Amy C. Dwyer, M.D., M.S., FASN, FASDIN

Amy C Dwyer, M.D.

Amy C. Dwyer, M.D., M.S., FASN, FASDIN

  • Professor of Medicine
  • Director, Interventional Nephrology
  • Medical Director, University of Louisville Interventional Nephrology Center
UofL Physicians Outpatient Center
401 East Chestnut Street, Ste. 690
Louisville, KY 40202

502-852-5757 - Academic Office
502-588-4710 - Patient Appointments


Clinical Expertise
Nephrology; Interventional Nephrology


Board Certifications

  • American Board of Internal Medicine -
    Nephrology
  • American Board of Nephrology
  • American Society of Diagnostic & Interventional Nephrology -
    Renal Ultrasound / Renal & Bladder Ultrasound / Endovascular Procedures

Education and Training

  • Medical School: Wayne State University
  • Residency: Medical University of South Carolina Medical Center
  • Fellowship: Medical University of South Carolina; Emory University
  • M.S.: University of Louisville

Featured Publications

  • Shehata M, Abouelkheir RT, Gayhart M, Van Bogaert E, Abou El-Ghar M, Dwyer AC, Ouseph R, Yousaf J, Ghazal M, Contractor S, El-Baz A. Role of AI and Radiomic Markers in Early Diagnosis of Renal Cancer and Clinical Outcome Prediction: A Brief Review. Cancers (Basel). 2023 May 19;15(10):2835. doi: 10.3390/cancers15102835. PMID: 37345172; PMCID: PMC10216706.
  • Oza-Gajera BP, Davis JA, Farrington C, Lerma EV, Moossavi S, Sheta MA, Dwyer A, Almehmi A. PICC line management among patients with chronic kidney disease. J Vasc Access. 2023 Mar;24(2):329-337. doi: 10.1177/11297298211025897. Epub 2021 Jul 3. PMID: 34218708.
  • Shaikh A, Albalas A, Desiraju B, Dwyer A, Haddad N, Almehmi A. The role of stents in hemodialysis vascular access. J Vasc Access. 2023 Jan;24(1):107-116. doi: 10.1177/11297298211015069. Epub 2021 May 17. PMID: 33993804; PMCID: PMC10896277.
  • Shehata M, Ghazal M, Khalifeh HA, Khalil A, Shalaby A, Dwyer AC, Bakr AM, Keynton R, El-Baz A. A DEEP LEARNING-BASED CAD SYSTEM FOR RENAL ALLOGRAFT ASSESSMENT: DIFFUSION, BOLD, AND CLINICAL BIOMARKERS. Proc Int Conf Image Proc. 2020 Oct;2020:355-359. doi: 10.1109/ICIP40778.2020.9190818. Epub 2020 Sep 30. PMID: 34720753; PMCID: PMC8553095.
  • Shehata M, Shalaby A, Switala AE, El-Baz M, Ghazal M, Fraiwan L, Khalil A, El-Ghar MA, Badawy M, Bakr AM, Dwyer A, Elmaghraby A, Giridharan G, Keynton R, El-Baz A. A multimodal computer-aided diagnostic system for precise identification of renal allograft rejection: Preliminary results. Med Phys. 2020 Jun;47(6):2427-2440. doi: 10.1002/mp.14109. Epub 2020 Apr 3. PMID: 32130734; PMCID: PMC8524762.
  • Boubes K, Shaikh A, Alsauskas Z, Dwyer A. New Directions in Ensuring Catheter Safety. Adv Chronic Kidney Dis. 2020 May;27(3):228-235. doi: 10.1053/j.ackd.2020.02.004. PMID: 32891307.
  • Abdeltawab H, Shehata M, Shalaby A, Khalifa F, Mahmoud A, El-Ghar MA, Dwyer AC, Ghazal M, Hajjdiab H, Keynton R, El-Baz A. A Novel CNN-Based CAD System for Early Assessment of Transplanted Kidney Dysfunction. Sci Rep. 2019 Apr 11;9(1):5948. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-42431-3. PMID: 30976081; PMCID: PMC6459833.
  • Silverstein DM, Trerotola SO, Clark T, James G, Ng W, Dwyer A, Florescu MC, Shingarev R, Ash SR; Kidney Health Initiative HDF Workgroup. Clinical and Regulatory Considerations for Central Venous Catheters for Hemodialysis. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2018 Dec 7;13(12):1924-1932. doi: 10.2215/CJN.14251217. Epub 2018 Oct 11. PMID: 30309840; PMCID: PMC6302318.
  • Vesely T, DaVanzo W, Behrend T, Dwyer A, Aruny J. Balloon angioplasty versus Viabahn stent graft for treatment of failing or thrombosed prosthetic hemodialysis grafts. J Vasc Surg. 2016 Nov;64(5):1400-1410.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2016.04.035. Epub 2016 Jun 25. PMID: 27353358.
  • Khalifa F, Soliman A, El-Baz A, Abou El-Ghar M, El-Diasty T, Gimel'farb G, Ouseph R, Dwyer AC. Models and methods for analyzing DCE-MRI: a review. Med Phys. 2014 Dec;41(12):124301. doi: 10.1118/1.4898202. PMID: 25471985.