Chi Chu, MD, MAS

Title(s)Assistant Professor, Medicine
SchoolSchool of Medicine
ORCID ORCID Icon0000-0002-6069-1507 Additional info
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    Dartmouth CollegeAB2010Chemistry, Linguistics (minor)
    University of Massachusetts Medical SchoolMD2014Medicine
    California Pacific Medical CenterResidency2017Internal Medicine
    University of California, San Francisco2019Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training
    University of California, San FranciscoMAS2020Clinical Research
    University of California, San FranciscoFellowship2021Nephrology

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    Targeted Automated Nephrology e-Consultation for Diabetic Kidney Disease
    K23DK131316Mar 23, 2023 - Nov 30, 2027
    Role: Principal Investigator
    UCSF Learning Health System K12 Career Development Program
    NIH/AHRQ K12HS026383Jan 1, 2022 - Mar 22, 2023
    Role: K Scholar
    Risk-Based Care and Equity in Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease
    National Kidney Foundation Young Investigator AwardJul 1, 2021 - Jun 30, 2023
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Evaluating the Impact of Guidelines on Physician Prescription Practices in Chronic Kidney Disease
    NIH F32DK122629Jul 1, 2019 - Jun 30, 2021
    Role: Principal Investigator

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    1. Effect of Intensive Blood Pressure Control on Kidney Outcomes: Long-Term Electronic Health Record-Based Post-Trial Follow-Up of SPRINT. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2023 Oct 25. Drawz PE, Lenoir KM, Rai NK, Rastogi A, Chu CD, Rahbari-Oskoui FF, Whelton PK, Thomas G, McWilliams A, Agarwal AK, Suarez MM, Dobre M, Powell J, Rocco MV, Lash JP, Oparil S, Raj DS, Dwyer JP, Rahman M, Soman S, Townsend RR, Pemu P, Horwitz E, Ix JH, Tuot DS, Ishani A, Pajewski NM. PMID: 37883184; PMCID: PMC10861101.
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    2. Fulfillment and Validity of the Kidney Health Evaluation Measure for People with Diabetes. Mayo Clin Proc Innov Qual Outcomes. 2023 Oct; 7(5):382-391. Ferrè S, Storfer-Isser A, Kinderknecht K, Montgomery E, Godwin M, Andrews A, Dunning S, Barton M, Roman D, Cuddeback J, Stempniewicz N, Chu CD, Tuot DS, Vassalotti JA. PMID: 37680649; PMCID: PMC10480072.
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    3. Equity is more powerful than equality in addressing disparities in kidney transplantation. Am J Transplant. 2023 Dec; 23(12):2008-2010. Powe NR, Chu CD, Segev DL. PMID: 37532178.
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    4. Estimated Prevalence and Testing for Albuminuria in US Adults at Risk for Chronic Kidney Disease. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 07 03; 6(7):e2326230. Chu CD, Xia F, Du Y, Singh R, Tuot DS, Lamprea-Montealegre JA, Gualtieri R, Liao N, Kong SX, Williamson T, Shlipak MG, Estrella MM. PMID: 37498594; PMCID: PMC10375308.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 4     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    5. Utility of the Kidney Failure Risk Equation and Estimated GFR for Estimating Time to Kidney Failure in Advanced CKD. Am J Kidney Dis. 2023 10; 82(4):386-394.e1. Chu CD, McCulloch CE, Hsu RK, Powe NR, Bieber B, Robinson BM, Raina R, Pecoits-Filho R, Tuot DS. PMID: 37301501; PMCID: PMC10588536.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    6. Kidney Function Trajectories and Health Care Costs: Identifying High-Need, High-Cost Patients. Kidney Med. 2023 Jun; 5(6):100664. Chu CD, Tuot DS, Tummalapalli SL. PMID: 37250504; PMCID: PMC10209529.
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    7. Gaps in Nephrology Referral Care Utilization in Patients at High-Risk of Progression to Kidney Failure. AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2022; 2022:866-873. Peter S, Wang M, Chu CD, Tuot DS, Chattopadhyay A, Chen JH. PMID: 37128404; PMCID: PMC10148329.
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    8. Concordance between clinical outcomes in the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial and in the electronic health record. Contemp Clin Trials. 2023 05; 128:107172. Chu CD, Lenoir KM, Rai NK, Soman S, Dwyer JP, Rocco MV, Agarwal AK, Beddhu S, Powell JR, Suarez MM, Lash JP, McWilliams A, Whelton PK, Drawz PE, Pajewski NM, Ishani A, Tuot DS. PMID: 37004812; PMCID: PMC10547257.
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    9. Prescription Patterns of Cardiovascular- and Kidney-Protective Therapies Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease. Diabetes Care. 2022 12 01; 45(12):2900-2906. Lamprea-Montealegre JA, Madden E, Tummalapalli SL, Chu CD, Peralta CA, Du Y, Singh R, Kong SX, Tuot DS, Shlipak MG, Estrella MM. PMID: 36156061; PMCID: PMC9998844.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 7     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    10. Albuminuria testing and nephrology care among insured US adults with chronic kidney disease: a missed opportunity. BMC Prim Care. 2022 11 24; 23(1):299. Chu CD, Powe NR, Shlipak MG, Scherzer R, Tummalapalli SL, Estrella MM, Tuot DS. PMID: 36434513.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 5     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    11. Submaximal Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor and Angiotensin Receptor Blocker Dosing Among Persons With Proteinuria. Mayo Clin Proc. 2022 11; 97(11):2099-2106. Chu CD, Powe NR, Estrella MM, Shlipak MG, McCoy IE, Tuot DS. PMID: 36210196; PMCID: PMC10530644.
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    12. Analysis of Specialty Nephrology Care Among Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease and High Risk of Disease Progression. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 08 01; 5(8):e2225797. Wang M, Peter SS, Chu CD, Tuot DS, Chen JH. PMID: 35984661; PMCID: PMC9391959.
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    13. Racial Differences in Medication Utilization for Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Post Hoc Analysis of the FAVORIT Trial Cohort. Kidney Med. 2022 Apr; 4(4):100438. Fallahzadeh MK, Ku E, Chu CD, McCulloch CE, Tuot DS. PMID: 35360084; PMCID: PMC8961224.
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    14. Too Many for Too Few: Finding Appropriate Nephrology Referrals for Patients With CKD That Optimize Outcomes. Am J Kidney Dis. 2022 03; 79(3):330-332. Chu CD, Lamprea-Montealegre JA, Estrella MM. PMID: 35031165.
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    15. Avoiding Overuse of Venipuncture and Laboratory Testing in Hospitalized Patients on Hemodialysis. J Patient Saf. 2022 Jan 01; 18(1):e225-e226. Tummalapalli SL, Chu CD, Tuot DS. PMID: 32569100; PMCID: PMC7749018.
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    16. Facilitating a Patient-Centered Transition From Kidney Disease to Kidney Failure: Can Digital Tools Help? Kidney Med. 2021 Nov-Dec; 3(6):883-885. Chu CD, Tuot DS. PMID: 34938995; PMCID: PMC8664738.
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    17. CKD Progression From the Time of Estimated GFR-Based Waitlist Eligibility and Racial Disparities in Transplant Access. Am J Kidney Dis. 2022 06; 79(6):841-848.e1. Chu CD, Powe NR, Crews DC, Tuot DS. PMID: 34543686; PMCID: PMC10404025.
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    18. Trends in Chronic Kidney Disease Care in the US by Race and Ethnicity, 2012-2019. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 09 01; 4(9):e2127014. Chu CD, Powe NR, McCulloch CE, Crews DC, Han Y, Bragg-Gresham JL, Saran R, Koyama A, Burrows NR, Tuot DS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Chronic Kidney Disease Surveillance Team. PMID: 34570204; PMCID: PMC8477264.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 19     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    19. Patient Awareness of CKD: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Patient-Oriented Questions and Study Setting. Kidney Med. 2021 Jul-Aug; 3(4):576-585.e1. Chu CD, Chen MH, McCulloch CE, Powe NR, Estrella MM, Shlipak MG, Tuot DS. PMID: 34401725; PMCID: PMC8350814.
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    20. Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor or Angiotensin Receptor Blocker Use Among Hypertensive US Adults With Albuminuria. Hypertension. 2021 01; 77(1):94-102. Chu CD, Powe NR, McCulloch CE, Banerjee T, Crews DC, Saran R, Bragg-Gresham J, Morgenstern H, Pavkov ME, Saydah SH, Tuot DS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Chronic Kidney Disease Surveillance Team. PMID: 33190561; PMCID: PMC7725867.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 13     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    21. The Kidney Failure Risk Equation for Prediction of Allograft Loss in Kidney Transplant Recipients. Kidney Med. 2020 Nov-Dec; 2(6):753-761.e1. Chu CD, Ku E, Fallahzadeh MK, McCulloch CE, Tuot DS. PMID: 33319199; PMCID: PMC7729246.
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    22. Completeness and quality of text paging for subspecialty consult requests. Postgrad Med J. 2021 Aug; 97(1150):511-514. Chu CD, Tuot DS, Harrison JD, Duong J, Luxenberg A, Khanna RR. PMID: 32820085; PMCID: PMC7895858.
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    23. CKD Awareness Among US Adults by Future Risk of Kidney Failure. Am J Kidney Dis. 2020 08; 76(2):174-183. Chu CD, McCulloch CE, Banerjee T, Pavkov ME, Burrows NR, Gillespie BW, Saran R, Shlipak MG, Powe NR, Tuot DS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Chronic Kidney Disease Surveillance Team. PMID: 32305206; PMCID: PMC7387135.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 31     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    24. Albuminuria Testing by Race and Ethnicity among Patients with Hypertension with and without Diabetes. Am J Nephrol. 2019; 50(1):48-54. Lee J, Chu C, Guzman D, Fontil V, Velasquez A, Powe NR, Tuot DS. PMID: 31167180; PMCID: PMC6620121.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 14     Fields:    Translation:Humans
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