Dena Rifkin is a Nephrology physician affiliated with University of California San Diego. OpenAlex indexes 210 publications with 7,241 citations (h-index 46); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 1 registered study matched to this name.
Overview
Scholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
The practice address and phone this provider lists in the federal NPPES (CMS) registry.
Practice address
9500 Gilman Drive Va Medical Center
9111h
La Jolla, CA 920939111
Telephone
617-699-8969Provider last certified this registry record 7 Apr 2026.
Clinical trials
- Self-management of Blood Pressure Medication for Hypertensive Veterans
Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development
Registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov where the overall official or a site investigator name-matches this physician, confirmed against known institution/geography. Latest few shown; the full list is part of the full profile.
NIH funding
5 NIH research awards on record, funded 2011–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- The Training Core for The San Diego Regional Network Award for Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Research Training
University of California, San Diego
FY2026$379,017TL1DK143272 - The Network Core for The San Diego Regional Network Award for Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Research Training
University of California, San Diego
FY2026$102,548U2CDK136780 - The Training Core for The San Diego Regional Network Award for Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Research Training
University of California, San Diego
FY2025$404,206TL1DK143272
Awards in the NIH RePORTER records where a principal investigator name matches this physician at an organization in their practice state. Latest award years shown; each row links to the project record on RePORTER.
Publications
Matched to this physician's OpenAlex author record; most-cited works shown first.
- Association of Intra-individual Differences in Estimated GFR by Creatinine Versus Cystatin C With Incident Heart Failure
American Journal of Kidney Diseases
2022 - Effectiveness of an Intervention to Improve Decision Making for Older Patients With Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease
Annals of Internal Medicine
2022
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