Laura Plantinga, PhD
Associate Professor
Medicine
School of Medicine

In her most recent work, she is examining the prevalence and correlates of functional impairment among individuals with lupus and the experiences of the dialysis workforce and the relationship of these experiences with patient care.

Dr. Plantinga has mentored trainees and peers from many fields, including medicine, public health, and nursing. She is a Senior Board Member for BMC Nephrology and serves on the Editorial Board of the American Journal of Kidney Diseases.

• The association of physical function with psychosocial patient-reported outcomes in people with systemic lupus erythematosus.
  Arthritis care & research 2026 Dey M, Fitzpatrick J, Dall'Era M, Dunlop-Thomas C, Hoge C, Lim SS, Katz PP, Yazdany J, Plantinga LC
• Conditions identified by common comprehensive geriatric assessment measures and subsequent acute care among adults with SLE.
  Lupus science & medicine 2026 Plantinga LC, Fitzpatrick J, Dunlop-Thomas CM, Hoge C, Lim SS, Yazdany J, Katz PP, Bowling CB
• Primary Care Use and Clinical Outcomes in a Prevalent Cohort of Patients Receiving Hemodialysis.
  Kidney medicine 2026 Le D, Najar H, Backer Z, Singh R, Kim B, Grams ME, Plantinga L, Jaar BG
• Polypharmacy in Adults With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
  Arthritis care & research 2026 Yang J, Growdon ME, Fitzpatrick J, Dunlop-Thomas C, Hoge C, Covinsky KE, Bowling CB, Lim SS, Yazdany J, Plantinga LC
• Renal Technician Programs at US Postsecondary Institutions.
  Kidney medicine 2025 Plantinga LC, Concepcion D, Urbanski M, Iroegbu C, Tuot D, Jaar BG
• Urinary Incontinence Among Adults With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
  ACR open rheumatology 2025 Salazar G, Bauer S, Hoge C, Lim SS, Yazdany J, Plantinga L
• Diet Quality, Food Insecurity, and Chronic Kidney Disease: Insights From the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
  Journal of renal nutrition : the official journal of the Council on Renal Nutrition of the National Kidney Foundation 2025 Hamdan H, Kim TY, Plantinga LC, Seligman H, Crews DC, Tuot DS
• Falls Among Individuals With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: An Observational Study.
  ACR open rheumatology 2025 Perfect CR, Bowling CB, Lim SS, Dunlop-Thomas C, Hoge C, Yazdany J, Katz PP, Plantinga LC
• Effect of pre-end-stage kidney disease nephrology care on the association between neighborhood poverty and referral for kidney transplantation among patients with end-stage kidney disease.
  Journal of clinical epidemiology 2025 McPherson L, Plantinga LC, Howards PP, Kramer M, Patzer RE
• Indicators of Functional Disability by Receipt of Disability Benefits Among Individuals With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
  The Journal of rheumatology 2025 Plantinga LC, Roberts ET, Hoge C, Pearce BD, Bowling CB
• Prevalence and correlates of restricted community mobility in a population-based cohort of adults with systemic lupus erythematosus.
  Lupus science & medicine 2025 Milanfar L, Bowling CB, Hoge C, Eudy A, Katz P, Yazdany J, Plantinga L
• Approaches to raise awareness of CKD among patients and the general population.
  Nature reviews. Nephrology 2025 Tuot DS, Plantinga L
• Disentangling Dialysis Facility and Transplant Center Factors on Evaluation Start Following Referral for Kidney Transplantation: A Regional Study in the United States.
  Kidney medicine 2025 McPherson L, Plantinga LC, Howards PP, Kramer M, Patzer RE
• Implementation of An Advance Care Planning Intervention in Dialysis Clinics.
  American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2025 Song MK, Plantinga L, Metzger M, Noorani N, Lea J, Kshirsagar AV, Jhamb M, Abdel-Rahman EM, Laszlo M, Wu E, Englert J, Manatunga A, Benloukil S, Timmons W, Turberville-Trujillo L, Ward SE
• Measuring Frailty in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
  Arthritis care & research 2025 Katz P, Dall'Era M, Plantinga L, Barbour KE, Greenlund KJ, Yazdany J
• "The Heart of the Center": Exploring the Role of the Patient Care Technician in US Dialysis Care.
  Kidney medicine 2024 Urbanski M, Blythe E, Hamblin A, Bender AA, Hoge C, Douglas-Ajayi C, Rickenbach F, Joseph J, Damron KC, Morgan JC, Jaar B, Plantinga L
• Limitations in Activities of Daily Living Among Individuals With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
  Arthritis care & research 2024 Plantinga LC, Bowling CB, Pearce BD, Hoge C, Dunlop-Thomas C, Lim SS, Katz PP, Yazdany J
• Inequality through the pipeline: racial and ethnic disparities remain in U.S. kidney transplantation.
  Lancet regional health. Americas 2024 Plantinga LC
• A Bitter Pill to Swallow: The Challenge of Medication Nonadherence in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
  The Journal of rheumatology 2024 Garg S, Plantinga LC
• Dementia Care Among United States Dialysis Providers: A Mixed Methods Study Evaluating Clinician Comfort and Knowledge.
  Kidney medicine 2024 Bender AA, Urbanski M, Morgan JC, Hoge C, Joseph J, Damron KC, Douglas-Ajayi C, Rickenbach F, Jaar BG, Sheshadri A, Plantinga LC
• Fluid Cognition Among Individuals With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
  Arthritis care & research 2024 Plantinga LC, Yazdany J, Pearce BD, Hoge C, Dunlop-Thomas C, Lim SS, Drenkard C, Katz PP, Bowling CB
• Comparison of cognitive performance measures in individuals with systemic lupus erythematosus.
  Lupus science & medicine 2024 Plantinga L, Yazdany J, Bowling CB, Dunlop-Thomas C, Hoge C, Pearce BD, Lim SS, Katz P
• It Is Time to Replace the Term "Patient Care Technician" in Dialysis.
  American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2024 Plantinga LC, Concepcion DB, Chapman SA, Morgan JC, Rickenbach F, Douglas-Ajayi C, Tuot DS, Jaar BG, Urbanski M
• The Dialysis Social Worker: Patients' Best Defense to Meet Health-Related Social Needs.
  American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2024 Urbanski M, Browne T, Plantinga L
• Patient Care Technician Staffing and Outcomes Among US Patients Receiving In-Center Hemodialysis.
  JAMA network open 2024 Plantinga LC, Bender AA, Urbanski M, Douglas-Ajayi C, Morgan JC, Woo K, Jaar BG
• Physical Performance in a Diverse, Population-Based Cohort of Individuals With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
  Arthritis care & research 2024 Plantinga LC, Bowling CB, Hoge C, Dunlop-Thomas C, Pearce BD, Lim SS, Drenkard C
• Effectiveness of an Advance Care Planning Intervention in Adults Receiving Dialysis and Their Families: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial.
  JAMA network open 2024 Song MK, Manatunga A, Plantinga L, Metzger M, Kshirsagar AV, Lea J, Abdel-Rahman EM, Jhamb M, Wu E, Englert J, Ward SE
• Patient Care Technician Staffing in US Hemodialysis Facilities: An Ecological Study.
  Kidney medicine 2023 Plantinga LC, Urbanski M, Hoge C, Rickenbach F, Douglas-Ajayi C, Morgan JC, Bender AA, Jaar BG
• Referral and evaluation for kidney transplantation among patients with lupus nephritis-related end-stage kidney disease.
  Lupus 2023 McPherson L, Plantinga LC, Howards PP, Kramer M, Pastan SO, Patzer RE
• Implementation of the ASCENT Trial to Improve Transplant Waitlisting Access.
  Kidney international reports 2023 Urbanski M, Lee YH, Escoffery C, Buford J, Plantinga L, Pastan SO, Hamoda R, Blythe E, Patzer RE
• Remote Administration of Physical and Cognitive Performance Assessments in a Predominantly Black Cohort of Persons With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
  ACR open rheumatology 2023 Hoge C, Bowling CB, Dunlop-Thomas C, Pearce BD, Drenkard C, Lim SS, Plantinga LC
• Geographic Differences in Racial Disparities in Access to Kidney Transplantation.
  Kidney international reports 2023 McPherson LJ, Di M, Adams AA, Plantinga L, Pastan SO, Patzer RE
• Best-Laid Plans: Can a "Life-Plan" Improve the Concordance of Kidney Disease Care with Patient Preferences?
  Kidney360 2023 Urbanski M, Plantinga LC
• Work Experiences of the Interdisciplinary Dialysis Workforce in the United States: A Cross-Sectional Survey.
  American journal of nephrology 2023 Plantinga LC, Bender AA, Urbanski M, Hoge C, Joseph J, Damron KC, Douglas-Ajayi CJ, Rickenbach F, Morgan JC, Jaar BG
• Research Inclusion Across the Lifespan: A Good Start, but There Is More Work to Be Done.
  Journal of general internal medicine 2023 Bowling CB, Thomas J, Gierisch JM, Bosworth HB, Plantinga L
• Editorial: Dialysis and the age-friendly health system initiative.
  Frontiers in nephrology 2023 Patel DM, Bowling CB, Plantinga LC, Jaar BG
• Professional Fulfillment, Burnout, and Turnover Intention Among US Dialysis Patient Care Technicians: A National Survey.
  American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2023 Plantinga LC, Rickenbach F, Urbanski M, Hoge C, Douglas-Ajayi C, Morgan JC, Bender AA, Jaar BG
• The ASCENT Intervention to Improve Access and Reduce Racial Inequalities in Kidney Waitlisting: A Randomized, Effectiveness-Implementation Trial.
  Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN 2023 Patzer RE, Zhang R, Buford J, McPherson L, Lee YH, Urbanski M, Li D, Wilk A, Paul S, Plantinga L, Escoffery C, Pastan SO
• Comprehension, Utility, and Acceptability of a Multidomain Physical Functioning Report for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients and Their Providers.
  Arthritis care & research 2022 Plantinga LC, Xu G, Hoge C, Vandenberg A, Dunlop-Thomas C, Jones BD, Johnson J, Drenkard C, Lim SS, Bowling CB
• Effectiveness of a Web-Based Provider Communications Platform in Reducing Hospital Readmissions Among Patients Receiving Dialysis: A Pilot Pre-Post Study.
  Kidney medicine 2022 Plantinga LC, Khakharia A, Hoge C, Vandenberg AE, Lea JP, Masud T, Gray C, O'Donnell CM, James K, Mutell R, Jaar BG
• Cognitive Problems and Their Clinical Assessment in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Contrasting Patient and Provider Views.
  Arthritis care & research 2022 Vandenberg AE, Drenkard C, Goldstein FC, Dunlop-Thomas C, Lim SS, Bowling CB, Plantinga LC
• A Web-Based, Provider-Driven Mobile App to Enhance Patient Care Coordination Between Dialysis Facilities and Hospitals: Development and Pilot Implementation Study.
  JMIR formative research 2022 Plantinga LC, Hoge C, Vandenberg AE, James K, Masud T, Khakharia A, Gray C, Jaar BG, Lea JP, O'Donnell CM, Mutell R
• Overcoming the Blues: Can Managing Depressive Symptoms Improve Access to Kidney Transplantation?
  Kidney international reports 2022 Plantinga LC, Penmatsa KR, Urbanski M
• Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Kidney Replacement Therapies Among Adults With Kidney Failure: An Observational Study of Variation by Patient Age.
  American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2022 Wilk AS, Cummings JR, Plantinga LC, Franch HA, Lea JP, Patzer RE
• Using Occupational Histories to Assess Heat Exposure in Undocumented Workers Receiving Emergent Renal Dialysis in Georgia.
  Workplace health & safety 2022 Smith DJ, Mac V, Thompson LM, Plantinga L, Kasper L, Hertzberg VS
• Association of COVID-19 pandemic-related concern and health routine changes with functioning among individuals with systemic lupus erythematosus.
  Lupus science & medicine 2022 Plantinga LC, Hoge C, Dunlop-Thomas C, Pearce BD, Lim SS, Drenkard C, Bowling CB
• Burnout Among Nephrologists in the United States: A Survey Study.
  Kidney medicine 2022 Nair D, Brereton L, Hoge C, Plantinga LC, Agrawal V, Soman SS, Choi MJ, Jaar BG, National Kidney Foundation Education Committee
• Associations between remote patient monitoring programme responsiveness and clinical outcomes for patients with COVID-19.
  BMJ open quality 2021 Steinberg R, Anderson B, Hu Z, Johnson TM, O'Keefe JB, Plantinga LC, Kamaleswaran R, Anderson B
• Care Coordination for Dialysis Patients During and After Hospitalization: A Pilot Study.
  Kidney medicine 2021 Park C, Hoge C, Vandenberg AE, Jaar BG, Lea JP, Plantinga LC
• Estimation of childhood nephrotic syndrome incidence: data from the atlanta metropolitan statistical area and meta-analysis of worldwide cases.
  Journal of nephrology 2021 Londeree J, McCracken CE, Greenbaum LA, Anderson EJ, Plantinga LC, Gillespie SE, Wang CS
• Quality of CKD Care: Don't Take the Neighborhood Out of It Yet.
  Kidney medicine 2021 Harding JL, Plantinga LC
• Improving Primary Care Delivery for Patients Receiving Maintenance Hemodialysis.
  American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2021 Beers KH, Sperati CJ, Weisman DS, Abdel-Kader K, Soman S, Plantinga L, Choi MJ, Jaar BG, Greer RC
• Recent Medicare Part D beneficiary claims for desmopressin medications.
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2021 Johnson TM, Suvada K, Plantinga LC
• Heat Stress and Kidney Function in Farmworkers in the US: A Scoping Review.
  Journal of agromedicine 2021 Smith DJ, Pius LM, Plantinga LC, Thompson LM, Mac V, Hertzberg VS
• COVID-19 infection control measures and outcomes in urban dialysis centers in predominantly African American communities.
  BMC nephrology 2021 Apata IW, Cobb J, Navarrete J, Burkart J, Plantinga L, Lea JP
• Making sense of DialysisConnect: a qualitative analysis of stakeholder viewpoints on a web-based information exchange platform to improve care transitions between dialysis clinics and hospitals.
  BMC medical informatics and decision making 2021 Vandenberg AE, Jaar BG, James KP, Lea J, O'Donnell C, Masud T, Mutell R, Plantinga LC
• Patient and provider perceptions of a novel cognitive functioning report for patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a qualitative study.
  Lupus science & medicine 2021 Plantinga L, Vandenberg A, Goldstein F, Jones B, Johnson J, Bowling CB, Dunlop-Thomas C, Lim SS, Drenkard C
• Age, Comorbid Conditions, and Racial Disparities in COVID-19 Outcomes.
  Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities 2021 Wiley Z, Kubes JN, Cobb J, Jacob JT, Franks N, Plantinga L, Lea J
• Variation in Racial Disparities in Liver Transplant Outcomes Across Transplant Centers in the United States.
  Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society 2020 Ross-Driscoll K, Kramer M, Lynch R, Plantinga L, Wedd J, Patzer R
• Comorbidities, Age, and Polypharmacy Limit the Use by US Older Adults with Nocturia of the Only FDA-approved Drugs for the Symptom.
  Clinical therapeutics 2020 Suvada K, Plantinga L, Vaughan CP, Markland AD, Mirk A, Burgio KL, Erni SM, Ali MK, Okosun I, Young H, Goode PS, Johnson TM
• Effect of the ASCENT Intervention to Increase Knowledge of Kidney Allocation Policy Changes Among Dialysis Providers.
  Kidney international reports 2020 Magua W, Basu M, Pastan SO, Kim JJ, Smith K, Gander J, Mohan S, Escoffery C, Plantinga LC, Melanson T, Garber MD, Patzer RE
• Distance to Kidney Transplant Center and Access to Early Steps in the Kidney Transplantation Process in the Southeastern United States.
  Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN 2020 McPherson LJ, Barry V, Yackley J, Gander JC, Pastan SO, Plantinga LC, Paul S, Patzer RE, Southeastern Kidney Transplant Coalition
• Burnout and Emotional Well-Being among Nephrology Fellows: A National Online Survey.
  Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN 2020 Agrawal V, Plantinga L, Abdel-Kader K, Pivert K, Provenzano A, Soman S, Choi MJ, Jaar BG
• Association of Poverty Income Ratio with Physical Functioning in a Cohort of Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
  The Journal of rheumatology 2020 Hoge C, Bowling CB, Lim SS, Drenkard C, Plantinga LC
• Association of Patient-Reported Difficulty with Adherence with Achievement of Clinical Targets Among Hemodialysis Patients.
  Patient preference and adherence 2020 Snyder RL, Jaar BG, Lea JP, Plantinga LC
• Dialysis facility referral and start of evaluation for kidney transplantation among patients treated with dialysis in the Southeastern United States.
  American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons 2020 Patzer RE, McPherson L, Wang Z, Plantinga LC, Paul S, Ellis M, DuBay DA, Wolf J, Reeves-Daniel A, Jones H, Zayas C, Mulloy L, Pastan SO
• Delivery of a patient-friendly functioning report to improve patient-centeredness of dialysis care: a pilot study.
  BMC health services research 2019 Plantinga LC, Jones B, Johnson J, Lambeth A, Lea JP, Nadel L, Vandenberg AE, Bowling CB
• Association between patient psychosocial characteristics and receipt of in-center nocturnal hemodialysis among prevalent dialysis patients.
  Hemodialysis international. International Symposium on Home Hemodialysis 2019 Wilk AS, Tang Z, Hoge C, Plantinga LC, Lea JP
• Primary care physicians' perceptions of barriers and facilitators to management of chronic kidney disease: A mixed methods study.
  PloS one 2019 Sperati CJ, Soman S, Agrawal V, Liu Y, Abdel-Kader K, Diamantidis CJ, Estrella MM, Cavanaugh K, Plantinga L, Schell J, Simon J, Vassalotti JA, Choi MJ, Jaar BG, Greer RC, National Kidney Foundation …
• Association of sociocultural factors with initiation of the kidney transplant evaluation process.
  American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons 2019 Hamoda RE, McPherson LJ, Lipford K, Jacob Arriola K, Plantinga L, Gander JC, Hartmann E, Mulloy L, Zayas CF, Lee KN, Pastan SO, Patzer RE
• Long-term outcomes among Medicare patients readmitted in the first year of hemodialysis: a retrospective cohort study.
  BMC nephrology 2019 Ross KH, Jaar BG, Lea JP, Masud T, Patzer RE, Plantinga LC
• Social Networks of Self-care and Perceived Treatment Burden Among Patients on In-Center Hemodialysis.
  Kidney medicine 2019 Song MK, Paul S, Plantinga L, Henry C, Turberville-Trujillo L
• Recent History of Serious Fall Injuries and Posttransplant Outcomes Among US Kidney Transplant Recipients.
  Transplantation 2019 Lynch RJ, Patzer RE, Pastan SO, Bowling CB, Plantinga LC
• Primary Care Physicians' Perceived Barriers to Nephrology Referral and Co-management of Patients with CKD: a Qualitative Study.
  Journal of general internal medicine 2019 Greer RC, Liu Y, Cavanaugh K, Diamantidis CJ, Estrella MM, Sperati CJ, Soman S, Abdel-Kader K, Agrawal V, Plantinga LC, Schell JO, Simon JF, Vassalotti JA, Jaar BG, Choi MJ, National Kidney Foundation…
• Burden and Correlates of Hospital Readmissions among U.S. Peritoneal Dialysis Patients.
  Peritoneal dialysis international : journal of the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis 2019 Sahlie A, Jaar BG, Paez LG, Masud T, Lea JP, Burkart JM, Plantinga LC
• Shared patient and provider values in end-stage renal disease decision making: Identifying the tensions.
  Patient education and counseling 2019 Vandenberg AE, Bowling CB, Adisa O, Sahlie A, Nadel L, Lea J, Plantinga LC
• Association of social worker-assessed psychosocial factors with 30-day hospital readmissions among hemodialysis patients.
  BMC nephrology 2018 Adisa O, Jaar BG, Masud T, Sahlie A, Obadina C, Ang J, Lea JP, Plantinga LC
• Geriatric Assessment of Physical and Cognitive Functioning in a Diverse Cohort of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients: A Pilot Study.
  Arthritis care & research 2018 Plantinga L, Tift BD, Dunlop-Thomas C, Sam Lim S, Barrett Bowling C, Drenkard C
• Racial disparities in preemptive referral for kidney transplantation in Georgia.
  Clinical transplantation 2018 Gander JC, Zhang X, Plantinga L, Paul S, Basu M, Pastan SO, Gibney E, Hartmann E, Mulloy L, Zayas C, Patzer RE
• Serious Fall Injury History and Adverse Health Outcomes After Initiating Hemodialysis Among Older U.S. Adults.
  The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences 2018 Bowling CB, Hall RK, Khakharia A, Franch HA, Plantinga LC
• Post-hospitalization dialysis facility processes of care and hospital readmissions among hemodialysis patients: a retrospective cohort study.
  BMC nephrology 2018 Plantinga LC, Masud T, Lea JP, Burkart JM, O'Donnell CM, Jaar BG
• Burden and correlates of readmissions related to pulmonary edema in US hemodialysis patients: a cohort study.
  Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association 2018 Plantinga LC, King LM, Masud T, Shafi T, Burkart JM, Lea JP, Jaar BG
• Racial/ethnic disparities in waitlisting for deceased donor kidney transplantation 1 year after implementation of the new national kidney allocation system.
  American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons 2018 Zhang X, Melanson TA, Plantinga LC, Basu M, Pastan SO, Mohan S, Howard DH, Hockenberry JM, Garber MD, Patzer RE
• Awareness of Racial Disparities in Kidney Transplantation among Health Care Providers in Dialysis Facilities.
  Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN 2018 Kim JJ, Basu M, Plantinga L, Pastan SO, Mohan S, Smith K, Melanson T, Escoffery C, Patzer RE
• Pre-ESRD Care and Mortality in Incident ESRD Patients With Multiple Myeloma.
  American journal of clinical oncology 2018 Cobb J, Plantinga L, Luthi JC, Lynch JR, Huff ED, Mohan S, McClellan WM
• Association of Serious Fall Injuries among United States End Stage Kidney Disease Patients with Access to Kidney Transplantation.
  Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN 2018 Plantinga LC, Lynch RJ, Patzer RE, Pastan SO, Bowling CB
• Awareness of the New Kidney Allocation System among United States Dialysis Providers with Low Waitlisting.
  American journal of nephrology 2018 Patzer RE, Basu M, Smith KD, Plantinga L, Mohan S, Escoffery C, Kim JJ, Melanson T, Pastan SO
• Standardized Transplantation Referral Ratio to Assess Performance of Transplant Referral among Dialysis Facilities.
  Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN 2018 Paul S, Plantinga LC, Pastan SO, Gander JC, Mohan S, Patzer RE
• Process evaluation of the RaDIANT community study: a dialysis facility-level intervention to increase referral for kidney transplantation.
  BMC nephrology 2018 Hamoda RE, Gander JC, McPherson LJ, Arriola KJ, Cobb L, Pastan SO, Plantinga L, Browne T, Hartmann E, Mulloy L, Zayas C, Krisher J, Patzer RE
• SPIRIT trial: A phase III pragmatic trial of an advance care planning intervention in ESRD.
  Contemporary clinical trials 2017 Song MK, Unruh ML, Manatunga A, Plantinga LC, Lea J, Jhamb M, Kshirsagar AV, Ward SE
• New Kidney Allocation System Associated With Increased Rates Of Transplants Among Black And Hispanic Patients.
  Health affairs (Project Hope) 2017 Melanson TA, Hockenberry JM, Plantinga L, Basu M, Pastan S, Mohan S, Howard DH, Patzer RE
• United States Dialysis Facilities With a Racial Disparity in Kidney Transplant Waitlisting.
  Kidney international reports 2017 Gander JC, Plantinga L, Zhang R, Mohan S, Pastan SO, Patzer RE
• On the Right Track: Implementing Interventions to Reduce Readmissions in Dialysis Patients.
  American journal of nephrology 2017 Plantinga LC, Jaar BG
• Early hospital readmission among hemodialysis patients in the United States is associated with subsequent mortality.
  Kidney international 2017 Plantinga LC, King L, Patzer RE, Lea JP, Burkart JM, Hockenberry JM, Jaar BG
• Oxidative Balance Score and the Risk of End-Stage Renal Disease and Cardiovascular Disease.
  American journal of nephrology 2017 Ilori TO, Wang X, Huang M, Gutierrez OM, Narayan KM, Goodman M, McClellan W, Plantinga L, Ojo AO
• Perceived stress and reported cognitive symptoms among Georgia patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.
  Lupus 2017 Plantinga L, Lim SS, Bowling CB, Drenkard C
• When All You Have Is a Hammer: The Need for Tools to Define and Apply Patient-Centered Outcomes in Hemodialysis.
  Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN 2017 Bowling CB, Plantinga LC
• 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 international reports 2017 Patzer RE, Smith K, Basu M, Gander J, Mohan S, Escoffery C, Plantinga L, Melanson T, Kalloo S, Green G, Berlin A, Renville G, Browne T, Turgeon N, Caponi S, Zhang R, Pastan S
• Serious Fall Injuries Before and After Initiation of Hemodialysis Among Older ESRD Patients in the United States: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
  American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2017 Plantinga LC, Patzer RE, Franch HA, Bowling CB
• Association of Multimorbidity with Mortality and Healthcare Utilization in Chronic Kidney Disease.
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2016 Bowling CB, Plantinga L, Phillips LS, McClellan W, Echt K, Chumbler N, McGwin G, Vandenberg A, Allman RM, Johnson TM
• Referral for Kidney Transplantation and Indicators of Quality of Dialysis Care: A Cross-sectional Study.
  American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2016 Plantinga LC, Pastan SO, Wilk AS, Krisher J, Mulloy L, Gibney EM, Patzer RE
• ESRD Databases, Public Policy, and Quality of Care: Translational Medicine and Nephrology.
  Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN 2016 McClellan WM, Plantinga LC, Wilk AS, Patzer RE
• A Randomized Trial to Reduce Disparities in Referral for Transplant Evaluation.
  Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN 2016 Patzer RE, Paul S, Plantinga L, Gander J, Sauls L, Krisher J, Mulloy LL, Gibney EM, Browne T, Zayas CF, McClellan WM, Arriola KJ, Pastan SO, Southeastern Kidney Transplant Coalition
• Association of Nondisease-Specific Problems with Mortality, Long-Term Care, and Functional Impairment among Older Adults Who Require Skilled Nursing Care after Dialysis Initiation.
  Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN 2016 Bowling CB, Plantinga L, Hall RK, Mirk A, Zhang R, Kutner N
• Association of age with health-related quality of life in a cohort of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: the Georgians Organized Against Lupus study.
  Lupus science & medicine 2016 Plantinga L, Lim SS, Bowling CB, Drenkard C
• Comparison of vascular access outcomes in patients with end-stage renal disease attributed to systemic lupus erythematosus vs. other causes: a retrospective cohort study.
  BMC nephrology 2016 Plantinga LC, Lim SS, Patzer RE, Pastan SO, Drenkard C
• Comparison of Outcomes between Individuals with Pure and Mixed Lupus Nephritis: A Retrospective Study.
  PloS one 2016 Ilori TO, Enofe N, Oommen A, Cobb J, Navarrete J, Adedinsewo DA, Oshikoya O, Fevrier H, Farris AB, Plantinga L, Ojo AO
• Intermittent smoking and chronic kidney disease.
  Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association 2016 Plantinga L, Gander JC
• Incidence of End-Stage Renal Disease Among Newly Diagnosed Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients: The Georgia Lupus Registry.
  Arthritis care & research 2016 Plantinga L, Lim SS, Patzer R, McClellan W, Kramer M, Klein M, Pastan S, Gordon C, Helmick C, Drenkard C
• Attribution of cause of end-stage renal disease among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: the Georgia Lupus Registry.
  Lupus science & medicine 2016 Plantinga LC, Drenkard C, Pastan SO, Lim SS
• Factors affecting willingness to receive a kidney transplant among minority patients at an urban safety-net hospital: a cross-sectional survey.
  BMC nephrology 2015 Ilori TO, Enofe N, Oommen A, Odewole O, Ojo A, Plantinga L, Pastan S, Echouffo-Tcheugui JB, McClellan W
• Oxidative Balance Score and Chronic Kidney Disease.
  American journal of nephrology 2015 Ilori TO, Sun Ro Y, Kong SY, Gutierrez OM, Ojo AO, Judd SE, Narayan KM, Goodman M, Plantinga L, McClellan W
• Nephrology care prior to end-stage renal disease and outcomes among new ESRD patients in the USA.
  Clinical kidney journal 2015 Gillespie BW, Morgenstern H, Hedgeman E, Tilea A, Scholz N, Shearon T, Burrows NR, Shahinian VB, Yee J, Plantinga L, Powe NR, McClellan W, Robinson B, Williams DE, Saran R
• Race, Mineral Homeostasis and Mortality in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease on Dialysis.
  American journal of nephrology 2015 Scialla JJ, Parekh RS, Eustace JA, Astor BC, Plantinga L, Jaar BG, Shafi T, Coresh J, Powe NR, Melamed ML
• Variation in Dialysis Facility Referral for Kidney Transplantation Among Patients With End-Stage Renal Disease in Georgia.
  JAMA 2015 Patzer RE, Plantinga LC, Paul S, Gander J, Krisher J, Sauls L, Gibney EM, Mulloy L, Pastan SO
• Dialysis Facility Transplant Philosophy and Access to Kidney Transplantation in the Southeast.
  American journal of nephrology 2015 Gander J, Browne T, Plantinga L, Pastan SO, Sauls L, Krisher J, Patzer RE
• Association of time to kidney transplantation with graft failure among U.S. patients with end-stage renal disease due to lupus nephritis.
  Arthritis care & research 2015 Plantinga LC, Patzer RE, Drenkard C, Kramer MR, Klein M, Lim SS, McClellan WM, Pastan SO
• Comparison of quality-of-care measures in U.S. patients with end-stage renal disease secondary to lupus nephritis vs. other causes.
  BMC nephrology 2015 Plantinga LC, Patzer RE, Drenkard C, Pastan SO, Cobb J, McClellan W, Lim SS
• Sociodemographic and geographic predictors of quality of care in United States patients with end-stage renal disease due to lupus nephritis.
  Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) 2015 Plantinga LC, Drenkard C, Patzer RE, Klein M, Kramer MR, Pastan S, Lim SS, McClellan WM
• The RaDIANT community study protocol: community-based participatory research for reducing disparities in access to kidney transplantation.
  BMC nephrology 2014 Patzer RE, Gander J, Sauls L, Amamoo MA, Krisher J, Mulloy LL, Gibney E, Browne T, Plantinga L, Pastan SO, Southeastern Kidney Transplant Coalition
• Association of U.S. Dialysis facility neighborhood characteristics with facility-level kidney transplantation.
  American journal of nephrology 2014 Plantinga L, Pastan S, Kramer M, McClellan A, Krisher J, Patzer RE
• Dialysis facility and network factors associated with low kidney transplantation rates among United States dialysis facilities.
  American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons 2014 Patzer RE, Plantinga L, Krisher J, Pastan SO
• Biomarkers of vascular calcification and mortality in patients with ESRD.
  Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN 2014 Scialla JJ, Kao WH, Crainiceanu C, Sozio SM, Oberai PC, Shafi T, Coresh J, Powe NR, Plantinga LC, Jaar BG, Parekh RS
• Pre-end-stage renal disease care not associated with dialysis facility neighborhood poverty in the United States.
  American journal of nephrology 2014 Plantinga LC, Kim M, Goetz M, Kleinbaum DG, McClellan W, Patzer RE
• A public health perspective on CKD and obesity.
  Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association 2013 McClellan WM, Plantinga LC
• Retained organic solutes, patient characteristics and all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in hemodialysis: results from the retained organic solutes and clinical outcomes (ROSCO) investigators.
  BMC nephrology 2013 Melamed ML, Plantinga L, Shafi T, Parekh R, Meyer TW, Hostetter TH, Coresh J, Powe NR
• Association of duration of residence in the southeastern United States with chronic kidney disease may differ by race: the REasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) cohort study.
  International journal of health geographics 2013 Plantinga L, Howard VJ, Judd S, Muntner P, Tanner R, Rizk D, Lackland DT, Warnock DG, Howard G, McClellan WM
• Estimating prevalence of CKD stages 3-5 using health system data.
  American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2013 Shahinian VB, Hedgeman E, Gillespie BW, Young EW, Robinson B, Hsu CY, Plantinga LC, Burrows NR, Eggers P, Saydah S, Powe NR, Saran R, CDC CKD Surveillance System
• Americans' use of dietary supplements that are potentially harmful in CKD.
  American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2013 Grubbs V, Plantinga LC, Tuot DS, Hedgeman E, Saran R, Saydah S, Rolka D, Powe NR, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CKD Surveillance Team
• Association between posttraumatic stress disorder and inflammation: a twin study.
  Brain, behavior, and immunity 2013 Plantinga L, Bremner JD, Miller AH, Jones DP, Veledar E, Goldberg J, Vaccarino V
• Healthy behaviors, risk factor control and awareness of chronic kidney disease.
  American journal of nephrology 2013 Tuot DS, Plantinga LC, Judd SE, Muntner P, Hsu CY, Warnock DG, Gutiérrez OM, Safford M, Powe NR, McClellan WM, REGARDS Investigators
• Socio-economic impact in CKD.
  Nephrologie & therapeutique 2013 Plantinga LC
• Can we improve quality of life of patients on dialysis?
  Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN 2013 Jaar BG, Chang A, Plantinga L
• Serum fructosamine and glycated albumin and risk of mortality and clinical outcomes in hemodialysis patients.
  Diabetes care 2012 Shafi T, Sozio SM, Plantinga LC, Jaar BG, Kim ET, Parekh RS, Steffes MW, Powe NR, Coresh J, Selvin E
• Chronic kidney disease identification in a high-risk urban population: does automated eGFR reporting make a difference?
  Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine 2012 Plantinga LC, Tuot DS, Grubbs V, Hsu CY, Powe NR
• Medicare immunosuppressant coverage and access to kidney transplantation: a retrospective national cohort study.
  BMC health services research 2012 Grubbs V, Plantinga LC, Vittinghoff E, O'Hare AM, Dudley RA
• Serum β-trace protein and risk of mortality in incident hemodialysis patients.
  Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN 2012 Shafi T, Parekh RS, Jaar BG, Plantinga LC, Oberai PC, Eckfeldt JH, Levey AS, Powe NR, Coresh J
• Does chronic kidney disease modify the association between body mass index and cardiovascular disease risk factors.
  Journal of nephrology 2012 Bansal N, Vittinghoff E, Plantinga L, Hsu CY
• Epidemiology, geography and chronic kidney disease.
  Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension 2012 McClellan AC, Plantinga L, McClellan WM
• Chronic kidney disease and use of dental services in a United States public healthcare system: a retrospective cohort study.
  BMC nephrology 2012 Grubbs V, Plantinga LC, Tuot DS, Powe NR
• Prevalence of self-reported sleep problems among people with diabetes in the United States, 2005-2008.
  Preventing chronic disease 2012 Plantinga L, Rao MN, Schillinger D
• Is awareness of chronic kidney disease associated with evidence-based guideline-concordant outcomes?
  American journal of nephrology 2012 Tuot DS, Plantinga LC, Hsu CY, Powe NR
• Lower socioeconomic status and disability among US adults with chronic kidney disease, 1999-2008.
  Preventing chronic disease 2011 Plantinga LC, Johansen KL, Schillinger D, Powe NR
• What patients don't know may hurt them: knowledge and the perception of knowledge among patients with CKD.
  Kidney international 2011 Tuot DS, Plantinga LC
• Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug use among persons with chronic kidney disease in the United States.
  Annals of family medicine 2011 Plantinga L, Grubbs V, Sarkar U, Hsu CY, Hedgeman E, Robinson B, Saran R, Geiss L, Burrows NR, Eberhardt M, Powe N, CDC CKD Surveillance Team
• Association of sleep-related problems with CKD in the United States, 2005-2008.
  American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2011 Plantinga L, Lee K, Inker LA, Saran R, Yee J, Gillespie B, Rolka D, Saydah S, Powe NR, CDC CKD Surveillance Team
• Chronic kidney disease awareness among individuals with clinical markers of kidney dysfunction.
  Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN 2011 Tuot DS, Plantinga LC, Hsu CY, Jordan R, Burrows NR, Hedgeman E, Yee J, Saran R, Powe NR, Centers for Disease Control Chronic Kidney Disease Surveillance Team
• Inflammatory markers and risk of cerebrovascular events in patients initiating dialysis.
  Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN 2011 Sozio SM, Coresh J, Jaar BG, Fink NE, Plantinga LC, Armstrong PA, Longenecker JC, Sharrett AR, Powe NR, Parekh RS
• Vulnerable populations and the association between periodontal and chronic kidney disease.
  Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN 2011 Grubbs V, Plantinga LC, Crews DC, Bibbins-Domingo K, Saran R, Heung M, Patel PR, Burrows NR, Ernst KL, Powe NR, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CKD Surveillance Team
• Soluble P-selectin levels are associated with cardiovascular mortality and sudden cardiac death in male dialysis patients.
  American journal of nephrology 2011 Scialla JJ, Plantinga LC, Kao WH, Jaar B, Powe NR, Parekh RS
• Association of CKD with disability in the United States.
  American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2010 Plantinga LC, Johansen K, Crews DC, Shahinian VB, Robinson BM, Saran R, Burrows NR, Williams DE, Powe NR, CDC CKD Surveillance Team
• Validation of CKD and related conditions in existing data sets: A systematic review.
  American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2010 Grams ME, Plantinga LC, Hedgeman E, Saran R, Myers GL, Williams DE, Powe NR, CDC CKD Surveillance Team
• Association of residual urine output with mortality, quality of life, and inflammation in incident hemodialysis patients: the Choices for Healthy Outcomes in Caring for End-Stage Renal Disease (CHOICE) Study.
  American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2010 Shafi T, Jaar BG, Plantinga LC, Fink NE, Sadler JH, Parekh RS, Powe NR, Coresh J
• Awareness of chronic kidney disease among patients and providers.
  Advances in chronic kidney disease 2010 Plantinga LC, Tuot DS, Powe NR
• Association of social support with outcomes in incident dialysis patients.
  Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN 2010 Plantinga LC, Fink NE, Harrington-Levey R, Finkelstein FO, Hebah N, Powe NR, Jaar BG
• Prevalence of chronic kidney disease in US adults with undiagnosed diabetes or prediabetes.
  Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN 2010 Plantinga LC, Crews DC, Coresh J, Miller ER, Saran R, Yee J, Hedgeman E, Pavkov M, Eberhardt MS, Williams DE, Powe NR, CDC CKD Surveillance Team
• Prevalence of chronic kidney disease in persons with undiagnosed or prehypertension in the United States.
  Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) 2010 Crews DC, Plantinga LC, Miller ER, Saran R, Hedgeman E, Saydah SH, Williams DE, Powe NR, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Chronic Kidney Disease Surveillance Team
• Establishing a national chronic kidney disease surveillance system for the United States.
  Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN 2009 Saran R, Hedgeman E, Plantinga L, Burrows NR, Gillespie BW, Young EW, Coresh J, Pavkov M, Williams D, Powe NR, CKD Surveillance Team
• Inpatient hemodialysis initiation: reasons, risk factors and outcomes.
  Nephron. Clinical practice 2009 Crews DC, Jaar BG, Plantinga LC, Kassem HS, Fink NE, Powe NR
• Correlates and outcomes of fatigue among incident dialysis patients.
  Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN 2009 Jhamb M, Argyropoulos C, Steel JL, Plantinga L, Wu AW, Fink NE, Powe NR, Meyer KB, Unruh ML, Choices for Healthy Outcomes in Caring for End-Stage Renal Disease (CHOICE) Study
• Peripheral vascular disease-related procedures in dialysis patients: predictors and prognosis.
  Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN 2009 Plantinga LC, Fink NE, Coresh J, Sozio SM, Parekh RS, Melamed ML, Powe NR, Jaar BG
• Preventing repeat hospitalizations in dialysis patients: a call for action.
  Kidney international 2009 Plantinga LC, Jaar BG
• Considerations in the statistical analysis of hemodialysis patient survival.
  Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN 2009 Argyropoulos C, Chang CC, Plantinga L, Fink N, Powe N, Unruh M
• Blood pressure control among persons without and with chronic kidney disease: US trends and risk factors 1999-2006.
  Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) 2009 Plantinga LC, Miller ER, Stevens LA, Saran R, Messer K, Flowers N, Geiss L, Powe NR, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Chronic Kidney Disease Surveillance Team
• Association of peritoneal dialysis clinic size with clinical outcomes.
  Peritoneal dialysis international : journal of the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis 2009 Plantinga LC, Fink NE, Finkelstein FO, Powe NR, Jaar BG
• Cerebrovascular disease incidence, characteristics, and outcomes in patients initiating dialysis: the choices for healthy outcomes in caring for ESRD (CHOICE) study.
  American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2009 Sozio SM, Armstrong PA, Coresh J, Jaar BG, Fink NE, Plantinga LC, Powe NR, Parekh RS
• Association of single-nucleotide polymorphisms in JAK3, STAT4, and STAT6 with new cardiovascular events in incident dialysis patients.
  American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2009 Sperati CJ, Parekh RS, Berthier-Schaad Y, Jaar BG, Plantinga L, Fink N, Powe NR, Smith MW, Coresh J, Kao WH
• Public health surveillance of CKD: principles, steps, and challenges.
  American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2009 Powe NR, Plantinga L, Saran R
• Timing, causes, predictors and prognosis of switching from peritoneal dialysis to hemodialysis: a prospective study.
  BMC nephrology 2009 Jaar BG, Plantinga LC, Crews DC, Fink NE, Hebah N, Coresh J, Kliger AS, Powe NR
• Clinical information technologies and inpatient outcomes: a multiple hospital study.
  Archives of internal medicine 2009 Amarasingham R, Plantinga L, Diener-West M, Gaskin DJ, Powe NR
• Patient awareness of chronic kidney disease: trends and predictors.
  Archives of internal medicine 2008 Plantinga LC, Boulware LE, Coresh J, Stevens LA, Miller ER, Saran R, Messer KL, Levey AS, Powe NR
• Hospital characteristics associated with highly automated and usable clinical information systems in Texas, United States.
  BMC medical informatics and decision making 2008 Amarasingham R, Diener-West M, Plantinga L, Cunningham AC, Gaskin DJ, Powe NR
• The association of sudden cardiac death with inflammation and other traditional risk factors.
  Kidney international 2008 Parekh RS, Plantinga LC, Kao WH, Meoni LA, Jaar BG, Fink NE, Powe NR, Coresh J, Klag MJ
• Heparin-induced antibodies and cardiovascular risk in patients on dialysis.
  Thrombosis and haemostasis 2008 Asmis LM, Segal JB, Plantinga LC, Fink NE, Kerman JS, Kickler TS, Coresh J, Gardner LB
• Phosphate levels and blood pressure in incident hemodialysis patients: a longitudinal study.
  Advances in chronic kidney disease 2008 Huang CX, Plantinga LC, Fink NE, Melamed ML, Coresh J, Powe NR
• The association of state and national legislation with living kidney donation rates in the United States: a national study.
  American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons 2008 Boulware LE, Troll MU, Plantinga LC, Powe NR
• Serum phosphate levels and risk of infection in incident dialysis patients.
  Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN 2008 Plantinga LC, Fink NE, Melamed ML, Briggs WA, Powe NR, Jaar BG
• Accuracy of patients' reports of comorbid disease and their association with mortality in ESRD.
  American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2008 Cavanaugh KL, Merkin SS, Plantinga LC, Fink NE, Sadler JH, Powe NR
• Correction: Inaccurate classification and information reported in a study of statin use and sepsis in patients with chronic kidney disease.
  JAMA 2008 Gupta R, Plantinga LC, Powe NR
• Third-generation parathyroid hormone assays and all-cause mortality in incident dialysis patients: the CHOICE study.
  Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association 2007 Melamed ML, Eustace JA, Plantinga LC, Jaar BG, Fink NE, Parekh RS, Coresh J, Yang Z, Cantor T, Powe NR
• Principles of screening for chronic kidney disease.
  Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN 2007 Jaar BG, Khatib R, Plantinga L, Boulware LE, Powe NR
• Novel and traditional cardiovascular risk factors for peripheral arterial disease in incident-dialysis patients.
  Advances in chronic kidney disease 2007 Jaar BG, Plantinga LC, Astor BC, Fink NE, Longenecker C, Tracy RP, Marcovina SM, Powe NR, Coresh J
• Early, intermediate, and long-term risk factors for mortality in incident dialysis patients: the Choices for Healthy Outcomes in Caring for ESRD (CHOICE) Study.
  American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2007 Plantinga LC, Fink NE, Levin NW, Jaar BG, Coresh J, Levey AS, Klag MJ, Powe NR
• Statin use and sepsis events [corrected] in patients with chronic kidney disease.
  JAMA 2007 Gupta R, Plantinga LC, Fink NE, Melamed ML, Coresh J, Fox CS, Levin NW, Powe NR
• Access to health insurance: experiences and attitudes of those with genetic versus non-genetic medical conditions.
  American journal of medical genetics. Part A 2007 Kass NE, Medley AM, Natowicz MR, Hull SC, Faden RR, Plantinga L, Gostin LO
• Preferences for current health and their association with outcomes in patients with kidney disease.
  Medical care 2007 Plantinga LC, Fink NE, Bass EB, Boulware LE, Meyer KB, Powe NR
• Relation between level or change of hemoglobin and generic and disease-specific quality of life measures in hemodialysis.
  Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation 2007 Plantinga LC, Fink NE, Jaar BG, Huang IC, Wu AW, Meyer KB, Powe NR
• Attainment of clinical performance targets and improvement in clinical outcomes and resource use in hemodialysis care: a prospective cohort study.
  BMC health services research 2007 Plantinga LC, Fink NE, Jaar BG, Sadler JH, Levin NW, Coresh J, Klag MJ, Powe NR
• C-Reactive protein haplotype predicts serum C-reactive protein levels but not cardiovascular disease risk in a dialysis cohort.
  American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2007 Zhang L, Kao WH, Berthier-Schaad Y, Plantinga L, Fink N, Smith MW, Coresh J
• Functional variants in the lymphotoxin-alpha gene predict cardiovascular disease in dialysis patients.
  Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN 2006 Liu Y, Berthier-Schaad Y, Plantinga L, Fink NE, Tracy RP, Kao WH, Klag MJ, Smith MW, Coresh J
• Association of clinic vascular access monitoring practices with clinical outcomes in hemodialysis patients.
  Nephron. Clinical practice 2006 Plantinga LC, Jaar BG, Astor B, Fink NE, Eustace JA, Klag MJ, Powe NR
• Haplotype of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 gene predicts cardiovascular disease in dialysis patients.
  Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN 2006 Zhang L, Kao WH, Berthier-Schaad Y, Liu Y, Plantinga L, Jaar BG, Fink N, Powe N, Klag MJ, Smith MW, Coresh J
• Changes in serum calcium, phosphate, and PTH and the risk of death in incident dialysis patients: a longitudinal study.
  Kidney international 2006 Melamed ML, Eustace JA, Plantinga L, Jaar BG, Fink NE, Coresh J, Klag MJ, Powe NR
• Use of dialysis educators beyond nurses and physicians and outcomes in patients with kidney failure.
  Advances in chronic kidney disease 2005 Plantinga LC, Pham HH, Fink NE, Rubin HR, Jaar BG, Powe NR
• Comparing the risk for death with peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis in a national cohort of patients with chronic kidney disease.
  Annals of internal medicine 2005 Jaar BG, Coresh J, Plantinga LC, Fink NE, Klag MJ, Levey AS, Levin NW, Sadler JH, Kliger A, Powe NR
• Frequency of patient-physician contact in chronic kidney disease care and achievement of clinical performance targets.
  International journal for quality in health care : journal of the International Society for Quality in Health Care 2005 Plantinga LC, Jaar BG, Fink NE, Sadler JH, Levin NW, Coresh J, Klag MJ, Powe NR
• Primary care services for an emergency department population: a novel location for contraception.
  Contraception 2005 Todd CS, Plantinga LC, Lichenstein R
• Frequency of sit-down patient care rounds, attainment of clinical performance targets, hospitalization, and mortality in hemodialysis patients.
  Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN 2004 Plantinga LC, Fink NE, Jaar BG, Sadler JH, Coresh J, Klag MJ, Levey AS, Powe NR
• Medical privacy and the disclosure of personal medical information: the beliefs and experiences of those with genetic and other clinical conditions.
  American journal of medical genetics. Part A 2004 Kass NE, Hull SC, Natowicz MR, Faden RR, Plantinga L, Gostin LO, Slutsman J
• Patient ratings of dialysis care with peritoneal dialysis vs hemodialysis.
  JAMA 2004 Rubin HR, Fink NE, Plantinga LC, Sadler JH, Kliger AS, Powe NR
• Frequency of patient-physician contact and patient outcomes in hemodialysis care.
  Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN 2004 Plantinga LC, Fink NE, Sadler JH, Levey AS, Levin NW, Rubin HR, Coresh J, Klag MJ, Powe NR
• Disclosure, confidentiality, and families: experiences and attitudes of those with genetic versus nongenetic medical conditions.
  American journal of medical genetics. Part C, Seminars in medical genetics 2003 Plantinga L, Natowicz MR, Kass NE, Hull SC, Gostin LO, Faden RR
• The use of medical records in research: what do patients want?
  The Journal of law, medicine & ethics : a journal of the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics 2003 Kass NE, Natowicz MR, Hull SC, Faden RR, Plantinga L, Gostin LO, Slutsman J