Penn Medicine Provider
Renal Electrolyte and Hypertension
Sarah Schrauben, MD, MSCE
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Renal Electrolyte and Hypertension University City
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About me

  • Assistant Professor of Medicine (Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension) at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Assistant Professor of Epidemiology in Biostatistics and Epidemiology

Education and training

  • Medical School: Michigan State University
  • Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Schrauben is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Dember LM, Hsu JY, Mehrotra R, Cavanaugh KL, Kalim S, Charytan DM, Fischer MJ, Jhamb M, Johansen KL, Becker WC, Pellegrino B, Eneanya ND, Schrauben SJ, Pun PH, Unruh ML, Morasco BJ, Mehta M, Miyawaki N, Penfield J, Bernardo L, Brintz CE, Cheatle MD, Doorenbos AZ, Heapy AA, Keefe FJ, Krebs EE, Kuzla N, Nigwekar SU, Schmidt RJ, Steel JL, Wetmore JB, White DM, Kimmel PL, Cukor D. Pain Coping Skills Training for Patients Receiving Hemodialysis: The HOPE Consortium Randomized Clinical Trial , JAMA Intern Med, 185(2): 2025,197-207

Greenberg JH, Abraham AG, Xu Y, Schelling JR, Coca SG, Schrauben SJ, Wilson FP, Waikar SS, Vasan RS, Gutierrez OM, Shlipak MG, Ix JH, Warady BA, Kimmel PL, Bonventre JV, Parikh CR, Denburg M, Furth S; CKD Biomarkers Consortium. Biomarker Panels for Discriminating Risk of CKD Progression in Children , J Am Soc Nephrol: 2025

Schrauben SJ, Greenberg J, Coca S, Waikar S, Gutierrez O, Schelling J, Ix J, Shilpak M, Parikh P, Kimmel P, Sarnak M, Ramachandran V, Feldman HI, Bonventre J. Urine Biomarkers for Diabetic Kidney Disease Progression , J Am Soc Nephrol, 35: 2024

Bush LC, Rivera E, Schrauben SJ Patients’ Experiences Receiving a Chronic Kidney Disease Diagnosis: Opportunities for Clarity, Empowerment, and Support. , J Am Soc Nephrol, 35: 2024,1178

Medepalli A, Wallace M, St. Julien ZN, Forbess J, Prigmore HL, Greevy R, Schrauben SJ, Nair D, Fissell RB, Lewis J, Cavanugh KL, Resnicow KA, Wolever RQ, Umeukeje EM. MoVE TRIAL Protocol: MotiVational Strategies to Empower African American Patients to Improve Dialysis Adherence. , J Am Soc Nephrol, 35: 2024,363

Malhotra R, Larsen B, Dasgupta S, Chopra T, Schrauben SJ, Drew DA, Ikizler TA, Kotanko P, Ix JH. Fragmeted Physical Activity and Mortality in Patients on Hemodialysis: Insights from the Fitbit Study. , J Am Soc Nephrol, 35: 2024,184

Schrauben, SJ, Semmel B, Long J, et al Muscle Density and Changes in CKD and Clinical Outcomes , J Am Soc Nephrol, 35: 2024,801

Schrauben SJ, Peschard VG, Brown RT, Zhang Z, Shlipak M, Tangri N, Yang W. Baseline and Longitudinal Self-Reported Physical Function and Important Clinical Outcomes in CKD. , J Am Soc Nephrol, 35: 2024,1162

Schrauben SJ, Greenberg J, Coca S, Waikar S, Gutierrez O, Schelling J, Ix J, Shilpak M, Parikh P, Kimmel P, Sarnak M, Ramachandran V, Feldman HI, Bonventre J. Targeted Urine Biomarkers for Diabetic Kidney Disease Progression in Participants of the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort Study , J Am Soc Nephrol, 35: 2024,926

29., Peschard V-G, Scherzer R, Katz R, Sarnak MJ, Ascher S, Lash JP, Schrauben SJ, Parikh CR, Ilori TO, Kimmel PL, Coca SG, Gutierrez OM, Ramachandran VS, Sondheimer JH, Cheung KL, Bonventre JV, Levitan EB, Schelling JR, Taliercio JJ, Rao PS, Greenberg JH, Chen J, Estrella MM, Ix JH, Shlipak MG. Defining Kidney Health Dimensions and Their Associations with Adverse Outcomes in Persons with Diabetes and CKD , J Am Soc Nephrol: 2024,35