Cindy T. Pynadath, DO

Cindy Pynadath, DO, is a Transplant Nephrologist at Montefiore Einstein and an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She joined the Montefiore team in 2017 with a clinical focus on the evaluation of kidney living donor candidates and kidney transplant recipients. She is also involved in the management of routine care in kidney transplant patients as well as complications after transplant including infections and rejection. She is additionally interested in the management of kidney complications in other solid organ transplants.

Dr. Pynadath attended Kent State University where she received her Bachelor of Science. Following this, she earned her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine at Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine. She completed her postgraduate residency training in Internal Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Her fellowship training continued at the University Hospitals Case Medical Center in Nephrology where she additionally completed subspecialty training in Transplant Nephrology.

Dr. Pynadath’s current research [SW1.1]interest in Transplant Medicine explores its connection with infectious disease and metabolic disorders, as well as the clinical outcomes in kidney transplant. Her work collaborations have been published in a number of journals, as well as presented at national and international Nephrology and Transplant conferences.

Among her accomplishments, Dr. Pynadath was a recipient of the Caregiver Celebrations Appreciation Award for exemplary clinical and patient care, awarded by the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. She is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in both Internal Medicine and Nephrology, and is a member of numerous professional societies, including the American Society of Transplantation, the American Society of Nephrology, and the American Medical Association.