Select Publications:

• Patzer, R.E., Retzloff, S., Buford, J. et al. Community Engagement to Improve Equity in Kidney Transplantation from the Ground Up: the Southeastern Kidney Transplant Coalition. Curr Transpl Rep 8, 324–332 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40472-021-00346-x

2023

• Taber DJ, Su Z, Gebregziabher M, et al. Multilevel Intervention to Improve Racial Equity in Access to Kidney Transplant. J Am Coll Surg. 2023;236(4):721-727. doi:10.1097/XCS.0000000000000542 
• Husain SA, Yu ME, King KL, Adler JT, Schold JD, Mohan S. Disparities in Kidney Transplant Waitlisting Among Young Patients Without Medical Comorbidities [published online ahead of print, 2023 Oct 2]. JAMA Intern Med. 2023;e235013. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.5013 
• McPherson LJ, Di M, Adams AA, Plantinga L, Pastan SO, Patzer RE. Geographic Differences in Racial Disparities in Access to Kidney Transplantation. Kidney International Reports. Published online August 11, 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2023.08.002  
• Plantinga LC, Rickenbach F, Urbanski M, et al. Professional Fulfillment, Burnout, and Turnover Intention Among US Dialysis Patient Care Technicians: A National Survey. Am J Kidney Dis. 2023;82(1):22-32.e1. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2022.12.017  
• Ladin K, Tighiouart H, Bronzi O, et al. Effectiveness of an Intervention to Improve Decision Making for Older Patients With Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease : A Randomized Controlled Trial. Ann Intern Med. 2023;176(1):29-38. doi: 10.7326/M22-1543   
• Jacobs ML, Dhaliwal K, Harriman DI, et al. Comparable kidney transplant outcomes in selected patients with a body mass index ≥ 40: A personalized medicine approach to recipient selection. Clin Transplant. 2023;37(8):e14903. doi: 10.1111/ctr.14903  
• Webb CJ, McCracken E, Jay CL, et al. Single center experience and literature review of kidney transplantation from non-ideal donors with acute kidney injury: Risk and reward. Clin Transplant. 2023;37(10):e15115. doi:10.1111/ctr.15115 
• Thomas CP, Daloul R, Lentine KL, et al. Genetic evaluation of living kidney donor candidates: A review and recommendations for best practices. Am J Transplant. 2023;23(5):597-607. doi:10.1016/j.ajt.2023.02.020 
• Kutner NG, Zhang R. Frailty as a dynamic process in a diverse cohort of older persons with dialysis-dependent CKD. Front Nephrol. 2023;3:1031338. Published 2023 Jan 20. doi:10.3389/fneph.2023.1031338 
• Arriola KJ. Understanding the mechanisms and implications of the association between community distress and organ nonutilization [published online ahead of print, 2023 Aug 22]. Am J Transplant. 2023;S1600-6135(23)00649-4. doi:10.1016/j.ajt.2023.08.011 
• Schold JD, Huml AM, Husain SA, Mohan S. Why the National Academies Got it Wrong about Changing Preemptive Listing Priority for Kidney Transplantation. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2023;34(10):1615-1617. doi:10.1681/ASN.0000000000000209 
• Schold JD, Huml AM, Husain SA, et al. Deceased donor kidneys from higher distressed communities are significantly less likely to be utilized for transplantation [published online ahead of print, 2023 Mar 29]. Am J Transplant. 2023;S1600-6135(23)00368-4. doi:10.1016/j.ajt.2023.03.019 
• Pollock MD, Stauffer N, Lee HJ, et al. MyKidneyCoach, Patient Activation, and Clinical Outcomes in Diverse Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Randomized Control Pilot Trial. Transplant Direct. 2023;9(4):e1462. Published 2023 Mar 15. doi:10.1097/TXD.0000000000001462  
• Buford J, Retzloff S, Wilk AS, et al. Race, Age, and Kidney Transplant Waitlisting Among Patients Receiving Incident Dialysis in the United States. Kidney Med. 2023;5(10):100706. Published 2023 Aug 5. doi:10.1016/j.xkme.2023.100706 
• Sledge R, Meyer D, Heiden-Rootes K, Zubatsky M, Browne T, Philipneri M. Dyadic shared decision-making in dialysis: An interpretive phenomenological inquiry. Fam Syst Health. 2023;41(1):7-15. doi:10.1037/fsh0000718 
• Browne T, Tindall J. Expanding Access to Living Donor Kidney Transplants Through Social Networks. Kidney Med. 2023;5(6):100654. Published 2023 May 6. doi:10.1016/j.xkme.2023.100654 
• Katz-Greenberg G, Samoylova ML, Shaw BI, et al. Association of the Affordable Care Act on Access to and Outcomes After Kidney or Liver Transplant: A Transplant Registry Study. Transplant Proc. 2023;55(1):56-65. doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2022.12.008 
• Mohottige D, Olabisi O, Boulware LE. Use of Race in Kidney Function Estimation: Lessons Learned and the Path Toward Health Justice. Annu Rev Med. 2023;74:385-400. doi:10.1146/annurev-med-042921-124419 
• Mohottige D, Purnell TS, Boulware LE. Redressing the Harms of Race-Based Kidney Function Estimation. JAMA. 2023;329(11):881-882. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.2154 
• Carcella T, Patel N, Marable J, et al. Long-term Outcomes Following a Comprehensive Quality Assurance and Process Improvement Endeavor to Minimize Opioid Use After Kidney Transplant. JAMA Surg. 2023;158(6):618-624. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2023.0276 
• Kwon JH, Blanding WM, Shorbaji K, et al. Waitlist and Transplant Outcomes in Organ Donation After Circulatory Death: Trends in the United States. Ann Surg. 2023;278(4):609-620. doi:10.1097/SLA.0000000000005947 
• Ferrè S, Storfer-Isser A, Kinderknecht K, et al. Fulfillment and Validity of the Kidney Health Evaluation Measure for People with Diabetes. Mayo Clin Proc Innov Qual Outcomes. 2023;7(5):382-391. Published 2023 Aug 29. doi:10.1016/j.mayocpiqo.2023.07.002 
• Ross-Driscoll K, Harding JL, Labgold K, Gunasti J, Lynch RJ, Patzer RE. The Impact of Selection Bias in Transplant Research Intended to Inform Patient Selection: An Example and Potential Solutions. Transplantation. 2023;107(4):805-807. doi:10.1097/TP.0000000000004463 
• King KL, Husain SA, Yu M, Adler JT, Schold J, Mohan S. Characterization of Transplant Center Decisions to Allocate Kidneys to Candidates With Lower Waiting List Priority. JAMA Netw Open. 2023;6(6):e2316936. Published 2023 Jun 1. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.16936 
• Alhamad T, Murad H, Dadhania DM, et al. The Perspectives of General Nephrologists Toward Transitions of Care and Management of Failing Kidney Transplants. Transpl Int. 2023;36:11172. Published 2023 Jun 30. doi:10.3389/ti.2023.11172 
• Cron DC, Husain SA, King KL, Mohan S, Adler JT. Increased volume of organ offers and decreased efficiency of kidney placement under circle-based kidney allocation. Am J Transplant. 2023;23(8):1209-1220. doi:10.1016/j.ajt.2023.05.005 
• Murakami N, Reich AJ, He K, et al. Kidney Transplant Clinicians’ Perceptions of Palliative Care for Patients With Failing Allografts in the US: A Mixed Methods Study [published online ahead of print, 2023 Sep 17]. Am J Kidney Dis. 2023;S0272-6386(23)00805-3. doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2023.07.013 
• Adler JT, Han HS, Lee BK. Persistent Disparities in Waitlisting After the Kidney Allocation System: Are We Exacerbating the Problem?. Kidney Med. 2023;5(10):100716. Published 2023 Aug 26. doi:10.1016/j.xkme.2023.100716 
• Taber DJ, Su Z, Gebregziabher M, et al. Multilevel Intervention to Improve Racial Equity in Access to Kidney Transplant. J Am Coll Surg. 2023;236(4):721-727. doi:10.1097/XCS.0000000000000542 
• Rao N, Carcella T, Patel N, et al. Impact of CYP3A5 genotype on de-novo LCP tacrolimus dosing and monitoring in kidney transplantation. Pharmacogenet Genomics. 2023;33(3):59-65. doi:10.1097/FPC.0000000000000494  
• Urbanski M, Plantinga LC. Best-Laid Plans: Can a “Life-Plan” Improve the Concordance of Kidney Disease Care with Patient Preferences?. Kidney360. 2023;4(6):e717-e719. doi:10.34067/KID.0000000000000139  
• Patzer RE, Zhang R, Buford J, et al. The ASCENT Intervention to Improve Access and Reduce Racial Inequalities in Kidney Waitlisting: A Randomized, Effectiveness-Implementation Trial. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2023;18(3):374-382. doi:10.2215/CJN.0000000000000071  
• Cron DC, Tsai TC, Patzer RE, Husain SA, Xiang L, Adler JT. The Association of Dialysis Facility Payer Mix With Access to Kidney Transplantation. JAMA Netw Open. 2023;6(7):e2322803. Published 2023 Jul 3. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.22803 
• Yu M, King KL, Husain SA, et al. Discrepant Outcomes between National Kidney Transplant Data Registries in the United States [published online ahead of print, 2023 Aug 3]. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2023;10.1681/ASN.0000000000000194.  doi:10.1681/ASN.0000000000000194   
• Noreen SM, Patzer RE, Mohan S, et al. Augmenting the Unites States transplant registry with external mortality data: A moving target ripe for further improvement [published online ahead of print, 2023 Sep 12]. Am J Transplant. 2023;S1600-6135(23)00690-1. doi: 10.1016/j.ajt.2023.09.002  

2022

• Perez A, Retzloff S, Browne T, et al. Dialysis Staff-Reported Impact of COVID-19 on Early Kidney Transplant Steps. Kidney Int Rep. 2022;7(4):904-907. doi:10.1016/j.ekir.2022.01.007
• Adler JT, Husain SA. More is better … until it is worse: Can organ placement processes scale to an increasingly complex system? [published online ahead of print, 2022 Aug 11]. Am J Transplant. 2022; https://doi.org/10.1111/ajt.17168
• Patzer RE, Di M, Zhang R, et al. Referral and Evaluation for Kidney Transplantation Following Implementation of the 2014 National Kidney Allocation System [published online ahead of print, 2022 Mar 14]. Am J Kidney Dis. 2022;S0272-6386(22)00523-6. DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2022.01.423
• Wilk AS, Drewry KM, Zhang R, et al. Treatment Patterns and Characteristics of Dialysis Facilities Randomly Assigned to the Medicare End-Stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model. JAMA Netw Open. 2022;5(8):e2225516. Published 2022 Aug 1. DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.25516
• Plantinga LC, Khakharia A, Hoge C, et al. Effectiveness of a Web-Based Provider Communications Platform in Reducing Hospital Readmissions Among Patients Receiving Dialysis: A Pilot Pre-Post Study. Kidney Med. 2022;4(8):100511. Published 2022 Jun 26. DOI: 10.1016/j.xkme.2022.100511
• Wilk AS, Cummings JR, Plantinga LC, Franch HA, Lea JP, Patzer RE. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Kidney Replacement Therapies Among Adults With Kidney Failure: An Observational Study of Variation by Patient Age. Am J Kidney Dis. 2022;80(1):9-19. DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2021.12.012
• Smothers L, Patzer RE, Pastan SO, DuBay D, Harding JL. Gender Disparities in Kidney Transplantation Referral Vary by Age and Race: A Multiregional Cohort Study in the Southeast United States. Kidney Int Rep. 2022;7(6):1248-1257. Published 2022 Apr 5. DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2022.03.027
• Urbanski MA, Patzer RE. Measuring Disease and Transplant Knowledge among Patients with Advanced CKD: Tools to Increase Access and Advance Equity. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2022;17(4):481-483. DOI: 10.2215/CJN.02140222
• Plantinga LC, Penmatsa KR, Urbanski M. Overcoming the Blues: Can Managing Depressive Symptoms Improve Access to Kidney Transplantation?. Kidney Int Rep. 2022;7(6):1153-1156. Published 2022 Apr 20. DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2022.04.015
• Husain SA, King KL, Cron DC, Lentine KL, Adler JT, Mohan S. Influence of organ quality on the observed association between deceased donor kidney procurement biopsy findings and graft survival [published online ahead of print, 2022 Aug 10]. Am J Transplant. 2022;10.1111/ajt.17167. DOI: 10.1111/ajt.17167
• Sokas CM, Husain SA, Xiang L, et al. Evolving Metrics of Quality for Kidney Transplant Candidates: Transplant Center Variability in Delisting and 1-Year Mortality. J Am Coll Surg. 2022;234(6):1075-1081. DOI: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000000204
•  Husain SA, King KL, Adler JT, Mohan S, Perotte R. Impact of Extending Eligibility for Reinstatement of Waiting Time After Early Allograft Failure: A Decision Analysis. Am J Kidney Dis. 2022;79(3):354-361. DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2021.07.023
• Rohan VS, Pilch N, McGillicuddy J, et al. Early Assessment of National Kidney Allocation Policy Change. J Am Coll Surg. 2022;234(4):565-570. DOI: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000000096

2021

• Melanson TA, Gander JC, Rossi A, Adler JT, Patzer RE. Variation in Waitlisting Rates at the Dialysis Facility Level in the Context of Goals for Improving Kidney Health in the United States. Kidney Int Rep. 2021;6(7):1965-1968. Published 2021 May 4. doi:10.1016/j.ekir.2021.04.031
• Browne T, McPherson L, Retzloff S, et al. Improving Access to Kidney Transplantation: Perspectives From Dialysis and Transplant Staff in the Southeastern United States. Kidney Med. 2021;3(5):799-807.e1. Published 2021 Jul 7. doi:10.1016/j.xkme.2021.04.017
• McPherson LJ, Walker ER, Lee YH, et al. Dialysis Facility Profit Status and Early Steps in Kidney Transplantation in the Southeastern United States. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2021;16(6):926-936. doi:10.2215/CJN.17691120

2020

• McPherson LJ, Barry V, Yackley J, et al. Distance to Kidney Transplant Center and Access to Early Steps in the Kidney Transplantation Process in the Southeastern United States. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2020;15(4):539-549. doi:10.2215/CJN.08530719
• Paul S, Melanson T, Mohan S, et al. Kidney transplant program waitlisting rate as a metric to assess transplant access. Am J Transplant. 2021;21(1):314-321. doi:10.1111/ajt.16277
• Patzer RE, McPherson L, Wang Z, et al. Dialysis facility referral and start of evaluation for kidney transplantation among patients treated with dialysis in the Southeastern United States. Am J Transplant. 2020;20(8):2113-2125. doi:10.1111/ajt.15791
• Hamoda RE, McPherson LJ, Lipford K, et al. Association of sociocultural factors with initiation of the kidney transplant evaluation process. Am J Transplant. 2020;20(1):190-203. doi:10.1111/ajt.15526
• Magua W, Basu M, Pastan SO, et al. Effect of the ASCENT Intervention to Increase Knowledge of Kidney Allocation Policy Changes Among Dialysis Providers. Kidney Int Rep. 2020;5(9):1422-1431. Published 2020 Jul 2. doi:10.1016/j.ekir.2020.06.027

2019

• Patzer RE, McPherson L, Redmond N, et al. A Culturally Sensitive Web-based Intervention to Improve Living Donor Kidney Transplant Among African Americans. Kidney Int Rep. 2019;4(9):1285-1295. Published 2019 May 31. doi:10.1016/j.ekir.2019.05.771

2018

• Lipford KJ, McPherson L, Hamoda R, et al. Dialysis facility staff perceptions of racial, gender, and age disparities in access to renal transplantation. BMC Nephrol. 2018;19(1):5. Published 2018 Jan 10. doi:10.1186/s12882-017-0800-6

2017

• Patzer RE, Smith K, Basu M, et al. The ASCENT (Allocation System Changes for Equity in Kidney Transplantation) Study: a Randomized Effectiveness-Implementation Study to Improve Kidney Transplant Waitlisting and Reduce Racial Disparity. Kidney Int Rep. 2017;2(3):433-441. doi:10.1016/j.ekir.2017.02.002
• Plantinga LC, Pastan SO, Wilk AS, et al. Referral for Kidney Transplantation and Indicators of Quality of Dialysis Care: A Cross-sectional Study. Am J Kidney Dis. 2017;69(2):257-265. doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2016.08.038
• Patzer RE, Paul S, Plantinga L, et al. A Randomized Trial to Reduce Disparities in Referral for Transplant Evaluation. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2017;28(3):935-942. doi:10.1681/ASN.2016030320

2016

• Browne T, Amamoo A, Patzer RE, et al. Everybody needs a cheerleader to get a kidney transplant: a qualitative study of the patient barriers and facilitators to kidney transplantation in the Southeastern United States. BMC Nephrol. 2016;17(1):108. Published 2016 Jul 30. doi:10.1186/s12882-016-0326-3
• Patzer RE, Basu M, Mohan S, et al. A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Mobile Clinical Decision Aid to Improve Access to Kidney Transplantation: iChoose Kidney. Kidney Int Rep. 2016;1(1):34-42. doi:10.1016/j.ekir.2016.04.001
• Browne T, Patzer RE, Gander J, et al. Kidney transplant referral practices in southeastern dialysis units. Clin Transplant. 2016;30(4):365-371. doi:10.1111/ctr.12693
• Patzer RE, Basu M, Larsen CP, et al. iChoose Kidney: A Clinical Decision Aid for Kidney Transplantation Versus Dialysis Treatment. Transplantation. 2016;100(3):630-639. doi:10.1097/TP.0000000000001019

2015

• Patzer RE, Plantinga LC, Paul S, et al. Variation in Dialysis Facility Referral for Kidney Transplantation Among Patients With End-Stage Renal Disease in Georgia. JAMA. 2015;314(6):582-594. doi:10.1001/jama.2015.8897
• Gander J, Browne T, Plantinga L, et al. Dialysis Facility Transplant Philosophy and Access to Kidney Transplantation in the Southeast. Am J Nephrol. 2015;41(6):504-511. doi:10.1159/000438463

2014

• Patzer RE, Gander J, Sauls L, et al. The RaDIANT community study protocol: community-based participatory research for reducing disparities in access to kidney transplantation. BMC Nephrol. 2014;15:171. Published 2014 Oct 28. doi:10.1186/1471-2369-15-171
• Plantinga L, Pastan S, Kramer M, McClellan A, Krisher J, Patzer RE. Association of U.S. Dialysis facility neighborhood characteristics with facility-level kidney transplantation. Am J Nephrol. 2014;40(2):164-173. doi:10.1159/000365596
• Plantinga LC, Kim M, Goetz M, Kleinbaum DG, McClellan W, Patzer RE. Pre-end-stage renal disease care not associated with dialysis facility neighborhood poverty in the United States. Am J Nephrol. 2014;39(1):50-58. doi:10.1159/000358067