
Jay Lawrence Koyner MD
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 200 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 ChicagoFellowship, Nephrology, 2004 - 2006
University of ChicagoResidency, Internal Medicine, 2001 - 2004
Stony Brook University Health Sciences Center School of MedicineClass of 2001
The Johns Hopkins UniversityBA, Biophysics, 1992 - 1996
Certifications & Licensure
IL State Medical License 2003 - 2029
IN State Medical License 2023 - 2027
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
Clinical Trials
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- AKI as a systemic syndrome and its impact on other organ systems.Benedetta Manca, Lui Forni, Hendrik Booke, Sven Meuth, Jay Koyner
Critical Care. 2026-08-22 - Accelerating Evidence-Based Practices in Acute Kidney Injury: A Consensus Statement from the XXXV ADQI Conference.Jeremiah R Brown, Oleksa G Rewa, Borsika A Rabin, Ayse Akcan-Arikan, Linda Awdishu
Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2026-07-31 - Early Nephrology Consultation and Acute Kidney Injury in Hospitalized Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Matthew M Churpek, Aiman Fatima, Olasunkanmi Anjorin, Ananya Saravanan, Benjamin S Ko
JAMA Network Open. 2026-07-01
Authored Content
- handbook of critical care nephrologyJune 2021
Press Mentions
SCCM Pod-534: AKI: Clinical Evidence to Optimize Patient OutcomesMarch 21st, 2025
AI Predicts Kidney Complications Following HospitalizationNovember 4th, 2022
Glomerular Biomarkers – Peering into the FutureFebruary 10th, 2021
Grant Support
- Using Machine Learning for Early Recognition and Personalized Treatment of Acute Kidney InjuryUNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO2021–2026
- 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
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Other Languages
- Spanish
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