- Abnormalities in calcium
- Abnormalities in magnesium
- Acidosis
- Acute kidney injury (AKI)
- Acute renal failure
- Alport's syndrome
- Blood in urine (hematuria)
- Chronic kidney disease (CKD)
- Electrolyte abnormalities
- End-stage kidney disease
- High creatinine level
- Hydronephrosis
- Hyperaldosteronism
- Hypercalcemia
- Hyperkalemia
- Hypernatremia
- Hyperphosphatemia
- Hypocalcemia
- Hypokalemia
- Hypomagnesemia
- Hyponatremia
- Hypophosphatemia
- Interstitial nephritis
- Kidney cyst
- Kidney failure
- Kidney mass
- Kidney stone (Nephrolithiasis)
- Liddle syndrome
- Medullary nephrocalcinosis
- Microalbuminuria
- Polyuria (Excessive urination)
- Pregnancy related kidney disease
- Proteinuria
- Renal amyloidosis
- Renal artery stenosis
- Renal cysts of polycystic kidney disease
- Renal hypertension
- Renal insufficiency
- Renal tubular acidosis
- Secondary hypertension
- Solitary kidney
Joel D. Glickman, MD, FACP
About me
- Director, Home Dialysis Programs
- Adjunct Professor of Medicine (Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension)
My education and training
- Medical School: State University of New York at Brooklyn
- Residency: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
- Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania Health System
Spoken languages
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- Aetna Advantra Cares D-SNP
- Aetna Advantra Credit Value
- Aetna Advantra Eagle HMO
- Aetna Advantra Eagle POS
- Aetna Advantra Premier Plus PPO
- Aetna Advantra Value
- Aetna Advantra Value Plus
- Aetna APCN Plus (Multi-Tier)
- Aetna Better Health Kids (CHIP) - DH Only
- Aetna Flexible Five
- Aetna Freedom Core
- Aetna Gold
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Philly Prime
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO APCN
- Aetna Premier
- Aetna Premier Plus
- Aetna Savings Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- Aetna Student Health Plan PPO
- Aetna Upfront Advantage
- First Health HMO
- First Health POS
- First Health PPO
- Meritain - Aramark (Other)
- Meritain - Aramark (Pennsylvania Premier Medical Plan)
- Americhealth Caritas of PA VIP - LGH Only
- Amerihealth Caritas (Transplant patients only)
- Amerihealth Caritas of PA - LGH Only
- Centivo EPO
- Cigna Healthcare EPO
- Cigna Healthcare HMO
- Cigna Healthcare POS
- Cigna Healthcare PPO
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- Clover Health Choice
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Locations
Penn Medicine hospital privileges
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
- Pennsylvania Hospital: On the medical staff, but does not have privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
- Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: On the medical staff, but does not have privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Qualifications and experience
- Nephrology, 1988
- Internal Medicine, 1985
- American Society of Nephrology, National
- Fellow, American College of Physicians, National
- International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis, International
- Recognized annually in Philadelphia Magazine's Top Docs issue from 2011 through 2025
Treatments and conditions
Research
Publications
Perl J, Teitelbaum I, Warady BA, Neu A, Watnick S, Chatoth D, Glickman, J, Bryant K, Bushey M, Finn M, Taylor A, Wolf L, Leigh KA, Kessler J, Gould E. Core Interventions for the Prevention of Peritoneal Dialysis Related Infections , CJASN, In Press: 2026
Ye W WQ, Saxena A, Leigh KA, Golper TA, Gould ER, Graham A, Lea J, Glickman J, Keddem S, Brensinger C, Perl J, Chan C, Reddy YNV. Impact of a Longitudinal Virtual Education Series on Home Dialysis Education. , CJASN, 20(11): 2025,1584-1593
Glickman, JD Home Hemodialysis Program Development , Applied Home Hemodialysis: A Clinical Guide: 2025,105-113
Aragon MA, El-Shamy O, Zheng S, Chertow GM, Glickman J, Weinhandl E, Komenda P, Dunning S, Liu F, and Lok C. Vascular Access for Home Hemodialysis: A Perspective on Tunneled Central Venous Catheters at Home , Kidney Medicine, 15(7): 2024,100916
Glickman JD, and Chan, C Home hemodialysis(HHD): Establishment of a program , UpToDate: 2024
Berns JS, Glickman JD, DeSantis A. Management of hyperglycemia in patients with type 2 diabetes and advanced chronic kidney disease or end-stage kidney disease , UpToDate: 2023
Glickman, JD and Chan C Choosing home hemodialysis for end-stage kidney disease , UpToDate: 2023
Maliha G, Glickman JD and McCoy MS Ensuring Equitable Access to Dialysis: The Medicare Secondary Payer Act in Marietta Memorial Hospital Employee Health Benefit Plan v. DaVita, Inc. , J Am Soc Nephrology, 33(10): 2022,1814-1816
Wise1 JL, Gelfand S, Glickman J, and Sarah J. Schrauben SJ. Kidney Disease Knowledge and Health Literacy Among CKD Education Course Attendees , Am J Kidney Disease, 79(4, Suppl 2): 2022,S3-4
Glickman, JD, Teitelbaum, I, Golper, T Prescribing Home Hemodialysis , Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease, 28(2): 2021,157-163