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Anna Kristina Strasma

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Medicine, Nephrology

Overview


Training:

Undergraduate- Georgia Tech

Medical School- Medical College of Georgia

Residency- Baylor College of Medicine

Career Goals:

I plan to integrate nephrology with global health, research, and education. I would love to continue practicing clinical nephrology in an academic setting while also having dedicated time to research, collaborate, and educate about kidney issues abroad.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Assistant Professor of Medicine · 2024 - Present Medicine, Nephrology, Medicine
Assistant Research Professor of Global Health · 2025 - Present Duke Global Health Institute, University Institutes and Centers

In the News


Published October 28, 2024
Rural Areas Face a Kidney Disease Crisis

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Recent Publications


Pediatric kidney health outcomes in communities impacted by chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu): a systematic review.

Journal Article Pediatr Nephrol · May 2026 BACKGROUND: Chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) is a tubulointerstitial disease that disproportionately affects young, primarily male, agricultural workers in Mesoamerica and South Asia who lack traditional risk factors for kidney disease. Ex ... Full text Link to item Cite

Taking the "unknown" out of CKDu-optimizing approaches to uncover the cause(s) of epidemic-level kidney disease in low- and middle-income settings: a report from the ISN's International Consortium of CKDu Collaborators (ISN i3C).

Journal Article Kidney Int · April 2026 Chronic kidney disease of undetermined etiology (CKDu) is a major cause of mortality that affects communities, health systems, and national economies. Despite 2 decades of descriptive and analytical research, the causes of CKDu epidemics remain unclear. In ... Full text Link to item Cite

Automated methods for multi-isotopic analysis of major cations in biological samples: application to chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology.

Journal Article Anal Bioanal Chem · March 2026 Natural variability in stable isotope ratios provides critical constraints on elemental cycling in nature without the need for the introduction of artificial tracers. While such data are widely used in environmental studies, they are not as widely employed ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Novel molecular mechanisms of organ crosstalk and kidney injury from inhaled silica.

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2026 - 2028

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Education


Medical College of Georgia · 2017 M.D.