Alfred K. Cheung MD
Professor, Internal Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine
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50 N Medical DrSalt Lake City, UT 84132
Phone+1 801-581-6709
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Education & Training
Loma Linda University Health Education ConsortiumResidency, Internal Medicine, 1977 - 1980
Albany Medical CollegeClass of 1977
University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterFellowship, Nephrology
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1978 - Present
UT State Medical License 1983 - 2026
GA State Medical License 1999 - 1999
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine- American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
Clinical Trials
- Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial Start of enrollment: 2010 Oct 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Effectiveness and Efficiency of an Add-on Active Outreach Strategy on Research Enrollments in a Drug Intervention Trial.Malea Joyce, Sidhharth Sharma, Lina Ly, Grant Scheiffele, Teresa Lyles
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 2025-09-22 - 1 citationsAssociations of Urine Biomarkers During Ambulatory Acute Kidney Injury With Subsequent Recovery in Kidney Function: Findings From the SPRINT Study.Simon B Ascher, Ronit Katz, Michelle M Estrella, Rebecca Scherzer, Teresa K Chen
American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 2025-08-01 - 2 citationsBaseline Diastolic BP and BP-Lowering Effects on Cardiovascular Outcomes and All-Cause Mortality: A Meta-Analysis.Amara Sarwal, Robert E Boucher, Sydney E Hartsell, Guo Wei, Jincheng Shen
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2025-05-01
Journal Articles
- PTH, FGF23, and Intensive Blood Pressure Lowering in Chronic Kidney Disease Participants in SPRINTUdayan Y Bhatt, Clinton B Wright, Vasilios Papademetriou, Joachim H Ix, Michael G Shlipak, Alfred K Cheung, Mark J Sarnak, Jing Chen, Charles Ginsberg, Glenn M Chertow..., Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
- Kidney Damage Biomarkers and Incident Chronic Kidney Disease During Blood Pressure Reduction: A Case–Control StudyPaul Drawz, Joachim H Ix, Michel Chonchol, Mark J Sarnak, Chirag R Parikh, Michael G Shlipak, Alfred K Cheung, Annals of Internal Medicine
- Prediction of Arteriovenous Fistula Clinical Maturation from Postoperative Ultrasound Measurements: Findings from the Hemodialysis Fistula Maturation StudyLaura M Dember, Jonathan Himmelfarb, James S Kaufman, Harold I Feldman, Alfred K Cheung, Miguel A Vazquez, Lauren Alexander, Thomas S Huber, Michael Allon, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
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Lectures
- Hot off the Press: What's New in Hypertension?American Society of Nephrology Kidney Week 2019 - Washington, D.C. - 11/7/2019
Other
- Clinical manifestations and diagnosis of coronary heart disease in end-stage renal disease (dialysis)Cheung AK, Henrich WL
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/clinical-manifestations-and-diagnosis-of-coronary-heart-disease-in-
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2013-01-09 - Risk factors and epidemiology of coronary artery disease in end-stage renal disease (dialysis)Cheung AK, Henrich WL
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/risk-factors-and-epidemiology-of-coronary-artery-disease-in-end-sta
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-12-20 - Secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease in end-stage renal disease (dialysis)Cheung AK, Henrich WL
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/secondary-prevention-of-cardiovascular-disease-in-end-stage-renal-d
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2013-04-18 - Join now to see all
Authored Content
- Relationships Between Clinical Processes and Arteriovenous Fistula Cannulation and Maturation: A Multicenter Prospective Cohort StudyFebruary 2018
- Relationships Between Clinical Processes and Arteriovenous Fistula Cannulation and Maturation: A Multicenter Prospective Cohort StudyFebruary 2018
- Association of Vitamin D Metabolites with Arterial Function in the Hemodialysis Fistula Maturation StudyMarch 2017
- Association of Vitamin D Metabolites with Arterial Function in the Hemodialysis Fistula Maturation StudyMarch 2017
- Association of Vitamin D Metabolites with Arterial Function in the Hemodialysis Fistula Maturation StudyMarch 2017
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Press Mentions
The National Kidney Foundation Honors Utah Nephrologist, Researcher with Prestigious AwardApril 6th, 2023
Meet the Impossible Foods Competitor Bringing Vegan 'Pork' to AsiaApril 30th, 2020
SPRINT: Intensive BP Control Benefited CKD PatientsJune 22nd, 2017- Join now to see all
Grant Support
- Mountain States Advancement in Research, Supportive Networking and Career Development (ASCEND)UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER2025–2030
- Hemodynamics And Vascular Wall Biology Determine Arteriovenous Fistula MaturationNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2011–2012
- Training Program In Nephrology ResearchNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2009–2011
- Maturation Of Hemodialysis Arteriovenous FistulasNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2008–2011
- Prevention Of Hemodialysis Vascular Access StenosisNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2002–2010
- Clinical Outcome Of Hemodialysis In UtahNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases1994–2001
- Activation Of Neutrophils By Dialysis MembranesNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases1992–1994
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