
Michel B Chonchol MD
Professor of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine
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University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus13199 East Montview Blvd, Suite 495 Aurora, CO 80045Aurora, CO 80045
Phone+1 303-724-7796
Fax+1 303-724-7799
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Education & Training
- University of ColoradoFellowship, Nephrology, 1997 - 2000
- University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonResidency, Internal Medicine, 1994 - 1997
- Central University of VenezuelaClass of 1993
Certifications & Licensure
- CO State Medical License 1998 - 2027
- American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
Clinical Trials
- Uric Acid and the Endothelium in CKD Start of enrollment: 2010 Oct 01
- Effect of Adipokines in Hemodialysis Patients Start of enrollment: 2008 May 01
- Systolic Pressure Intervention Trial Factors Affecting Factors Affecting Atherosclerosis Study Start of enrollment: 2011 Sep 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Deoxycholic acid and the risk of death and cardiovascular events among patients with advanced chronic kidney disease.Jun Ha Gu, Michel Chonchol, Cole Hoffman, Makoto Miyazaki, Shinobu Miyazaki-Anzai
Journal of Nephrology. 2025-03-01 - Acute Kidney Injury, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Dementia: A Cohort Study of Patients from SPRINT.Kristen L Nowak, Anna Ostrow, Ester S Oh, Zhiying You, Michel Chonchol
Kidney Medicine. 2025-03-01 - Overweight and Obesity and Progression to End-Stage Kidney Disease in Patients with Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease.Kristen L Nowak, Timothy P Copeland, Elaine Ku, Mark J Sarnak, Berenice Gitomer
Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2025-02-19
Journal Articles
- PTH, FGF23, and Intensive Blood Pressure Lowering in Chronic Kidney Disease Participants in SPRINTUdayan Y Bhatt, Clinton B Wright, Vasilios Papademetriou, Joachim H Ix, Michael G Shlipak, Alfred K Cheung, Mark J Sarnak, Jing Chen, Charles Ginsberg, Glenn M Chertow..., Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
- Kidney Damage Biomarkers and Incident Chronic Kidney Disease During Blood Pressure Reduction: A Case–Control StudyPaul Drawz, Joachim H Ix, Michel Chonchol, Mark J Sarnak, Chirag R Parikh, Michael G Shlipak, Alfred K Cheung, Annals of Internal Medicine
- Young Kidney Professionals’ Perspectives and Attitudes About Consuming Scientific InformationMichel Chonchol, Deidra C Crews, Jane O Schell, Rajnish Mehrotra, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
Authored Content
- Hyperuricemia, Acute and Chronic Kidney Disease, Hypertension, and Cardiovascular Disease: Report of a Scientific Workshop Organized by the National Kidney FoundationFebruary 2018
- Hyperuricemia, Acute and Chronic Kidney Disease, Hypertension, and Cardiovascular Disease: Report of a Scientific Workshop Organized by the National Kidney FoundationFebruary 2018
Press Mentions
- Hormone That Predicts Premature Death in Kidney Patients IdentifiedSeptember 9th, 2011
- Patterns: Added Sugar and High Blood PressureJuly 5th, 2010
- Patterns: Added Sugar and High Blood PressureJuly 5th, 2010
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Grant Support
- Clonal hematopoiesis, mild cognitive impairment and kidney function declineUNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER2022–2027
- Kidney Stone Disease In ADPKDUNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER2021–2026
- Inspiratory muscle strength training for lowering systolic blood pressure in midlife and older adults with chronic kidney diseaseUNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER2021–2026
- Feasibility study of empagliflozin in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseUNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER2022–2025
- Nicotinamide riboside supplementation for treating arterial stiffness and elevated systolic blood pressure in patients with moderate to severe CKDUNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER2019–2025
- Nicotinamide riboside supplementation for treating arterial stiffness and elevated systolic blood pressure in patients with moderate to severe CKDUNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER2019–2025
- Vitamin D And Clinical Outcomes In Chronic Hemodialysis PatientsNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2009–2012
- Coronaryarterycalcifications Inhemodialysispts W/SecondaryhyperparathyroidismNational Center For Research Resources2005–2008
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