Overview
Dinushika Mohottige is Assistant Professor in Institute of Health Equity Research at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the Barbara T. Murphy Division of Nephrology. She received a B.A. in Public Policy and a Health Policy Certificate from Duke University in 2006, where she was a Robertson Scholar. She then earned an MPH in Health Behavior/Health Education from the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health and a medical degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, followed by Internal Medicine/Chief Residency and Nephrology training at Duke University. She engages in patient and community-centered, inequity-focused research around the impact of socio-structural factors/racialized medicine on kidney health and kidney transplantation.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine
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2022 - Present
Medicine, Nephrology,
Medicine
Recent Publications
Sex and Gender Identification and Implications for Disability Evaluation
Book · June 16, 2025 The resulting report offers conclusions in key areas including (1) the collection of data on sex and gender identity, (2) disability considerations for SSA' Listings of Impairments (medical criteria that apply to the evaluation of ... ... CiteFocusing on Systems and Policies to Solve the Kidney Transplant Equity Crisis.
Journal Article JAMA Intern Med · February 1, 2025 Full text Link to item CiteInteraction Between Apolipoprotein L1 Genetic Risk and Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status for Kidney Outcomes in a United States Cohort
Journal Article Kidney International Reports · February 2025 Full text CiteEducation, Training & Certifications
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, School of Medicine ·
2013
M.D.
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill ·
2008
M.P.H.