Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Fellow in Nephrology, Medicine, Duke University 2005 - 2008
  • Resident, Medicine, Duke University 2002 - 2005
  • M.D., Duke University 2002
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  Previous Appointments & Affiliations

  • Associate Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Nephrology, Medicine 2016 - 2020
  • Assistant Professor in Surgery, Surgery, Abdominal Transplant Surgery, Surgery 2016 - 2020
  • Assistant Professor in Surgery, Surgery, Section of Surgical Disciplines 2015 - 2016
  • Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Nephrology, Medicine 2015 - 2016
  • Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Nephrology, Medicine 2009 - 2015
  • Assistant Professor of Surgery, Surgery, Section of Surgical Disciplines 2009 - 2015
  • Instructor, Temporary in the Department of Medicine, Medicine, Nephrology, Medicine 2009
• Recognition
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  In the News

  • NOV 25, 2015

    WRAL

    Q&A: Transplants at Duke University Hospital

  • DEC 2, 2014

    Fox News, AP

    Changes coming to kidney transplant waiting list
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • Helping Patients Achieve Kidney Transplants through Health System Change awarded by Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute 2022 - 2026
  • TruGraf Long-term Clinical Outcomes Study - Pro00108037 awarded by Transplant Genomics Inc. 2021 - 2026
  • EVALUATION OF PATIENT OUTCOMES FROM THE KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT OUTCOMES ALLOSURE REGISTRY (KOAR) awarded by CareDx, Inc. 2020 - 2025
  • Wake Forest Collaborative Application for an APOLLO Clinical Center awarded by Wake Forest University Health Sciences 2018 - 2022
  • RaDIANT Community Study to Reduce Disparities in Access to Kidney Transplantation awarded by Emory University 2016 - 2019
  • Transplant Social Worker Support for Live Kidney Donation in African Americans awarded by National Institutes of Health 2014 - 2018
  • Longitudinal assessment of CMV and BK virus immunity in renal transplant patients awarded by National Institutes of Health 2013 - 2016
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  External Relationships

  • RadMD LLC
  • Replimmune
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Patzer, R. E., S. Retzloff, J. Buford, J. Gander, T. Browne, H. Jones, M. Ellis, et al. “Community Engagement to Improve Equity in Kidney Transplantation from the Ground Up: the Southeastern Kidney Transplant Coalition.” Current Transplantation Reports 8, no. 4 (December 1, 2021): 324–32. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40472-021-00346-x.
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    • Li, Xiang, Richard C. Davis, Yuemei Xu, Zehan Wang, Nao Souma, Gina Sotolongo, Jonathan Bell, et al. “Deep learning segmentation of glomeruli on kidney donor frozen sections.” J Med Imaging (Bellingham) 8, no. 6 (November 2021): 067501. https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JMI.8.6.067501.
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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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    • McPherson, Laura J., Elizabeth R. Walker, Yi-Ting Hana Lee, Jennifer C. Gander, Zhensheng Wang, Amber M. Reeves-Daniel, Teri Browne, et al. “Dialysis Facility Profit Status and Early Steps in Kidney Transplantation in the Southeastern United States.” Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 16, no. 6 (June 2021): 926–36. https://doi.org/10.2215/CJN.17691120.
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    • Halpern, Samantha E., Dimitrios Moris, Brian I. Shaw, Samuel J. Kesseli, Mariya L. Samoylova, Miriam Manook, Robin Schmitz, et al. “Definition and Analysis of Textbook Outcome: A Novel Quality Measure in Kidney Transplantation.” World J Surg 45, no. 5 (May 2021): 1504–13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-020-05943-y.
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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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    • Roth, Alvin E., Ignazio R. Marino, Obi Ekwenna, Ty B. Dunn, Siegfredo R. Paloyo, Miguel Tan, Ricardo Correa-Rotter, et al. “Global kidney exchange should expand wisely.” Transpl Int 33, no. 9 (September 2020): 985–88. https://doi.org/10.1111/tri.13656.
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    • Patzer, Rachel E., Laura McPherson, Zhensheng Wang, Laura C. Plantinga, Sudeshna Paul, Matthew Ellis, Derek A. DuBay, et al. “Dialysis facility referral and start of evaluation for kidney transplantation among patients treated with dialysis in the Southeastern United States.” Am J Transplant 20, no. 8 (August 2020): 2113–25. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajt.15791.
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    • Laub, Melissa R., Jennifer Byrns, Jennifer Gommer, Matthew Ellis, and Matt Harris. “Delayed vs initial cytomegalovirus prophylaxis after kidney transplantation.” Clin Transplant 34, no. 6 (June 2020): e13854. https://doi.org/10.1111/ctr.13854.
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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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    • Chiang, Ryan S., Ashton A. Connor, Brant A. Inman, Wen-Chi Foo, David N. Howell, John F. Madden, Matthew J. Ellis, Aparna S. Rege, and Michael R. Harrison. “Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma from Transplanted Kidney with Complete Response to an Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor.” Case Rep Urol 2020 (2020): 8881841. https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/8881841.
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    • Cabacungan, A. N., C. J. Diamantidis, J. St Clair Russell, T. S. Strigo, I. Pounds, A. Alkon, J. A. Riley, et al. “Development of a Telehealth Intervention to Improve Access to Live Donor Kidney Transplantation.” Transplant Proc 51, no. 3 (April 2019): 665–75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.transproceed.2018.12.032.
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    • Abbes, Sarah, Ara Metjian, Alice Gray, Tereza Martinu, Laurie Snyder, Dong-Feng Chen, Matthew Ellis, Gowthami M. Arepally, and Oluwatoyosi Onwuemene. “Human Leukocyte Antigen Sensitization in Solid Organ Transplantation: A Primer on Terminology, Testing, and Clinical Significance for the Apheresis Practitioner.” Ther Apher Dial 21, no. 5 (October 2017): 441–50. https://doi.org/10.1111/1744-9987.12570.
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    • Davis, Bradley, Daniele Marin, Lynne M. Hurwitz, James Ronald, Matthew J. Ellis, Kadiyala V. Ravindra, Bradley H. Collins, and Charles Y. Kim. “Application of a Novel CT-Based Iliac Artery Calcification Scoring System for Predicting Renal Transplant Outcomes.” Ajr Am J Roentgenol 206, no. 2 (February 2016): 436–41. https://doi.org/10.2214/AJR.15.14794.
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    • Strigo, Tara S., Patti L. Ephraim, Iris Pounds, Felicia Hill-Briggs, Linda Darrell, Matthew Ellis, Debra Sudan, et al. “The TALKS study to improve communication, logistical, and financial barriers to live donor kidney transplantation in African Americans: protocol of a randomized clinical trial.” Bmc Nephrol 16 (October 9, 2015): 160. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-015-0153-y.
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    • Englum, Brian R., Matthew A. Schechter, William D. Irish, Kadiyala V. Ravindra, Deepak S. Vikraman, Scott L. Sanoff, Matthew J. Ellis, Debra L. Sudan, and Uptal D. Patel. “Outcomes in kidney transplant recipients from older living donors.” Transplantation 99, no. 2 (February 2015): 309–15. https://doi.org/10.1097/TP.0000000000000607.
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    • Beermann, Kristi J., Matthew J. Ellis, Debra L. Sudan, and Matthew T. Harris. “Tacrolimus dose requirements in African-American and Caucasian kidney transplant recipients on mycophenolate and prednisone.” Clin Transplant 28, no. 7 (July 2014): 762–67. https://doi.org/10.1111/ctr.12376.
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    • Phelan, P. J., D. N. Howell, S. R. Smith, and M. J. Ellis. “Late coexistent acute cellular and antibody-mediated rejection in non-sensitized renal transplant patients.” Int Urol Nephrol 46, no. 5 (May 2014): 1031–33. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11255-013-0525-9.
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    • Bashir, Mustafa R., Tracy A. Jaffe, Todd V. Brennan, Uptal D. Patel, and Matthew J. Ellis. “Renal transplant imaging using magnetic resonance angiography with a nonnephrotoxic contrast agent.” Transplantation 96, no. 1 (July 15, 2013): 91–96. https://doi.org/10.1097/TP.0b013e318295464c.
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    • Barbas, A. S., A. S. Rege, A. W. Castleberry, J. Gommer, M. J. Ellis, T. V. Brennan, B. H. Collins, et al. “Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome independently associated with tacrolimus and sirolimus after multivisceral transplantation.” Am J Transplant 13, no. 3 (March 2013): 808–10. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajt.12061.
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    • Wang, Liming, Mathew J. Ellis, Jose A. Gomez, William Eisner, Walter Fennell, David N. Howell, Phillip Ruiz, Timothy A. Fields, and Robert F. Spurney. “Mechanisms of the proteinuria induced by Rho GTPases.” Kidney Int 81, no. 11 (June 2012): 1075–85. https://doi.org/10.1038/ki.2011.472.
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    • Ellis, M. J., C. R. Parikh, J. K. Inrig, M. Kambay, and U. D. Patel. “Erratum: Chronic kidney disease after hematopoietic cell transplantation: A systematic review (American Journal of Transplantation (2008) 8:11 (2378-2390) DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2008.02408.x).” American Journal of Transplantation 9, no. 4 (April 1, 2009): 865. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-6143.2009.02584.x.
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    • Ellis, M. J., C. R. Parikh, J. K. Inrig, M. Kanbay, and U. D. Patel. “Chronic kidney disease after hematopoietic cell transplantation: a systematic review.” Am J Transplant 8, no. 11 (November 2008): 2378–90. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-6143.2008.02408.x.
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    • Wang, Liming, Mathew J. Ellis, Timothy A. Fields, David N. Howell, and Robert F. Spurney. “Beneficial effects of the Rho kinase inhibitor Y27632 in murine puromycin aminonucleoside nephrosis.” Kidney Blood Press Res 31, no. 2 (2008): 111–21. https://doi.org/10.1159/000121531.
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    • Szczech, Lynda Anne, Albert Anderson, Christian Ramers, John Engeman, Matthew Ellis, David Butterly, and David N. Howell. “The uncertain significance of anti-glomerular basement membrane antibody among HIV-infected persons with kidney disease.” Am J Kidney Dis 48, no. 4 (October 2006): e55–59. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.ajkd.2006.06.007.
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    • Ellis, Matthew J., and Uptal D. Patel. “Hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation.” N Engl J Med 355, no. 10 (September 7, 2006): 1070. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMc061443.
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    • Emani, Sitaram M., Matthew J. Ellis, Louis R. Dibernardo, Sharon Colgrove, Donald D. Glower, and Doris A. Taylor. “Systolic contraction within aneurysmal rabbit myocardium following transplantation of autologous skeletal myoblasts.” J Surg Res 135, no. 1 (September 2006): 202–8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2006.03.020.
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    • Aston, A. G., S. M. Emani, S. L. Pineles, S. L. Colgrove, M. J. Ellis, and D. A. Taylor. “Genetically engineered myoblasts survive allogeneic transplant into myocardium.” Circulation 104, no. 17 (October 23, 2001): 324–324.
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  • Book Sections

    • Ellis, M. J., B. H. Collins, B. Ezekian, and S. J. Knechtle. “Medical evaluation of the living donor.” In Kidney Transplantation - Principles and Practice, 104–14, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-53186-3.00007-3.
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  • Conference Papers

    • Halpern, S. E., D. Moris, B. I. Shaw, L. M. McElroy, M. J. Ellis, D. Sudan, S. J. Knechtle, B. H. Collins, and A. S. Barbas. “Textbook Outcome: Definition and Analysis of a Novel Quality Measure in Kidney Transplantation.” In American Journal of Transplantation, 20:987–88, 2020.
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    • Goldfarb, David A. “Re: Renal transplant imaging using magnetic resonance angiography with a nonnephrotoxic contrast agent.” In J Urol, 190:2175, 2013. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.juro.2013.08.058.
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    • Ellis, M. J., S. M. Emani, S. L. Colgrove, D. D. Glower, and D. A. Taylor. “Cell dosage is critical for improved contractility following cellular cardiomyoplasty.” In Circulation, 104:336–336. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2001.
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