Cynthia Delgado, MD
Professor
Medicine
School of Medicine

There are no current therapies that adequately address frailty in CKD, resulting in a major burden of morbidity, mortality and cost. I hope to create a body of work that will lay the foundation for addressing these major outcomes.

• Novel anemia therapies in chronic kidney disease: conclusions from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Controversies Conference.
  Kidney international 2023 Ku E, Del Vecchio L, Eckardt KU, Haase VH, Johansen KL, Nangaku M, Tangri N, Waikar SS, Wiecek A, Cheung M, Jadoul M, Winkelmayer WC, Wheeler DC, for Conference Participants
• Cystatin C-Based Equation to Estimate GFR without Race and Sex.
  The New England journal of medicine 2023 Delgado C, Powe NR
• Author Reply: GFR, Race, and Implications.
  Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN 2023 Delgado C
• Qualitative analysis of stakeholder perspectives on engaging Latinx patients in kidney-related research.
  BMC nephrology 2023 Alvarado F, Delgado C, Nicholas SB, Jaure A, Cervantes L
• Diversity in Studies Developing Kidney Function Estimating Equations: Improving Representation, Interpretation, and Utility of Clinical Research.
  American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2022 Alvarado F, Aklilu A, Powe NR, Vart P, Delgado C
• The removal of race from kidney function estimation: Key points for primary providers.
  Journal of the National Medical Association 2022 Aklilu A, Delgado C
• Resolving the Debate: The Future of Using Race in Estimating Kidney Function.
  Advances in chronic kidney disease 2022 Delgado C, Powe NR
• Longitudinal Assessment of Body Composition and Its Association With Survival Among Participants of the ACTIVE/ADIPOSE Study.
  Journal of renal nutrition : the official journal of the Council on Renal Nutrition of the National Kidney Foundation 2021 Delgado C, Chiang JM, Kittiskulnam P, Sheshadri A, Grimes B, Segal M, Kaysen GA, Johansen KL
• A Unifying Approach for GFR Estimation: Recommendations of the NKF-ASN Task Force on Reassessing the Inclusion of Race in Diagnosing Kidney Disease.
  Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN 2021 Delgado C, Baweja M, Crews DC, Eneanya ND, Gadegbeku CA, Inker LA, Mendu ML, Miller WG, Moxey-Mims MM, Roberts GV, St Peter WL, Warfield C, Powe NR
• A Unifying Approach for GFR Estimation: Recommendations of the NKF-ASN Task Force on Reassessing the Inclusion of Race in Diagnosing Kidney Disease.
  American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2021 Delgado C, Baweja M, Crews DC, Eneanya ND, Gadegbeku CA, Inker LA, Mendu ML, Miller WG, Moxey-Mims MM, Roberts GV, St Peter WL, Warfield C, Powe NR
• Association of Cognitive Function Screening Results with Adherence and Performance in a Pedometer-Based Intervention.
  American journal of nephrology 2021 Sheshadri A, Kittiskulnam P, Delgado C, Sudore RL, Lai JC, Johansen KL
• Reassessing the Inclusion of Race in Diagnosing Kidney Diseases: An Interim Report From the NKF-ASN Task Force.
  American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2021 Delgado C, Baweja M, Burrows NR, Crews DC, Eneanya ND, Gadegbeku CA, Inker LA, Mendu ML, Miller WG, Moxey-Mims MM, Roberts GV, St Peter WL, Warfield C, Powe NR
• Reassessing the Inclusion of Race in Diagnosing Kidney Diseases: An Interim Report from the NKF-ASN Task Force.
  Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN 2021 Delgado C, Baweja M, Burrows NR, Crews DC, Eneanya ND, Gadegbeku CA, Inker LA, Mendu ML, Miller WG, Moxey-Mims MM, Roberts GV, St Peter WL, Warfield C, Powe NR
• International Medical Graduates in Nephrology: Impressions of the Implications of Visa Status in a Cohort of Program Directors and Division Chiefs.
  Kidney medicine 2021 Alvarado F, Crews DC, Delgado C, Neyra JA
• Revisiting serum creatinine as an indicator of muscle mass and a predictor of mortality among patients on hemodialysis.
  Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association 2020 Delgado C, Johansen KL
• Correlates and Consequences of High Serum Irisin Concentration in Patients on Hemodialysis: A Longitudinal Analysis.
  Journal of renal nutrition : the official journal of the Council on Renal Nutrition of the National Kidney Foundation 2020 Chiang JM, Delgado C, Kaysen GA, Segal MR, Chertow GM, Johansen KL
• Determinants of Health-Related Quality of Life and Physical Performance-Based Components of Frailty in Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis.
  Journal of renal nutrition : the official journal of the Council on Renal Nutrition of the National Kidney Foundation 2020 Matsuzawa R, Suzuki Y, Yamamoto S, Harada M, Watanabe T, Shimoda T, Yoshida A, Delgado C, Tamaki A, Matsunaga A, Roshanravan B
• Association of motivations and barriers with participation and performance in a pedometer-based intervention.
  Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association 2020 Sheshadri A, Kittiskulnam P, Delgado C, Sudore R, Lai JC, Johansen KL
• Frailty and CKD: Chicken or the Egg?
  Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN 2019 Delgado C
• Low testosterone is associated with frailty, muscle wasting and physical dysfunction among men receiving hemodialysis: a longitudinal analysis.
  Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association 2019 Chiang JM, Kaysen GA, Segal M, Chertow GM, Delgado C, Johansen KL
• Frailty Among Patients Receiving Hemodialysis: Evolution of Components and Associations With Mortality.
  The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences 2019 Johansen KL, Delgado C, Kaysen GA, Chertow GM, Chiang J, Dalrymple LS, Segal MR, Grimes BA
• Fibroblast Growth Factor 23 is Associated With Adiposity in Patients Receiving Hemodialysis: Possible Cross Talk Between Bone and Adipose Tissue.
  Journal of renal nutrition : the official journal of the Council on Renal Nutrition of the National Kidney Foundation 2018 Chiang JM, Kaysen GA, Schafer AL, Delgado C, Johansen KL
• Associations of lipoproteins with cardiovascular and infection-related outcomes in patients receiving hemodialysis.
  Journal of clinical lipidology 2017 Kaysen GA, Grimes B, Dalrymple LS, Chertow GM, Ishida JH, Delgado C, Segal M, Chiang J, Dwyer T, Johansen KL
• Associations of Body Mass Index and Body Fat With Markers of Inflammation and Nutrition Among Patients Receiving Hemodialysis.
  American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2017 Delgado C, Chertow GM, Kaysen GA, Dalrymple LS, Kornak J, Grimes B, Johansen KL
• Refining the Policy for Timing of Kidney Transplant Waitlist Qualification.
  Transplantation direct 2017 Lee BJ, McCulloch CE, Grimes BA, Chandran S, Allen IE, Delgado C, Hsu CY
• Factors Associated with Frailty and Its Trajectory among Patients on Hemodialysis.
  Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN 2017 Johansen KL, Dalrymple LS, Delgado C, Chertow GM, Segal MR, Chiang J, Grimes B, Kaysen GA
• Sarcopenia and its individual criteria are associated, in part, with mortality among patients on hemodialysis.
  Kidney international 2017 Kittiskulnam P, Chertow GM, Carrero JJ, Delgado C, Kaysen GA, Johansen KL
• Sarcopenia among patients receiving hemodialysis: weighing the evidence.
  Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle 2016 Kittiskulnam P, Carrero JJ, Chertow GM, Kaysen GA, Delgado C, Johansen KL
• Association of Performance-Based and Self-Reported Function-Based Definitions of Frailty with Mortality among Patients Receiving Hemodialysis.
  Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN 2016 Johansen KL, Dalrymple LS, Glidden D, Delgado C, Kaysen GA, Grimes B, Chertow GM
• Association of Frailty based on self-reported physical function with directly measured kidney function and mortality.
  BMC nephrology 2015 Delgado C, Grimes BA, Glidden DV, Shlipak M, Sarnak MJ, Johansen KL
• Misclassification of Obesity by Body Mass Index Among Patients Receiving Hemodialysis.
  American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2015 Kittiskulnam P, Chertow GM, Kaysen GA, Delgado C, Dalrymple LS, Johansen KL
• Validating Appetite Assessment Tools Among Patients Receiving Hemodialysis.
  Journal of renal nutrition : the official journal of the Council on Renal Nutrition of the National Kidney Foundation 2015 Molfino A, Kaysen GA, Chertow GM, Doyle J, Delgado C, Dwyer T, Laviano A, Rossi Fanelli F, Johansen KL
• Association of Self-Reported Frailty with Falls and Fractures among Patients New to Dialysis.
  American journal of nephrology 2015 Delgado C, Shieh S, Grimes B, Chertow GM, Dalrymple LS, Kaysen GA, Kornak J, Johansen KL
• Two Distinct Isoforms of Matrix Metalloproteinase-2 Are Associated with Human Delayed Kidney Graft Function.
  PloS one 2015 Wanga S, Ceron CS, Delgado C, Joshi SK, Spaulding K, Walker JP, Song S, Olson JL, Lovett DH
• Novel intracellular N-terminal truncated matrix metalloproteinase-2 isoform in skeletal muscle ischemia-reperfusion injury.
  Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society 2015 Joshi SK, Lee L, Lovett DH, Kang H, Kim HT, Delgado C, Liu X
• Outcomes of infection-related hospitalization in Medicare beneficiaries receiving in-center hemodialysis.
  American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2015 Dalrymple LS, Mu Y, Romano PS, Nguyen DV, Chertow GM, Delgado C, Grimes B, Kaysen GA, Johansen KL
• Characterization of physical activity and sitting time among patients on hemodialysis using a new physical activity instrument.
  Journal of renal nutrition : the official journal of the Council on Renal Nutrition of the National Kidney Foundation 2014 Johansen KL, Painter P, Delgado C, Doyle J
• Comparison of self-report-based and physical performance-based frailty definitions among patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis.
  American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2014 Johansen KL, Dalrymple LS, Delgado C, Kaysen GA, Kornak J, Grimes B, Chertow GM
• Calibration of the brief food frequency questionnaire among patients on dialysis.
  Journal of renal nutrition : the official journal of the Council on Renal Nutrition of the National Kidney Foundation 2014 Delgado C, Ward P, Chertow GM, Storer L, Dalrymple L, Block T, Kaysen GA, Kornak J, Grimes B, Kutner NG, Johansen KL
• Association between body composition and frailty among prevalent hemodialysis patients: a US Renal Data System special study.
  Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN 2013 Johansen KL, Dalrymple LS, Delgado C, Kaysen GA, Kornak J, Grimes B, Chertow GM
• Hip fractures in hemodialysis patients.
  American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2013 Delgado C, Frassetto L
• Frailty and dialysis initiation.
  Seminars in dialysis 2013 Johansen KL, Delgado C, Bao Y, Kurella Tamura M
• Association of frailty with body composition among patients on hemodialysis.
  Journal of renal nutrition : the official journal of the Council on Renal Nutrition of the National Kidney Foundation 2013 Delgado C, Doyle JW, Johansen KL
• Barriers to exercise participation among dialysis patients.
  Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association 2011 Delgado C, Johansen KL
• Deficient counseling on physical activity among nephrologists.
  Nephron. Clinical practice 2010 Delgado C, Johansen KL