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Dr. Cervantes is the Director of the Nephrology Fellowship Training Program at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and a member of the Johns Hopkins Amyloid Center. Dedicated to medical education, she co-directed the Genes to Society Renal Physiology Course from 2021 to 2025 and previously served as Assistant Program Director for the fellowship, leading efforts in career pathway development. Her clinical and research interests include amyloidosis, paraproteinemias, hypertension, diabetic kidney disease, and quality improvement. Dr. Cervantes was selected for the 14th cohort of the Armstrong Institute Patient Safety and Quality Leadership Academy and the 3rd cohort of the International Society of Nephrology Emerging Leaders Program, reflecting her commitment to quality, advocacy, and global health. Selected Publications Cervantes CE, Atta MG. Kidney Amyloidosis: Updates on Pathogenesis and Therapeutic Frontiers. Am J Nephrol. 2024 Jun 12. PMID: 38865984. Tamargo C, Hanouneh M, Cervantes CE. Treatment of Acute Kidney Injury: A Review of Current Approaches and Emerging Innovations. J Clin Med. 2024 Apr 23;13(9):2455. Cervantes CE, Bloch EM, Sperati CJ. Therapeutic Plasma Exchange: Core Curriculum 2023. Am J Kidney Dis. 2023;81(4):475-492. Cervantes CE, Kant S, Atta M, The Link between Conventional and Novel Anti-Cancer Therapeutics with Thrombotic Microangiopathy. Drug Metab Lett. 2021 doi: 10.2174/1872312814666210716141633 PMID: 34279209 Cervantes CE, Sperati CJ. From Dropsy to Chart Biopsy- Opportunities and Pitfalls of Electronic Health Records. Kidney360. 2021; doi: 10.34067/KID.0004392021 PMID:35373111 Cervantes, CE, Atta, Mohamed G. Chapter 4. Chronic Tubulointerstitial nephritis: Hypokalemia, hyperoxaluria, and hyperuricemia. In the Book: Tubulointerstitial Nephritis. Edited by Mohamed G. Atta and Mark A. Perazella. 2022. Springer Cervantes, CE, Hanouneh, Mohamad. A New Era in Diabetic Kidney Disease. In the Book: Chronic Kidney Disease – Beyond the Basics. Edited by Prof. Ane Claudia Fernandes Nunes. 2022. IntechOpen. DOI: 10.5992/intechopen.1000197 Alvarado F, Cervantes CE, Crews D, Blanck J, Al Ammary F, Ng D, Purnell T. Examining post-donation outcomes in Hispanic/Latinx living kidney donors in the United States: A systematic review. Am J Transplant. 2022. doi: 10.1111/ajt.17017. PMID:35258164 Courses & SyllabiGenes To Society Pathophysiology Course of Medical Students, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2021- 2025.
Her top areas of expertise are Nephrosclerosis, Renovascular Hypertension, Chronic Kidney Disease, and End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD).
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