Deidra Crews
Expertise in
4
conditions

Dr. Deidra Crews

Nephrology
Johns Hopkins Medicine
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
1800 Orleans Street, 
Baltimore, MD 
18 Years of Experience

Expertise in
4
conditions
Johns Hopkins Medicine
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
1800 Orleans Street, 
Baltimore, MD 
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Overview

Dr. Crews is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She holds faculty appointments with the School of Nursing, the Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical Research, the Center on Aging and Health, and the Center for Health Equity, where she is Deputy Director. Her research program aims to advance equity in kidney disease and hypertension outcomes by focusing on social drivers of health inequities. An elected member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation, Dr. Crews has received numerous awards for her research contributions, including the 2018 Johns Hopkins University President’s Frontier Award--a $250,000 award granted to a single faculty scholar on the cusp of transforming their field. She is a former National Academy of Medicine (NAM) Emerging Leader Scholar and was the inaugural Gilbert S. Omenn Anniversary Fellow of the NAM. In 2019, Dr. Crews received the W. Lester Henry Award for Diversity and Access to Care from the American College of Physicians and the Distinguished Leader Award from the American Society of Nephrology. Dr. Crews is the founding director of the Doctoral Diversity Program, a 2-year, research-intensive post-baccalaureate program of the Johns Hopkins Initiative for Careers in Science and Medicine. Dr. Crews received her undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia and her medical degree from Saint Louis University. A graduate of the Osler Medical Training Program, she completed nephrology fellowship and a master’s in clinical epidemiology degree at Johns Hopkins.

Dr. Crews is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Kidney Disease, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Arteriovenous Malformation, Kidney Transplant, and Nephrectomy.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 274 peer reviewed articles and participating in 2 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School Of Public Health, Epidemiology, ScM, 2009, 2008
Residency
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Internal Medicine, 2006
Specialties
Nephrology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in MD
Board Certifications
American Board Of Internal Medicine
Fellowships
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Nephrology, 2009
Hospital Affiliations
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Locations

The Johns Hopkins Hospital
1800 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD 21287
Call: 410-955-5000
Other Locations
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
4940 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21224
Call: 410-550-0100

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


2 Clinical Trials

Best Case/Worst Case: A Multisite Randomized Clinical Trial of Scenario Planning for Patients With End-Stage Kidney Disease
Best Case/Worst Case: A Multisite Randomized Clinical Trial of Scenario Planning for Patients With End-Stage Kidney Disease
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: October 29, 2025
Intervention Type: Other
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SOCIABLE Seniors Optimizing Community Integration to Advance Better Living With ESRD
SOCIABLE Seniors Optimizing Community Integration to Advance Better Living With ESRD
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: August 21, 2017
Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Phase: Not Applicable
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274 Total Publications

DASH-Patterned Groceries and Effects on Blood Pressure: The GoFresh Randomized Clinical Trial.
DASH-Patterned Groceries and Effects on Blood Pressure: The GoFresh Randomized Clinical Trial.
Journal: JAMA
Published: November 09, 2025
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