Overview
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Julia Breyer Lewis, MD, is Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. The public record shows 202 publications with 40,230 citations (h-index 60), centered on Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes, Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies, Dialysis and Renal Disease Management. It also documents an investigator role on 5 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 10 companies, 4 NIH-funded awards (1987–2008).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Circulation. Heart failure
- Top research focus: Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes
- 5 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 10 companies
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Indications focusfrom trials led + research topics
Research focusOpenAlex concept fingerprint
Drugs & moleculesacross trials, industry payments and publications
Works withtrial sponsors and companies reporting payments
Scholarshipindexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
View publications ↓Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 7 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 122.
Clinical & industrytrials, payments and federal funding
Public positionssourced statements on record
- Member/Chair
FDA Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee, participates in FDA regulatory review of cardio-renal drug applications
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →medicine.vumc.org ↗
Clinical trials
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Listed as an investigator on 5 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- A Long-Term Safety Extension Trial of Ferric Citrate in Patients With End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) on Dialysis
Sponsor: Keryx Biopharmaceuticals
InvestigatorPhase 3CompletedNCT01554982 - A 58-Week Safety and Efficacy Trial of Ferric Citrate in Patients With ESRD on Dialysis
Sponsor: Keryx Biopharmaceuticals
InvestigatorPhase 3CompletedNCT01191255
Industry payments
Updated 14 Jul 2026
10 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2022–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Travere Therapeutics, Inc.Program year20253 payments$13,223openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, IncProgram year20253 payments
- Biogen, Inc.Program year20251 payment
NIH funding
Updated 14 Jul 2026
4 NIH research awards on record, funded 1987–2008 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDY OF KIDNEY DISEASE AND HYPERTENSION (AASK) COHORT STUD
Vanderbilt University
FY2008$1,089M01RR000095 - AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDY OF KIDNEY DISEASE AND HYPERTENSION (AASK) COHORT STUD
Vanderbilt University
FY2007$23,124M01RR000095
Publications
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Effects of Acoramidis on Kidney Function in Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy.
Circulation. Heart failure
2026 - Clinical Implications of Slope of GFR in Clinical Trials of CKD Progression.
Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology
2025 - Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-B Blockade with CSL346 in Diabetic Kidney Disease: A Phase 2A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
2024 - Association between Acute Declines in eGFR during Renin-Angiotensin System Inhibition and Risk of Adverse Outcomes.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
2024
Most-cited worksby citation count (OpenAlex)
- 01
- 02
- 03Sotagliflozin in Patients with Diabetes and Recent Worsening Heart Failure1,830 citations2020
- 04Sotagliflozin in Patients with Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease1,176 citations2020
- 05Aliskiren Combined with Losartan in Type 2 Diabetes and Nephropathy1,104 citations2008
Contact
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Office address
S-3223 Medical Center North, Nashville, TN 37232
Network
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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Background & recognition
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Educationdegrees and training on record
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →fda.gov ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →medicine.vumc.org ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →wag.app.vanderbilt.edu ↗
- B.S.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →wag.app.vanderbilt.edu ↗ - Board Certified
Internal Medicine and Nephrology (American Board of Internal Medicine)
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →fda.gov ↗
Editorial & leadership rolesjournal and society appointments
- Nephrology Fellowship Program Director
Vanderbilt University Medical Center (25+ years)
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →medicine.vumc.org ↗ - Chair
FDA Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee (Cardio-Renal Panel), second term
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →medicine.vumc.org ↗
Awards & honorshonors on the public record
- "Top MD" recognition
Consumers' Checkbook
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →doximity.com ↗
Secondary affiliationsappointments beyond the home institution
- Vanderbilt O'Brien Kidney Center
affiliated faculty
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →medsites.vumc.org ↗ - Collaborative Study Group (CSG)
Executive Committee member 20+ years, former president; coordinating center based at Vanderbilt
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Online presence
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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Owned accountspublic accounts run by this person
- Doximity
doximity.com/pub/julia-lewis-md
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Mentions by otherswhere others cite or feature them
- LinkedIn
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/julia-lewis-49b89b3b (listed as "prof of medicine, Vanderbilt University")
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