Overview
Dr. Jamie Privratsky is an Associate Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology and Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology at Duke University Medical Center. He is an anesthesiologist and intensive care physician scientist who practices anesthesiology and critical care medicine at Duke University Hospital and Duke Regional Hospital. Dr. Privratsky’s research interests involve investigating strategies to treat postoperative and critical illness acute kidney injury (AKI) and prevent its transition to chronic kidney disease. In pre-clinical studies, he investigates mechanisms of injury and repair in mouse models of AKI. He has a particular interest in the role of myeloid cells in acute kidney injury and recovery as well as mitochondrial function and cellular metabolism during AKI. He also participates in epidemiologic studies in humans to better understand mechanisms of post-surgical and critical illness AKI. Dr. Privratsky is currently funded by an R01 award from NIDDK. He is also Director of the Duke Anesthesiology Academic Career Enrichment Scholars (ACES) residency research track.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Recent Publications
Platelet-mediated activation of perivascular mast cells triggers progression of sepsis to septic shock in mice.
Journal Article Nat Commun · December 3, 2025 The critical events that trigger sepsis progression into life-threatening septic shock remain unclear. In agreement with reports that link a drop in platelet count to a complicated clinical course in sepsis patients, here we report that, during sepsis, mou ... Full text Link to item CiteAssociation of appropriate empiric antimicrobial therapy with acute kidney injury in gram-negative sepsis.
Journal Article J Intensive Care Soc · October 9, 2025 BACKGROUND: Despite advances in sepsis management, the relationship between appropriate empiric antibiotic therapy and acute kidney injury (AKI) in sepsis remains unclear. This study aimed to examine the association of appropriate empiric antimicrobial the ... Full text Link to item CiteRetrospective Analysis of the Association of Preoperative Sex Hormone Therapy With the Development of Postoperative Acute Kidney Injury.
Journal Article Anesth Analg · September 23, 2025 BACKGROUND: Postoperative acute kidney injury (AKI) worsens surgical outcomes. Previous studies have observed an age- and sex-dependent effect on postoperative AKI rates. The objective of our study was to determine whether preoperative exposure to male or ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Monocyte and Macrophage Functional Evolution in Kidney Transplantation
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases · 2024 - 2029U2C/TL1 NC KUH TRIO Administrative Core
ResearchPreceptor · Awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill · 2023 - 2028The Role of Kidney Macrophage MESH1 in Chronic Kidney Diseases
FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by American Heart Association · 2026 - 2027View All Grants