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Matthew Jay Ellis

Professor of Medicine
Medicine, Nephrology
Duke Box 3512, Durham, NC 27710
Hanes House 332, 30 Trent Drive, Durham, NC 27710

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Professor of Medicine · 2024 - Present Medicine, Nephrology, Medicine
Associate Professor in Surgery · 2024 - Present Surgery, Abdominal Transplant Surgery, Surgery

In the News


Published November 25, 2015
Q&A: Transplants at Duke University Hospital
Published December 2, 2014
Changes coming to kidney transplant waiting list

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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 · June 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

Hidden in the Absence: Clinicopathologic Insights on Kidney Diseases Associated With Selective IgA Deficiency.

Journal Article Lab Invest · April 6, 2025 Selective IgA deficiency (sIgAD) is the most common type of primary immunodeficiency. The diagnosis of sIgAD has occasionally been suggested when a complete absence of background IgA immunofluorescent staining on renal biopsies was observed, but such findi ... Full text Link to item Cite

Reducing Disparities in Access to Kidney Transplantation Regional Study: A Randomized Trial in the Southeastern United States.

Journal Article Clin J Am Soc Nephrol · December 13, 2024 KEY POINTS: Declines in referral mirror national trends; however, declines were less for some groups receiving the intervention, warranting long-term follow-up. The findings provide important context for future modification and scale-up of multilevel, mult ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


APOL1 Long-term Kidney Transplantation Outcomes Network (APOLLO) Clinical Centers

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Wake Forest University Health Sciences · 2018 - 2028

TruGraf Long-term Clinical Outcomes Study - Pro00108037

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Transplant Genomics Inc. · 2021 - 2026

Helping Patients Achieve Kidney Transplants through Health System Change

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Wake Forest University Health Sciences · 2023 - 2026

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Education, Training & Certifications


Duke University · 2002 M.D.