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  1. A Night Float System in Nephrology Fellowship: A Mixed Methods Evaluation

    Article • Kidney360, May 2020, American Society of Nephrology

    Dr Stephen M Sozio

  2. Transforming a U.S. scholarly concentrations program internationally: lessons learned

    Article • BMC Medical Education, April 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Stephen M Sozio

  3. Plasma glucosylceramides and cardiovascular risk in incident hemodialysis patients

    Article • Journal of Clinical Lipidology, November 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Stephen M Sozio

  4. Cognitive Impairment in Non–Dialysis-Dependent CKD and the Transition to Dialysis: Findings From the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC) Study

    Article • American Journal of Kidney Diseases, October 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Stephen M Sozio

  5. Frailty, body composition and the risk of mortality in incident hemodialysis patients: the Predictors of Arrhythmic and Cardiovascular Risk in End Stage Renal Disease study

    Article • Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, June 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Stephen M Sozio

  6. The Role of Bicarbonate in Cognition

    Article • Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, March 2018, American Society of Nephrology

    Dr Stephen M Sozio

  7. Point-of-care ultrasound education to improve care of dialysis patients

    Article • Seminars in Dialysis, January 2018, Wiley

    Dr Stephen M Sozio

  8. Association of Abdominal Adiposity with Cardiovascular Mortality in Incident Hemodialysis

    Article • American Journal of Nephrology, January 2018, Karger Publishers

    Dr Stephen M Sozio

  9. Obstructive Sleep Apnea Increases Sudden Cardiac Death in Incident Hemodialysis Patients

    Article • American Journal of Nephrology, January 2018, Karger Publishers

    Dr Stephen M Sozio

  10. Association of Arterial Stiffness and Central Pressure With Cognitive Function in Incident Hemodialysis Patients: The PACE Study

    Article • Kidney International Reports, November 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Stephen M Sozio, Dr Rulan S Parekh

  11. Blood pressure and the risk of chronic kidney disease progression using multistate marginal structural models in the CRIC Study

    Article • Statistics in Medicine, August 2017, Wiley

    Dr Stephen M Sozio

  12. Development and validation of the Medical Student Scholar-Ideal Mentor Scale (MSS-IMS)

    Article • BMC Medical Education, August 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Stephen M Sozio

  13. Renal Functional Outcomes after Surgery, Ablation, and Active Surveillance of Localized Renal Tumors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Article • Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, May 2017, American Society of Nephrology

    Dr Stephen M Sozio

  14. Education in Nephrology Fellowship: A Survey-Based Needs Assessment

    Article • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, April 2017, American Society of Nephrology

    Robert Rope, Dr Stephen M Sozio

  15. Loss of executive function after dialysis initiation in adults with chronic kidney disease

    Article • Kidney International, April 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Stephen M Sozio

  16. Antihypertensive medications and risk of death and hospitalizations in US hemodialysis patients

    Article • Medicine, February 2017, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Stephen M Sozio

  17. Measuring Assessment Quality With an Assessment Utility Rubric for Medical Education

    Article • MedEdPORTAL, January 2017, Association of American Medical Colleges

    Dr Stephen M Sozio, Dr. Deborah Schwengel

  18. A Systematic Review of Research Gaps in the Evaluation and Management of Localized Renal Masses

    Article • Urology, December 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Stephen M Sozio

  19. Very-Low Frequency Heart Rate Variability is Depressed During Hemodialysis Session

    Article • Journal of Electrocardiology, November 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Stephen M Sozio, Dr Rulan S Parekh

  20. Inflammatory Markers and Risk for Cognitive Decline in Chronic Kidney Disease: The CRIC Study

    Article • Kidney International Reports, November 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Stephen M Sozio

  21. Management of Renal Masses and Localized Renal Cancer: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Article • The Journal of Urology, October 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Stephen M Sozio

  22. Intravenous iron administration strategies and anemia management in hemodialysis patients

    Article • Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, September 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Stephen M Sozio

  23. Distinguishing malignant and benign renal masses with composite models and nomograms: A systematic review and meta-analysis of clinically localized renal masses suspicious for malignancy

    Article • Cancer, August 2016, Wiley

    Dr Stephen M Sozio

  24. The Associations between Peripheral Artery Disease and Physical Outcome Measures in Men and Women with Chronic Kidney Disease

    Article • Annals of Vascular Surgery, August 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Stephen M Sozio

  25. Cognitive Impairment and Progression of CKD

    Article • American Journal of Kidney Diseases, July 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Stephen M Sozio

  26. Diagnostic Accuracy and Risks of Biopsy in the Diagnosis of a Renal Mass Suspicious for Localized Renal Cell Carcinoma: Systematic Review of the Literature

    Article • The Journal of Urology, May 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Stephen M Sozio

  27. Electrophysiologic Substrate and Risk of Mortality in Incident Hemodialysis

    Article • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, April 2016, American Society of Nephrology

    Dr Stephen M Sozio

  28. Enhancing Nephrology Career Interest through the ASN Kidney TREKS Program

    Article • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, March 2016, American Society of Nephrology

    Dr Stephen M Sozio

  29. Sex Differences in the Incidence of Peripheral Artery Disease in the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort

    Article • Circulation Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, February 2016, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Stephen M Sozio

  30. Cooling dialysate during in-center hemodialysis: Beneficial and deleterious effects

    Article • World Journal of Nephrology, January 2016, Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited (formerly WJG Press)

    Dr Stephen M Sozio

  31. Frailty and Cognitive Function in Incident Hemodialysis Patients

    Article • Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, November 2015, American Society of Nephrology

    Dr Stephen M Sozio, Dr Rulan S Parekh, Dr. Bernard G Jaar, Mara McAdams-DeMarco

  32. Cross-sectional association of volume, blood pressures, and aortic stiffness with left ventricular mass in incident hemodialysis patients: the Predictors of Arrhythmic and Cardiovascular Risk in End-Stage Renal Disease (PACE) study

    Article • BMC Nephrology, August 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Stephen M Sozio, Dr Rulan S Parekh

  33. Proteinuria, but Not eGFR, Predicts Stroke Risk in Chronic Kidney Disease

    Article • Stroke, June 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Stephen M Sozio

  34. Rationale and design for the Predictors of Arrhythmic and Cardiovascular Risk in End Stage Renal Disease (PACE) study

    Article • BMC Nephrology, April 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Stephen M Sozio, Dr Rulan S Parekh

  35. INCREASED QT VARIABILITY INDEX IS ASSOCIATED WITH MORTALITY IN INCIDENT HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS

    Article • Journal of the American College of Cardiology, March 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Stephen M Sozio, Dr Rulan S Parekh

  36. Effect of intravenous iron use on hospitalizations in patients undergoing hemodialysis: a comparative effectiveness analysis from the DEcIDE-ESRD study

    Article • Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, November 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Stephen M Sozio

  37. SPATIAL QRS-T ANGLE IS ASSOCIATED WITH MORTALITY IN INCIDENT HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS

    Article • Heart Rhythm, November 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Stephen M Sozio

  38. Intravenous Iron Exposure and Mortality in Patients on Hemodialysis

    Article • Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, October 2014, American Society of Nephrology

    Dr. Tariq Shafi, Dr Stephen M Sozio, Deidra C Crews, Dr. Bernard G Jaar

  39. An instrumental variable approach finds no associated harm or benefit with early dialysis initiation in the United States

    Article • Kidney International, October 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Stephen M Sozio

  40. Health-Related and Psychosocial Concerns about Transplantation among Patients Initiating Dialysis

    Article • Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, September 2014, American Society of Nephrology

    Dr Stephen M Sozio, Dr Rulan S Parekh, Dr. Bernard G Jaar, Mara McAdams-DeMarco

  41. Troponin I and NT-proBNP and the Association of Systolic Blood Pressure With Outcomes in Incident Hemodialysis Patients: The Choices for Healthy Outcomes in Caring for ESRD (CHOICE) Study

    Article • American Journal of Kidney Diseases, September 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Stephen M Sozio, Dr Rulan S Parekh

  42. Patient- and Provider-Reported Information about Transplantation and Subsequent Waitlisting

    Article • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, August 2014, American Society of Nephrology

    Dr Stephen M Sozio, Dr Rulan S Parekh

  43. Exertional Dyspnea as a Symptom of Infrarenal Aortic Occlusive Disease

    Article • Texas Heart Institute Journal, June 2014, Texas Heart Institute Journal

    Dr Stephen M Sozio

  44. Age and Sex Disparities in Discussions About Kidney Transplantation in Adults Undergoing Dialysis

    Article • Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, May 2014, Wiley

    Dr Stephen M Sozio, Dr Rulan S Parekh

  45. Comparative Effectiveness of Early Versus Conventional Timing of Dialysis Initiation in Advanced CKD

    Article • American Journal of Kidney Diseases, May 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Stephen M Sozio

  46. Incidental findings on cardiac computed tomography in incident hemodialysis patients: the predictors of arrhythmic and cardiovascular events in end-stage renal disease (PACE) study

    Article • BMC Nephrology, May 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Stephen M Sozio, Dr Rulan S Parekh

  47. Biomarkers of Vascular Calcification and Mortality in Patients with ESRD

    Article • Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, January 2014, American Society of Nephrology

    Dr. Tariq Shafi, Dr Stephen M Sozio, Dr Rulan S Parekh, Dr. Bernard G Jaar

  48. Predialysis Systolic BP Variability and Outcomes in Hemodialysis Patients

    Article • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, January 2014, American Society of Nephrology

    Dr Stephen M Sozio

  49. Trends in anemia management in US hemodialysis patients 2004–2010

    Article • BMC Nephrology, December 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Stephen M Sozio

  50. Uric acid in chronic kidney disease

    Article • OA Nephrology, December 2013, Open Access Publishing London

    Dr Stephen M Sozio

  51. Patterns in blood pressure medication use in US incident dialysis patients over the first 6 months

    Article • BMC Nephrology, November 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Stephen M Sozio

  52. Predialysis Health, Dialysis Timing, and Outcomes among Older United States Adults

    Article • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, October 2013, American Society of Nephrology

    Dr Stephen M Sozio

  53. CLINICAL PREDICTORS OF CORONARY ARTERY CALCIFICATION IN END-STAGE RENAL DISEASE PATIENTS: THE PACE (PREDICTORS OF ARRHYTHMIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR RISK IN END-STAGE RENAL DISEASE) STUDY

    Article • Journal of the American College of Cardiology, March 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Rulan S Parekh, Dr Stephen M Sozio

  54. Serum Fructosamine and Glycated Albumin and Risk of Mortality and Clinical Outcomes in Hemodialysis Patients

    Article • Diabetes Care, December 2012, American Diabetes Association

    Dr Stephen M Sozio

  55. Comparative effectiveness studies to improve clinical outcomes in end stage renal disease: the DEcIDE patient outcomes in end stage renal disease study

    Article • BMC Nephrology, December 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Stephen M Sozio

  56. Plant Protein Intake is Associated With Fibroblast Growth Factor 23 and Serum Bicarbonate Levels in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: The Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort Study

    Article • Journal of Renal Nutrition, July 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Stephen M Sozio

  57. Urinary Sodium Is a Potent Correlate of Proteinuria: Lessons from the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort Study

    Article • American Journal of Nephrology, January 2012, Karger Publishers

    Dr Stephen M Sozio

  58. Correction

    Article • Hypertension, December 2011, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Stephen M Sozio

  59. Inflammation and the Paradox of Racial Differences in Dialysis Survival

    Article • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, October 2011, American Society of Nephrology

    Dr Stephen M Sozio

  60. Results of Repeat Renal Transplantation After Graft Loss From BK Virus Nephropathy

    Article • Transplantation, October 2011, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Stephen M Sozio, Duvuru Geetha

  61. Hemodynamic Correlates of Proteinuria in Chronic Kidney Disease

    Article • Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, August 2011, American Society of Nephrology

    Dr Stephen M Sozio

  62. Inflammatory Markers and Risk of Cerebrovascular Events in Patients Initiating Dialysis

    Article • Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, May 2011, American Society of Nephrology

    Dr Stephen M Sozio

  63. Combined Prednisone and Mycophenolate Mofetil Treatment for Retroperitoneal Fibrosis

    Article • Annals of Internal Medicine, January 2011, American College of Physicians

    Dr Stephen M Sozio

  64. Superficial temporal artery calcification in patients with end-stage renal disease: Association with vascular risk factors and ischemic cerebrovascular disease

    Article • Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging, January 2011, Medknow

    Dr Stephen M Sozio

  65. Central Pulse Pressure in Chronic Kidney Disease: A Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort Ancillary Study

    Article • Hypertension, July 2010, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Stephen M Sozio, Crystal A Gadegbeku

  66. Management of Symptomatic Carotid Stenosis in Individuals with CKD

    Article • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, December 2009, American Society of Nephrology

    Dr Stephen M Sozio

  67. Cerebrovascular Disease Incidence, Characteristics, and Outcomes in Patients Initiating Dialysis: The Choices for Healthy Outcomes in Caring for ESRD (CHOICE) Study

    Article • American Journal of Kidney Diseases, September 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Stephen M Sozio, Dr Rulan S Parekh

  68. Peripheral Vascular Disease-Related Procedures in Dialysis Patients: Predictors and Prognosis

    Article • Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, August 2009, American Society of Nephrology

    Dr Stephen M Sozio

  69. Steroid avoidance in liver transplantation: Meta-analysis and meta-regression of randomized trials

    Article • Liver Transplantation, January 2008, Wiley

    Dr Stephen M Sozio

  70. Highly active antiretroviral therapy and the incidence of HIV-1-associated nephropathy

    Article • AIDS, February 2004, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Stephen M Sozio