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Brenda W. Gillespie is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Medicine, with a significant focus on Nephrology. Gillespie's work spans several subfields including Surgery, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Epidemiology, and Ophthalmology.

Their main topics of research include:

  • Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes
  • Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies
  • Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
  • Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
  • Pelvic floor disorders treatments
  • Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research
  • Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes

Brenda W. Gillespie has contributed extensively to the literature, with publications appearing in notable venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
  • UNC Libraries
  • The Journal of Urology
  • American Journal of Kidney Diseases
  • Kidney360

Their recent papers cover a variety of topics in nephrology and ophthalmology, with high citation counts in some areas. Selected recent publications include:

  • "The Association between Medication Adherence and Visual Field Progression in the Collaborative Initial Glaucoma Treatment Study," 2020, Ophthalmology
  • "CKD Awareness Among US Adults by Future Risk of Kidney Failure," 2020, American Journal of Kidney Diseases
  • "National Trends in the Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease Among Racial/Ethnic and Socioeconomic Status Groups, 1988-2016," 2020, JAMA Network Open
  • "Trends in Chronic Kidney Disease Care in the US by Race and Ethnicity, 2012-2019," 2021, JAMA Network Open
  • "Kidney Biopsy Features Most Predictive of Clinical Outcomes in the Spectrum of Minimal Change Disease and Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis," 2022, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Collaborations form a significant part of Gillespie's research activity. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Rajiv Saran
  • Jennifer L. Bragg-Gresham
  • Yun Han
  • Abigail R. Smith
  • Lawrence B. Holzman

Best Publications

  • Urinary Tract Infection

    Betsy Foxman;Robin Barlow;Hannah D'Arcy;Brenda Gillespie

  • Interim clinical outcomes in the collaborative initial glaucoma treatment study comparing initial treatment randomized to medications or surgery

    Paul R Lichter;David C Musch;Brenda W Gillespie;Kenneth E Guire

  • Mortality Risk for Dialysis Patients With Different Levels of Serum Calcium, Phosphorus, and PTH: The Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS)

    Francesca Tentori;Margaret J. Blayney;Justin M. Albert;Brenda W. Gillespie

  • Urinary tract infection: self-reported incidence and associated costs.

    Betsy Foxman;Robin Barlow;Hannah D'Arcy;Brenda Gillespie

  • VASCULAR ACCESS USE IN EUROPE AND THE UNITED STATES: RESULTS FROM THE DOPPS

    Ronald L. Pisoni;Eric W. Young;Dawn M. Dykstra;Roger N. Greenwood

  • Prevalence, incidence, survival, and disease characteristics of systemic sclerosis in a large US population

    Maureen D. Mayes;James V. Lacey;Jennifer Beebe-Dimmer;Brenda W. Gillespie

  • Donor characteristics associated with reduced graft survival: an approach to expanding the pool of kidney donors.

    Friedrich K. Port;Jennifer L. Bragg-Gresham;Robert A. Metzger;Dawn M. Dykstra

  • Ovarian Cancer: Screening, Treatment, and Follow-up

    Vicki Seltzer;Bruce H. Drukker;Brenda W. Gillespie;Lynn M. Gossfeld

  • Depression as a predictor of mortality and hospitalization among hemodialysis patients in the United States and Europe

    Antonio Alberto da Silva Lopes;Jennifer Bragg;Eric W. Young;David Goodkin

  • Longer treatment time and slower ultrafiltration in hemodialysis: associations with reduced mortality in the DOPPS.

    R Saran;J L Bragg-Gresham;N W Levin;Z J Twardowski

  • Mortality risk for patients receiving hemodiafiltration versus hemodialysis: European results from the DOPPS

    B. Canaud;J.L. Bragg-Gresham;M.R. Marshall;S. Desmeules

  • Predictors of Early Mortality among Incident US Hemodialysis Patients in the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS)

    Brian D. Bradbury;Rachel B. Fissell;Justin M. Albert;Mary S. Anthony

  • Patterns of hepatitis C prevalence and seroconversion in hemodialysis units from three continents: The DOPPS

    Rachel B. Fissell;Jennifer L. Bragg-Gresham;John D. Woods;Michel Jadoul

  • MORTALITY AND HOSPITALIZATION IN HAEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS IN FIVE EUROPEAN COUNTRIES: RESULTS FROM THE DIALYSIS OUTCOMES AND PRACTICE PATTERNS STUDY (DOPPS)

    Hugh C. Rayner;Ronald L. Pisoni;Juergen Bommer;Bernard Canaud

  • Visual Field Progression in the Collaborative Initial Glaucoma Treatment Study : The Impact of Treatment and Other Baseline Factors

    David C. Musch;Brenda W. Gillespie;Paul R. Lichter;Leslie M. Niziol

  • Risk factors for second urinary tract infection among college women

    Betsy Foxman;Brenda Gillespie;James Koopman;Lixin Zhang

  • Patterns of Absolute Risk of Lung Cancer Mortality in Former Smokers

    Michael T. Halpern;Brenda W. Gillespie;Kenneth E. Warner

  • Impact of tumor control on survival in carcinoma of the lung treated with irradiation

    Carlos A. Perez;Madeline Bauer;Sharon Edelstein;Brenda W. Gillespie

  • Creation, cannulation and survival of arteriovenous fistulae: Data from the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study

    Hugh C. Rayner;Ronald L. Pisoni;Brenda W. Gillespie;David A. Goodkin

  • Facility hemodialysis vascular access use and mortality in countries participating in DOPPS: an instrumental variable analysis.

    Ronald L. Pisoni;Charlotte J. Arrington;Justin M. Albert;Jean Ethier

Frequent Co-Authors

David C. Musch
David C. Musch University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Ronald L. Pisoni
Ronald L. Pisoni Arbor Research Collaborative for Health
Robert M. Merion
Robert M. Merion University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Betsy Foxman
Betsy Foxman University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Friedrich K. Port
Friedrich K. Port University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Hal Morgenstern
Hal Morgenstern University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Neil R. Powe
Neil R. Powe University of California, San Francisco
Olivier Jolliet
Olivier Jolliet University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Carl F. Marrs
Carl F. Marrs University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Robert A. Fisher
Robert A. Fisher Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

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