Laurence H. Beck, MD, PhD

Associate Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Laurence H. Beck, Jr., MD, PhD, completed his Internal Medicine residency and Nephrology fellowship at Boston Medical Center. He joined the Renal Section in 2006, and continues to conduct basic science research in the laboratory of Dr. David Salant on the pathogenesis of membranous nephropathy. His clinical roles include a weekly clinic and attending time on the consult and dialysis/transplant services. He also has expertise in immune-mediated glomerular disease.

Publications

  • Published 4/10/2025

    Jeyabalan A, Czawlytko CL, Beck LH, Trivin-Avillach C. Case 10-2025: A 32-Year-Old Woman with Flank Pain, Fever, and Hypoxemia. N Engl J Med. 2025 Apr 10; 392(14):1428-1437. PMID: 40214035.

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  • Published 4/8/2025

    Avasare RS, Andeen NK, Al-Rabadi LF, Burfeind KG, Beck LH. Drug-Induced Membranous Nephropathy: Piecing Together Clues to Understand Disease Mechanisms. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2025 Apr 08. PMID: 40198910.

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  • Published 3/17/2025

    Schmidt IM, Verma A, Claudel SE, Palsson R, Srivastava A, Stillman IE, Beck LH, Waikar SS. Genetic Testing in Biopsy-Confirmed Kidney Disease. Kidney Med. 2025 May; 7(5):100994. PMID: 40321977.

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  • Published 3/14/2025

    Prunotto M, Nachman PH, Gillespie BS, Beck LH, Thompson AM, Hu AH, Stafford EA, Tarnoff JM, Rovin BH. Designing Clinical Trials for the Treatment of Membranous Nephropathy in the Anti-Phospholipase A2 Receptor 1 Era: Results of a NephCure Membranous Nephropathy Workshop. Glomerular Dis. 2025; 5(1):133-141. PMID: 40092585.

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  • Published 3/14/2025

    Prunotto M, Nachman PH, Gillespie BS, Beck LH, Thompson AM, Hu AH, Stafford EA, Tarnoff JM, Rovin BH. Designing clinical trials for the treatment of membranous nephropathy in the anti-PLA2R era: results of a Nephcure membranous nephropathy workshop. Kidney Int. 2025 May; 107(5):809-815. PMID: 40088237.

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Other Positions

  • Member, Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research
    Boston University
  • Graduate Faculty (Primary Mentor of Grad Students)
    Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Graduate Medical Sciences

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Education

  • Harvard Medical School, MD
  • Harvard University, PhD
  • Princeton University, BA

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