James K. Farry MD, MS
James K. Farry
MD, MS
Clinical Assistant Professor
Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Specialty/Research Focus
Internal Medicine; Nephrology; Transplantation
Contact Information
Patient Care
Patient Care
This faculty member is affiliated with UBMD, practicing physicians who are also professors in the Jacobs School.
View this physician on UBMDProfessional Summary:
My breadth of clinical practice is broad; I care for patients with a wide range of both acute and chronic renal diseases. This includes patients with electrolyte abnormalities, autoimmune and/or secondary glomerulonephritides and polycystic kidney disease as well as those who have undergone kidney transplantation. My training at the Weill Cornell Hypertension Center has provided me with focused training in the management of refractory, secondary and perinatal hypertension. Therefore, I also see patients with refractory or difficult-to-control hypertension even though they may not have kidney dysfunction. As medical director of the Erie County Medical Center (ECMC) Living Donor Kidney Transplant Program, I see many prospective living donor kidney candidates during their donor evaluation process, and I follow them in the post-operative period. I am currently in the process of developing home peritoneal and hemodialysis programs for veterans with end stage kidney disease receiving care at the VA WNY Healthcare System.
My clinical research interests are wide-ranging. I have particular interests in medication, chemotherapy and toxin-induced kidney injury. I have worked on a project that investigated the long-term renal impacts of the chemotherapy agent ifosfamide in adult cancer patients. I also have a research interest in autosomal dominant adult polycystic kidney disease (AD-PKD) have been involved in a multicenter clinical trial to compare the efficacy and safety of the drug Tolvaptan which has been determined to slow the progression of renal cysts and thereby delay progression of end-stage kidney disease in people with AD-PKD.
I supervise and teach physicians at all stages of their training, including interns and residents from UB’s internal medicine residency program as well as fellows in UB’s nephrology training program. I supervise trainees on both the inpatient Medicine and Renal Consult services and in the outpatient Renal and Hypertension Clinic and the outpatient Transplant Clinic. In addition to bedside teaching, I facilitate small group nephrology seminars for third- and fourth-year medical students rotating on their medicine clerkships as well as first- and second-year medical students learning nephrology during their preclinical years. I also provide lectures for the internal medicine resident teaching program and for the nephrology fellowship teaching program.
Education and Training:
- Fellowship, Nephrology & Hypertension, New York-Presbyterian Hospital / Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University (2010)
- Residency, Internal Medicine, University of Michigan (2007)
- Internship, Internal Medicine, University of Michigan (2005)
- MD, SUNY Upstate Medical University (2004)
- MS, Laboratory Animal Science, Drexel University (formerly MCP Hahnemann University) (2000)
- BS, Biological Science and Animal Science, Cornell University (1998)
Employment:
- Assistant Professor, Nephrology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Awards and Honors:
- Distinguished Fellow Award; NY-Presbyterian Hospital Cornell Alumni Council (2009)
- Alpha Omega Alpha (2004)
Research Expertise:
- Medication and toxin-induced acute kidney injury
Journal Articles:
- Farry JK, Flombaum CD, Latcha S. (2012) Long Term Renal Toxicity of Ifosfamide in Adult Patients - 5 Year Data. European Journal of Cancer (Jun), 48(9): 1326-1331.
- Farry JK, Miles CD, Collins CD, Malani PN. (2009) Adverse Events Among Renal Transplant Recipients Receiving Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Infusion Therapy. Transplant Infectious Disease (Jun), 11(3): 284-285.
- Tahmoush AJ, Amir MS, Connor WW, Farry JK, Didato S, Ulhoa-Cintra A, Vasas JM, Schwartzman RJ, Israel HL, Patrick H. (2002) CSF-ACE Activity in Probable CNS Neurosarcoidosis. Sarcoidosis Vasc Diffuse Lung Dis (Oct), 19(3): 191-197.
Professional Memberships:
- American College of Physicians
- American Society of Nephrology
- National Kidney Foundation
Service Activities:
- ; Nephrology Fellowship Program Director (2021–present)
- Updated and approved policies/procedures and chaired monthly quality assurance meetings; Medical Director, Plasmapheresis Program, Erie County Medical Center, Buffalo, NY (2019)
- Updated and approved policies/procedures and chaired monthly quality assurance meetings; Medical Director, Inpatient Hemodialysis Unit, Erie County Medical Center, Buffalo, NY (2018–2019)
- Chaired regular CCC meetings to discuss performance of Nephrology fellows.; Chairman of Nephrology Fellowship Clinical Competency Committee (2016–2020)
- Attend CCC meetings and report on resident performance. Serve as faculty advisor to 4 to 6 residents; meet with them periodically to review performance.; Internal Medicine Clinical Competency Committee Member and Resident Advisor (2014–present)
- Chaired monthly Quality Assurance meetings and reviewed/updated/approved practice policies/procedures; Medical Director, Davita Renal Care Buffalo, West Seneca, NY (2014–2017)
- Chaired monthly Quality Assurance meetings and reviewed/updated/approved practice policies/procedures; Medical Director, Fresenius Medical Care Niagara Renal Dialysis Center, Niagara Falls, NY (2013–2020)
- Maintain and update ECMC Living Donor Policies, Chair regular Living Donor Committee meetings, and attend weekly Living Donor clinic.; Medical Director, Living Donor Kidney Transplant Program, Erie County Medical Center (2013–present)
- Responsible for inpatient, outpatient clinic and dialysis faculty scheduling, hiring/reviewing clinic nursing staff. Interfaced with hospital administration regarding clinical practice issues.; Clinical Director of Nephrology Division (2013–2019)
- Chaired monthly Quality Assurance meetings and reviewed/updated/approved practice policies/procedures; Medical Director, Fresenius Medical Care Wheatfield Dialysis Center (2011–2020)
- Chaired monthly hospital meeting for review of hospital formulary, pharmacy issues and best practices; Chairman, Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee, Erie County Medical Center (2011–2019)
- Chaired monthly Quality Assurance meetings and reviewed/updated/approved practice policies/procedures; Medical Director, Hemodialysis Services, Mount St. Mary's Hospital, Lewiston, NY (2011–2019)
- Started program at ECMC; developed initial policies/procedures and regularly reviewed/updated. Chaired monthly quality assurance meetings.; Medical Director, Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) Unit, Erie County Medical Center, Buffalo, NY (2010–2019)