Dr. Donald Hricik
Dr. Donald Hricik (pronounced “rye-sik”) is currently Emeritus Professor of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University and served as the Chief of Nephrology and Hypertension at University Hospital’s Cleveland Medical Center (UHCMC) from 1993 to 2017. He served as Medical Director of the Kidney Transplant Service at UHCMC for thirty years. His research interests have focused on complications of immunosuppression and immune monitoring of kidney transplant recipients. He has authored or edited more than 200 articles and medical textbooks, and has written 35 medical book chapters. In addition to “Toxic Affairs on Hidden Lane”, Dr. Hricik has published a memoir, “Lynne’s Last Christmas: A Battle with Dementia”, and four novels: “Racing to Pittsburgh”, “Nothing to Confess”, “Escape from Cleveland” and “Our Great Escape: Part 1: Dumbers; Paert 2: Return to the Tunnel People”. All of his novels are mysteries with medical themes.
