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Csaba P Kovesdy, MD

I01 HX002680-01A1 Kovesdy 01/1/2020 – 12/31/2024
Dept. of VA, HSR&D

Therapeutic Interventions to Access Outcomes and Disparities in Chronic Kidney Disease Among Veterans. 

The goals of this project are to examine the association between various therapies and outcomes in patients with CKD. 

Keiichi Sumida, MD, MPH, PhD

R01DK125586   Sumida   07/1/2020 – 02/28/2025 
NIH/NIDDK 

Circulating microbiome and premature mortality in hemodialysis patients

The goal of this project is to characterize the circulating microbiome in ESRD and to investigate its associations with premature mortality.


Keiichi Sumida, MD, MPH, PhD

R01DK135942   Sumida, Kovesdy, Datta (MPI)   08/11/2023 – 07/31/2026 

NIH/NIDDK 

Clinical, Biochemical, and Microbiological Effects of Constipation Treatment in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: A Pilot Feasibility Trial

The goal of this project is to test the feasibility of delivering an intervention with constipation treatment and determine its effects on changes in clinical, biochemical, and microbiological parameters in patients with CKD and constipation.

Aug 23, 2023