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Jay Koyner, MD, Nephrology, Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Medical Center

JayLawrenceKoynerMD

Nephrology Chicago, IL

Professor of Medicine, University of Chicago Medicine

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Summary

  • Jay L. Koyner, MD, is a Professor of Medicine in the Section of Nephrology at the University of Chicago. Dr. Koyner completed his internal medicine and nephrology training at the University of Chicago, where he currently serves as the medical director of the Inpatient Dialysis Unit and Director of ICU Nephrology. In addition to being a dedicated clinician educator, his critical care nephrology research interests have focused on the utilization of plasma and urine biomarkers to improve patient risk stratification and outcomes in the setting of AKI. He has been awarded several NIH and Industry-sponsored grants. He has contributed to several multicenter centers investigating the biomarkers of AKI. More recently he has begun developing and implementing an electronic health record derived AKI risk score with the hopes of improving the care of patients at high risk for the development of severe hospital-acquired AKI. He has published over 150 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters on AKI.

    Additionally, he has served several educational roles institutionally, nationally, and internationally. He has served as a core-faculty member for the University of Chicago Internal Medicine Residency and Nephrology Fellowship. Over the last decade, he has held many roles in the American Society of Nephrology including but not limited to being a member of the Acute Kidney Injury Advisory Group, co-director of the Critical Care Nephrology pre-course (2014 to 2018), co-editor of the Nephrology Self-Assessment Program (NephSAP) for Acute Kidney Injury and Critical Care Nephrology (2016 to 2019). He has served on the editorial review board of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, Kidney360, The American Journal of Nephrology, and Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease.

Education & Training

  • University of Chicago
    University of ChicagoFellowship, Nephrology, 2004 - 2006
  • University of Chicago
    University of ChicagoResidency, Internal Medicine, 2001 - 2004
  • Stony Brook University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine
    Stony Brook University Health Sciences Center School of MedicineClass of 2001
  • The Johns Hopkins University
    The Johns Hopkins UniversityBA, Biophysics, 1992 - 1996

Certifications & Licensure

  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 2001 - 2026
  • IN State Medical License
    IN State Medical License 2023 - 2025
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Lecturer American Society of Nephrology - Board Review Course, 2018-2020
  • Distinguished Clinical Service Award American Society of Nephrology, 2019
  • Core Faculty and Innovator University of Chicago- Center for Healthcare Delivery Science and Innovation, 2017
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Authored Content

  • handbook of critical care nephrologyJune 2021

Press Mentions

  • AI Predicts Kidney Complications Following Hospitalization
    AI Predicts Kidney Complications Following HospitalizationNovember 4th, 2022
  • Glomerular Biomarkers – Peering into the Future
    Glomerular Biomarkers – Peering into the FutureFebruary 10th, 2021
  • Simple Test Detects Increased Risks in Patients with Acute Kidney Injury
    Simple Test Detects Increased Risks in Patients with Acute Kidney InjuryJanuary 30th, 2015

Grant Support

  • An Early Real-Time Electronic Health Record Risk Algorithm for the Prevention and Treatment of Acute Kidney Injury: A Randomized Trial of an Early Standardized, Personalized Nephrology InterventionNIH-NIDDK2018–Present
  • The Impact of Fluid Balance on Mortality in Patients Requiring Continuous DialysisFresenius Medical2021–2023
  • The Role Of Cystatin C In Acute Kidney InjuryNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2009–2012

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Spanish

Hospital Affiliations