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Rajnish Mehrotra

Current Position, Affiliation
  • Head, Division of Nephrology, University of Washington
  • Belding Scribner Endowed Chair, University of Washington
Education / Training
  • 1989, MBBS, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India
  • 1992, M.D., All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
  • 2008, M.S., University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Professional and Research Experience
  • 1999 - 2012, Attending Physician, Division of Nephrology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
  • 2012 - Present, Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Washington School of Medicine
Selected Publications
  • Mehrotra R, Cukor D, McCurry SM, Rue T, Roumelioti ME, Heagerty PJ, Unruh M. Short- and long-term effectiveness of existing insomnia therapies for patients undergoing hemodialysis (SLEEP-HD): A randomized trial. Ann Intern Med 2024; 177: 177-188.
  • Mehrotra R, Davison SN, Farrington K, Flythe JE, Foo M, Madero M, Morton RL, Tsukamoto Y, Unruh ML, Cheung M, Jadoul M, Winkelmayer WC, and Brown EA for the conference participants. Managing the symptom burden associated with maintenance dialysis: Conclusions from a Kidney Disease: Conclusions from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Controversies Conference. Kidney Int 2023
  • Mehrotra R, Stanaway IB, Jarvik G, Lambie M, Morrelle J, Perl J, Himmelfarb J, Heimburger O, Johnson DW, Imam T, Robinson B, Stenvinkel P, Devuyst O, Davies S, on behalf of the Bio-PD Consortium. A genome-wide association study suggests correlations of common genetic variants with peritoneal solute transfer rates in patients on kidney failure receiving peritoneal dialysis. Kidney Int 2021; 100: 1101-1111
  • Rivara MB, Edwards T, Patrick D, Anderson K, Himmelfarb JH, Mehrotra R. Development and content validity of a patient reported experience measure for home dialysis. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2021; 16: 588-598.
  • Mehrotra R, Cukor D, Unruh M, Rue T, Heagerty P, Cohen SD, Dember LM, Diaz-Linhart Y, Dubovsky A, Greene T, Grote N, Kutner N, Trivedi MH, Quinn DK, ver Halen N, Weisbord S, Young BA, Kimmel PL, Hedayati SS. Comparative efficacy of therapies for treatment of depression for patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis. A Randomized Clinical Trial. Ann Intern Med 2019; 170: 369-379.
Public Policy Forum:Strategies to Promote Implementation of Home-Based Dialysis Therapy
Role
Speaker
Date & Time
12/05 12:20 - 12:35
Place
Room 6 ( 702 )
Lecture Title
Global Perspective “Increasing PD Utilization–A Global Perspective”
APSN-ISPD-TSN Joint Symposium: Enhancing Life Participation for Patients Undergoing PD
Role
Speaker
Date & Time
12/06 09:50 - 10:10
Place
Room 3 ( 701C )
Lecture Title
Managing Common Symptoms in PD Patients