Cynthia Delgado, MD

Kurella Tamura M, Sosnov J, Delgado C, Morrison JW, Navaneethan SD, Nguyen MT, Palevsky PM, Rybacki D, Sall J, Schwartz AR, Verma SP, Watson MA, Wickham J, Fried L. Principles Supporting CKD Management in Primary Care: 2025 Veterans Affairs/Department of Defense Clinical Practice Guidelines. Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN 2026. PMID: 41615729

Schwartz AR, Sosnov J, Brown J, Delgado C, Fried L, Kurella Tamura M, Morrison JW, Navaneethan SD, Palevsky PM, Rybacki D, Sall J, Verma S, Watson M, Wickham J, Nguyen M. 2025 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and U.S. Department of Defense Clinical Practice Guideline for the Primary Care Management of Chronic Kidney Disease. Annals of internal medicine 2025. PMID: 41461086

St Peter WL, Bzowyckyj AS, Anderson-Haag T, Awdishu L, Blackman M, Bland A, Chan E, Chmielewski C, Delgado C, Eyler R, Foster C, Hudson J, Kane-Gill SL, Kliethermes MA, Le T, Madabushi R, Martin B, Miller WG, Neumiller JJ, Philbrick AM, Roberts G, Schandorf V, Webb AJ, Wu D, Nolin TD, Written on behalf of the National Kidney Foundation Workgroup for Implementation of Race-Free eGFR-B. Moving forward from Cockcroft-Gault creatinine clearance to race-free estimated glomerular filtration rate to improve medication-related decision-making in adults across healthcare settings: A consensus of the National Kidney Foundation Workgroup for Impl American journal of health-system pharmacy : AJHP : official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists 2024. PMID: 39552516

Navaneethan SD, Bansal N, Cavanaugh KL, Chang A, Crowley S, Delgado C, Estrella MM, Ghossein C, Ikizler TA, Koncicki H, St Peter W, Tuttle KR, William J. KDOQI US Commentary on the KDIGO 2024 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Management of CKD. American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2024. PMID: 39556063

Niyyar VD, Beathard GA, McLennan G, Sparks MA, Bryant K, Delgado C, Jefferson N, Kessler J, Leigh K, Stark S, Roy-Chaudhury P. Transforming Dialysis Access Together (TDAT): a Multi-Disciplinary, Cross Cutting, Patient Centered Initiative. Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN 2024. PMID: 39141434

Torres JR, Taira BR, Bi A, Gomez AV, Delgado C, Vera S, Rodriguez RM. COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake in Undocumented Latinx Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department. JAMA network open 2024. PMID: 38669022

Weiner DE, Delgado C, Flythe JE, Forfang DL, Manley T, McGonigal LJ, McNamara E, Murphy H, Roach JL, Watnick SG, Weinhandl E, Willis K, Berns JS, KDOQI Patient-Centered Quality Measures for Dialysis Care Workshop Participants. Patient-Centered Quality Measures for Dialysis Care: A Report of a Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative (KDOQI) Scientific Workshop Sponsored by the National Kidney Foundation. American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2023. PMID: 37972814

Delgado C, Powe NR, Chertow GM, Grimes B, Johansen KL. Muscle Mass and Serum Creatinine Concentration by Race and Ethnicity Among Hemodialysis Patients. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN 2023. PMID: 37822022

Eckardt KU, Delgado C, Heerspink HJL, Pecoits-Filho R, Ricardo AC, Stengel B, Tonelli M, Cheung M, Jadoul M, Winkelmayer WC, Kramer H, Conference Participants. Trends and perspectives for improving quality of chronic kidney disease care: conclusions from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Controversies Conference. Kidney international 2023. PMID: 37245565

Ku E, Del Vecchio L, Eckardt KU, Haase VH, Johansen KL, Nangaku M, Tangri N, Waikar SS, Wiecek A, Cheung M, Jadoul M, Winkelmayer WC, Wheeler DC, for Conference Participants. Novel Anemia Therapies in Chronic Kidney Disease: Conclusions from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Controversies Conference. Kidney international 2023. PMID: 37236424

Delgado C, Powe NR. Cystatin C-Based Equation to Estimate GFR without Race and Sex. The New England journal of medicine 2023. PMID: 37133598

Delgado C. Author Reply: GFR, Race, and Implications. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN 2023. PMID: 37000955

Alvarado F, Delgado C, Nicholas SB, Jaure A, Cervantes L. Qualitative analysis of stakeholder perspectives on engaging Latinx patients in kidney-related research. BMC nephrology 2023. PMID: 36991364

Alvarado F, Aklilu A, Powe NR, Vart P, Delgado C. Diversity in Studies Developing Kidney Function Estimating Equations: Improving Representation, Interpretation, and Utility of Clinical Research. American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2022. PMID: 35842013

Aklilu A, Delgado C. The removal of race from kidney function estimation: Key points for primary providers. 2016 Computing in Cardiology Conference (CinC) 2022. PMID: 35595580

Delgado C, Powe NR. Resolving the Debate: The Future of Using Race in Estimating Kidney Function. Advances in chronic kidney disease 2022. PMID: 35690404

Delgado C, Chiang JM, Kittiskulnam P, Sheshadri A, Grimes B, Segal M, Kaysen GA, Johansen KL. Longitudinal Assessment of Body Composition and Its Association With Survival Among Participants of the ACTIVE/ADIPOSE Study. 2016 Computing in Cardiology Conference (CinC) 2021. PMID: 34930665

Delgado C, Baweja M, Crews D, Eneanya N, Gadegbeku C, Inker L, Mendu M, Miller WG, Moxey-Mims M, Roberts G, St Peter W, Warfield C, Powe N. A Unifying Approach for GFR Estimation: Recommendations of the NKF-ASN Task Force on Reassessing the Inclusion of Race in Diagnosing Kidney Disease. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN 2021. PMID: 34556489

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. A Unifying Approach for GFR Estimation: Recommendations of the NKF-ASN Task Force on Reassessing the Inclusion of Race in Diagnosing Kidney Disease. American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2021. PMID: 34563581

Sheshadri A, Kittiskulnam P, Delgado C, Sudore RL, Lai JC, Johansen KL. Association of Cognitive Function Screening Results with Adherence and Performance in a Pedometer-Based Intervention. American journal of nephrology 2021. PMID: 33979802

. Reassessing the Inclusion of Race in Diagnosing Kidney Diseases: An Interim Report From the NKF-ASN Task Force. American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2021. PMID: 33845065

. Reassessing the Inclusion of Race in Diagnosing Kidney Diseases: An Interim Report from the NKF-ASN Task Force. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN 2021. PMID: 33837122

Alvarado F, Crews DC, Delgado C, Neyra JA. International Medical Graduates in Nephrology: Impressions of the Implications of Visa Status in a Cohort of Program Directors and Division Chiefs. Kidney Medicine 2021. PMID: 34136791

Delgado C, Johansen KL. Revisiting serum creatinine as an indicator of muscle mass and a predictor of mortality among patients on hemodialysis. Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association 2020. PMID: 33275759

Chiang JM, Delgado C, Kaysen GA, Segal MR, Chertow GM, Johansen KL. Correlates and Consequences of High Serum Irisin Concentration in Patients on Hemodialysis: A Longitudinal Analysis. Journal of renal nutrition : the official journal of the Council on Renal Nutrition of the National Kidney Foundation 2020. PMID: 33262071

Matsuzawa R, Suzuki Y, Yamamoto S, Harada M, Watanabe T, Shimoda T, Yoshida A, Delgado C, Tamaki A, Matsunaga A, Roshanravan B. Determinants of Health-Related Quality of Life and Physical Performance-Based Components of Frailty in Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis. Journal of renal nutrition : the official journal of the Council on Renal Nutrition of the National Kidney Foundation 2020. PMID: 32981832

Sheshadri A, Kittiskulnam P, Delgado C, Sudore R, Lai JC, Johansen KL. Association of motivations and barriers with participation and performance in a pedometer-based intervention. Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association 2020. PMID: 32437568

Delgado C. Frailty and CKD: Chicken or the Egg? Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN 2019. PMID: 31628119

Delgado C, Roche M, Fethney J, Foster K. Workplace resilience and emotional labour of Australian mental health nurses: Results of a national survey. International journal of mental health nursing 2019. PMID: 31050127

Chiang JM, Kaysen GA, Segal M, Chertow GM, Delgado C, Johansen KL. Low testosterone is associated with frailty, muscle wasting and physical dysfunction among men receiving hemodialysis: a longitudinal analysis. Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association 2018. PMID: 30085235

Johansen KL, Delgado C, Kaysen GA, Chertow GM, Chiang J, Dalrymple LS, Segal MR, Grimes BA. Frailty among patients receiving hemodialysis: evolution of components and associations with mortality. The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences 2018. PMID: 30192916

Chiang JM, Kaysen GA, Schafer AL, Delgado C, Johansen KL. Fibroblast Growth Factor 23 is Associated With Adiposity in Patients Receiving Hemodialysis: Possible Cross Talk Between Bone and Adipose Tissue. Journal of renal nutrition : the official journal of the Council on Renal Nutrition of the National Kidney Foundation 2018. PMID: 29606304

Kaysen GA, Grimes B, Dalrymple LS, Chertow GM, Ishida JH, Delgado C, Segal M, Chiang J, Dwyer T, Johansen KL. Associations of lipoproteins with cardiovascular and infection-related outcomes in patients receiving hemodialysis. Journal of clinical lipidology 2017. PMID: 29361496

Delgado C, Chertow GM, Kaysen GA, Dalrymple LS, Kornak J, Grimes B, Johansen KL. Associations of Body Mass Index and Body Fat With Markers of Inflammation and Nutrition Among Patients Receiving Hemodialysis. American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2017. PMID: 28870376

Lee BJ, McCulloch CE, Grimes BA, Chandran S, Allen IE, Delgado C, Hsu CY. Refining the Policy for Timing of Kidney Transplant Waitlist Qualification. Transplantation direct 2017. PMID: 28795146

Johansen KL, Dalrymple LS, Delgado C, Chertow GM, Segal MR, Chiang J, Grimes B, Kaysen GA. Factors Associated with Frailty and Its Trajectory among Patients on Hemodialysis. Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN 2017. PMID: 28576906

Kittiskulnam P, Chertow GM, Carrero JJ, Delgado C, Kaysen GA, Johansen KL. Sarcopenia and its individual criteria are associated, in part, with mortality among patients on hemodialysis. Kidney international 2017. PMID: 28318630

Kittiskulnam P, Carrero JJ, Chertow GM, Kaysen GA, Delgado C, Johansen KL. Sarcopenia among patients receiving hemodialysis: weighing the evidence. Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle 2016. PMID: 27897415

Johansen KL, Dalrymple LS, Glidden D, Delgado C, Kaysen GA, Grimes B, Chertow GM. Association of Performance-Based and Self-Reported Function-Based Definitions of Frailty with Mortality among Patients Receiving Hemodialysis. Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN 2016. PMID: 26792529

Delgado C, Grimes BA, Glidden DV, Shlipak M, Sarnak MJ, Johansen KL. Association of Frailty based on self-reported physical function with directly measured kidney function and mortality. BMC nephrology 2015. PMID: 26645070

Kittiskulnam P, Chertow GM, Kaysen GA, Delgado C, Dalrymple LS, Johansen KL. Misclassification of Obesity by Body Mass Index Among Patients Receiving Hemodialysis. American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2015. PMID: 26612278

Molfino A, Kaysen GA, Chertow GM, Doyle J, Delgado C, Dwyer T, Laviano A, Rossi Fanelli F, Johansen KL. Validating Appetite Assessment Tools Among Patients Receiving Hemodialysis. Journal of renal nutrition : the official journal of the Council on Renal Nutrition of the National Kidney Foundation 2015. PMID: 26522141

Delgado C, Shieh S, Grimes B, Chertow GM, Dalrymple LS, Kaysen GA, Kornak J, Johansen KL. Association of Self-Reported Frailty with Falls and Fractures among Patients New to Dialysis. American journal of nephrology 2015. PMID: 26381744

Wanga S, Ceron CS, Delgado C, Joshi SK, Spaulding K, Walker JP, Song S, Olson JL, Lovett DH. Two Distinct Isoforms of Matrix Metalloproteinase-2 Are Associated with Human Delayed Kidney Graft Function. Volume 10 of Issue 9. PloS one 2015. PMID: 26379248

Joshi SK, Lee L, Lovett DH, Kang H, Kim HT, Delgado C, Liu X. Novel intracellular N-terminal truncated matrix metalloproteinase-2 isoform in skeletal muscle ischemia-reperfusion injury. Volume 34 of Issue 3. 2015. PMID: 26213293

Dalrymple LS, Mu Y, Romano PS, Nguyen DV, Chertow GM, Delgado C, Grimes B, Kaysen GA, Johansen KL. Outcomes of infection-related hospitalization in Medicare beneficiaries receiving in-center hemodialysis. American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2015. PMID: 25641061

Johansen KL, Painter P, Delgado C, Doyle J. Characterization of physical activity and sitting time among patients on hemodialysis using a new physical activity instrument. Journal of renal nutrition : the official journal of the Council on Renal Nutrition of the National Kidney Foundation 2014. PMID: 25213326

Johansen KL, Dalrymple LS, Delgado C, Kaysen GA, Kornak J, Grimes B, Chertow GM. Comparison of self-report-based and physical performance-based frailty definitions among patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis. American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2014. PMID: 24793033

Delgado C, Ward P, Chertow GM, Storer L, Dalrymple L, Block T, Kaysen GA, Kornak J, Grimes B, Kutner NG, Johansen KL. Calibration of the brief food frequency questionnaire among patients on dialysis. Journal of renal nutrition : the official journal of the Council on Renal Nutrition of the National Kidney Foundation 2014. PMID: 24613023

Johansen KL, Dalrymple LS, Delgado C, Kaysen GA, Kornak J, Grimes B, Chertow GM. Association between body composition and frailty among prevalent hemodialysis patients: a US Renal Data System special study. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN 2013. PMID: 24158987

Delgado C, Frassetto L. Hip fractures in hemodialysis patients. American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2013. PMID: 24054940

Johansen KL, Delgado C, Bao Y, Kurella Tamura M. Frailty and dialysis initiation. Seminars in dialysis 2013. PMID: 24004376

Delgado C, Doyle JW, Johansen KL. Association of frailty with body composition among patients on hemodialysis. Journal of renal nutrition : the official journal of the Council on Renal Nutrition of the National Kidney Foundation 2013. PMID: 23648049

Delgado C, Johansen KL. Barriers to exercise participation among dialysis patients. Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association 2011. PMID: 21795245

Delgado C, Johansen KL. Deficient counseling on physical activity among nephrologists. Nephron. Clinical practice 2010. PMID: 20664289