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 ... ... CiteWhy Not Transplant Nephrology? A Survey of US Nephrology Fellows.
Journal Article Kidney Med · June 2025 RATIONALE & OBJECTIVE: The current transplant nephrology workforce may be inadequate to care for the growing population of kidney transplant recipients, particularly as the United States aims to increase kidney transplantation rates. Although transplant ne ... Full text Link to item CiteTesting Interventions that Address Kidney Health Disparities.
Journal Article J Am Soc Nephrol · May 1, 2025 Full text Link to item 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.