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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


Off-label use of alemtuzumab, belatacept, and rapamycin in kidney transplantation-Long-term real-world experience.

Journal Article Am J Transplant · January 2026 Conventional immunosuppressive regimens in kidney transplantation continue to pose significant challenges, largely due to their reliance on calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs) and corticosteroids. These challenges have driven the search for alternative regimens ... Full text Link to item Cite

Assessing blood culture appropriateness in solid organ transplant recipients: a diagnostic stewardship approach.

Journal Article Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol · September 29, 2025 OBJECTIVE: Diagnostic stewardship of blood culture utilization is important to mitigate the risks associated with unnecessary culturing. Although blood culture algorithms have been studied previously, there is a lack of data on their application among soli ... Full text Link to item Cite

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

Journal Article Lab Invest · July 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
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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

EVALUATION OF PATIENT OUTCOMES FROM THE KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT OUTCOMES ALLOSURE REGISTRY (KOAR)

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by CareDx, Inc. · 2020 - 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.