Laura Plantinga, PhD, BS

Associate Professor

Dr. Plantinga is an epidemiologist and health services researcher. Her research focuses on multidisciplinary, patient-centered approaches to improving the quality of care among underserved patients with chronic diseases, particularly those with lupus and chronic and end-stage kidney disease. In her most recent work, she is examining the prevalence and correlates of functional impairment among individuals with lupus and the experiences of the dialysis workforce and the relationship of these experiences with patient care.

Dr. Plantinga has mentored trainees and peers from many fields, including medicine, public health, and nursing. She is a Senior Board Member for BMC Nephrology and serves on the Editorial Board of the American Journal of Kidney Diseases.

Education
BS, 12/92 - Zoology, University of Maryland
PhD, 12/14 - Epidemiology, Emory University
ScM, 05/02 - Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins University
Publications

  1. Plantinga LC, Bowling CB, Pearce BD, Hoge C, Dunlop-Thomas C, Lim SS, Katz PP, Yazdany J. Limitations in Activities of Daily Living among Individuals with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Arthritis care & research 2024. PMID: 39400995


  2. Garg S, Plantinga LC. A Bitter Pill to Swallow: The Challenge of Medication Nonadherence in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. The Journal of rheumatology 2024. PMID: 39089829


  3. Bender AA, Urbanski M, Morgan JC, Hoge C, Joseph J, Damron KC, Douglas-Ajayi C, Rickenbach F, Jaar BG, Sheshadri A, Plantinga LC. Dementia Care Among United States Dialysis Providers: A Mixed Methods Study Evaluating Clinician Comfort and Knowledge. Kidney Medicine 2024. PMID: 39314860


  4. Plantinga LC, Yazdany J, Pearce BD, Hoge C, Dunlop-Thomas C, Lim SS, Drenkard C, Katz PP, Bowling CB. Fluid Cognition among Individuals with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Arthritis care & research 2024. PMID: 38528776


  5. Plantinga L, Yazdany J, Bowling CB, Dunlop-Thomas C, Hoge C, Pearce BD, Lim SS, Katz P. Comparison of cognitive performance measures in individuals with systemic lupus erythematosus. Lupus science & medicine 2024. PMID: 38627039


  6. Plantinga LC, Concepcion DB, Chapman SA, Morgan JC, Rickenbach F, Douglas-Ajayi C, Tuot DS, Jaar BG, Urbanski M. It Is Time to Replace the Term "Patient Care Technician" in Dialysis. American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2024. PMID: 38588978


  7. Urbanski M, Browne T, Plantinga L. The Dialysis Social Worker: Patients' Best Defense to Meet Health-Related Social Needs. American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2024. PMID: 38520465


  8. Plantinga LC, Bender AA, Urbanski M, Douglas-Ajayi C, Morgan JC, Woo K, Jaar BG. Patient Care Technician Staffing and Outcomes Among US Patients Receiving In-Center Hemodialysis. JAMA network open 2024. PMID: 38457178


  9. Plantinga LC, Bowling CB, Hoge C, Dunlop-Thomas C, Pearce BD, Lim SS, Drenkard C. Physical Performance in a Diverse, Population-based Cohort of Individuals with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Arthritis care & research 2023. PMID: 37885120


  10. Song MK, Manatunga A, Plantinga L, Metzger M, Kshirsagar AV, Lea J, Abdel-Rahman EM, Jhamb M, Wu E, Englert J, Ward SE. Effectiveness of an Advance Care Planning Intervention in Adults Receiving Dialysis and Their Families: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA network open 2024. PMID: 38289604


  11. Plantinga LC, Urbanski M, Hoge C, Rickenbach F, Douglas-Ajayi C, Morgan JC, Bender AA, Jaar BG. Patient Care Technician Staffing in US Hemodialysis Facilities: An Ecological Study. Kidney Medicine 2023. PMID: 38419788


  12. McPherson L, Plantinga LC, Howards PP, Kramer M, Pastan SO, Patzer RE. Referral and evaluation for kidney transplantation among patients with lupus nephritis-related end-stage kidney disease. Lupus 2023. PMID: 38019182


  13. Urbanski M, Lee YH, Escoffery C, Buford J, Plantinga L, Pastan SO, Hamoda R, Blythe E, Patzer RE. Implementation of the ASCENT Trial to Improve Transplant Waitlisting Access. Kidney international reports 2023. PMID: 38344743


  14. Hoge C, Bowling CB, Dunlop-Thomas C, Pearce BD, Drenkard C, Lim SS, Plantinga LC. Remote Administration of Physical and Cognitive Performance Assessments in a Predominantly Black Cohort of Persons With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. ACR Open Rheumatology 2023. PMID: 37582606


  15. McPherson LJ, Di M, Adams AA, Plantinga L, Pastan SO, Patzer RE. Geographic Differences in Racial Disparities in Access to Kidney Transplantation. Kidney international reports 2023. PMID: 38025234


  16. Urbanski M, Plantinga LC. Best-Laid Plans: Can a "Life-Plan" Improve the Concordance of Kidney Disease Care with Patient Preferences? Kidney360 2023. PMID: 37384884


  17. Plantinga LC, Bender AA, Urbanski M, Hoge C, Joseph J, Damron KC, Douglas-Ajayi CJ, Rickenbach F, Morgan JC, Jaar BG. Work Experiences of the Interdisciplinary Dialysis Workforce in the United States: A Cross-Sectional Survey. American journal of nephrology 2023. PMID: 37031676


  18. Bowling CB, Thomas J, Gierisch JM, Bosworth HB, Plantinga L. Research Inclusion Across the Lifespan: A Good Start, but There Is More Work to Be Done. Journal of general internal medicine 2023. PMID: 37002458


  19. Patel DM, Bowling CB, Plantinga LC, Jaar BG. Editorial: Dialysis and the age-friendly health system initiative. Frontiers in nephrology 2023. PMID: 37675379


  20. Plantinga LC, Rickenbach F, Urbanski M, Hoge C, Douglas-Ajayi C, Morgan JC, Bender AA, Jaar BG. Professional Fulfillment, Burnout, and Turnover Intention Among US Dialysis Patient Care Technicians: A National Survey. American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2023. PMID: 36906216


  21. Patzer RE, Zhang R, Buford J, McPherson L, Lee YH, Urbanski M, Li D, Wilk A, Paul S, Plantinga L, Escoffery C, Pastan SO. The ASCENT Intervention to Improve Access and Reduce Racial Inequalities in Kidney Waitlisting: A Randomized, Effectiveness-Implementation Trial. Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN 2023. PMID: 36764664


  22. Plantinga LC, Xu G, Hoge C, Vandenberg A, Dunlop-Thomas C, Jones BD, Johnson J, Drenkard C, Lim SS, Bowling CB. Comprehension, Utility, and Acceptability of a Multidomain Physical Functioning Report for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients and Their Providers. Arthritis care & research 2022. PMID: 34286926


  23. Plantinga LC, Khakharia A, Hoge C, Vandenberg AE, Lea JP, Masud T, Gray C, O'Donnell CM, James K, Mutell R, Jaar BG. Effectiveness of a Web-Based Provider Communications Platform in Reducing Hospital Readmissions Among Patients Receiving Dialysis: A Pilot Pre-Post Study. Kidney Medicine 2022. PMID: 35966283


  24. Vandenberg AE, Drenkard C, Goldstein FC, Dunlop-Thomas C, Lim SS, Bowling CB, Plantinga LC. Cognitive Problems and Their Clinical Assessment in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Contrasting Patient and Provider Views. Arthritis care & research 2022. PMID: 33734607


  25. Plantinga LC, Hoge C, Vandenberg AE, James K, Masud T, Khakharia A, Gray C, Jaar BG, Lea JP, O'Donnell CM, Mutell R. A Web-Based, Provider-Driven Mobile App to Enhance Patient Care Coordination Between Dialysis Facilities and Hospitals: Development and Pilot Implementation Study. JMIR formative research 2022. PMID: 35687405


  26. Plantinga LC, Penmatsa KR, Urbanski M. Overcoming the Blues: Can Managing Depressive Symptoms Improve Access to Kidney Transplantation? Kidney international reports 2022. PMID: 35694564


  27. Wilk AS, Cummings JR, Plantinga LC, Franch HA, Lea JP, Patzer RE. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Kidney Replacement Therapies Among Adults With Kidney Failure: An Observational Study of Variation by Patient Age. American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2022. PMID: 35217093


  28. Smith DJ, Mac V, Thompson LM, Plantinga L, Kasper L, Hertzberg VS. Using Occupational Histories to Assess Heat Exposure in Undocumented Workers Receiving Emergent Renal Dialysis in Georgia. Workplace health & safety 2022. PMID: 35112607


  29. Plantinga LC, Hoge C, Dunlop-Thomas C, Pearce BD, Lim SS, Drenkard C, Bowling CB. Association of COVID-19 pandemic-related concern and health routine changes with functioning among individuals with systemic lupus erythematosus. Lupus science & medicine 2022. PMID: 35177480


  30. Nair D, Brereton L, Hoge C, Plantinga LC, Agrawal V, Soman SS, Choi MJ, Jaar BG, National Kidney Foundation Education Committee. Burnout Among Nephrologists in the United States: A Survey Study. Kidney Medicine 2022. PMID: 35386610


  31. Steinberg R, Anderson B, Hu Z, Johnson TM, O'Keefe JB, Plantinga LC, Kamaleswaran R, Anderson B. Associations between remote patient monitoring programme responsiveness and clinical outcomes for patients with COVID-19. BMJ open quality 2021. PMID: 34518302


  32. Park C, Hoge C, Vandenberg AE, Jaar BG, Lea JP, Plantinga LC. Care Coordination for Dialysis Patients During and After Hospitalization: A Pilot Study. Kidney Medicine 2021. PMID: 34939025


  33. Londeree J, McCracken CE, Greenbaum LA, Anderson EJ, Plantinga LC, Gillespie SE, Wang CS. Estimation of childhood nephrotic syndrome incidence: data from the atlanta metropolitan statistical area and meta-analysis of worldwide cases. Journal of nephrology 2021. PMID: 34213762


  34. Harding JL, Plantinga LC. Quality of CKD Care: Don't Take the Neighborhood Out of It Yet. Kidney Medicine 2021. PMID: 34401714


  35. Beers KH, Sperati CJ, Weisman DS, Abdel-Kader K, Soman S, Plantinga L, Choi MJ, Jaar BG, Greer RC. Improving Primary Care Delivery for Patients Receiving Maintenance Hemodialysis. American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2021. PMID: 33992728


  36. Johnson TM, Suvada K, Plantinga LC. Recent Medicare Part D beneficiary claims for desmopressin medications. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2021. PMID: 33857325


  37. Smith DJ, Pius LM, Plantinga LC, Thompson LM, Mac V, Hertzberg VS. Heat Stress and Kidney Function in Farmworkers in the US: A Scoping Review. Journal of agromedicine 2021. PMID: 33691597


  38. Apata IW, Cobb J, Navarrete J, Burkart J, Plantinga L, Lea JP. COVID-19 infection control measures and outcomes in urban dialysis centers in predominantly African American communities. BMC nephrology 2021. PMID: 33676397


  39. Vandenberg AE, Jaar BG, James KP, Lea J, O'Donnell C, Masud T, Mutell R, Plantinga LC. Making sense of DialysisConnect: a qualitative analysis of stakeholder viewpoints on a web-based information exchange platform to improve care transitions between dialysis clinics and hospitals. BMC medical informatics and decision making 2021. PMID: 33563290


  40. Plantinga L, Vandenberg A, Goldstein F, Jones B, Johnson J, Bowling CB, Dunlop-Thomas C, Lim SS, Drenkard C. Patient and provider perceptions of a novel cognitive functioning report for patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a qualitative study. Lupus science & medicine 2021. PMID: 33627441


  41. Wiley Z, Kubes JN, Cobb J, Jacob JT, Franks N, Plantinga L, Lea J. Age, Comorbid Conditions, and Racial Disparities in COVID-19 Outcomes. Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities 2021. PMID: 33415702


  42. Ross-Driscoll K, Kramer M, Lynch R, Plantinga L, Wedd J, Patzer R. Variation in Racial Disparities in Liver Transplant Outcomes Across Transplant Centers in the United States. Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society 2020. PMID: 33037711


  43. Suvada K, Plantinga L, Vaughan CP, Markland AD, Mirk A, Burgio KL, Erni SM, Ali MK, Okosun I, Young H, Goode PS, Johnson TM. Comorbidities, Age, and Polypharmacy Limit the Use by US Older Adults with Nocturia of the Only FDA-approved Drugs for the Symptom. Clinical therapeutics 2020. PMID: 33257091


  44. Magua W, Basu M, Pastan SO, Kim JJ, Smith K, Gander J, Mohan S, Escoffery C, Plantinga LC, Melanson T, Garber MD, Patzer RE. Effect of the ASCENT Intervention to Increase Knowledge of Kidney Allocation Policy Changes Among Dialysis Providers. Kidney international reports 2020. PMID: 32954067


  45. McPherson LJ, Barry V, Yackley J, Gander JC, Pastan SO, Plantinga LC, Paul S, Patzer RE, Southeastern Kidney Transplant Coalition. Distance to Kidney Transplant Center and Access to Early Steps in the Kidney Transplantation Process in the Southeastern United States. Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN 2020. PMID: 32209583


  46. Agrawal V, Plantinga L, Abdel-Kader K, Pivert K, Provenzano A, Soman S, Choi MJ, Jaar BG. Burnout and Emotional Well-Being among Nephrology Fellows: A National Online Survey. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN 2020. PMID: 32123052


  47. Hoge C, Bowling CB, Lim SS, Drenkard C, Plantinga LC. Association of Poverty Income Ratio with Physical Functioning in a Cohort of Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. The Journal of rheumatology 2020. PMID: 32115428


  48. Snyder RL, Jaar BG, Lea JP, Plantinga LC. Association of Patient-Reported Difficulty with Adherence with Achievement of Clinical Targets Among Hemodialysis Patients. Patient preference and adherence 2020. PMID: 32103909


  49. Patzer RE, McPherson L, Wang Z, Plantinga LC, Paul S, Ellis M, DuBay DA, Wolf J, Reeves-Daniel A, Jones H, Zayas C, Mulloy L, Pastan SO. Dialysis facility referral and start of evaluation for kidney transplantation among patients treated with dialysis in the Southeastern United States. American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons 2020. PMID: 31981441


  50. Plantinga LC, Jones B, Johnson J, Lambeth A, Lea JP, Nadel L, Vandenberg AE, Bowling CB. Delivery of a patient-friendly functioning report to improve patient-centeredness of dialysis care: a pilot study. BMC health services research 2019. PMID: 31771573


  51. Wilk AS, Tang Z, Hoge C, Plantinga LC, Lea JP. Association between patient psychosocial characteristics and receipt of in-center nocturnal hemodialysis among prevalent dialysis patients. Hemodialysis international. International Symposium on Home Hemodialysis 2019. PMID: 31579998


  52. Sperati CJ, Soman S, Agrawal V, Liu Y, Abdel-Kader K, Diamantidis CJ, Estrella MM, Cavanaugh K, Plantinga L, Schell J, Simon J, Vassalotti JA, Choi MJ, Jaar BG, Greer RC. Primary care physicians' perceptions of barriers and facilitators to management of chronic kidney disease: A mixed methods study. PloS one 2019. PMID: 31437198


  53. Hamoda RE, McPherson LJ, Lipford K, Jacob Arriola K, Plantinga L, Gander JC, Hartmann E, Mulloy L, Zayas CF, Lee KN, Pastan SO, Patzer RE. Association of sociocultural factors with initiation of the kidney transplant evaluation process. American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons 2019. PMID: 31278832


  54. Ross KH, Jaar BG, Lea JP, Masud T, Patzer RE, Plantinga LC. Long-term outcomes among Medicare patients readmitted in the first year of hemodialysis: a retrospective cohort study. BMC nephrology 2019. PMID: 31357952


  55. Song MK, Paul S, Plantinga L, Henry C, Turberville-Trujillo L. Social Networks of Self-care and Perceived Treatment Burden Among Patients on In-Center Hemodialysis. Kidney Medicine 2019. PMID: 32734190


  56. Lynch RJ, Patzer RE, Pastan SO, Bowling CB, Plantinga LC. Recent History of Serious Fall Injuries and Posttransplant Outcomes Among US Kidney Transplant Recipients. Transplantation 2019. PMID: 30247319


  57. Greer RC, Liu Y, Cavanaugh K, Diamantidis CJ, Estrella MM, Sperati CJ, Soman S, Abdel-Kader K, Agrawal V, Plantinga LC, Schell JO, Simon JF, Vassalotti JA, Jaar BG, Choi MJ. Primary Care Physicians' Perceived Barriers to Nephrology Referral and Co-management of Patients with CKD: a Qualitative Study. Journal of general internal medicine 2019. PMID: 30993634


  58. Sahlie A, Jaar BG, Paez LG, Masud T, Lea JP, Burkart JM, Plantinga LC. Burden and Correlates of Hospital Readmissions among U.S. Peritoneal Dialysis Patients. Peritoneal dialysis international : journal of the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis 2019. PMID: 30846608


  59. Vandenberg AE, Bowling CB, Adisa O, Sahlie A, Nadel L, Lea J, Plantinga LC. Shared patient and provider values in end-stage renal disease decision making: Identifying the tensions. Patient education and counseling 2019. PMID: 30803904


  60. Adisa O, Jaar BG, Masud T, Sahlie A, Obadina C, Ang J, Lea JP, Plantinga LC. Association of social worker-assessed psychosocial factors with 30-day hospital readmissions among hemodialysis patients. BMC nephrology 2018. PMID: 30558578


  61. Plantinga L, Tift BD, Dunlop-Thomas C, Sam Lim S, Barrett Bowling C, Drenkard C. Geriatric Assessment of Physical and Cognitive Functioning in a Diverse Cohort of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients: A Pilot Study. Arthritis care & research 2018. PMID: 29316334


  62. Gander JC, Zhang X, Plantinga L, Paul S, Basu M, Pastan SO, Gibney E, Hartmann E, Mulloy L, Zayas C, Patzer RE. Racial disparities in preemptive referral for kidney transplantation in Georgia. Clinical transplantation 2018. PMID: 30099781


  63. Bowling CB, Hall RK, Khakharia A, Franch HA, Plantinga LC. Serious Fall Injury History and Adverse Health Outcomes After Initiating Hemodialysis Among Older U.S. Adults. The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences 2018. PMID: 29346522


  64. Plantinga LC, Masud T, Lea JP, Burkart JM, O'Donnell CM, Jaar BG. Post-hospitalization dialysis facility processes of care and hospital readmissions among hemodialysis patients: a retrospective cohort study. BMC nephrology 2018. PMID: 30064380


  65. Plantinga LC, King LM, Masud T, Shafi T, Burkart JM, Lea JP, Jaar BG. Burden and correlates of readmissions related to pulmonary edema in US hemodialysis patients: a cohort study. Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association 2018. PMID: 29294094


  66. Zhang X, Melanson TA, Plantinga LC, Basu M, Pastan SO, Mohan S, Howard DH, Hockenberry JM, Garber MD, Patzer RE. Racial/ethnic disparities in waitlisting for deceased donor kidney transplantation 1 year after implementation of the new national kidney allocation system. American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons 2018. PMID: 29603644


  67. Kim JJ, Basu M, Plantinga L, Pastan SO, Mohan S, Smith K, Melanson T, Escoffery C, Patzer RE. Awareness of Racial Disparities in Kidney Transplantation among Health Care Providers in Dialysis Facilities. Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN 2018. PMID: 29650714


  68. Cobb J, Plantinga L, Luthi JC, Lynch JR, Huff ED, Mohan S, McClellan WM. Pre-ESRD Care and Mortality in Incident ESRD Patients With Multiple Myeloma. American journal of clinical oncology 2018. PMID: 26886949


  69. Plantinga LC, Lynch RJ, Patzer RE, Pastan SO, Bowling CB. Association of Serious Fall Injuries among United States End Stage Kidney Disease Patients with Access to Kidney Transplantation. Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN 2018. PMID: 29511059


  70. Patzer RE, Basu M, Smith KD, Plantinga L, Mohan S, Escoffery C, Kim JJ, Melanson T, Pastan SO. Awareness of the New Kidney Allocation System among United States Dialysis Providers with Low Waitlisting. American journal of nephrology 2018. PMID: 29471303


  71. Paul S, Plantinga LC, Pastan SO, Gander JC, Mohan S, Patzer RE. Standardized Transplantation Referral Ratio to Assess Performance of Transplant Referral among Dialysis Facilities. Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN 2018. PMID: 29371341


  72. Hamoda RE, Gander JC, McPherson LJ, Arriola KJ, Cobb L, Pastan SO, Plantinga L, Browne T, Hartmann E, Mulloy L, Zayas C, Krisher J, Patzer RE. Process evaluation of the RaDIANT community study: a dialysis facility-level intervention to increase referral for kidney transplantation. BMC nephrology 2018. PMID: 29334900


  73. Song MK, Unruh ML, Manatunga A, Plantinga LC, Lea J, Jhamb M, Kshirsagar AV, Ward SE. SPIRIT trial: A phase III pragmatic trial of an advance care planning intervention in ESRD. Contemporary clinical trials 2017. PMID: 28993286


  74. Melanson TA, Hockenberry JM, Plantinga L, Basu M, Pastan S, Mohan S, Howard DH, Patzer RE. New Kidney Allocation System Associated With Increased Rates Of Transplants Among Black And Hispanic Patients. Health affairs (Project Hope) 2017. PMID: 28583967


  75. Gander JC, Plantinga L, Zhang R, Mohan S, Pastan SO, Patzer RE. United States Dialysis Facilities With a Racial Disparity in Kidney Transplant Waitlisting. Kidney international reports 2017. PMID: 29270504


  76. Plantinga LC, Jaar BG. On the Right Track: Implementing Interventions to Reduce Readmissions in Dialysis Patients. American journal of nephrology 2017. PMID: 28538222


  77. Plantinga LC, King L, Patzer RE, Lea JP, Burkart JM, Hockenberry JM, Jaar BG. Early hospital readmission among hemodialysis patients in the United States is associated with subsequent mortality. Kidney international 2017. PMID: 28532710


  78. Ilori TO, Wang X, Huang M, Gutierrez OM, Narayan KM, Goodman M, McClellan W, Plantinga L, Ojo AO. Oxidative Balance Score and the Risk of End-Stage Renal Disease and Cardiovascular Disease. American journal of nephrology 2017. PMID: 28285313


  79. Plantinga L, Lim SS, Bowling CB, Drenkard C. Perceived stress and reported cognitive symptoms among Georgia patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Lupus 2017. PMID: 28420055


  80. Bowling CB, Plantinga LC. When All You Have Is a Hammer: The Need for Tools to Define and Apply Patient-Centered Outcomes in Hemodialysis. Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN 2017. PMID: 28223289


  81. Patzer RE, Smith K, Basu M, Gander J, Mohan S, Escoffery C, Plantinga L, Melanson T, Kalloo S, Green G, Berlin A, Renville G, Browne T, Turgeon N, Caponi S, Zhang R, Pastan S. The ASCENT (Allocation System Changes for Equity in Kidney Transplantation) Study: a Randomized Effectiveness-Implementation Study to Improve Kidney Transplant Waitlisting and Reduce Racial Disparity. Kidney international reports 2017. PMID: 28845470


  82. Plantinga LC, Patzer RE, Franch HA, Bowling CB. Serious Fall Injuries Before and After Initiation of Hemodialysis Among Older ESRD Patients in the United States: A Retrospective Cohort Study. American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2017. PMID: 28139394


  83. Bowling CB, Plantinga L, Phillips LS, McClellan W, Echt K, Chumbler N, McGwin G, Vandenberg A, Allman RM, Johnson TM. Association of Multimorbidity with Mortality and Healthcare Utilization in Chronic Kidney Disease. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2016. PMID: 27880003


  84. Plantinga LC, Pastan SO, Wilk AS, Krisher J, Mulloy L, Gibney EM, Patzer RE. Referral for Kidney Transplantation and Indicators of Quality of Dialysis Care: A Cross-sectional Study. American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2016. PMID: 27881246


  85. McClellan WM, Plantinga LC, Wilk AS, Patzer RE. ESRD Databases, Public Policy, and Quality of Care: Translational Medicine and Nephrology. Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN 2016. PMID: 27852663


  86. Patzer RE, Paul S, Plantinga L, Gander J, Sauls L, Krisher J, Mulloy LL, Gibney EM, Browne T, Zayas CF, McClellan WM, Arriola KJ, Pastan SO, Southeastern Kidney Transplant Coalition. A Randomized Trial to Reduce Disparities in Referral for Transplant Evaluation. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN 2016. PMID: 27738125


  87. Bowling CB, Plantinga L, Hall RK, Mirk A, Zhang R, Kutner N. Association of Nondisease-Specific Problems with Mortality, Long-Term Care, and Functional Impairment among Older Adults Who Require Skilled Nursing Care after Dialysis Initiation. Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN 2016. PMID: 27733436


  88. Plantinga L, Lim SS, Bowling CB, Drenkard C. Association of age with health-related quality of life in a cohort of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: the Georgians Organized Against Lupus study. Lupus science & medicine 2016. PMID: 27547440


  89. Plantinga LC, Lim SS, Patzer RE, Pastan SO, Drenkard C. Comparison of vascular access outcomes in patients with end-stage renal disease attributed to systemic lupus erythematosus vs. other causes: a retrospective cohort study. BMC nephrology 2016. PMID: 27388761


  90. Ilori TO, Enofe N, Oommen A, Cobb J, Navarrete J, Adedinsewo DA, Oshikoya O, Fevrier H, Farris AB, Plantinga L, Ojo AO. Comparison of Outcomes between Individuals with Pure and Mixed Lupus Nephritis: A Retrospective Study. PloS one 2016. PMID: 27304068


  91. Plantinga L, Gander JC. Intermittent smoking and chronic kidney disease. Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association 2016. PMID: 27235423


  92. Plantinga L, Lim SS, Patzer R, McClellan W, Kramer M, Klein M, Pastan S, Gordon C, Helmick C, Drenkard C. Incidence of End-Stage Renal Disease Among Newly Diagnosed Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients: The Georgia Lupus Registry. Arthritis care & research 2016. PMID: 26239749


  93. Plantinga LC, Drenkard C, Pastan SO, Lim SS. Attribution of cause of end-stage renal disease among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: the Georgia Lupus Registry. Lupus science & medicine 2016. PMID: 26848398


  94. Ilori TO, Enofe N, Oommen A, Odewole O, Ojo A, Plantinga L, Pastan S, Echouffo-Tcheugui JB, McClellan W. Factors affecting willingness to receive a kidney transplant among minority patients at an urban safety-net hospital: a cross-sectional survey. BMC nephrology 2015. PMID: 26588895


  95. Ilori TO, Sun Ro Y, Kong SY, Gutierrez OM, Ojo AO, Judd SE, Narayan KM, Goodman M, Plantinga L, McClellan W. Oxidative Balance Score and Chronic Kidney Disease. American journal of nephrology 2015. PMID: 26569393


  96. Gillespie BW, Morgenstern H, Hedgeman E, Tilea A, Scholz N, Shearon T, Burrows NR, Shahinian VB, Yee J, Plantinga L, Powe NR, McClellan W, Robinson B, Williams DE, Saran R. Nephrology care prior to end-stage renal disease and outcomes among new ESRD patients in the USA. Clinical kidney journal 2015. PMID: 26613038


  97. Scialla JJ, Parekh RS, Eustace JA, Astor BC, Plantinga L, Jaar BG, Shafi T, Coresh J, Powe NR, Melamed ML. Race, Mineral Homeostasis and Mortality in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease on Dialysis. American journal of nephrology 2015. PMID: 26287973


  98. Patzer RE, Plantinga LC, Paul S, Gander J, Krisher J, Sauls L, Gibney EM, Mulloy L, Pastan SO. Variation in Dialysis Facility Referral for Kidney Transplantation Among Patients With End-Stage Renal Disease in Georgia. JAMA 2015. PMID: 26262796


  99. Gander J, Browne T, Plantinga L, Pastan SO, Sauls L, Krisher J, Patzer RE. Dialysis Facility Transplant Philosophy and Access to Kidney Transplantation in the Southeast. American journal of nephrology 2015. PMID: 26278585


  100. Plantinga LC, Patzer RE, Drenkard C, Kramer MR, Klein M, Lim SS, McClellan WM, Pastan SO. Association of time to kidney transplantation with graft failure among U.S. patients with end-stage renal disease due to lupus nephritis. Arthritis care & research 2015. PMID: 25251922


  101. Plantinga LC, Patzer RE, Drenkard C, Pastan SO, Cobb J, McClellan W, Lim SS. Comparison of quality-of-care measures in U.S. patients with end-stage renal disease secondary to lupus nephritis vs. other causes. BMC nephrology 2015. PMID: 25884409


  102. Plantinga LC, Drenkard C, Patzer RE, Klein M, Kramer MR, Pastan S, Lim SS, McClellan WM. Sociodemographic and geographic predictors of quality of care in United States patients with end-stage renal disease due to lupus nephritis. Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) 2015. PMID: 25692867


  103. Patzer RE, Gander J, Sauls L, Amamoo MA, Krisher J, Mulloy LL, Gibney E, Browne T, Plantinga L, Pastan SO, Southeastern Kidney Transplant Coalition. The RaDIANT community study protocol: community-based participatory research for reducing disparities in access to kidney transplantation. BMC nephrology 2014. PMID: 25348614


  104. Plantinga L, Pastan S, Kramer M, McClellan A, Krisher J, Patzer RE. Association of U.S. Dialysis facility neighborhood characteristics with facility-level kidney transplantation. American journal of nephrology 2014. PMID: 25196018


  105. Patzer RE, Plantinga L, Krisher J, Pastan SO. Dialysis facility and network factors associated with low kidney transplantation rates among United States dialysis facilities. American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons 2014. PMID: 24891272


  106. Scialla JJ, Kao WH, Crainiceanu C, Sozio SM, Oberai PC, Shafi T, Coresh J, Powe NR, Plantinga LC, Jaar BG, Parekh RS. Biomarkers of vascular calcification and mortality in patients with ESRD. Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN 2014. PMID: 24458076


  107. Plantinga LC, Kim M, Goetz M, Kleinbaum DG, McClellan W, Patzer RE. Pre-end-stage renal disease care not associated with dialysis facility neighborhood poverty in the United States. American journal of nephrology 2014. PMID: 24434854


  108. McClellan WM, Plantinga LC. A public health perspective on CKD and obesity. Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association 2013. PMID: 24179014


  109. Melamed ML, Plantinga L, Shafi T, Parekh R, Meyer TW, Hostetter TH, Coresh J, Powe NR. Retained organic solutes, patient characteristics and all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in hemodialysis: results from the retained organic solutes and clinical outcomes (ROSCO) investigators. BMC nephrology 2013. PMID: 23806101


  110. Plantinga L, Howard VJ, Judd S, Muntner P, Tanner R, Rizk D, Lackland DT, Warnock DG, Howard G, McClellan WM. Association of duration of residence in the southeastern United States with chronic kidney disease may differ by race: the REasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) cohort study. International journal of health geographics 2013. PMID: 23518004


  111. Shahinian VB, Hedgeman E, Gillespie BW, Young EW, Robinson B, Hsu CY, Plantinga LC, Burrows NR, Eggers P, Saydah S, Powe NR, Saran R. Estimating prevalence of CKD stages 3-5 using health system data. American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2013. PMID: 23489675


  112. Grubbs V, Plantinga LC, Tuot DS, Hedgeman E, Saran R, Saydah S, Rolka D, Powe NR. Americans' use of dietary supplements that are potentially harmful in CKD. Volume 61 of Issue 5. American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2013. PMID: 23415417


  113. Plantinga L, Bremner JD, Miller AH, Jones DP, Veledar E, Goldberg J, Vaccarino V. Association between posttraumatic stress disorder and inflammation: a twin study. Brain, behavior, and immunity 2013. PMID: 23379997


  114. Tuot DS, Plantinga LC, Judd SE, Muntner P, Hsu CY, Warnock DG, Gutiérrez OM, Safford M, Powe NR, McClellan WM. Healthy behaviors, risk factor control and awareness of chronic kidney disease. Volume 37 of Issue 2. American journal of nephrology 2013. PMID: 23392070


  115. Plantinga LC. Socio-economic impact in CKD. Nephrologie & therapeutique 2013. PMID: 23318113


  116. Jaar BG, Chang A, Plantinga L. Can we improve quality of life of patients on dialysis? Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN 2013. PMID: 23296376


  117. Shafi T, Sozio SM, Plantinga LC, Jaar BG, Kim ET, Parekh RS, Steffes MW, Powe NR, Coresh J, Selvin E. Serum fructosamine and glycated albumin and risk of mortality and clinical outcomes in hemodialysis patients. Diabetes care 2012. PMID: 23250799


  118. Plantinga LC, Tuot DS, Grubbs V, Hsu CY, Powe NR. Chronic kidney disease identification in a high-risk urban population: does automated eGFR reporting make a difference? Volume 89 of Issue 6. Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine 2012. PMID: 22684427


  119. Grubbs V, Plantinga LC, Vittinghoff E, O'Hare AM, Dudley RA. Medicare immunosuppressant coverage and access to kidney transplantation: a retrospective national cohort study. BMC health services research 2012. PMID: 22894737


  120. Shafi T, Parekh RS, Jaar BG, Plantinga LC, Oberai PC, Eckfeldt JH, Levey AS, Powe NR, Coresh J. Serum ß-trace protein and risk of mortality in incident hemodialysis patients. Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN 2012. PMID: 22745274


  121. Bansal N, Vittinghoff E, Plantinga L, Hsu CY. Does chronic kidney disease modify the association between body mass index and cardiovascular disease risk factors. Journal of nephrology 2012. PMID: 21725923


  122. McClellan AC, Plantinga L, McClellan WM. Epidemiology, geography and chronic kidney disease. Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension 2012. PMID: 22388555


  123. Grubbs V, Plantinga LC, Tuot DS, Powe NR. Chronic kidney disease and use of dental services in a United States public healthcare system: a retrospective cohort study. Volume 13. BMC nephrology 2012. PMID: 22471751


  124. Plantinga L, Rao MN, Schillinger D. Prevalence of self-reported sleep problems among people with diabetes in the United States, 2005-2008. Preventing chronic disease 2012. PMID: 22440550


  125. Tuot DS, Plantinga LC, Hsu CY, Powe NR. Is awareness of chronic kidney disease associated with evidence-based guideline-concordant outcomes? Volume 35 of Issue 2. American journal of nephrology 2012. PMID: 22286715


  126. Plantinga LC, Johansen KL, Schillinger D, Powe NR. Lower socioeconomic status and disability among US adults with chronic kidney disease, 1999-2008. Preventing chronic disease 2011. PMID: 22172179


  127. Tuot DS, Plantinga LC. What patients don't know may hurt them: knowledge and the perception of knowledge among patients with CKD. Volume 80 of Issue 12. Kidney international 2011. PMID: 22126982


  128. Plantinga L, Grubbs V, Sarkar U, Hsu CY, Hedgeman E, Robinson B, Saran R, Geiss L, Burrows NR, Eberhardt M, Powe N. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug use among persons with chronic kidney disease in the United States. Volume 9 of Issue 5. Annals of family medicine 2011. PMID: 21911761


  129. Plantinga L, Lee K, Inker LA, Saran R, Yee J, Gillespie B, Rolka D, Saydah S, Powe NR. Association of sleep-related problems with CKD in the United States, 2005-2008. American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2011. PMID: 21816524


  130. Tuot DS, Plantinga LC, Hsu CY, Jordan R, Burrows NR, Hedgeman E, Yee J, Saran R, Powe NR. Chronic kidney disease awareness among individuals with clinical markers of kidney dysfunction. Volume 6 of Issue 8. Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN 2011. PMID: 21784832


  131. Sozio SM, Coresh J, Jaar BG, Fink NE, Plantinga LC, Armstrong PA, Longenecker JC, Sharrett AR, Powe NR, Parekh RS. Inflammatory markers and risk of cerebrovascular events in patients initiating dialysis. Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN 2011. PMID: 21551022


  132. Grubbs V, Plantinga LC, Crews DC, Bibbins-Domingo K, Saran R, Heung M, Patel PR, Burrows NR, Ernst KL, Powe NR. Vulnerable populations and the association between periodontal and chronic kidney disease. Volume 6 of Issue 4. Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN 2011. PMID: 21350109


  133. Scialla JJ, Plantinga LC, Kao WH, Jaar B, Powe NR, Parekh RS. Soluble P-selectin levels are associated with cardiovascular mortality and sudden cardiac death in male dialysis patients. American journal of nephrology 2011. PMID: 21346329


  134. Plantinga LC, Johansen K, Crews DC, Shahinian VB, Robinson BM, Saran R, Burrows NR, Williams DE, Powe NR. Association of CKD with disability in the United States. American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2010. PMID: 21036441


  135. Grams ME, Plantinga LC, Hedgeman E, Saran R, Myers GL, Williams DE, Powe NR. Validation of CKD and related conditions in existing data sets: A systematic review. American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2010. PMID: 20692079


  136. Shafi T, Jaar BG, Plantinga LC, Fink NE, Sadler JH, Parekh RS, Powe NR, Coresh J. Association of residual urine output with mortality, quality of life, and inflammation in incident hemodialysis patients: the Choices for Healthy Outcomes in Caring for End-Stage Renal Disease (CHOICE) Study. American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2010. PMID: 20605303


  137. Plantinga LC, Tuot DS, Powe NR. Awareness of chronic kidney disease among patients and providers. Volume 17 of Issue 3. Advances in chronic kidney disease 2010. PMID: 20439091


  138. Plantinga LC, Fink NE, Harrington-Levey R, Finkelstein FO, Hebah N, Powe NR, Jaar BG. Association of social support with outcomes in incident dialysis patients. Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN 2010. PMID: 20430940


  139. Plantinga LC, Crews DC, Coresh J, Miller ER, Saran R, Yee J, Hedgeman E, Pavkov M, Eberhardt MS, Williams DE, Powe NR. Prevalence of chronic kidney disease in US adults with undiagnosed diabetes or prediabetes. Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN 2010. PMID: 20338960


  140. Crews DC, Plantinga LC, Miller ER, Saran R, Hedgeman E, Saydah SH, Williams DE, Powe NR. Prevalence of chronic kidney disease in persons with undiagnosed or prehypertension in the United States. Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) 2010. PMID: 20308607


  141. Saran R, Hedgeman E, Plantinga L, Burrows NR, Gillespie BW, Young EW, Coresh J, Pavkov M, Williams D, Powe NR. Establishing a national chronic kidney disease surveillance system for the United States. Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN 2009. PMID: 19965534


  142. Crews DC, Jaar BG, Plantinga LC, Kassem HS, Fink NE, Powe NR. Inpatient hemodialysis initiation: reasons, risk factors and outcomes. Nephron. Clinical practice 2009. PMID: 19816040


  143. Jhamb M, Argyropoulos C, Steel JL, Plantinga L, Wu AW, Fink NE, Powe NR, Meyer KB, Unruh ML. Correlates and outcomes of fatigue among incident dialysis patients. Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN 2009. PMID: 19808226


  144. Plantinga LC, Fink NE, Coresh J, Sozio SM, Parekh RS, Melamed ML, Powe NR, Jaar BG. Peripheral vascular disease-related procedures in dialysis patients: predictors and prognosis. Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN 2009. PMID: 19679667


  145. Plantinga LC, Jaar BG. Preventing repeat hospitalizations in dialysis patients: a call for action. Kidney international 2009. PMID: 19904257


  146. Argyropoulos C, Chang CC, Plantinga L, Fink N, Powe N, Unruh M. Considerations in the statistical analysis of hemodialysis patient survival. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN 2009. PMID: 19643932


  147. Plantinga LC, Miller ER, Stevens LA, Saran R, Messer K, Flowers N, Geiss L, Powe NR. Blood pressure control among persons without and with chronic kidney disease: US trends and risk factors 1999-2006. Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) 2009. PMID: 19470881


  148. Plantinga LC, Fink NE, Finkelstein FO, Powe NR, Jaar BG. Association of peritoneal dialysis clinic size with clinical outcomes. Peritoneal dialysis international : journal of the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis 2009. PMID: 19458300


  149. Sozio SM, Armstrong PA, Coresh J, Jaar BG, Fink NE, Plantinga LC, Powe NR, Parekh RS. Cerebrovascular disease incidence, characteristics, and outcomes in patients initiating dialysis: the choices for healthy outcomes in caring for ESRD (CHOICE) study. American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2009. PMID: 19376618


  150. Sperati CJ, Parekh RS, Berthier-Schaad Y, Jaar BG, Plantinga L, Fink N, Powe NR, Smith MW, Coresh J, Kao WH. Association of single-nucleotide polymorphisms in JAK3, STAT4, and STAT6 with new cardiovascular events in incident dialysis patients. American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2009. PMID: 19282076


  151. Powe NR, Plantinga L, Saran R. Public health surveillance of CKD: principles, steps, and challenges. American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2009. PMID: 19231759


  152. Jaar BG, Plantinga LC, Crews DC, Fink NE, Hebah N, Coresh J, Kliger AS, Powe NR. Timing, causes, predictors and prognosis of switching from peritoneal dialysis to hemodialysis: a prospective study. BMC nephrology 2009. PMID: 19200383


  153. Amarasingham R, Plantinga L, Diener-West M, Gaskin DJ, Powe NR. Clinical information technologies and inpatient outcomes: a multiple hospital study. Archives of internal medicine 2009. PMID: 19171805


  154. Plantinga LC, Boulware LE, Coresh J, Stevens LA, Miller ER, Saran R, Messer KL, Levey AS, Powe NR. Patient awareness of chronic kidney disease: trends and predictors. Archives of internal medicine 2008. PMID: 19001205


  155. Amarasingham R, Diener-West M, Plantinga L, Cunningham AC, Gaskin DJ, Powe NR. Hospital characteristics associated with highly automated and usable clinical information systems in Texas, United States. BMC medical informatics and decision making 2008. PMID: 18793426


  156. Parekh RS, Plantinga LC, Kao WH, Meoni LA, Jaar BG, Fink NE, Powe NR, Coresh J, Klag MJ. The association of sudden cardiac death with inflammation and other traditional risk factors. Kidney international 2008. PMID: 18769368


  157. Asmis LM, Segal JB, Plantinga LC, Fink NE, Kerman JS, Kickler TS, Coresh J, Gardner LB. Heparin-induced antibodies and cardiovascular risk in patients on dialysis. Thrombosis and haemostasis 2008. PMID: 18766268


  158. Huang CX, Plantinga LC, Fink NE, Melamed ML, Coresh J, Powe NR. Phosphate levels and blood pressure in incident hemodialysis patients: a longitudinal study. Advances in chronic kidney disease 2008. PMID: 18565483


  159. Boulware LE, Troll MU, Plantinga LC, Powe NR. The association of state and national legislation with living kidney donation rates in the United States: a national study. American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons 2008. PMID: 18510639


  160. Plantinga LC, Fink NE, Melamed ML, Briggs WA, Powe NR, Jaar BG. Serum phosphate levels and risk of infection in incident dialysis patients. Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN 2008. PMID: 18562596


  161. Cavanaugh KL, Merkin SS, Plantinga LC, Fink NE, Sadler JH, Powe NR. Accuracy of patients' reports of comorbid disease and their association with mortality in ESRD. American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2008. PMID: 18589216


  162. Gupta R, Plantinga LC, Powe NR. Correction: Inaccurate classification and information reported in a study of statin use and sepsis in patients with chronic kidney disease. JAMA 2008. PMID: 18285587


  163. Melamed ML, Eustace JA, Plantinga LC, Jaar BG, Fink NE, Parekh RS, Coresh J, Yang Z, Cantor T, Powe NR. Third-generation parathyroid hormone assays and all-cause mortality in incident dialysis patients: the CHOICE study. Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association 2007. PMID: 18065788


  164. Jaar BG, Khatib R, Plantinga L, Boulware LE, Powe NR. Principles of screening for chronic kidney disease. Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN 2007. PMID: 18032791


  165. Jaar BG, Plantinga LC, Astor BC, Fink NE, Longenecker C, Tracy RP, Marcovina SM, Powe NR, Coresh J. Novel and traditional cardiovascular risk factors for peripheral arterial disease in incident-dialysis patients. Advances in chronic kidney disease 2007. PMID: 17603986


  166. Plantinga LC, Fink NE, Levin NW, Jaar BG, Coresh J, Levey AS, Klag MJ, Powe NR. Early, intermediate, and long-term risk factors for mortality in incident dialysis patients: the Choices for Healthy Outcomes in Caring for ESRD (CHOICE) Study. American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2007. PMID: 17533026


  167. Gupta R, Plantinga LC, Fink NE, Melamed ML, Coresh J, Fox CS, Levin NW, Powe NR. Statin use and sepsis events [corrected] in patients with chronic kidney disease. JAMA 2007. PMID: 17405971


  168. Kass NE, Medley AM, Natowicz MR, Hull SC, Faden RR, Plantinga L, Gostin LO. Access to health insurance: experiences and attitudes of those with genetic versus non-genetic medical conditions. American journal of medical genetics. Part A 2007. PMID: 17290434


  169. Plantinga LC, Fink NE, Bass EB, Boulware LE, Meyer KB, Powe NR. Preferences for current health and their association with outcomes in patients with kidney disease. Medical care 2007. PMID: 17304080


  170. Plantinga LC, Fink NE, Jaar BG, Huang IC, Wu AW, Meyer KB, Powe NR. Relation between level or change of hemoglobin and generic and disease-specific quality of life measures in hemodialysis. Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation 2007. PMID: 17286191


  171. Plantinga LC, Fink NE, Jaar BG, Sadler JH, Levin NW, Coresh J, Klag MJ, Powe NR. Attainment of clinical performance targets and improvement in clinical outcomes and resource use in hemodialysis care: a prospective cohort study. BMC health services research 2007. PMID: 17212829


  172. Zhang L, Kao WH, Berthier-Schaad Y, Plantinga L, Fink N, Smith MW, Coresh J. C-Reactive protein haplotype predicts serum C-reactive protein levels but not cardiovascular disease risk in a dialysis cohort. American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2007. PMID: 17185152


  173. Liu Y, Berthier-Schaad Y, Plantinga L, Fink NE, Tracy RP, Kao WH, Klag MJ, Smith MW, Coresh J. Functional variants in the lymphotoxin-alpha gene predict cardiovascular disease in dialysis patients. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN 2006. PMID: 16988060


  174. Plantinga LC, Jaar BG, Astor B, Fink NE, Eustace JA, Klag MJ, Powe NR. Association of clinic vascular access monitoring practices with clinical outcomes in hemodialysis patients. Nephron. Clinical practice 2006. PMID: 16902311


  175. Zhang L, Kao WH, Berthier-Schaad Y, Liu Y, Plantinga L, Jaar BG, Fink N, Powe N, Klag MJ, Smith MW, Coresh J. Haplotype of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 gene predicts cardiovascular disease in dialysis patients. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN 2006. PMID: 16807407


  176. Melamed ML, Eustace JA, Plantinga L, Jaar BG, Fink NE, Coresh J, Klag MJ, Powe NR. Changes in serum calcium, phosphate, and PTH and the risk of death in incident dialysis patients: a longitudinal study. Kidney international 2006. PMID: 16738536


  177. Plantinga LC, Pham HH, Fink NE, Rubin HR, Jaar BG, Powe NR. Use of dialysis educators beyond nurses and physicians and outcomes in patients with kidney failure. Advances in chronic kidney disease 2005. PMID: 16198283


  178. Jaar BG, Coresh J, Plantinga LC, Fink NE, Klag MJ, Levey AS, Levin NW, Sadler JH, Kliger A, Powe NR. Comparing the risk for death with peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis in a national cohort of patients with chronic kidney disease. Annals of internal medicine 2005. PMID: 16061915


  179. Plantinga LC, Jaar BG, Fink NE, Sadler JH, Levin NW, Coresh J, Klag MJ, Powe NR. Frequency of patient-physician contact in chronic kidney disease care and achievement of clinical performance targets. International journal for quality in health care : journal of the International Society for Quality in Health Care 2005. PMID: 15723821


  180. Todd CS, Plantinga LC, Lichenstein R. Primary care services for an emergency department population: a novel location for contraception. Contraception 2005. PMID: 15639071


  181. Plantinga LC, Fink NE, Jaar BG, Sadler JH, Coresh J, Klag MJ, Levey AS, Powe NR. Frequency of sit-down patient care rounds, attainment of clinical performance targets, hospitalization, and mortality in hemodialysis patients. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN 2004. PMID: 15579518


  182. Kass NE, Hull SC, Natowicz MR, Faden RR, Plantinga L, Gostin LO, Slutsman J. Medical privacy and the disclosure of personal medical information: the beliefs and experiences of those with genetic and other clinical conditions. American journal of medical genetics. Part A 2004. PMID: 15216547


  183. Rubin HR, Fink NE, Plantinga LC, Sadler JH, Kliger AS, Powe NR. Patient ratings of dialysis care with peritoneal dialysis vs hemodialysis. JAMA 2004. PMID: 14871912


  184. Plantinga LC, Fink NE, Sadler JH, Levey AS, Levin NW, Rubin HR, Coresh J, Klag MJ, Powe NR. Frequency of patient-physician contact and patient outcomes in hemodialysis care. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN 2004. PMID: 14694175


  185. Plantinga L, Natowicz MR, Kass NE, Hull SC, Gostin LO, Faden RR. Disclosure, confidentiality, and families: experiences and attitudes of those with genetic versus nongenetic medical conditions. American journal of medical genetics. Part C, Seminars in medical genetics 2003. PMID: 12704638


  186. Kass NE, Natowicz MR, Hull SC, Faden RR, Plantinga L, Gostin LO, Slutsman J. The use of medical records in research: what do patients want? The Journal of law, medicine & ethics : a journal of the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics 2003. PMID: 14626550