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BIOGRAPHY – PROFESSOR JACQUES ROTTEMBOURG


Jacques Rottembourg was born in Lyon, France on 19 May 1942. He studied medicine in Paris between 1961 and 1969, then at the Internat des Hôpitaux de Paris from1970 to 1975, specialising in nephrology in 1973, and has since worked in the specialities of nephrology, cardiology and diabetology. He worked at the department of Nephrology, Groupe hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière since 1973, and became Professor at the Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital in 1987.

Working in the department of Nephrology, Groupe hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière since 1973, Jacques Rottembourg, became Director of the heart transplant programme from 1973 until 1988, was the first in Europe to introduce care by dialysis for patients with diabetes in 1973, and also invented the control of ultrafiltration monitor, which is now in every dialysis machine. He also invented the peritoneal dialysis bag in 1978, and was involved in the development of the first computerised dialysis file in 1981. In 1983, Jacques Rottembourg created the first dialysis unit to be used in prisons worldwide. In 1987, he created the first haemodiafiltration and haemofiltration unit, dedicated for care of diabetic patients requiring dialysis. He became Director of a private hemodialysis unit since 1992. Since 2010 he is working on a programme for home daily low flow hemodialysis, with a special monitor.

Jacques Rottembourg has published more than 500 papers in the field of nephrology, treatment of renal failure, diabetes care, heart transplantation, plasmatic exchanges, and iron

He is married, with four children.

BIOGRAPHY – PROFESSOR JACQUES ROTTEMBOURG


Jacques Rottembourg was born in Lyon, France on 19 May 1942. He studied medicine in Paris between 1961 and 1969, then at the Internat des Hôpitaux de Paris from1970 to 1975, specialising in nephrology in 1973, and has since worked in the specialities of nephrology, cardiology and diabetology. He worked at the department of Nephrology, Groupe hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière since 1973, and became Professor at the Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital in 1987.

Working in the department of Nephrology, Groupe hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière since 1973, Jacques Rottembourg, became Director of the heart transplant programme from 1973 until 1988, was the first in Europe to introduce care by dialysis for patients with diabetes in 1973, and also invented the control of ultrafiltration monitor, which is now in every dialysis machine. He also invented the peritoneal dialysis bag in 1978, and was involved in the development of the first computerised dialysis file in 1981. In 1983, Jacques Rottembourg created the first dialysis unit to be used in prisons worldwide. In 1987, he created the first haemodiafiltration and haemofiltration unit, dedicated for care of diabetic patients requiring dialysis. He became Director of a private hemodialysis unit since 1992. Since 2010 he is working on a programme for home daily low flow hemodialysis, with a special monitor.

Jacques Rottembourg has published more than 500 papers in the field of nephrology, treatment of renal failure, diabetes care, heart transplantation, plasmatic exchanges, and iron

He is married, with four children.

Activities

Peer review (1 review for 1 publication/grant)

Review activity for International urology and nephrology : (1)