Roland C. Blantz, M.D. Curriculum Vitae Business Address:Division of Nephrology-Hypertension University of California, San Diego School of Medicine & VA San Diego Healthcare System 3350 La Jolla Village Drive, Mail Code: 111-H San Diego, CA 92161 858-552-7528 858-552-7549 fax Email: rblantz@ucsd.edu Education and Training
1958 Graduated - Cleveland High School, Portland, Oregon - Merit Scholarship finalist1958-1961 AB The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 1961-1965 MD The Johns Hopkins Univ. School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 1965-1966 Intern in Medicine, University of Colorado Medical Center, Denver, CO
1966-1967 Assistant (first year) Resident in Medicine, University of Colorado Medical Center, Denver, Colorado 1967 Assistant (second year) Resident in Medicine, University of Colorado Medical Center, Denver, CO 1967-1969 Internist, Chief of Dispensary Services, Capt., USAF, Hanscom Field AFB, Bedford, Massachusetts 1969-1972 Research Fellow in Internal Medicine - Renal Division and Associate In Medicine University of Texas Health Science Center, Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas Specialty Boards and Licenses Licensed to practice medicine in the State of Maryland, 1965 Institutional Permit to practice in the State of Texas Licensed in the State of California, March 1972 - Present Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine, July 1971 - Present Diplomate in the Subspecialty of Nephrology, ABIM, October 1974 - Present
Academic Appointments 1972-1976 Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA. 1976-1980 Associate Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, California 1979 Senior Faculty Scholar Award of the Josiah B. Macy, Jr. Foundation, 1979, used as Guest Professor, Institute fur Klinische Physiologie, Freie Universitat, Berlin, Germany 1979-1980 Josiah B. Macy Jr. Senior Faculty Scholar Award - Klinikum Steglitz, Freie Universitat, Berlin, FRG - Guest Professor 1980-present Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, California University, Hospital, and Administrative Services 1972 -1994 Chief, Nephrology Section; Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Diego, California 1975 Chairman; Department of Medicine Retreat Committee Elected non-tenured faculty representative to Department of Medicine A Member, Department of Medicine representative - School of Medicine Faculty Compensation Finance Committee 1977 - 1978 Acting Head, Division of Nephrology, UCSD Member, Coordinating Committee - Joint Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation-University of California, San Diego Member, Minor Proposition Committee - Physiology/Pharmacology Graduate Program - UCSD 1981 - 1982 Elected - Department of Medicine Advisory Committee UCSD 1981 - 1982 Vice Chairman, School of Medicine Faculty 198 2 -1983 Chairman, School of Medicine Faculty 1983 - 1984 Committee member (Elected) Department of Medicine Education 1984 Member, Review Committee Chairman, Department of Medicine Cardiology Executive Committee, Physician/Scientist Award, UCSD 1985 - 1986 Acting Head, Division of Nephrology-Hypertension, UCSD 1985 - 1986 Chairman, Research and Development Committee VAMC (VASDHS), San Diego 1985 - 1986 VAMC San Diego Chairman, Research Space Committee 1986 Acting Associate Chief of Staff for Research VA Medical Center (VASDHS) 1988 1989 Acting Associate Chief of Staff (ACOS) for Research VA Medical Center (VASDHS)
1989 - present Head, Division Nephrology-Hypertension, University of California, San Diego, California 1990 -1992 Chairman, Committee on Honors and Awards, UCSD 1990 -1992 Member, Departmental Committee on Basic Science, UCSD 1989 -1992 Chairman, Research Space Committee, VAMC (VASDHS) 1994 - present Staff Physician, Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VASDHS), San Diego, CA November 2001Chairman, Department of Psychiatry Review Committee, UCSD2002 presentMember, Finance Committee , Department of Medicine, UCSD-2002 - present Member, Executive Committee , Department of Medicine, UCSD 2002 - present Physiology representative; Faculty of Basic Biomedical Sciences (FBBS), School of Medicine, UCSD 2004 - present Member, Transplantation Executive Committee, UCSD 2004 present Member, Finance Contracting Committee, UCSD 2004 present Member, Finance-Operations Committee, UCSD 2004 present Member, Transplant Contracting Committee, UCSD 2008 - present Member, Organized Research Unit Committee
Journal Associations Associate Editor: American Journal of Physiology (1989-1995) Consulting Editor: Journal of Clinical Investigator (1992-1995) Associate Editor: Journal of Clinical Investigation (1995-1997) Section Co-Editor: Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension (2000-Present)
Editorial Review Boards Renal Failure (1986) - Seminars in Nephrology American Journal of Physiology (1984-1986) Journal of Nephrology Hypertension (1982-1983) Kidney International (1980-1988) Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (2005-Pres) Hemodialysis International (2005- Pres) Medscape Nephrology Advisory Board member (2005 - 2007) Journal of the American Society of Nephrology ( 2007-2010)