Northville
MI, 48168 United States
Available to mentor
Kassandra Weber, MD joined the Division of General Medicine as a full-time Clinical Assistant Professor on August 1, 2022 and will be practicing at the Northville Health Center. She is a graduate of Wayne State University in Detroit, MI. She completed her Internal Medicine residency at the University of Michigan Health System in Ann Arbor, MI. Her clinical interests include preventative medicine, weight management, diabetes, and women's health. In her free time, Dr. Weber enjoys nature, reading, and spending time with her husband and goldendoodles.
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Internal Medicine ResidentUniversity of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, 2022
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MDWayne State University, Detroit, 2019
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BSAlma College, Alma, 2012
Interested in nephrology, women’s health, and pregnancy/contraception counseling in medically complex patients. Current research focus is reproductive health, contraception counseling, and pregnancy decision making in women with CKD using a qualitative needs assessment under the guidance of Andrea Oliverio (University of Michigan, Nephrology). Other clinical interests include ways to maximize patient recall after clinical encounters and preventative health.
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Oliverio AL, Lewallen M, Hladunewich MA, Kalpakjian CZ, Weber K, Hawley ST, Nunes JW. Kidney Int Rep, 2023 Nov; 8 (11): 2235 - 2242.Journal ArticleSupporting Patient-Centered Pregnancy Counseling in Nephrology Care: A Semistructured Interview Study of Patients and Nephrologists.
DOI:10.1016/j.ekir.2023.08.010 PMID: 38025233 -
Kalugotla G, He L, Weber KJ, Daemen S, Reller A, Razani B, Schilling JD. J Leukoc Biol, 2019 Oct; 106 (4): 803 - 814.Journal ArticleFrontline Science: Acyl-CoA synthetase 1 exacerbates lipotoxic inflammasome activation in primary macrophages.
DOI:10.1002/JLB.3HI0219-045RR PMID: 31166619 -
Weber KJ, Sauer M, He L, Tycksen E, Kalugotla G, Razani B, Schilling JD. J Immunol, 2018 Oct 1; 201 (7): 2054 - 2069.Journal ArticlePPARγ Deficiency Suppresses the Release of IL-1β and IL-1α in Macrophages via a Type 1 IFN-Dependent Mechanism.
DOI:10.4049/jimmunol.1800224 PMID: 30143592 -
Weber KJ. Clinical Research in Practice The Journal of Team Hippocrates, 4 (2):Journal ArticleFecal transplant is superior to oral vancomycin for treatment of recurrent Clostridium difficile
DOI:10.22237/crp/1536883500 -
He L, Weber KJ, Diwan A, Schilling JD. J Leukoc Biol, 2016 Nov; 100 (5): 1113 - 1124.Journal ArticleInhibition of mTOR reduces lipotoxic cell death in primary macrophages through an autophagy-independent mechanism.
DOI:10.1189/jlb.3A1015-463R PMID: 27312848 -
He L, Weber KJ, Schilling JD. Nutrients, 2016 Apr 12; 8 (4): 215Journal ArticleGlutamine Modulates Macrophage Lipotoxicity.
DOI:10.3390/nu8040215 PMID: 27077881 -
Lavine KJ, Epelman S, Uchida K, Weber KJ, Nichols CG, Schilling JD, Ornitz DM, Randolph GJ, Mann DL. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2014 Nov 11; 111 (45): 16029 - 16034.Journal ArticleDistinct macrophage lineages contribute to disparate patterns of cardiac recovery and remodeling in the neonatal and adult heart.
DOI:10.1073/pnas.1406508111 PMID: 25349429 -
Weber K, Schilling JD. J Biol Chem, 2014 Mar 28; 289 (13): 9158 - 9171.Journal ArticleLysosomes integrate metabolic-inflammatory cross-talk in primary macrophage inflammasome activation.
DOI:10.1074/jbc.M113.531202 PMID: 24532802