Rafail ROSENTAL
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