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Julia Jarrard Scialla

Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine
Medicine, Nephrology
Rm 7042 N Pavillion Bldg, 2400 Pratt Street, Durham, NC 27705
2400 Pratt Street, Rm 7042, Durham, NC 27705

Overview


Dr. Scialla is an Associate Professor of Medicine in Nephrology at Duke University and a faculty member at the Duke Clinical Research Institute.  Dr. Scialla trained in Internal Medicine, Nephrology, and Clinical Epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.  Her research focuses on chronic kidney disease (CKD) epidemiology and prevention, with an emphasis on the role of metabolic complications and nutrition. Current studies are focused on treatment and prevention of abnormal phosphate homeostasis, acid-base physiology, diabetic and other forms of kidney disease, and outcomes in end-stage kidney disease. 

Dr. Scialla’s work engages a number of study designs including prospective cohort studies, observational comparative effectiveness studies, and patient-oriented physiologic studies. She has worked closely with multiple chronic disease cohorts including the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC) Study, the African American Study of Kidney Disease and Hypertension (AASK), the Jackson Heart Study (JHS), and secondary analyses in clinical trials. Studies in electronic health records (EHR) and registries have engaged dialysis EHR data, the United States Renal Data System, and public registries, such as the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Physiologic studies include the Acid Base Complication in CKD Study, secondary analyses in the DASH Mechanism Study, and the newly launched MURDOCK Kidney Health Study.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine · 2019 - Present Medicine, Nephrology, Medicine

Education, Training & Certifications


Johns Hopkins Unversity, Bloomberg School of Public Health · 2010 M.H.S.
University of Pennsylvania · 2003 M.D.