Dinushika Mohottige | Scholars@Duke

Dinushika Mohottige
Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine

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, Medicine, Nephrology, Medicine 2022

Contact Information

200 Morris Street, 3rd Floor, Durham, NC 27701
Box 90239, Durham, NC 27708-0239
dm26@dm.duke.edu (919) 684-8111

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Fellowship in Nephrology, Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine 2016 - 2017
- Internal Medicine Residency, Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine 2013 - 2016
- M.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, School of Medicine 2013
- M.P.H., University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 2008
Previous Appointments & Affiliations
- Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Nephrology, Medicine 2022
- Medical Instructor in the Department of Medicine, Medicine, Nephrology, Medicine 2020 - 2021
- Medical Instructor in the Department of Medicine, Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Medicine 2017 - 2018
Expertise
Subject Headings
Research
External Relationships
- National kidney foundation
- OHSU
- U nebraska
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Garg, Gaurang, Yacob G. Tedla, Anika S. Ghosh, Dinushika Mohottige, Marynia Kolak, Myles Wolf, and Abel Kho. “Supermarket Proximity and Risk of Hypertension, Diabetes, and CKD: A Retrospective Cohort Study.” Am J Kidney Dis 81, no. 2 (February 2023): 168–78. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.ajkd.2022.07.008.
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  - Mohottige, Dinushika, Opeyemi Olabisi, and L Ebony Boulware. “Use of Race in Kidney Function Estimation: Lessons Learned and the Path Toward Health Justice.” Annu Rev Med 74 (January 27, 2023): 385–400. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-med-042921-124419.
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  - Park, Christine, Tyler Schappe, Sarah Peskoe, Dinushika Mohottige, Norine W. Chan, Nrupen A. Bhavsar, L Ebony Boulware, Jane Pendergast, Allan D. Kirk, and Lisa M. McElroy. “A comparison of deprivation indices and application to transplant populations.” Am J Transplant, January 12, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajt.2022.11.018.
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  - Katz-Greenberg, Goni, Mariya L. Samoylova, Brian I. Shaw, Sarah Peskoe, Dinushika Mohottige, L Ebony Boulware, Virginia Wang, and Lisa M. McElroy. “Association of the Affordable Care Act on Access to and Outcomes After Kidney or Liver Transplant: A Transplant Registry Study.” Transplant Proc, January 7, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.transproceed.2022.12.008.
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  - Bhavsar, Nrupen A., Lexie Zidanyue Yang, Matthew Phelan, Megan Shepherd-Banigan, Benjamin A. Goldstein, Sarah Peskoe, Priya Palta, et al. “Association between Gentrification and Health and Healthcare Utilization.” J Urban Health 99, no. 6 (December 2022): 984–97. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11524-022-00692-w.
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  - DePasquale, Nicole, Jamie A. Green, Patti L. Ephraim, Sarah Morton, Sarah B. Peskoe, Clemontina A. Davenport, Dinushika Mohottige, et al. “Decisional Conflict About Kidney Failure Treatment Modalities Among Adults With Advanced CKD.” Kidney Med 4, no. 9 (September 2022): 100521. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xkme.2022.100521.
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  - Mohottige, Dinushika, Clemontina Davenport, Hui-Jie Lee, Patti Ephraim, Nicole DePasquale, Ashley Cabacungan, Tyler Barrett, et al. “Receipt and Sharing of Information to Improve Knowledge About Living Donor Kidney Transplant among Transplant Candidates with Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease.” Prog Transplant 32, no. 3 (September 2022): 241–47. https://doi.org/10.1177/15269248221107047.
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  - Mohottige, Dinushika, and Delphine S. Tuot. “Advancing Kidney Health Equity: Influences of Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy on Kidney Function.” Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 17, no. 9 (September 2022): 1281–83. https://doi.org/10.2215/CJN.08280722.
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  - Mohottige, Dinushika, Lisa M. McElroy, and L Ebony Boulware. “Addressing "Second Hits" in the Pursuit of Greater Equity in Health Outcomes for Individuals with ADPKD.” Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 17, no. 7 (July 2022): 936–38. https://doi.org/10.2215/CJN.05970522.
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  - Boulware, L Ebony, Dinushika Mohottige, and Matthew L. Maciejewski. “Race-Free Estimation of Kidney Function: Clearing the Path Toward Kidney Health Equity.” Jama 327, no. 23 (June 21, 2022): 2289–91. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2022.7310.
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  - Eckenrode, Han E., Joseph T. Flynn, and Dinushika Mohottige. “Advancing kidney health justice through gender-affirming care.” Nat Rev Nephrol 18, no. 6 (June 2022): 343–44. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41581-022-00575-y.
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  - Diamantidis, Clarissa J., Erin Burks, Dinushika Mohottige, Jennie Riley, Cassandra Bowman, Joseph Lunyera, and Jennifer St Clair Russell. “What Do Acute Kidney Injury Survivors Want to Know About Their Condition: A Qualitative Study.” Kidney Med 4, no. 4 (April 2022): 100423. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xkme.2022.100423.
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  - Benson, Kathryn R., Clarissa J. Diamantidis, Clemontina A. Davenport, L Ebony Boulware, and Dinushika Mohottige. “Abstract EP66: Racial Differences In The Use Of Over-the-counter Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs Among Individuals At Risk Of Adverse Cardiovascular Events.” Circulation 145, no. Suppl_1 (March 2022). https://doi.org/10.1161/circ.145.suppl_1.ep66.
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  - Mohottige, Dinushika, L Ebony Boulware, Chandra L. Ford, Camara Jones, and Keith C. Norris. “Use of Race in Kidney Research and Medicine: Concepts, Principles, and Practice.” Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 17, no. 2 (February 2022): 314–22. https://doi.org/10.2215/CJN.04890421.
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  - Mohottige, Dinushika, and Keisha Gibson. “Staying on track to achieve racial justice in kidney care.” Nat Rev Nephrol 18, no. 2 (February 2022): 72–73. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41581-021-00520-5.
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  - Barrett, Tyler M., Clemontina A. Davenport, Patti L. Ephraim, Sarah Peskoe, Dinushika Mohottige, Nicole DePasquale, Lisa McElroy, and L Ebony Boulware. “Disparities in Discussions about Kidney Replacement Therapy in CKD Care.” Kidney360 3, no. 1 (January 27, 2022): 158–63. https://doi.org/10.34067/KID.0004752021.
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  - Mohottige, Dinushika, Lisa M. McElroy, and L Ebony Boulware. “A Cascade of Structural Barriers Contributing to Racial Kidney Transplant Inequities.” Adv Chronic Kidney Dis 28, no. 6 (November 2021): 517–27. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.ackd.2021.10.009.
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  - Mohottige, Dinushika, Harold J. Manley, and Rasheeda K. Hall. “Less is More: Deprescribing Medications in Older Adults with Kidney Disease: A Review.” Kidney360 2, no. 9 (September 30, 2021): 1510–22. https://doi.org/10.34067/KID.0001942021.
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  - Boulware, L Ebony, Debra L. Sudan, Tara S. Strigo, Patti L. Ephraim, Clemontina A. Davenport, Jane F. Pendergast, Iris Pounds, et al. “Transplant social worker and donor financial assistance to increase living donor kidney transplants among African Americans: The TALKS Study, a randomized comparative effectiveness trial.” Am J Transplant 21, no. 6 (June 2021): 2175–87. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajt.16403.
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  - Mohottige, Dinushika, Clarissa J. Diamantidis, Keith C. Norris, and L Ebony Boulware. “Racism and Kidney Health: Turning Equity Into a Reality.” Am J Kidney Dis 77, no. 6 (June 2021): 951–62. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.ajkd.2021.01.010.
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  - Boulware, L Ebony, and Dinushika Mohottige. “The Seen and the Unseen: Race and Social Inequities Affecting Kidney Care.” Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 16, no. 5 (May 8, 2021): 815–17. https://doi.org/10.2215/CJN.12630820.
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  - DePasquale, Nicole, Matthew J. Ellis, Debra L. Sudan, Patti L. Ephraim, Lisa M. McElroy, Dinushika Mohottige, Clemontina A. Davenport, et al. “African Americans' discussions about living-donor kidney transplants with family or friends: Who, what, and why not?” Clin Transplant 35, no. 4 (April 2021): e14222. https://doi.org/10.1111/ctr.14222.
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  - Boulware, L Ebony, Tanjala S. Purnell, and Dinushika Mohottige. “Systemic Kidney Transplant Inequities for Black Individuals: Examining the Contribution of Racialized Kidney Function Estimating Equations.” Jama Netw Open 4, no. 1 (January 4, 2021): e2034630. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.34630.
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  - Bourmont, Shalila S. de, Arun Burra, Sarah S. Nouri, Neveen El-Farra, Dinushika Mohottige, Caroline Sloan, Sarah Schaeffer, Jodi Friedman, and Alicia Fernandez. “Resident Physician Experiences With and Responses to Biased Patients.” Jama Netw Open 3, no. 11 (November 2, 2020): e2021769. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.21769.
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  - Sloan, Caroline E., Judy Zhong, Dinushika Mohottige, Rasheeda Hall, Clarissa J. Diamantidis, Leight E. Boulware, and Virginia Wang. “Fragmentation of care as a barrier to optimal ESKD management.” Semin Dial 33, no. 6 (November 2020): 440–48. https://doi.org/10.1111/sdi.12929.
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  - Roberts, John K., Norman W. Seay, Dinushika Mohottige, Aimee Zaas, and Myles Wolf. “The Nephrology Immersion Classroom for Internal Medicine Residents.” Kidney360 1, no. 10 (October 29, 2020): 1060–67. https://doi.org/10.34067/KID.0001882020.
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  - Mohottige, Dinushika, and Mitchell R. Lunn. “Ensuring Gender-Affirming Care in Nephrology: Improving Care for Transgender and Gender-Expansive Individuals.” Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 15, no. 8 (August 7, 2020): 1195–97. https://doi.org/10.2215/CJN.14471119.
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  - Lunyera, Joseph, Dinushika Mohottige, Anastasia-Stefania Alexopoulos, Hilary Campbell, C Blake Cameron, Nicole Sagalla, Timothy J. Amrhein, et al. “Risk for Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis After Exposure to Newer Gadolinium Agents: A Systematic Review.” Ann Intern Med 173, no. 2 (July 21, 2020): 110–19. https://doi.org/10.7326/M20-0299.
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  - Lunyera, Joseph, John W. Stanifer, Clemontina A. Davenport, Dinushika Mohottige, Nrupen A. Bhavsar, Julia J. Scialla, Jane Pendergast, L Ebony Boulware, and Clarissa Jonas Diamantidis. “Life Course Socioeconomic Status, Allostatic Load, and Kidney Health in Black Americans.” Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 15, no. 3 (March 6, 2020): 341–48. https://doi.org/10.2215/CJN.08430719.
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  - Cabacungan, Ashley N., Matthew J. Ellis, Debra Sudan, Tara S. Strigo, Iris Pounds, Jennie A. Riley, Margaret Falkovic, et al. “Associations of perceived information adequacy and knowledge with pursuit of live donor kidney transplants and living donor inquiries among African American transplant candidates.” Clin Transplant 34, no. 3 (March 2020): e13799. https://doi.org/10.1111/ctr.13799.
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  - Mohottige, Dinushika, and L Ebony Boulware. “Trust in American Medicine: A Call to Action for Health Care Professionals.” Hastings Cent Rep 50, no. 1 (January 2020): 27–29. https://doi.org/10.1002/hast.1081.
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  - Mohottige, Dinushika. “When Words Are All We Have.” J Palliat Med 22, no. 10 (October 2019): 1285–86. https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2019.0107.
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  - Mohottige, Dinushika, and Mitchell R. Lunn. “Advancing Equity in Nephrology: Enhancing Care for LGBTQ+ Patients and Our Workforce.” Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 14, no. 7 (July 5, 2019): 1094–96. https://doi.org/10.2215/CJN.01950219.
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  - Mohottige, Dinushika, Ruediger Wilhelm Lehrich, and Arthur Greenberg. “Hypovolemic Hyponatremia.” Front Horm Res 52 (2019): 93–103. https://doi.org/10.1159/000493240.
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  - Powell, Wizdom, Jennifer Richmond, Dinushika Mohottige, Irene Yen, Allison Joslyn, and Giselle Corbie-Smith. “Medical Mistrust, Racism, and Delays in Preventive Health Screening Among African-American Men.” Behav Med 45, no. 2 (2019): 102–17. https://doi.org/10.1080/08964289.2019.1585327.
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  - Mohottige, Dinushika. “Cause Unknown, Treatment Uncertain, Outcome Poor: An Encounter With Kidney Failure in the Developing World.” Am J Kidney Dis 68, no. 2 (August 2016): A15–16. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.ajkd.2016.05.008.
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  - Mohottige, Dinushika. “What Unites Us in Death.” J Palliat Med 19, no. 6 (June 2016): 677–78. https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2016.0013.
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  - Lunyera, Joseph, Dinushika Mohottige, Megan Von Isenburg, Marc Jeuland, Uptal D. Patel, and John W. Stanifer. “CKD of Uncertain Etiology: A Systematic Review.” Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 11, no. 3 (March 7, 2016): 379–85. https://doi.org/10.2215/CJN.07500715.
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  - Austin, C Adrian, Dinushika Mohottige, Rebecca L. Sudore, Alexander K. Smith, and Laura C. Hanson. “Tools to Promote Shared Decision Making in Serious Illness: A Systematic Review.” Jama Intern Med 175, no. 7 (July 2015): 1213–21. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.1679.
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  - Hammond, Wizdom Powell, Dinushika Mohottige, Kim Chantala, Julia F. Hastings, Harold W. Neighbors, and Lonnie Snowden. “Determinants of usual source of care disparities among African American and Caribbean Black men: findings from the National Survey of American Life.” J Health Care Poor Underserved 22, no. 1 (February 2011): 157–75. https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2011.0016.
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  - Hammond, Wizdom Powell, Derrick Matthews, Dinushika Mohottige, Amma Agyemang, and Giselle Corbie-Smith. “Masculinity, medical mistrust, and preventive health services delays among community-dwelling African-American men.” J Gen Intern Med 25, no. 12 (December 2010): 1300–1308. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-010-1481-z.
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- Book Sections
  - Cene, C. W., and D. Mohottige. “Primary care vs. Specialization.” In Debates on U.S. Health Care. SAGE Publications, Incorporated, 2012.
  - Cene, C. W., and D. Mohottige. “Primary care vs. Specialization.” In Debates on U.S. Health Care. SAGE Publications, Incorporated, 2012.
- Conference Papers
  - Henson, J. B., D. Mohottige, J. M. Wilder, A. J. Muir, and L. M. McElroy. “Social Determinants of Health Impact Successful Listing for Liver and Kidney Transplant.” In American Journal of Transplantation, 22:363–64, 2022.
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  - McElroy, L. M., T. Schappe, S. Peskoe, V. Wang, D. Mohottige, C. D. Scales, J. Pendergast, and L. Boulware. “Racial Equity in Living Donor Kidney Transplant: Center Variation and Opportunities for Progress.” In American Journal of Transplantation, 22:554–55, 2022.
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  - Wang, Xuexiang, and Dinushika Mohottige. “METFORMIN ASSOCIATED LACTIC ACIDOSIS.” In American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 79:S100–S100, 2022.
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  - Harding, Ceshae, Patti L. Ephraim, Clemontina A. Davenport, Lisa M. McElroy, Dinushika Mohottige, Nicole DePasquale, Joseph Lunyera, and L. E. Boulware. “ASSOCIATION OF AGE AND GENDER WITH CONCERNS ABOUT LIVE DONOR KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION AMONG AFRICAN AMERICANS.” In Journal of General Internal Medicine, 36:S57–S57, 2021.
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  - Mohottige, Dinushika, Clarissa J. Diamantidis, Joseph Galanko, Robert S. Sandler, and L Ebony Boulware. “USE OF 'HIGH-POTENCY, LOW-COST' ANALGESIC POWDERS AMONG INDIVIDUALS AT RISK OF CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE (CKD).” In American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 75:609–609. W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC, 2020.
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  - Mohottige, D., C. A. Austin, and H. Laura. “Systematic Review of Decision Aids for the Seriously Ill.” In Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 62:S195–S195. WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2014.
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