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Stephen
Sozio
,
MD

Associate Professor
Stephen Sozio

Departmental Affiliations

School of Medicine
Primary
Joint

Contact Info

301 Mason Lord Drive, Suite 2500
Baltimore
Maryland
21224
US        
410-550-7950

Research Interests

Chronic Kidney Disease; End Stage Renal Disease; Stroke; Epidemiology; Medical Education
Experiences & Accomplishments
Education
MHS
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
2008
MD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
2002
BA
Johns Hopkins University
1998
Overview
Dr. Sozio is an Associate Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Bloomberg School of Public Health. In addition to his training in internal medicine and nephrology, he has advanced training in epidemiology and medical education. This affords him the opportunity to merge the worlds of clinical care, research, and education.

He has been course director, advisor and leader in multiple areas locally, nationally, and internationally. He has taught in seven separate countries in these efforts. His teaching acumen has been recognized with multiple awards.

In addition to an active teaching and clinical portfolio, Dr. Sozio performs cutting-edge research. His research has been in two distinct but successful areas:

1) Clinical research related to chronic kidney disease and end stage renal disease;
2) Educational research in undergraduate and graduate medical education.

The Sozio lab pursues work related to stroke, cognitive impairment, manifestations of kidney disease, and systematic reviews on clinical topics, and collaborates on multiple projects with other key investigators. In particular, Dr. Sozio has been an active investigator in the Choices for Healthy Outcomes in Caring for ESRD (CHOICE) Study, Predictors of Arrhythmic and Cardiovascular Risk in End Stage Renal Disease (PACE) Study, Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC) Study, and work funded through the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and Johns Hopkins Evidence-Based Practice Center. In total, his works are referenced in multiple guidelines including those from NKF-KDOQI, KDIGO, AHA, and AUA.

Equally important to the Sozio lab is the ground-breaking educational research they pursue. Dr. Sozio performs studies at the UME and GME levels, investing in understanding learners’ mentorship, research, and transitional experiences. Finally, Dr. Sozio leads several efforts at the national level through the American Society of Nephrology. He leads the Best Practices Project, designed to understand characteristics of medical school and residency programs that are the highest achieving in recruiting trainees into nephrology. Working with Kurtis Pivert [director of ASN Data Analytics], Dr. Sozio leads the Data Sub-Committee of ASN. Dr. Sozio also leads the ASN Fellow Survey, which queries all fellows on their training programs, the perceptions of the field, and career aspirations. His work helps shape how training programs understand the nephrology workforce, and can be a catalyst for change.
Honors & Awards
2008 Delta Omega Poster Competition 1st Place Award Winner in Applied Research, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
2008 Young Investigator 1st Place Award Winner in Clinical Research, Mid-Atlantic Nephrology Young Investigators’ Forum
2008 Delta Omega Public Health Honor Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
2013 Lisa J. Heiser Award for Junior Faculty Contribution in Education
2014 Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, Alumni Inductee, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
2017 Outstanding Educational Scholarship Top Abstract Award Winner, Johns Hopkins Institute for Excellence in Education (IEE) Conference
2017 Johns Hopkins University Alumni Association Excellence in Teaching Award
2018 W. Barry Wood Jr. Award for Excellence in Teaching
2019 Johns Hopkins University School of Education Alumni Excellence Award in the Master of Education in the Health Professions Program
2019 American Society of Nephrology Distinguished Educator Award (inaugural recipient)
2020 Professors' Award for Excellence in Education in the Preclinical Sciences
Select Publications
Please see Google Scholar for most current list: http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=lI8JfS0AAAAJ&hl=en Highest impact first/last-authored articles are below.
  • Sozio SM, Armstrong PA, Coresh J, Jaar BG, Fink NE, Plantinga LC, Powe NR, Parekh RS. Cerebrovascular disease incidence, characteristics, and outcomes in patients initiating dialysis: The Choices for Healthy Outcomes in Caring for ESRD (CHOICE) Study. Am J Kidney Dis. 2009;54(3):468-477; PMCID: PMC2744381.
  • McAdams-DeMarco MA, Tan J, Salter ML, Gross A, Meoni LA, Jaar BG, Kao WH, Parekh RS, Segev DL, Sozio SM. Frailty and cognitive function in incident hemodialysis patients. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2015;10(12):2181-2189; PMCID: PMC4670760.
  • Patel HD, Pierorazio PM, Johnson MH, Sharma R, Iyoha E, Allaf ME, Bass EB, Sozio SM. Renal functional outcomes after surgery, ablation, and active surveillance of small renal masses: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2017;12(7):1057-1069; PMCID: PMC5498358.
  • Sozio SM, Chan KS, Beach MC. Development and validation of the Medical Student Scholar-Ideal Mentor Scale (MSS-IMS). BMC Med Educ. 2017;17(1):132; PMCID: PMC5549328.
  • Sozio SM, Pivert KA, Shah HH, Chakkera HA, Asmar AR, Varma MR, Morrow BD, Patel AB, Leight K, Parker MG. Increasing Medical Student Interest in Nephrology. Am J Nephrol. 2019:11:1-7.