Dr. Demetrius Ellis emigrated from Greece at the age of 13 and went on to realize the American dream by becoming a pediatrician. After fellowship training, in 1977 he founded the Pediatric Nephrology Division at Children’s of Pittsburgh of UPMC and rose to the rank of professor at the University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine. He strived to provide clinical excellence to all his patients; behind the scenes, in the laboratory, he advanced his specialty through seminal research and innovation related to diabetes, hypertension, and kidney transplantation. He has authored over 150 peer review scientific articles and 50 book chapters. In recognition of these achievements, he has received multiple prestigious awards from his academic peers, university, and national organizations. In addition to striving to provide exceptional patient care, he was driven by a boundless desire to teach, inspire, and mentor the next generation of physicians.
Reflections of "Nephron Man"
A Road Map for Revitalizing the Medical Profession
by Demetrius Ellis
Reflections of "Nephron Man"
A Road Map for Revitalizing the Medical Profession
by Demetrius Ellis
Published Mar 27, 2019
272 Pages
Genre: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Medical (incl. Patients)
Book Details
This book celebrates the tremendous resilience of children everywhere who struggle to overcome life’s adversities.
Demetrius Ellis is an accomplished and well-respected university-based pediatric kidney specialist. During a career spanning over forty-five years, he has witnessed and also contributed to pioneering advances in science and technology that led to improved disease outcomes. In this autobiography, he reflects on his decision to pursue an academic medical career and shares anecdotes that reflect a lifetime of enriching experiences as a caregiver, educator and researcher. Both health care providers and recipients will readily identify with the characters in these stories and also be intrigued by the author’s disclosures concerning his academic career. More importantly, through unique experiences and enduring relationships Dr. Ellis had with his patients, a set of life lessons is revealed. By adopting these tenets, it is his hope that healthcare professionals facing today’s challenging medical landscape can be inspired to refocus on getting to know the individual and not just his/her disease. In doing so they will become more efficacious healers and, in the process, rediscover the joy and fulfillment that is at the core of this noble profession.
All proceeds to benefit disadvantaged and refugee youth at his birthplace, Lesvos, Greece.