Urology, University of Wisconsin - Madison

Kristina L. Penniston, PhD, RD

Assistant Scientist, Department of Urology

F4/320 Clinical Science Center
600 Highland Avenue
Madison, WI 53792-3236

Office: (608) 265-9797

FAX: (608) 262-6453

penn@urology.wisc.edu

Education

Registered Dietitian (RD), post-baccalaureate internship completed at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI, 1999
MS, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 2002
PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 2004

Research Interests

Dr. Penniston's research interests include clinical nutrition research in kidney stones and prostate cancer. Specifically, she is interested in the efficacy of nutrition therapy in the prevention, management, and treatment of disease and on indicators of quality of life.

Current Grants

UW Hospital and Clinics "Quality Through Safety" grant to assess functional status, well-being, and other quality of life measures in patients with recurrent kidney stones, Co-Investigator
UW Health "Ambulatory Care Innovation" grant to develop an interactive, patient-focused website on the management and treatment of kidney stones, Co-Investigator

Professional Activities

In addition to her position as an Assistant Scientist at the UW Medical School, Dr. Penniston is a Clinical Nutritionist with UW Hospital and Clinics and provides medical nutrition therapy to patients with urologic diseases, such as kidney stones, prostate cancer, and other urinary tract conditions. Dr. Penniston has been the nutritionist for the UW Hospital Metabolic Stone Clinic since 1999. Additionally, Dr. Penniston:

is a preceptor for clinical nutrition interns at UW Hospital and Clinics (1999-present)
served as an invited expert reviewer for the American Dietetic Association "Nutrition Diagnosis Project" (2004-2005)
is a member of the American Society for Nutrition (2000-present)
is a member of the American Dietetic Association (1998-present)
is a member of the Research Dietetic Practice Group and the Oncology Practice Group of the American Dietetic Association (2003-present)

Honors and Awards

"First Author Paper Award," American Dietetic Association Research Dietetic Practice Group (2005)
Preceptor award from dietetic interns of UW Hospital and Clinics Internship Program (2005 and 2004)
American Dietetic Association Foundation scholarship award (2003)
UW-Madison Department of Nutritional Sciences nominee for the Louis and Elsa Thomsen Wisconsin Distinguished Fellowship Award for graduate students in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (2003)

Recent Publications

Penniston KL, Jones AN, Nakada SY, Hansen KE. Vitamin D repletion does not alter urinary calcium excretion in healthy postmenopausal women., BJU Int. 2009 Nov;104(10):1512-6.
[PubMed ID: 19389005]
Penniston KL, Kaplon DM, Gould JC, Nakada SY. Gastric band placement for obesity is not associated with increased urinary risk of urolithiasis compared to bypass., J. Urol. 2009 Nov;182(5):2340-6.
[PubMed ID: 19762051]
Jones AN, Blank RD, Lindstrom MJ, Penniston KL, Hansen KE. Adjustment for body mass index and calcitrophic hormone levels improves the diagnostic accuracy of the spot urine calcium-to-creatinine ratio., Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA. 2009 Sep 16;():.
[PubMed ID: 19760060]
Penniston KL, Nakada SY. Effect of dietary changes on urinary oxalate excretion and calcium oxalate supersaturation in patients with hyperoxaluric stone formation., Urology. 2009 Mar;73(3):484-9.
[PubMed ID: 19118878]
Sterrett SP, Penniston KL, Wolf JS, Nakada SY. Acetazolamide is an effective adjunct for urinary alkalization in patients with uric acid and cystine stone formation recalcitrant to potassium citrate., Urology. 2008 Aug;72(2):278-81.
[PubMed ID: 18533229]
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