Kirsten Johansen, MD
Enriched profileDirector, Division of Nephrology, Hennepin Healthcare; President, Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute; Chief Research Officer, Hennepin Healthcare System; Professor of Medicine, University of Minnesota; Director, U.S. Renal Data System (USRDS) · Hennepin Healthcare
Kirsten Johansen is Director, Division of Nephrology, Hennepin Healthcare; President, Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute; Chief Research Officer, Hennepin Healthcare System; Professor of Medicine, University of Minnesota; Director, U.S. Renal Data System (USRDS) at Hennepin Healthcare. OpenAlex indexes 340 publications with 20,297 citations (h-index 73); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 2 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 5% of Nephrology profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 14 Aug 2026
Overview
Updated 13 Oct 2026
Kirsten L. Johansen, MD, is Director, Division of Nephrology, Hennepin Healthcare. The public record shows 340 publications with 20,297 citations (h-index 73), centered on Dialysis and Renal Disease Management, Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes, Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments. It also documents an investigator role on 2 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 6 companies, 5 NIH-funded awards (2018–2025).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2022 · Kidney360
- Top research focus: Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
- 2 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 6 companies
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Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
OpenAlex concept fingerprintDrugs & molecules
across trials, industry payments and publicationsWorks with
trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 5 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 217.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
The practice address and phone this provider lists in the federal NPPES (CMS) registry.
Practice address
Telephone
Practice address and telephone from the federal NPPES registry.
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Updated 13 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 2 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Effects of N-acetylcysteine on Muscle Fatigue in Hemodialysis
Sponsor: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
- Anabolic Steroids and Exercise in Hemodialysis Patients
Sponsor: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Industry payments
Updated 13 Oct 2026
6 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- AKEBIA THERAPEUTICS INCProgram year20251 payment
- GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.Program year20238 payments$13,741openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- AKEBIA THERAPEUTICS INCProgram year20232 payments
Medicare prescribing footprint (2024)
The drugs this prescriber writes for Medicare patients, grouped by drug class and therapeutic area. Every percentage is a share of their total prescribing, so you can see what they prescribe most. These are proportions, not patient counts or dollar amounts. No condition is inferred: the claims record what was prescribed, never why.
Cardiovascular
70.2%Loop diuretic18.5%Furosemide73%Torsemide28%Part D<11 patientsAngiotensin receptor blocker (ARB)14.2%Losartan Potassium100%Part D≥14 patients+ 5 more classes in this area
Metabolism & gastrointestinal
10.9%Potassium supplement6.5%Potassium Chloride100%Part D<11 patientsSGLT2 inhibitor4.4%Jardiance100%Part D<11 patientsBlood & clotting
10.2%Solutions for parenteral nutrition10.2%Calcium Acetate100%Part D≥11 patients
Drug classes come from the WHO ATC and U.S. National Library of Medicine (RxClass) classifications; prescribing counts come from the CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers file. Each drug is counted once, under its primary class. Medicare fee-for-service only, so no Medicare Advantage, commercial, or pediatric prescribing is included. CMS publishes this data about 17 months after the fact.
NIH funding
Updated 13 Oct 2026
5 NIH research awards on record, funded 2018–2025 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Racial disparities in access to kidney transplantation
University of California, San Francisco
FY2026$669,096R01DK115629 - MODIFICATION TO THE CONTRACT TO REVISE SECTION J ATTACHMENTS
Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute
FY2025$2,791,99975N94024C00001 - Reaching Equity in ACess to Home Dialysis And Re-Transplantation (REACH-DART)
University of California, San Francisco
FY2025$679,060R01DK132271
Publications
Updated 13 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- From People to Lab Rats to People-Study of Exercise in CKD.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
Comment2019 - Higher eGFR at Dialysis Initiation Is Not Associated with a Survival Benefit in Children.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
Article2019 - Gabapentin and Pregabalin Use and Association with Adverse Outcomes among Hemodialysis Patients.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
Article2018
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01US Renal Data System 2011 Annual Data Report822 citations2011
- 02
- 03
- 04US Renal Data System 2013 Annual Data Report694 citations2013
- 05Significance of Frailty among Dialysis Patients647 citations2007
Network
Updated 13 Oct 2026
The people this person publishes with most, by number of co-authored papers. Names link to their own profile when we have one.
Online presence
Updated 13 Oct 2026
This person's own public accounts first, then places where others mention them. Two different things, listed separately.
Mentions by others
where others cite or feature them- Other
ajkdblog.org/2022/05/11/usrds-annual-data-report-2021-interview-with-dr-kirsten-johansen
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arcforequity.ucsf.edu/events/kardos-renal-lecture-devastating-effect-covid-19-patients-end-stage-kidney-disease-kirsten-l
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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
Duke University School 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 →hhrinstitute.org ↗ - Residency
Internal Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →hhrinstitute.org ↗ - Fellowship
Nephrology, University of California, San Francisco
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →hhrinstitute.org ↗
Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Director
U.S. Renal Data System (USRDS), NIDDK/NIH-funded national ESRD data registry
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Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN)
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →khrc.ucsf.edu ↗
Awards & honors
honors on the public record- J. Michael Lazarus Award
National Kidney Foundation (2021), for contributions to nephrology and renal replacement therapy research …
2021verifiedCorroborated 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 →kidney.org ↗
Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Professor of Medicine
University of Minnesota Medical School
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Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI), University of Minnesota
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Chronic Disease Research Group (CDRG)
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →hhrinstitute.org ↗ - Previously affiliated with University of California
San Francisco (UCSF), Division of Nephrology (Kidney Health Research Collaborative)
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Media & interviews
press, podcasts and appearances- Profile interview
"Excellence, Integrity and Collaboration," Minnesota Physician magazine, February 2026
2026verifiedCorroborated 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 →mnphy.com ↗ - Interview
"USRDS Annual Data Report 2021 Interview with Dr. Kirsten Johansen," AJKD Blog (American Journal of Kidney Diseases), May 2022
2022verifiedCorroborated 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 →ajkdblog.org ↗ - Podcast guest
Episode 28, "Racial and Ethnic Disparities at USRDS," GMO Dialogs (Fresenius Medical Care)
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