Sylvia E Rosas MD MSCE

Associate Professor, Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Joslin Diabetes Center

One Joslin PlaceBoston, MA 02215
Phone+1 617-309-2477
Fax+1 617-309-2467

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Education & Training

University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Nephrology, 1995 - 1998
University of Illinois College of Medicine at ChicagoResidency, Internal Medicine, 1992 - 1995
Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Señora del RosarioClass of 1990

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Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 2021 - Present
MA State Medical License 2013 - 2028
PA State Medical License 1996 - 2026
IL State Medical License 1994 - 1996
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification NextGen Ambulatory EHR, NextGen Healthcare, 2017
Fellow (ASNF) American Society of Nephrology

Clinical Trials

Vitamin D and Coronary Calcification Study
COMPLETED
PHASE4

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Effect of Finerenone on Albuminuria in Type 1 Diabetes by Baseline HbA1c Level and Diabetes Duration: An Exploratory Analysis of the FINE-ONE Trial.
Jelle M Beernink, Hiddo J L Heerspink, Andreas L Birkenfeld, David Z I Cherney, Helen M Colhoun
Diabetes Care. 2026-08-01
Progression of Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome among Hispanic/Latino Adults in the United States: The Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos.
Pooja Kondeti, Amit Chakrabarti, Yelena Drexler, Robert A Mesa, Julien O Tremblay
Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2026-08-01
Not all reference samples are equal in single-cell transcriptomics of human kidney tissue.
Rajasree Menon, Paul L Kimmel, Edgar A Otto, Lalita Subramanian, Christopher L O'Connor
JCI Insight. 2026-07-22

Journal Articles

National Trends in the Association of Race and Ethnicity with Predialysis Nephrology Care in the United States from 2005 to 2015
Deidra C Crews, Lisa A Cooper, Raquel C Greer, Sylvia E Rosas, JAMA Network Open

Authored Content

Q&A with NKF President Dr. RosasMay 2024
CKD Self-Management: Phenotypes and Associations with Clinical OutcomesMarch 2018
CKD Self-Management: Phenotypes and Associations with Clinical OutcomesMarch 2018

Press Mentions

National Kidney Foundation 2026 Awards and HonorsApril 28th, 2026
Race-Based Question Removed from Kidney Donor Profile Index to Improve Transplant EquityJuly 8th, 2024
The NKF Honors Dr. Martin Pollak with the David M. Hume Memorial Award for Pioneering Research in Kidney GeneticsApril 22nd, 2024

Grant Support

Harvard Kidney, Urology and Hematology Training Institute (HKUHTI)BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL2024–2029
9/14 APOL1 Long-term Kidney Transplantation Outcomes Network (APOLLO) Clinical CenterJOSLIN DIABETES CENTER2017–2028
Boston Chronic Kidney Disease Research Biopsy CenterBOSTON MEDICAL CENTER2022–2027
Carotid Intima-Media Thickness In Chronic Kidney Disease: A CRIC Ancillary StudyNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2008–2011
Coronary Calcification In Hemodialysis PatientsNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2007–2009