Cynthia Delgado • UCSF Profiles

Cynthia Delgado, MD

Title(s)	Professor, Medicine
School	School of Medicine
Address	Location Required, #001 Varies CA 00000
Phone	415-221-4810 ext. 2592
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Biography

Education and Training

University of California, San Francisco

Clinical Fellowship

Awards and Honors

Department of Veterans Affairs	2012 -	2017	Career Development Award
Department of Veterans Affairs	2016 -	2017	Innovators Network Accelerator

Overview

My emerging research program is at a crossroads of chronic kidney disease, quality of life and outcomes related research. CKD is a major public health issue and its prevalence is expected to grow at an alarming rate in the United States. Frailty has been shown to be more common among individuals with CKD than among those with normal kidney function. 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.

Research

Research Activities and Funding

The Effects of Frailty on Chronic Kidney Disease
NIH IK2CX000527Jul 1, 2012 - Jun 30, 2017
Role: Principal Investigator

ORNG Applications

Clinical Trials

Bibliographic

Publications

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Muscle Mass and Serum Creatinine Concentration by Race and Ethnicity among Hemodialysis Patients. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2024 01 01; 35(1):66-73. Delgado C, Powe NR, Chertow GM, Grimes B, Johansen KL. PMID: 37822022; PMCID: PMC10786608.

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Nep Nephrology
Translation:Humans
Cystatin C-Based Equation to Estimate GFR without Race and Sex. N Engl J Med. 2023 May 04; 388(18):1721-1722. Delgado C, Powe NR. PMID: 37133598.

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Med Medicine (General)
Translation:Humans
Author Reply: GFR, Race, and Implications. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2023 04 01; 34(4):721-722. Delgado C. PMID: 37000955; PMCID: PMC10103288.

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Nep Nephrology
Translation:Humans
Qualitative analysis of stakeholder perspectives on engaging Latinx patients in kidney-related research. BMC Nephrol. 2023 03 30; 24(1):79. Alvarado F, Delgado C, Nicholas SB, Jaure A, Cervantes L. PMID: 36991364; PMCID: PMC10061843.

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Nep Nephrology
Translation:Humans
Diversity in Studies Developing Kidney Function Estimating Equations: Improving Representation, Interpretation, and Utility of Clinical Research. Am J Kidney Dis. 2023 01; 81(1):1-6. Alvarado F, Aklilu A, Powe NR, Vart P, Delgado C. PMID: 35842013.

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Nep Nephrology
Translation:Humans
The removal of race from kidney function estimation: Key points for primary providers. J Natl Med Assoc. 2022 Jun; 114(3S2):S25-S33. Aklilu A, Delgado C. PMID: 35595580.

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Med Medicine (General)
Translation:Humans
Resolving the Debate: The Future of Using Race in Estimating Kidney Function. Adv Chronic Kidney Dis. 2022 01; 29(1):5-16. Delgado C, Powe NR. PMID: 35690404.

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Nep Nephrology
Translation:Humans
Longitudinal Assessment of Body Composition and Its Association With Survival Among Participants of the ACTIVE/ADIPOSE Study. J Ren Nutr. 2022 07; 32(4):396-404. Delgado C, Chiang JM, Kittiskulnam P, Sheshadri A, Grimes B, Segal M, Kaysen GA, Johansen KL. PMID: 34930665.

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Nep Nephrology Nut Nutritional Sciences
Translation:Humans
A Unifying Approach for GFR Estimation: Recommendations of the NKF-ASN Task Force on Reassessing the Inclusion of Race in Diagnosing Kidney Disease. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2021 12 01; 32(12):2994-3015. 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. PMID: 34556489; PMCID: PMC8638402.

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Nep Nephrology
Translation:Humans
A Unifying Approach for GFR Estimation: Recommendations of the NKF-ASN Task Force on Reassessing the Inclusion of Race in Diagnosing Kidney Disease. Am J Kidney Dis. 2022 02; 79(2):268-288.e1. 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. PMID: 34563581.

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Nep Nephrology
Translation:Humans
Association of Cognitive Function Screening Results with Adherence and Performance in a Pedometer-Based Intervention. Am J Nephrol. 2021; 52(5):420-428. Sheshadri A, Kittiskulnam P, Delgado C, Sudore RL, Lai JC, Johansen KL. PMID: 33979802; PMCID: PMC8263507.

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Nep Nephrology
Translation:Humans PHPublic Health
Reassessing the Inclusion of Race in Diagnosing Kidney Diseases: An Interim Report from the NKF-ASN Task Force. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2021 06 01; 32(6):1305-1317. 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. PMID: 33837122; PMCID: PMC8259639.

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Nep Nephrology
Translation:Humans
Reassessing the Inclusion of Race in Diagnosing Kidney Diseases: An Interim Report From the NKF-ASN Task Force. Am J Kidney Dis. 2021 07; 78(1):103-115. 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. PMID: 33845065; PMCID: PMC8238889.

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Nep Nephrology
Translation:Humans
International Medical Graduates in Nephrology: Impressions of the Implications of Visa Status in a Cohort of Program Directors and Division Chiefs. Kidney Med. 2021 May-Jun; 3(3):451-453. Alvarado F, Crews DC, Delgado C, Neyra JA. PMID: 34136791; PMCID: PMC8178450.

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Revisiting serum creatinine as an indicator of muscle mass and a predictor of mortality among patients on hemodialysis. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2020 12 04; 35(12):2033-2035. Delgado C, Johansen KL. PMID: 33275759; PMCID: PMC7716806.

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Nep Nephrology Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans
Correlates and Consequences of High Serum Irisin Concentration in Patients on Hemodialysis: A Longitudinal Analysis. J Ren Nutr. 2021 Jul; 31(4):389-396. Chiang JM, Delgado C, Kaysen GA, Segal MR, Chertow GM, Johansen KL. PMID: 33262071; PMCID: PMC8160018.

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Nep Nephrology Nut Nutritional Sciences
Translation:Humans
Determinants of Health-Related Quality of Life and Physical Performance-Based Components of Frailty in Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis. J Ren Nutr. 2021 Sep; 31(5):529-536. Matsuzawa R, Suzuki Y, Yamamoto S, Harada M, Watanabe T, Shimoda T, Yoshida A, Delgado C, Tamaki A, Matsunaga A, Roshanravan B. PMID: 32981832; PMCID: PMC9621716.

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Nep Nephrology Nut Nutritional Sciences
Translation:Humans
Association of motivations and barriers with participation and performance in a pedometer-based intervention. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2020 08 01; 35(8):1405-1411. Sheshadri A, Kittiskulnam P, Delgado C, Sudore R, Lai JC, Johansen KL. PMID: 32437568; PMCID: PMC8524721.

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Nep Nephrology Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans
Frailty and CKD: Chicken or the Egg? Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2019 11 07; 14(11):1554-1556. Delgado C. PMID: 31628119; PMCID: PMC6832043.

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Nep Nephrology
Translation:Humans
Low testosterone is associated with frailty, muscle wasting and physical dysfunction among men receiving hemodialysis: a longitudinal analysis. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2019 05 01; 34(5):802-810. Chiang JM, Kaysen GA, Segal M, Chertow GM, Delgado C, Johansen KL. PMID: 30085235; PMCID: PMC6503299.

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Nep Nephrology Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans
Frailty Among Patients Receiving Hemodialysis: Evolution of Components and Associations With Mortality. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2019 02 15; 74(3):380-386. Johansen KL, Delgado C, Kaysen GA, Chertow GM, Chiang J, Dalrymple LS, Segal MR, Grimes BA. PMID: 30192916; PMCID: PMC6376100.

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Ger Geriatrics
Translation:Humans
Fibroblast Growth Factor 23 is Associated With Adiposity in Patients Receiving Hemodialysis: Possible Cross Talk Between Bone and Adipose Tissue. J Ren Nutr. 2018 07; 28(4):278-282. Chiang JM, Kaysen GA, Schafer AL, Delgado C, Johansen KL. PMID: 29606304; PMCID: PMC6015777.

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Nep Nephrology Nut Nutritional Sciences
Translation:Humans
Associations of lipoproteins with cardiovascular and infection-related outcomes in patients receiving hemodialysis. J Clin Lipidol. 2018 Mar - Apr; 12(2):481-487.e14. Kaysen GA, Grimes B, Dalrymple LS, Chertow GM, Ishida JH, Delgado C, Segal M, Chiang J, Dwyer T, Johansen KL. PMID: 29361496; PMCID: PMC5880742.

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Bio Biochemistry Met Metabolism
Translation:Humans
Associations of Body Mass Index and Body Fat With Markers of Inflammation and Nutrition Among Patients Receiving Hemodialysis. Am J Kidney Dis. 2017 Dec; 70(6):817-825. Delgado C, Chertow GM, Kaysen GA, Dalrymple LS, Kornak J, Grimes B, Johansen KL. PMID: 28870376.

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Nep Nephrology
Translation:Humans
Refining the Policy for Timing of Kidney Transplant Waitlist Qualification. Transplant Direct. 2017 Aug; 3(8):e195. Lee BJ, McCulloch CE, Grimes BA, Chandran S, Allen IE, Delgado C, Hsu CY. PMID: 28795146; PMCID: PMC5540633.

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Factors Associated with Frailty and Its Trajectory among Patients on Hemodialysis. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2017 Jul 07; 12(7):1100-1108. Johansen KL, Dalrymple LS, Delgado C, Chertow GM, Segal MR, Chiang J, Grimes B, Kaysen GA. PMID: 28576906; PMCID: PMC5498360.

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Nep Nephrology
Translation:Humans
Sarcopenia and its individual criteria are associated, in part, with mortality among patients on hemodialysis. Kidney Int. 2017 07; 92(1):238-247. Kittiskulnam P, Chertow GM, Carrero JJ, Delgado C, Kaysen GA, Johansen KL. PMID: 28318630; PMCID: PMC5483392.

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Nep Nephrology
Translation:Humans
Sarcopenia among patients receiving hemodialysis: weighing the evidence. J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle. 2017 Feb; 8(1):57-68. Kittiskulnam P, Carrero JJ, Chertow GM, Kaysen GA, Delgado C, Johansen KL. PMID: 27897415; PMCID: PMC5326818.

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Neo Neoplasms Pat Pathology
Translation:Humans
Association of Performance-Based and Self-Reported Function-Based Definitions of Frailty with Mortality among Patients Receiving Hemodialysis. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2016 Apr 07; 11(4):626-32. Johansen KL, Dalrymple LS, Glidden D, Delgado C, Kaysen GA, Grimes B, Chertow GM. PMID: 26792529; PMCID: PMC4822658.

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Nep Nephrology
Translation:Humans
Association of Frailty based on self-reported physical function with directly measured kidney function and mortality. BMC Nephrol. 2015 Dec 09; 16:203. Delgado C, Grimes BA, Glidden DV, Shlipak M, Sarnak MJ, Johansen KL. PMID: 26645070; PMCID: PMC4673778.

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Nep Nephrology
Translation:Humans CTClinical Trials
Misclassification of Obesity by Body Mass Index Among Patients Receiving Hemodialysis. Am J Kidney Dis. 2016 Apr; 67(4):709-11. Kittiskulnam P, Chertow GM, Kaysen GA, Delgado C, Dalrymple LS, Johansen KL. PMID: 26612278; PMCID: PMC5657149.

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Nep Nephrology
Translation:Humans
Validating Appetite Assessment Tools Among Patients Receiving Hemodialysis. J Ren Nutr. 2016 Mar; 26(2):103-10. Molfino A, Kaysen GA, Chertow GM, Doyle J, Delgado C, Dwyer T, Laviano A, Rossi Fanelli F, Johansen KL. PMID: 26522141; PMCID: PMC4796001.

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Nep Nephrology Nut Nutritional Sciences
Translation:Humans
Association of Self-Reported Frailty with Falls and Fractures among Patients New to Dialysis. Am J Nephrol. 2015; 42(2):134-40. Delgado C, Shieh S, Grimes B, Chertow GM, Dalrymple LS, Kaysen GA, Kornak J, Johansen KL. PMID: 26381744; PMCID: PMC4596065.

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Nep Nephrology
Translation:Humans
Two Distinct Isoforms of Matrix Metalloproteinase-2 Are Associated with Human Delayed Kidney Graft Function. PLoS One. 2015; 10(9):e0136276. Wanga S, Ceron CS, Delgado C, Joshi SK, Spaulding K, Walker JP, Song S, Olson JL, Lovett DH. PMID: 26379248; PMCID: PMC4574928.

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Med Medicine (General)Sci Science
Translation:Humans Cells
Novel intracellular N-terminal truncated matrix metalloproteinase-2 isoform in skeletal muscle ischemia-reperfusion injury. J Orthop Res. 2016 Mar; 34(3):502-9. Joshi SK, Lee L, Lovett DH, Kang H, Kim HT, Delgado C, Liu X. PMID: 26213293.

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Ort Orthopedics
Translation:Animals Cells
Outcomes of infection-related hospitalization in Medicare beneficiaries receiving in-center hemodialysis. Am J Kidney Dis. 2015 May; 65(5):754-62. Dalrymple LS, Mu Y, Romano PS, Nguyen DV, Chertow GM, Delgado C, Grimes B, Kaysen GA, Johansen KL. PMID: 25641061; PMCID: PMC4414702.

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Nep Nephrology
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Characterization of physical activity and sitting time among patients on hemodialysis using a new physical activity instrument. J Ren Nutr. 2015 Jan; 25(1):25-30. Johansen KL, Painter P, Delgado C, Doyle J. PMID: 25213326; PMCID: PMC4282813.

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Nep Nephrology Nut Nutritional Sciences
Translation:Humans
Comparison of self-report-based and physical performance-based frailty definitions among patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis. Am J Kidney Dis. 2014 Oct; 64(4):600-7. Johansen KL, Dalrymple LS, Delgado C, Kaysen GA, Kornak J, Grimes B, Chertow GM. PMID: 24793033; PMCID: PMC4177262.

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Nep Nephrology
Translation:Humans
Calibration of the brief food frequency questionnaire among patients on dialysis. J Ren Nutr. 2014 May; 24(3):151-156.e1. Delgado C, Ward P, Chertow GM, Storer L, Dalrymple L, Block T, Kaysen GA, Kornak J, Grimes B, Kutner NG, Johansen KL. PMID: 24613023; PMCID: PMC4145671.

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Nep Nephrology Nut Nutritional Sciences
Translation:Humans
Association between body composition and frailty among prevalent hemodialysis patients: a US Renal Data System special study. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2014 Feb; 25(2):381-9. Johansen KL, Dalrymple LS, Delgado C, Kaysen GA, Kornak J, Grimes B, Chertow GM. PMID: 24158987; PMCID: PMC3904567.

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Nep Nephrology
Translation:Humans
Hip fractures in hemodialysis patients. Am J Kidney Dis. 2013 Oct; 62(4):653-5. Delgado C, Frassetto L. PMID: 24054940.

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Nep Nephrology
Translation:Humans
Frailty and dialysis initiation. Semin Dial. 2013 Nov-Dec; 26(6):690-6. Johansen KL, Delgado C, Bao Y, Kurella Tamura M. PMID: 24004376; PMCID: PMC3984466.

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Nep Nephrology
Translation:Humans
Association of frailty with body composition among patients on hemodialysis. J Ren Nutr. 2013 Sep; 23(5):356-62. Delgado C, Doyle JW, Johansen KL. PMID: 23648049; PMCID: PMC4384655.

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Nep Nephrology Nut Nutritional Sciences
Translation:Humans
Barriers to exercise participation among dialysis patients. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2012 Mar; 27(3):1152-7. Delgado C, Johansen KL. PMID: 21795245; PMCID: PMC3289894.

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Nep Nephrology Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans
Deficient counseling on physical activity among nephrologists. Nephron Clin Pract. 2010; 116(4):c330-6. Delgado C, Johansen KL. PMID: 20664289; PMCID: PMC4439770.

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Nep Nephrology
Translation:Humans