Carmen Elena Cervantes, MD
Nephrology
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About Carmen Elena Cervantes
Primary Academic Title
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Background
Dr. Cervantes is a nephrologist and faculty member in the Division of Nephrology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where she also serves as part of the Johns Hopkins Amyloid Center.
Passionate about medical education, Dr. Cervantes co-directs the Genes to Society Renal Physiology Course for medical students and is the Assistant Program Director for the Nephrology Fellowship, focusing on Career Pathway Development. Her clinical and research interests include quality improvement, amyloidosis, paraproteinemias, hypertension, and diabetic kidney disease.
Reflecting her commitment to quality improvement, advocacy and global health, Dr. Cervantes was accepted into the Armstrong Institute Patient Safety and Quality Leadership Academy, 14th cohort in 2024 and as a member of the 3rd cohort, 2024, for the International Society of Nephrology Emerging Leaders Program.
Selected Publications
Cervantes CE, Kant S, Atta M, The Link between Conventional and Novel Anti-Cancer Therapeutics with Thrombotic Microangiopathy. Drug Metab Lett. 2021 doi: 10.2174/1872312814666210716141633 PMID: 34279209
Cervantes CE, Sperati CJ. From Dropsy to Chart Biopsy- Opportunities and Pitfalls of Electronic Health Records. Kidney360. 2021; doi: 10.34067/KID.0004392021 PMID:35373111
Cervantes, CE, Atta, Mohamed G. Chapter 4. Chronic Tubulointerstitial nephritis: Hypokalemia, hyperoxaluria, and hyperuricemia. In the Book: Tubulointerstitial Nephritis. Edited by Mohamed G. Atta and Mark A. Perazella. 2022. Springer
Cervantes, CE, Hanouneh, Mohamad. A New Era in Diabetic Kidney Disease. In the Book: Chronic Kidney Disease – Beyond the Basics. Edited by Prof. Ane Claudia Fernandes Nunes. 2022. IntechOpen. DOI: 10.5992/intechopen.1000197
Alvarado F, Cervantes CE, Crews D, Blanck J, Al Ammary F, Ng D, Purnell T. Examining post-donation outcomes in Hispanic/Latinx living kidney donors in the United States: A systematic review. Am J Transplant. 2022. doi: 10.1111/ajt.17017. PMID:35258164
Courses & Syllabi
Genes To Society Pathophysiology Course of Medical Students, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 7/1/21
Honors
L. Randol Barker MD Teaching Skills Scholarship, Johns Hopkins Bayview Faculty Development Program: Longitudinal Course in Teaching Skills, 6/30/20
Memberships
- American Society of Nephrology
- National Kidney Foundation,
7/2019-
Locations
- Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
- 301 Mason Lord Drive, Suite 3400, Baltimore, MD 21224
- phone: 410-550-1800
- fax: 410-550-0979
- Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
- 601 North Caroline Street, Floor 7, Baltimore, MD 21287
- phone: 410-955-0670
- fax: 410-367-2258
Expertise
Education
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Fellowship, Nephrology, 2021HCA Florida Aventura Hospital
Residency, Internal Medicine, 2019Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara School of Medicine
Medical Education, MD, 2014Board Certifications
Nephrology
American Board of Internal Medicine, 2021Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine, 2019Insurance
- Aetna
- CareFirst
- Cigna
- First Health
- Geisinger Health Plan
- HealthSmart/Accel
- Humana
- Johns Hopkins Health Plans
- MultiPlan
- Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
- Point Comfort Underwriters
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- UnitedHealthcare
- Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (Optum-VACCN)