Dr. Mark Sarnak, MD

• Nephrology

• Internal Medicine

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• Tufts New England Medical Center

  Fellowship Hospital, 1998

• Mass General Hospital

  Residency Hospital, 1996

• Massachusetts General Hospital

  Internship Hospital, 1994

• Columbia University Vagelos College Of Physicians And Surgeons

  Medical School, 1993

• Cystatin C and Sudden Cardiac Death Risk in the Elderly, 2010-01-19

• Kidney Damage Biomarkers and Incident CKD During Blood Pressure Reduction: A Case-Control Study within SPRINT, 2018-10-23

• Trends in Kidney Function Outcomes Following RAAS Inhibition in Patients with Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction, 2019-07-11

• Association of urinary uromodulin with kidney function decline and mortality: the health ABC study, 2017-03-23

• How Do Centers Begin the Process To Prevent CI-AKI: A Report from a New Regional Collaborative, 2011-09-02

• Serum Urate Levels and the Risk of Hip Fractures: Data from the Cardiovascular Health Study, 2014-11-21

• Urinary Biomarkers of Kidney Tubule Health and Mortality in Persons with CKD and Diabetes Mellitus, 2023-08-03

• Association of Serum Uromodulin With ESKD and Kidney Function Decline in the Elderly: The Cardiovascular Health Study, 2019-05-22

• Chronic kidney disease as a risk factor for peripheral nerve impairment in older adults: A longitudinal analysis of Health, Aging and Body Composition (Health ABC) study, 2020-12-15

• Albuminuria, Cognitive Functioning and White Matter Hyperintensities in Homebound Elders, 2008-12-12

• VITAMIN D, PARATHYROID HORMONE, AND CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS AMONG OLDER ADULTS, 2011-09-27

• Association of Cystatin C with Adverse Outcomes, 2010-05-07

• Association of Pulse Pressure, Arterial Elasticity, and Endothelial Function With Kidney Function Decline Among Adults With Estimated GFR > 60 mL/min/1.73 m2: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis, 2011-10-14

• Apolipoprotein E and kidney function in older adults, 2013-12-10

• Relationship of dietary phosphate intake with risk of end stage renal disease and mortality in chronic kidney disease stage 3-5: A Modification of Diet in Renal Disease study, 2016-01-04

• Biomarkers of Kidney Tubule Disease and Risk of End-Stage Kidney Disease in Persons With Diabetes and CKD, 2022-04-05

• Obesity and Change in Estimated GFR Among Older Adults, 2009-09-25

• Association of Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs with Kidney Health in Ambulatory Older Adults, 2020-12-10

• Reducing Contrast-Induced Acute Kidney Injury Using a Regional Multicenter Quality Improvement Intervention, 2014-07-29

• Prevalence and correlates of cognitive impairment in kidney transplant recipients, 2017-05-12

• Urinary Markers of Kidney Injury and Kidney Function Decline in HIV-Infected Women, 2012-12-15

• Discrepancies between Perceived and Measured Cognition in Kidney Transplant Recipients: Implications for Clinical Management, 2017-10-20

• Acute Declines in eGFR and Mortality as well as Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients with Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction, 2019-06-11

• The 24,25 to 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Ratio and Fracture Risk in Older Adults: The Cardiovascular Health Study, 2017-11-16

• FGF23 and Cause-specific Mortality in Community-living Individuals - the Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study, 2020-11-10

• Serum metabolites are associated with all-cause mortality in chronic kidney disease, 2018-06-02

• Don't Pass the Salt: Evidence to Support Avoidance of High Salt Intake in CKD, 2016-10-24

• Cardiovascular Disease and Cognitive Function in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients, 2011-07-20

• Reduced Mortality Associated With Acute Kidney Injury Requiring Dialysis In The United States, 2016-04-29

• Fibroblast Growth Factor 23: A Biomarker of Kidney Function Decline, 2018-04-05

• Association of Chronic Kidney Disease with the Spectrum of Ankle Brachial Index: The Cardiovascular Health Study, 2009-09-22

• Rates of Reversal of Volume Overload in Hospitalized Acute Heart Failure: Association With Long-term Kidney Function, 2021-11-27

• Hypertension and Low HDL-Cholesterol were Associated with Reduced Kidney Function Across the Age Spectrum: A Collaborative Study, 2013-01-10

• Serum Bicarbonate Concentrations and Kidney Disease Progression in Community-Living Elders: The Health, Aging, and Body Composition (Health ABC) Study, 2014-06-18

• Urinary sodium excretion and kidney failure in non-diabetic chronic kidney disease, 2014-03-19

• Cognitive Decline and Its Risk Factors in Prevalent Hemodialysis Patients, 2017-01-26

• The Risk of Infection-Related Hospitalization With Decreased Kidney Function, 2011-09-09

• Fibroblast Growth Factor-23 and Death, Heart Failure, and Cardiovascular Events in Community-Living Individuals: the Cardiovascular Health Study, 2012-06-13

• Cognitive Function and All-Cause Mortality in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients, 2014-09-17

• Depression and Cognitive Function in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients, 2010-07-29

• Clinical and Subclinical Cardiovascular Disease and Kidney Function Decline in the Elderly, 2008-08-26

• The Kidney Disease Quality of Life Cognitive Function Subscale and Cognitive Performance in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients, 2012-03-15

• Fibroblast Growth Factor-23 and Frailty in Elderly Community-Dwelling Individuals: The Cardiovascular Health Study, 2017-04-30

• Microvascular and Macrovascular Abnormalities, and Cognitive and Physical Function In Older Adults: Cardiovascular Health Study, 2015-09-04

• Uric Acid and Long-term Outcomes in CKD, 2009-03-20

• Vitamin D, Parathyroid Hormone and Sudden Cardiac Death: Results from the Cardiovascular Health Study, 2011-11-07

• White matter damage in maintenance hemodialysis patients: a diffusion tensor imaging study, 2017-07-05

• Fibroblast Growth Factor 23, the Ankle-Brachial Index, and Incident Peripheral Artery Disease in the Cardiovascular Health Study, 2014-01-04

• Kidney Function and Mortality in Octogenarians: Cardiovascular Health Study All Stars, 2012-06-21

• More Evidence to Suggest a Relation of Blood Pressure to Long-Term Progression of Kidney Disease: Is it Causal?, 2019-06-27

• Intensive BP Control and eGFR Declines: Are These Events Due to Hemodynamic Effects and Are Changes Reversible?, 2020-08-09

• The Vitamin D Metabolite Ratio Is Independent of Vitamin D Binding Protein Concentration, 2021-01-30

• Medication Adherence Behavior and Priorities Among Older Adults With CKD: A Semistructured Interview Study, 2010-07-31

• Lipid accumulation product, visceral adiposity index and risk of chronic kidney disease, 2022-12-15

• The Association of Chronic Kidney Disease Complications by Glomerular Filtration Rate and Albuminuria: A Cross-sectional Analysis, 2014-06-05

• The Vitamin D Metabolite Ratio is Associated with Changes in Bone Density and Fracture Risk in Older Adults, 2021-08-29

• The association of chronic kidney disease complications by albuminuria and glomerular filtration rate: a cross-sectional analysis, 2013-07-27

• Association of Uremic Solutes With Cardiovascular Death in Diabetic Kidney Disease, 2022-03-26

• Association of Serum Erythropoietin with Cardiovascular Events, Kidney Function Decline and Mortality: The Health ABC Study, 2015-12-10

• Influence of Urine Creatinine Concentrations on the Relation of Albumin-Creatinine Ratio With Cardiovascular Disease Events: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA), 2013-07-02

• Cystatin C and Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Asymptomatic Adults: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA), 2008-09-27

• Acute eGFR Declines after Intensive BP Lowering with RAS Blockade and Risk of Kidney Failure, 2021-02-04

• Depression and All-Cause Mortality in Hemodialysis Patients, 2014-06-24

• Impaired Kidney Function and Atrial Fibrillation in Elderly Subjects, 2009-09-03

• Original Article: Tubular biomarkers and chronic kidney disease progression in SPRINT participants, 2020-09-09

• Urine Potassium Excretion, Kidney Failure, and Mortality in CKD, 2016-05-24

• CKD classification based on estimated GFR over three years and subsequent cardiac and mortality outcomes: a cohort study, 2009-09-17

• Association of Frailty based on self-reported physical function with directly measured kidney function and mortality, 2015-12-09

• Galectin-3 and soluble ST2 and kidney function decline in older adults: the Cardiovascular Health Study, 2016-01-29

• Cystatin C and Albuminuria as Risk Factors for Development of CKD Stage 3: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA), 2011-02-05

• Markers of Mineral Metabolism Are Not Associated With Aortic Pulse Wave Velocity in Community-Living Elderly Persons: The Health Aging and Body Composition Study, 2011-03-24

• Association of sleep disturbances with cognitive impairment and depression in maintenance hemodialysis patients, 2015-05-15

• Fibroblast Growth Factor 23 and Sudden Versus Nonsudden Cardiac Death: The Cardiovascular Health Study, 2015-01-05

• Obesity, anthropometric measures and chronic kidney disease complications, 2012-08-28

• Urinary Uromodulin and Risk of Urinary Tract Infections: The Cardiovascular Health Study, 2016-10-28

• Risk of ESRD and Mortality Associated With Change in Filtration Markers, 2017-06-23

• Urinary Biomarkers of Kidney Injury Are Associated with All-Cause Mortality in the Women's Interagency HIV Study (WIHS), 2013-12-03

• Genome-Wide Association Studies of Serum Magnesium, Potassium, and Sodium Concentrations Identify Six Loci Influencing Serum Magnesium Levels, 2010-08-05

• Associations of FGF23 with change in bone mineral density and fracture risk in older individuals, 2015-12-23

• Urinary uromodulin, kidney function and cardiovascular disease in elderly adults, 2015-07-08

• Tubular Secretion of Creatinine and Risk of Kidney Failure: The Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) Study, 2020-11-20

• Apolipoprotein E and kidney function in older adults, 2012-02-20

• Cognitive Performance before and during Hemodialysis: A Randomized Cross-Over Trial, 2013-12-03

• Both low muscle mass and low fat are associated with higher all-cause mortality in hemodialysis patients, 2010-01-13

• Low Serum Bicarbonate and Kidney Function Decline: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA), 2014-06-18

• Relation of Kidney Function Decline and NT-proBNP with Risk of Mortality and Readmission in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure, 2019-06-24

• Associations of kidney disease measures with mortality and end-stage renal disease in individuals with and without hypertension: a meta-analysis, 2012-09-24

• Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease across the Spectrum of Older Age: The Cardiovascular Health Study, 2014-09-30

• Development and Validation of Novel Free Vitamin D Equations: The Health Aging and Body Composition Study Cheng et al., 2023-06-13

• Associations of Plasma Biomarkers of Inflammation, Fibrosis, and Kidney Tubular Injury With Progression of Diabetic Kidney Disease: A Cohort Study, 2021-11-06

• Acute Declines in Kidney Function in the Context of Decongestion in Patients with Acute Decompensated Heart Failure, 2020-06-10

• Association of Albumin-Creatinine Ratio and Cystatin C With Change in Ankle-Brachial Index: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA), 2014-07-03

• Urinary Biomarkers of Kidney Tubular Damage and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality in Elders, 2018-03-27

• Blood Pressure and Cognitive Decline in Prevalent Hemodialysis Patients, 2019-05-02

• Association of serum and urinary uromodulin and their correlates in older adults-The Cardiovascular Health Study, 2019-12-27

• Anatomic Brain Disease in Hemodialysis Patients: A Cross-sectional Study, 2012-10-03

• Association of Obesity and Kidney Function Decline among Non-Diabetic Adults with eGFR > 60 ml/min/1.73m2: Results from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA), 2013-05-23