Rivka Ayalon MD
Clinical Associate Professor, Nephrology
650 Albany St | (617) 638-7330riayalon@bu.edu
rivka.ayalon@bmc.org
Sections
Nephrology
Biography
Dr. Ayalon is a nephrologist and hypertension specialist dedicated to diagnosing and managing complex cases of hypertension, with a focus on primary hyperaldosteronism.
Education
Medicine-Internal, MD, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Health Science, BMedSc, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Publications
Garrett A, Perez A, Ayalon R, Forman J, Hamburg N, Boas D, Roblyer D. Optical methods for cuffless blood pressure measurements. Biophotonics Discov. 2026 Jan; 3(1):010901. PMID: 42028046.
Published on 8/24/2024Siskind SM, Yadav S, Solomon M, Knapp PE, Menn-Josephy H, Francis J, Rennke HG, Ayalon R, Modzelewski KL. Nephrotic Syndrome as a Complication of Systemic Calcitonin Amyloidosis From Long-Standing Metastatic Medullary Thyroid Cancer. AACE Clin Case Rep. 2024; 10(6):244-248. PMID: 39734505.
Published on 12/6/2019Safar-Boueri L, Piya A, Beck LH, Ayalon R. Membranous nephropathy: diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring in the post-PLA2R era. Pediatr Nephrol. 2021 01; 36(1):19-30. PMID: 31811540.
Published on 3/11/2016Gupta G, Fattah H, Ayalon R, Kidd J, Gehr T, Quintana LF, Kimball P, Sadruddin S, Massey HD, Kumar D, King AL, Beck LH. Pre-transplant phospholipase A2 receptor autoantibody concentration is associated with clinically significant recurrence of membranous nephropathy post-kidney transplantation. Clin Transplant. 2016 Apr; 30(4):461-9. PMID: 26854647.
Published on 12/29/2015Al-Rabadi L, Ayalon R, Bonegio RG, Ballard JE, Fujii AM, Henderson JM, Salant DJ, Beck LH. Pregnancy in a Patient With Primary Membranous Nephropathy and Circulating Anti-PLA2R Antibodies: A Case Report. Am J Kidney Dis. 2016 May; 67(5):775-8. PMID: 26744127.
Published on 3/12/2015Kattah A, Ayalon R, Beck LH, Sethi S, Sandor DG, Cosio FG, Gandhi MJ, Lorenz EC, Salant DJ, Fervenza FC. Anti-phospholipase A2 receptor antibodies in recurrent membranous nephropathy. Am J Transplant. 2015 May; 15(5):1349-59. PMID: 25766759.
Published on 7/1/2014Timmermans SA, Damoiseaux JG, Heerings-Rewinkel PT, Ayalon R, Beck LH, Schlumberger W, Salant DJ, van Paassen P, Tervaert JW. Evaluation of anti-PLA2R1 as measured by a novel ELISA in patients with idiopathic membranous nephropathy: a cohort study. Am J Clin Pathol. 2014 Jul; 142(1):29-34. PMID: 24926082.
Published on 4/8/2014Hladunewich MA, Cattran D, Beck LH, Odutayo A, Sethi S, Ayalon R, Leung N, Reich H, Fervenza FC. A pilot study to determine the dose and effectiveness of adrenocorticotrophic hormone (H.P. Acthar® Gel) in nephrotic syndrome due to idiopathic membranous nephropathy. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2014 Aug; 29(8):1570-7. PMID: 24714414.
Published on 12/29/2013Ayalon R, Beck LH. Membranous nephropathy: not just a disease for adults. Pediatr Nephrol. 2015 Jan; 30(1):31-9. PMID: 24375012.
Published on 9/8/2013Timmermans SA, Ayalon R, van Paassen P, Beck LH, van Rie H, Wirtz JJ, Verseput GH, Frenken LA, Salant DJ, Cohen Tervaert JW. Anti-phospholipase A2 receptor antibodies and malignancy in membranous nephropathy. Am J Kidney Dis. 2013 Dec; 62(6):1223-5. PMID: 24021909.