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Yuvaram Nellore Vilambi Reddy, MBBS, MPH

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Assistant Professor of Medicine (Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension) at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
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Associate Member, Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics (ITMAT)
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Core Investigator, VA Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion (CHERP)
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Physician, Philadelphia VA Medical Center
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Co-Director, Building Leadership OppOrtunities in Medicine for Health Equity (BLOOM Health Equity)
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Senior Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute
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Faculty Director of Healthcare Equity Curriculum, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
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Associate Director, The Parity Center, University of Pennsylvania
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Co-Director of Health Equity, Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension Division, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
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Senior Fellow, Penn Implementation Science Center (PISCE)
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42 Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, 2021.
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Description of Research Expertise

158 Yuvaram Reddy, MBBS, MPH is a nephrologist and implementation scientist dedicated to narrowing disparities in home dialysis use for patients with kidney failure. He is a Core Investigator at the VA Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion (CHERP) and a nephrologist at the Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center.
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173 Dr. Reddy’s research focuses on 1) understanding and addressing barriers to home dialysis, and 2) evaluating the impact of health policy in kidney disease. He is a member of the American Society of Nephrology Home Dialysis Steering Committee. His research draws from methodologies in health services research, including mixed-methods and implementation science.
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187 Dr. Reddy received his MBBS degree from Sri Ramachandra Medical College & Research Institute and his MPH degree from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. He completed his Internal Medicine residency at Boston Medical Center and his Nephrology fellowship at Mass General Brigham. His research has been funded by the NIH, AHRQ, VA, LDI, and the American Society of Nephrology.
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Selected Publications

194 Reddy YNV, Kearney MD, Ward M, Burke RE, O'Hare AM, Reese PP, Lane-Fall MB; IM-HOME Advisory Board: Identifying Major Barriers to Home Dialysis (The IM-HOME Study): Findings From a National Survey of Patients, Care Partners, and Providers. Am J Kidney Dis (24)00790-X(S0272-6386), June 2024 Notes: doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2024.04.007.

99 Potluri, V*; Reddy, YNV*; Tummalapalli, S; Peng, C; Huang, Q; Zhao, Y; Kanter, G; Zhu, J; Liao, J; Navathe, A 2 f2 *Both authors contributed equally to the manuscript: Early Effects of the End-Stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model on Kidney Transplant Waitlist Additions. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 20(1): 124-135, Jan 2025.

149 Yuvaram N.V. Reddy Sri Lekha Tummalapalli Gaurav Jain Amol S. Navathe Sumit Mohan Mallika L. Mendu: Advancing Equity In Kidney Transplantation Through The Increasing Organ Transplant Access Model. Health Affairs Forefront August 2024 Notes: 10.1377/forefront.20240730.708222 14

24e Kirsten L. Johansen, David T. Gilbertson, Shuling Li, Suying Li, Jiannong Liu, Nicholas S. Roetker, Elaine Ku, Ivonne H. Schulman, Raquel C. Greer, Kevin Chan, Kevin C. Abbott, Catherine R. Butler, Ann M. O’Hare, Neil R. Powe, Yuvaram N.V. Reddy, Jon Snyder, Wendy St. Peter, Janelle S. Taylor, Eric D. Weinhandl, James B. Wetmore: US Renal Data System 2023 Annual Data Report: Epidemiology of Kidney Disease in the United States. Am J Kidney Dis. 83(4S1): A8-A13, Apr 2024 Notes: doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2024.01.001.

12d Reddy YNV, Tummalapalli SL, Mendu ML: Ensuring the Equitable Advancement of American Kidney Health-the Need to Account for Socioeconomic Disparities in the ESRD Treatment Choices Model. J Am Soc Nephrol 32(2): 265-267, Feb 2021.

181 Reddy, Yuvaram N.V; O'Hare, Ann M; Edwards, Dawn; Hall, Rasheeda: Defining, Understanding, and Addressing Postdialysis Fatigue: Takeaways from a Scientific Workshop Hosted by the National Institutes of Health. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 10, May 2024 Notes: DOI: 10.1681/ASN.0000000000000409

fe Reddy YNV, Mendu ML.: The Role of Incremental Peritoneal Dialysis in the Era of the Advancing American Kidney Health Initiative. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 15(12): 1835-1837, Dec 7 2020.

146 Amber Pettis, Yuvaram Reddy: Can kidney dialysis be done at home? We can make treatment more accessible, so why aren't we? USA Today Feb 2024 Notes: https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2024/02/18/kidney-transplant-home-dialysis-treatment/72613705007/

17a Reddy YNV, Walensky RP, Mendu ML, Green N, Reddy KP.: Estimating Shortages in Capacity to Deliver Continuous Kidney Replacement Therapy During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States. American journal of kidney diseases 76(5): 696-709, Nov 2020 Notes: doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2020.07.005. Epub 2020 Jul 28.

141 Reddy YNV, Mendu ML, Weinhandl ED.: Funding Innovative Dialysis Technology in the United States: Home Dialysis and the ESRD Transitional Add-on Payment for New and Innovative Equipment and Supplies (TPNIES). Am J Kidney Dis 78(6): 892-96, May 2021.

158 Pablo Garcia and Yuvaram N.V. Reddy: Tips and Tricks for the 2021 Nephrology Fellows—A Curated List of Fellow-Friendly Resources in the United States. Kidney News 13(5): 20-24, May 2021 Notes: https://www.kidneynews.org/view/journals/kidney-news/13/5/article-p20_6.xml.

1a7 Yuvaram N.V. Reddy, Jeffrey S. Berns, Shweta Bansal, James F. Simon, Ryan Murray, Molly Jacob, Jeffrey Perl, Edward Gould: Home Dialysis Training Needs for Fellows: A Survey of Nephrology Program Directors and Division Chiefs in the United States. Kidney Medicine 5(5): 100629, March 2023 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.xkme.2023.100629. eCollection 2023 May.

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