Publications

Grubbs V. Precision in GFR Reporting: Let’s Stop Playing the Race Card. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2020;15(8):1201–1202. PMID: 32401730

Cerdeña JP, Tsai J, Grubbs V. APOL1, Black Race, and Kidney Disease: Turning Attention to Structural Racism. Am J Kidney Dis. 2021;77(6):857–860. PMID: 33485919

Tsai JW, Cerdeña JP, Goedel WC, Asch WS, Grubbs V, Mendu ML, Kaufman JS. Evaluating the Impact and Rationale of Race-Specific Estimations of Kidney Function: Estimations from U.S. NHANES, 2015–2018. EClinicalMedicine. 2021;42:101197. PMID: 34849475

Grubbs V, Cerdeña JP, Non AL. The Misuse of Race in the Search for Disease-Causing Alleles. Lancet. 2022;399(10332):1315–1316.

Cerdeña JP, Grubbs V, Non AL. Racialising Genetic Risk: Assumptions, Realities, and Recommendations. Lancet. 2022;400(10367):1933–1934.

Cerdeña JP, Grubbs V, Non AL. Genomic Supremacy: The Harm of Conflating Genetic Ancestry and Race. Hum Genomics. 2022;16(1):18.

Grubbs V. Another Example of Race Disparities in the US Healthcare System. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2019;30(10):1846–1847. PMID: 31471499

Grubbs V. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion That Matter. N Engl J Med. 2020;383(3):e14.

Grubbs V, Plantinga LC, Vittinghoff E, O’Hare AM, Dudley RA. Medicare Immunosuppressant Coverage and Access to Kidney Transplantation: A Retrospective National Cohort Study. BMC Health Serv Res. 2012;12:254. PMID: 22894737

Grubbs V. Medicare Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage Bills—Can We Afford Them? Am J Transplant. 2019;19(7):1877–1878. PMID: 30848535

Grubbs V, Gregorich SE, Perez-Stable EJ, Hsu CY. Health Literacy and Access to Kidney Transplantation. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2009;4(1):195–200. PMID: 19056617

Grubbs V, Tuot DS, Powe NR, O’Donoghue D, Chesla CA. System-Level Barriers and Facilitators for Foregoing or Withdrawing Dialysis: A Qualitative Study of Nephrologists in the United States and England. Ann Intern Med. 2017;167(3):160–169. PMID: 28742903

Grubbs V, Tuot DS, Powe NR, O’Donoghue D, Chesla CA. Family Involvement in Decisions to Forego or Withdraw Dialysis: A Qualitative Study of Nephrologists in the United States and England. Kidney Med. 2019;1(5):283–290. PMID: 32734185

Karlin J, Chesla CA, Grubbs V. Dialysis or Death: A Qualitative Study of Older Patients’; and Their Families’ Understanding of Kidney Failure Treatment Options in a US Public Hospital Setting. Kidney Med. 2019;1(5):275–282. PMID: 32734193

Grubbs V. ESRD and Hospice Care in the United States: Are Dialysis Patients Welcome? Am J Kidney Dis. 2018;72(3):429–432. PMID: 29921453

Lam DY, Scherer JS, Brown M, Grubbs V, Schell JO. A Conceptual Framework of Palliative Care Across the Continuum of Advanced Kidney Disease. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2019;14(4):635–641.

Cervantes L, Tuot D, Raghavan R, Linas S, Zoucha J, Sweeney L, Vangala C, Hull M, Camacho M, Keniston A, McCulloch CE, Grubbs V, Kendrick J, Powe NR. Association of Emergency-Only vs Standard Hemodialysis with Mortality and Health Care Use Among Undocumented Immigrants with End-Stage Renal Disease. JAMA Intern Med. 2018;178(2):188–195. PMID: 29255898

Grubbs V, Bibbins-Domingo K, Fernandez A, Chattopadhyay A, Bindman AB. Acute Myocardial Infarction Length of Stay and Hospital Mortality Are Not Associated with Language Preference. J Gen Intern Med. 2008;23(2):190–194.

Grubbs V, Plantinga LC, Crews DC, Bibbins-Domingo K, Saran R, Heung M, Patel PR, Burrows NR, Ernst KL, Powe NR. Vulnerable Populations and the Association Between Periodontal and Chronic Kidney Disease. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2011;6(4):711–717. PMID: 21350109

Grubbs V, Plantinga LC, Tuot DS, Powe NR. Chronic Kidney Disease and Use of Dental Services in a United States Public Healthcare System: A Retrospective Cohort Study. BMC Nephrol. 2012;13:16. PMID: 22471751

Grubbs V, Vittinghoff E, Beck JD, Kshirsagar AV, Wang W, Griswold ME, Powe NR, Correa A, Young B. Association Between Periodontal Disease and Kidney Function Decline in African Americans: The Jackson Heart Study. J Periodontol. 2015;86(10):1126–1132. PMID: 26110451

Grubbs V, Vittinghoff E, Taylor G, Kritz-Silverstein D, Powe N, Bibbins-Domingo K. The Association of Periodontal Disease with Kidney Function Decline: A Longitudinal Retrospective Analysis of the MrOS Dental Study. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2016;31(3):466–472.

Garcia F, Vittinghoff E, Jue B, Ryder MI, Lovett DH, Offenbacher S, Taylor GW, Ganz P, Bibbins-Domingo K, Powe NR, Grubbs V. Nonsurgical Periodontal Therapy in CKD: Findings of the KAPD Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. Am J Kidney Dis. 2019.

Kshirsagar AV, Grubbs V. Periodontal Disease and CKD-Associated Morbidity: Is There Now Enough Evidence to Move From Observation to Intervention? (Editorial). Am J Kidney Dis. 2019.

Grubbs V, Lin F, Vittinghoff E, Shlipak MG, Peralta CA, Bansal N, Jacobs DR, Siscovick DS, Lewis CE, Bibbins-Domingo K. Body Mass Index and Early Kidney Function Decline in Young Adults: A Longitudinal Analysis of the CARDIA Study. Am J Kidney Dis. 2014;63(4):590–597. PMID: 24295611

Grubbs V, Wasse H, Vittinghoff E, Grimes BA, Johansen KL. Health Status as a Potential Mediator of the Association Between Hemodialysis Vascular Access and Mortality. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2014;29(4):892–898.

Plantinga L, Grubbs V, Sarkar U, Hsu CY, Hedgeman E, Robinson B, Saran R, Geiss L, Burrows NR, Eberhardt M, Powe N. Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug Use Among Persons with Chronic Kidney Disease in the United States. Ann Fam Med. 2011;9(5):423–430. PMID: 21911761

Grubbs V. Discipline Is Not Neutral: Racial Disparities in Resident Physician Disciplinary Action. Health Equity; DOI: 10.1177/24731242261455433.

Grubbs V. Policing the Pipeline: Resident Physician Voices on Discipline, Racialized Professionalism, and Who Gets to Finish Training. Under review.