, SA Smith: Treatment of canine immune-mediated hemolytic anemia with individually adjusted heparin dosing: A pilot study. J Vet Intern Med 24:597-605, 2010.
8. Polzin D: Chronic Kidney Disease. In, Ettinger S and Feldman E: Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine. Saunders. 2010, pp. 2036-2067.
9. Nephrology and Urology of Small Animals. Bartges J and Polzin D (eds), Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2011.

Awards and Honors

• ESVNU-Hill’s Excellence in Veterinary Nephrology and Urology Award, 2005
• U of MN CVM “Mark of Excellence Award” 2006