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Clarissa Jonas Diamantidis

Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine
Medicine, General Internal Medicine
Box 104427, Durham, NC 27701
710 W. Main St, Durham, NC 27701

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine · 2024 - Present Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Medicine

Recent Publications


System Interventions to Achieve Early and Equitable Kidney Transplants (STEPS): Protocol for STEPS, a randomized comparative effectiveness clinical trial.

Journal Article Contemp Clin Trials · April 6, 2025 The System Interventions to Achieve Early and Equitable Kidney Transplants Study (STEPS) is an ongoing pragmatic clinical trial investigating the effectiveness of an equitable and patient-centered approach to kidney care on equitable access to early kidney ... Full text Link to item Cite

Outcomes of Community-Acquired Acute Kidney Injury: A Cohort Study of US Veterans.

Journal Article Med Care · February 1, 2025 BACKGROUND: Community-acquired acute kidney injury (CA-AKI) occurs outside of the hospital and is the most common form of AKI. CA-AKI is not well understood, which hinders efforts to prevent, identify, and manage CA-AKI. OBJECTIVE: Examine 30-day outcomes ... Full text Link to item Cite

Kidney function after nonmyeloablative hematopoietic cell transplant for sickle cell disease

Journal Article Bone Marrow Transplantation · January 1, 2025 Hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) is potentially curative for patients with sickle cell disease (SCD). Both SCD and HCT cause kidney damage. This study analyzed data from 160 patients who received nonmyelablative HCT for SCD. Renal function was asse ... Full text Cite
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Recent Grants


Helping Patients Achieve Kidney Transplants through Health System Change

ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by Wake Forest University Health Sciences · 2023 - 2026

Improving Acute Kidney Injury Outcomes among Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Su

Inst. Training Prgm or CMECo-Mentor · Awarded by Cornell University · 2023 - 2025

Health System Outreach to Eliminate Disparities in Living Kidney Transplants

ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by Wake Forest University Health Sciences · 2023 - 2025

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Education, Training & Certifications


Johns Hopkins University · 2010 M.H.S.
New York Medical College · 2004 M.D.