Michael V. Rocco, MD
- Professor, Nephrology

Michael V. Rocco, MD
Research Interests
- Hypertension
- Hemodialysis
- Acute Kidney Injury
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Education
- BS, Seton Hall University, 1981
- MD, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 1985
- MS, Wake Forest School of Medicine, 1994
- Internship
- Internal Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1986
- Residency
- Internal Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1988
- Fellowship
- Nephrology, University of Pennsylvania, 1991
- Board Certifications
- American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine, Nephrology
- Memberships
- National Kidney Foundation
- American Society of Nephrology
- Int'L Society of Nephrology
- Positions
- Vardaman Buckalew Fund in Nephrology (Chair)
Professor, Nephrology - Departments and Affiliations
- Nephrology
Research
- Relationship between measured and prescribed dialysate sodium in haemodialysis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Ng JK, Smyth B, Marshall MR, Kang A, Pinter J, Bassi A, Krishnasamy R, Rossignol P, Rocco MV, Li Z, Jha V, Hawley CM, Kerr PG, DI Tanna GL, Woodward M, Jardine AM, . Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2021 Mar; 36(4):695-703.
- Recognition and management of community-acquired acute kidney injury in low-resource settings in the ISN 0by25 trial: A multi-country feasibility study. Macedo E, Hemmila U, Sharma SK, Claure-Del Granado R, Mzinganjira H, Burdmann EA, Cerdá J, Feehally J, Finkelstein F, García-García G, Jha V, Lameire NH, Lee E, Levin NW, Lewington A, Lombardi R, Rocco MV, Aronoff-Spencer E, Tonelli M, Yeates K, Remuzzi G, Mehta RL, . PLoS Med. 2021 01; 18(1):e1003408.
- Estimated GFR Variability and Risk of Cardiovascular Events and Mortality in SPRINT (Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial). Malhotra R, Katz R, Jotwani V, Agarwal A, Cohen DL, Cushman WC, Ishani A, Killeen AA, Kitzman DW, Oparil S, Papademetriou V, Parikh CR, Raphael KL, Rocco MV, Tamariz LJ, Whelton PK, Wright JT, Shlipak MG, Ix JH. Am J Kidney Dis. 2020 Dec;
- Effects of Intensive Systolic Blood Pressure Control on All-Cause Hospitalizations. Rocco MV, Comeau ME, Marion MC, Freedman BI, Hawfield AT, Langefeld CD, . Hypertension. 2020 12; 76(6):1717-1724.
- Identifying critically important cardiovascular outcomes for trials in hemodialysis: an international survey with patients, caregivers and health professionals. O'Lone E, Howell M, Viecelli AK, Craig JC, Tong A, Sautenet B, Herrington WG, Herzog CA, Jafar TH, Jardine M, Krane V, Levin A, Malyszko J, Rocco MV, Strippoli G, Tonelli M, Wang AY, Wanner C, Zannad F, Winkelmayer WC, Wheeler DC. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2020 10; 35(10):1761-1769.