Jula K. Inrig, MD

Department / Division:
Medicine / Nephrology

Address:
DUMC 3646
Durham, NC 27710

Appointment Telephone:
(919) 668-7630

Office Telephone:
(919) 668-8008

Fax Telephone:
(919) 668-7128

• M.D., Loma Linda University School of Medicine, California, 2000

• Internal Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, North Carolina, 2000-2003

• Nephrology, Duke University Medical Center, North Carolina, 2003-2006

• Masters in Health Science in Clinical Research, Duke University Medical Center, North Carolina, 2006

Clinical Interests:
Hypertension, general nephrology, and stage renal disease, hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, cardiovascular risk reduction, and consultative nephrology

Research Interests:
Blood pressure, end-stage renal disease, hemodialysis, cardiovascular outcomes, endothelial cell dysfunction, and anemia

Representative Publications:
Inrig JK, Reed S, Szczech LA, Engemann J, Friedman JY, Corey RC, Schulman K, Reller LB, Fowler VG. Relationship between Clinical Outcomes and Vascular Access Type among Hemodialysis Patients with Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia Clin J Am Soc Nephrol, 1: 518-524, 2006. (2006)

Inrig JK, Sun JL, Yang Q, Briley LP, Szczech LA.  Mortality by Dialysis Modality among ESRD Patients Awaiting Renal Transplantation. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol, 1:774-779, 2006. (2006)

Stryjewski E, Szczech LA, Benjamin DK, Inrig JK, Kanafani ZA, Engemann JJ, Chu VH,  Reller LB, Corey GR, Fowler, VG. Use of Vancomycin or First Generation Cephalosporins in the Treatment of Hemodialysis-dependent Patients with Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia. CID, 44:190-196,2007. (2007)

Inrig JK, Patel UD, Gillespie BS, Hasselblad V, Himmelfarb J, Reddan D, Lindsay RM, Winchester JF, Stivelman J, Toto R, Szczech LA. Relationship between Interdialytic Weight Gain and Blood Pressure in Hemodialysis Patients. Am J Kidney Disease, 50(1):108-118.e1-4, 2007. (2007)

Inrig JK, Oddone EZ, Hasselblad V, Gillespie B, Patel UD, Reddan D, Toto R, Himmelfarb J, Winchester JF, Stivelman J, Lindsay RM, Szczech LA. Association of Intradialytic Blood Pressure Changes with Hospitalization and Mortality Rates in Prevalent ESRD Patients.  Kidney International, 71:454-561, 2007. (2007)

Inrig JK,  Gillespie BS, Briley LP, Patel UD, She L, Easton JD, Topol E, Szczech LA. The Risk of Cardiovascular Outcomes among Subjects with Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease and Greater than Normal estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol, 2(6):1215-22, 2007 (2007)