Faculty

Bryan Kestenbaum

Adjunct Professor, Epidemiology
Professor, Medicine - Nephrology
David S. and Nayda Utterberg Endowed Professorship in Nephrology in Honor of Dr. Rajnish Mehrotra, Medicine - Nephrology

206-685-7343

Education

MD University of Massachusetts, 1995
MS Epidemiology, University of Washington, 2002
BS Microbiology, University of Massachusetts, 1991

Contact

206-685-7343

University of Washington
Office BB1255
Box 359606
Kidney Research Institute (KRI)
325 9th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104

Research Areas

Research Interests

Dr. Kestenbaum is a Nephrologist and Epidemiologist who studies the metabolic complications of kidney disease. His research group focuses on developing new methods for assessing kidney function, understanding the determinants and consequences of mineral metabolism disturbances, and investigating the impact of uremic toxins on skeletal muscle functioning. Their ongoing work spans large cohort studies to hands-on translational research within the Kidney Research Institute, a clinical and translational unit that houses a critical mass of investigators, study personnel, and staff.

Recent Publications (PubMed)

Clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential contributes to accelerated chronic kidney disease progression.
(2024 Jun 20)
medRxiv
Vlasschaert C, Pan Y, Chen J, Akwo E, Rao V, Hixson JE, Chong M, Uddin MM, Yu Z, Jiang M, Peng F, Cao S, Wang Y, Kim DK, Hung AM, He J, Tamura MK, Cohen DL, He J, Li C, Bhat Z, Rao P, Xie D, Bick AG, Kestenbaum B, Paré G, Rauh MJ, Levin A, Natarajan P, Lash JP, Zhang MZ, Harris RC, Robinson-Cohen C, Lanktree MB, Kelly TN, CRIC Study Investigators
Kidney Outcomes and Trajectories of Tubular Injury and Function in Critically Ill Patients With and Without COVID-19.
(2024 Jul 1)
Crit Care Explor 6(7): e1109
Granda ML, Tian F, Zelnick LR, Bhatraju PK, Hallowell J, Wurfel MM, Hoofnagle A, Morrell E, Kestenbaum B
The association of microvascular disease and endothelial dysfunction with vertebral trabecular bone mineral density : The MESA study.
(2024 Jun 24)
Osteoporos Int
Barzilay JI, Buzkova P, Bielinski SJ, Cotch MF, Kestenbaum B, Austin TR, Carbone L, Mukamal KJ, Budoff MJ
Risk factors for hip and vertebral fractures in chronic kidney disease: the CRIC study.
(2024 May 2)
J Bone Miner Res 39(4): 433-442
Hsu S, Bansal N, Denburg M, Ginsberg C, Hoofnagle AN, Isakova T, Ix JH, Robinson-Cohen C, Wolf M, Kestenbaum BR, de Boer IH, Zelnick LR
Kidney Outcomes and Trajectories of Tubular Injury and Function in Critically Ill Persons with and without Coronavirus-2019.
(2024 Feb 28)
Res Sq
Granda ML, Tian F, Zelnick LR, Bhatraju PK, Wurfel MM, Hoofnagle A, Morrell E, Kestenbaum B
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In the News

Exercise May Slow Decline in Kidney Function
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 12/12/2013
Researchers determine Vitamin D blood level for reducing major medical risks in older adults
UW Today, 05/21/2012