Bertram Kasiske, MD
Enriched profileProfessor of Medicine, University of Minnesota; Director of Nephrology, Hennepin County Medical Center (Hennepin Healthcare) · Hennepin Healthcare
Bertram Kasiske is Professor of Medicine, University of Minnesota; Director of Nephrology, Hennepin County Medical Center (Hennepin Healthcare) at Hennepin Healthcare. OpenAlex indexes 526 publications with 62,335 citations (h-index 116); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 2 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 1% of Nephrology profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 17 Aug 2026
Overview
Updated 13 Oct 2026
Bertram Kasiske, MD, is Professor of Medicine, University of Minnesota at Hennepin Healthcare (Hennepin County Medical Center) / University of Minnesota. The public record shows 526 publications with 62,335 citations (h-index 116), centered on Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments, Organ Donation and Transplantation, Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes. It also documents an investigator role on 2 registered clinical trials, 8 NIH-funded awards (1987–2021).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2025 · Annals of internal medicine
- Top research focus: Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments
- 2 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
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Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
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trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 8 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 365.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
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Practice address
Telephone
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Updated 13 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 2 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Angiotensin II Blockade for Chronic Allograft Nephropathy
Sponsor: University of Minnesota
- Drugs for High Blood Pressure and High Cholesterol in American Indians With Type 2 Diabetes
Sponsor: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Industry payments
No payments involving this person were reported to CMS in program years 2021–2024. Why? →
NIH funding
Updated 13 Oct 2026
8 NIH research awards on record, funded 1987–2021 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
Publications
Updated 13 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Evaluation and Management of Chronic Kidney Disease: Synopsis of the Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes 2024 Clinical Practice Guideline.
Annals of internal medicine
Guideline2025 - The need for integrated clinical and administrative data models for risk adjustment in assessment of the cost transplant care.
Clinical transplantation
Article2022 - Transplant program evaluations in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic.
American journal of transplantation
Article2022
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01Kidney Disease as a Risk Factor for Development of Cardiovascular DiseaseArticle3,781 citations2003
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- 04KDIGO clinical practice guideline for the care of kidney transplant recipients: a summaryArticle1,739 citations2009
- 05Spectrum of Cancer Risk Among US Solid Organ Transplant RecipientsArticle1,518 citations2011
Network
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Online presence
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Owned accounts
public accounts run by this person- Doximity
doximity.com/pub/bertram-kasiske-md
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researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Bertram-L-Kasiske-39584276
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hennepinhealthcare.org/provider/bertram-l-kasiske-md
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Background & recognition
Updated 13 Oct 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
degrees and training on record- MD
University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗ - Board certified
Internal Medicine and Nephrology
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →health.usnews.com ↗
Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →ajkd.org ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →healio.com ↗
- Former Deputy Director
United States Renal Data System
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗ - Former member
Board of Directors, American Society of Transplantation
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗ - Former member
Board of Councilors, International Society of Nephrology
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
Awards & honors
honors on the public record- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
- Fellow
American College of Physicians (FACP)
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Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Medical Director for Living Donation
Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR); former Director, SRTR
2019verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →hhrinstitute.org ↗
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