
Kerri Lyn Cavanaugh MD MHS
Associate Professor, Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
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3601 The Vanderbilt ClinicNashville, TN 37232
Phone+1 615-936-2000
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Education & Training
Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Nephrology, 2002 - 2003
Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 1999 - 2002
Yale School of MedicineClass of 1999
Certifications & Licensure
TN State Medical License 2006 - 2027
MD State Medical License 2003 - 2006
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage Stage 2 Certification BI-Clinical, CitiusTech, Inc., 2014-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage Stage 1 Certification StarPanel, Vanderbilt University, 2014-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage Stage 2 Certification StarPanel, Vanderbilt University, 2014-2017
Clinical Trials
- Targeting Social Determinants to Improve Chronic Kidney Disease Care Start of enrollment: 2012 May 01
- Facilitating Anemia Treatment Risk Communication for Patients With Kidney Disease: Decision Aid Trial Start of enrollment: 2013 Nov 01
- HOPE Consortium Trial to Reduce Pain and Opioid Use in Hemodialysis Start of enrollment: 2021 Jan 03
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Identifying Barriers and Facilitators to Pain Management With Buprenorphine for Patients With Kidney Failure: A Thematic Analysis of Interviews With Key Partners.Cramer J Kallem, Megan E Hamm, Flor Cameron, Kerri L Cavanaugh, Nwamaka D Eneanya
Kidney Medicine. 2025-12-01 - Chronic Pain Locations, Characteristics, and Associations With Other Symptoms in Adults Receiving Maintenance Hemodialysis: Findings From the HOPE Consortium Trial.Michael J Fischer, Jesse Y Hsu, Joanna Walsh, Kerri L Cavanaugh, David M Charytan
American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 2025-11-17 - 1 citationsAssociation between Access to Alternatives to Daytime In-Center Hemodialysis and Employment among Patients with Kidney Failure.Jose Perez, Jingbo Niu, Elliot Baerman, Wolfgang C Winkelmayer, Kerri L Cavanaugh
Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2025-11-01
Press Mentions
ASN Names Recipients of Mentorship, Researcher AwardsNovember 5th, 2021
Quantifying Risk Tolerance Among Potential Living Kidney Donors with the Donation-Specific Risk QuestionnaireJanuary 25th, 2021
Kidney Function Tests: Purpose, Types and ProcedureMay 21st, 2020
Grant Support
- Facilitating Anemia Treatment Risk Communication For Patients With Kidney DiseaseNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2012
- Addressing Literacy And Numeracy In Self-Care &Clinical Outcomes In ESRDNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2008–2012
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