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Jason Cobb

  • Department of Medicine
    Associate Professor
  • (404) 686-5038
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Overview

Dr. Jason Cobb is an associate professor of medicine in the Emory University Division of Renal Medicine. Dr. Cobb is a graduate of Morehouse College with a BS in biology. He holds a medical degree from Emory University School of Medicine and completed his internal medicine residency and nephrology fellowship at Emory University. He is board-certified in internal medicine and nephrology. He sees patients in nephrology clinic at Emory University Hospital Midtown in the Medical Office Tower seeing patients with nephrology complaints such as chronic kidney disease due to diabetes, hypertension, vascular disease, and glomerulonephritis. Also, Dr. Cobb takes care of hemodialysis patients at Emory Dialysis Greenbriar and Emory Dialysis Northside, and home dialysis patients at Emory Dialysis Northside. He also rounds on inpatient services at Emory University Hospital Midtown and Emory University Hospital. Research and teaching interests include quality improvement and nephrology fellow clinic at Grady Memorial Hospital.

Academic Appointment

  • Distinguished Physician, Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
  • Associate Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Renal Medicine, Emory University

Education

Degrees

  • MD from Emory University School of Medicine
  • BS from Morehouse College

Research

Focus

  • Research has focused predominantly in 2 areas: medical education with concentration in quality improvement and attempting to develop projects dealing with kidney disease effecting minority patients disproportionately such as lupus and HIV.

Publications

  • Therapeutic plasma exchange for fibrinogen-associated hyperviscosity: results of the COVID-19 PLasma EXchange (COPLEX)randomized controlled trial.
    J Thromb Haemost Volume: 23 Page(s): 1393 - 1400
    04/01/2025 Authors: Maier CL; Nakahara H; Barker NA; Auld SC; Truong AD; Friend S; Caridi-Scheible M; Connor M; Gaddh M; Cobb J
  • Outcomes following acute kidney injury requiring dialysis: A cohort study.
    Am J Med Sci Volume: 369 Page(s): 380 - 384
    03/01/2025 Authors: Navarrete JE; Neyra JA; Cobb J
  • Pump-Free Microfluidics for Cell Concentration Analysis on Smartphones in Clinical Settings (SmartFlow): Design, Development, and Evaluation.
    JMIR Biomed Eng Volume: 9 Page(s): e62770
    12/23/2024 Authors: Wu S; Song K; Cobb J; Adams AT
  • Implementing nasal povidone-iodine decolonization to reduce infections in hemodialysis units: a qualitative assessment.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Volume: 45 Page(s): 1 - 6
    05/23/2024 Authors: Dukes KC; Hockett Sherlock S; Racila AM; Herwaldt LA; Jacob J; Vijayan A; Kellogg J; Pegues D; Tolomeo PC; Cobb J
  • Undiagnosed HIV in Patients on Immunosuppressive Medications Presenting with HIV-Associated Kidney Disease.
    South Med J Volume: 117 Page(s): 254 - 259
    05/01/2024 Authors: Forrester N; Keyes JZS; Cajimat R; Burklin Y; Hall MAK; Cobb J
  • Design of a User-Centered Electronic Health Tool for Glomerular Disease Management.
    Glomerular Dis Volume: 4 Page(s): 105 - 118
    01/01/2024 Authors: Oliverio AL; Peagler A; Mitchell R; Martinez A; Denham M; Mariani LH; Cobb J; Oommen AA; Alter G; Anzai M
  • KDOQI US Commentary on the 2021 KDIGO Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Glomerular Diseases.
    Am J Kidney Dis Volume: 82 Page(s): 121 - 175
    08/01/2023 Authors: Beck LH; Ayoub I; Caster D; Choi MJ; Cobb J; Geetha D; Rheault MN; Wadhwani S; Yau T; Whittier WL
  • BRAG: WHEN DOES AN A-V ACCESS NEED A CLOSER LOOK?
    Volume: 81 Page(s): S79 - S80
    04/01/2023 Authors: Khader M; Saqqa O; Bhat K; Rawls F; Broxton-Key R; Gray C; Niyyar V; Mahajan A; Miller J; Cobb J
  • HOME THERAPIES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN AN URBAN US POPULATION
    Volume: 81 Page(s): S105 - S105
    04/01/2023 Authors: Khan S; Cobb J; Lea J; Navarrete J
  • Urinary markers differentially associate with kidney inflammatory activity and chronicity measures in patients with lupus nephritis.
    Lupus Sci Med Volume: 10
    01/01/2023 Authors: Akhgar A; Sinibaldi D; Zeng L; Farris AB; Cobb J; Battle M; Chain D; Cann JA; Illei GG; Lim SS
  • Proportion of Hemodialysis Treatments with High Ultrafiltration Rate and the Association with Mortality.
    Kidney360 Volume: 3 Page(s): 1359 - 1366
    08/25/2022 Authors: Navarrete JE; Rajabalan A; Cobb J; Lea JP
  • EFFECT OF COVID-19 VACCINATION DRIVE ON COVID-19 OUTCOMES IN URBAN DIALYSIS CENTERS
    Volume: 79 Page(s): S101 - S101
    04/01/2022 Authors: Oso A; Navarrete J; Johns T; Ishmail T; Cobb J; Lea J; Apata I
  • PERITONITIS DUE TO CORYNEFORM BACTERIUM IN A PERITONEAL DIALYSIS PATIENT
    Volume: 79 Page(s): S98 - S99
    04/01/2022 Authors: Easwar A; Cobb J
  • Age, Comorbid Conditions, and Racial Disparities in COVID-19 Outcomes.
    J Racial Ethn Health Disparities Volume: 9 Page(s): 117 - 123
    02/01/2022 Authors: Wiley Z; Kubes JN; Cobb J; Jacob JT; Franks N; Plantinga L; Lea J
  • IS REGIONAL CITRATE BETTER THAN HEPARIN FOR ANTICOAGULATION IN CONTINUOUS RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY?
    Volume: 50 Page(s): 664 - 664
    01/01/2022 Authors: Rajabalan A; Sunil S; Ridley E; Davis J; Vidyasagaran T; Suarez J; Cobb J
  • Using nasal povidone-iodine to prevent bloodstream infections and transmission of Staphylococcus aureus among haemodialysis patients: a stepped-wedge cluster randomised control trial protocol.
    BMJ Open Volume: 11 Page(s): e048830
    12/03/2021 Authors: Racila A-M; O'Shea AMJ; Nair R; Dukes K; Herwaldt LA; Boyken L; Diekema D; Ward MA; Cobb J; Jacob J
  • Collagen Type III and VI Remodeling Biomarkers Are Associated with Kidney Fibrosis in Lupus Nephritis.
    Kidney360 Volume: 2 Page(s): 1473 - 1481
    09/30/2021 Authors: Genovese F; Akhgar A; Lim SS; Farris AB; Battle M; Cobb J; Sinibaldi D; Karsdal MA; White WI
  • A randomized trial of race-related stress among African Americans with chronic kidney disease.
    Psychoneuroendocrinology Volume: 131 Page(s): 105339
    09/01/2021 Authors: Arriola KJ; Lewis TT; Pearce B; Cobb J; Weldon B; Valentin MIZ; Lea J; Vaccarino V
  • SARS-COV-2 NOT DETECTED IN PERITONEAL EFFLUENT IN COVID-19 END-STAGE KIDNEY DISEASE (ESKD) PERITONEAL DIALYSIS PATIENT
    Volume: 77 Page(s): 595 - 595
    04/01/2021 Authors: Gelaidan A; Waggoner JJ; Lea J; Cobb J
  • A RARE CASE OF PSEUDOMELANOSIS DUODENI IN A MIDDLE AGED MALE ON A NOVEL IRON BASED PHOSPHATE BINDER
    Volume: 77 Page(s): 629 - 629
    04/01/2021 Authors: Mudunuru SAV; Cobb J
  • A RARE CASE OF SECONDARY RETROPERITONEAL FIBROSIS DUE TO ENDOMETRIAL CANCER
    Volume: 77 Page(s): 578 - 579
    04/01/2021 Authors: Bhatia R; Navarrete J; Cobb J
  • Therapeutic plasma exchange for COVID-19-associated hyperviscosity.
    Transfusion Volume: 61 Page(s): 1029 - 1034
    04/01/2021 Authors: Truong AD; Auld SC; Barker NA; Friend S; Wynn AT; Cobb J; Sniecinski RM; Tanksley C-L; Polly DM; Gaddh M
  • COVID-19 infection control measures and outcomes in urban dialysis centers in predominantly African American communities.
    BMC Nephrol Volume: 22 Page(s): 81
    03/06/2021 Authors: Apata IW; Cobb J; Navarrete J; Burkart J; Plantinga L; Lea JP
  • D-DIMMER LEVELS IN END-STAGE RENAL DISEASE (ESRD) PATIENTS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC
    Volume: 69 Page(s): 665 - 665
    02/01/2021 Authors: Claudio-Gonzalez I; Navarrete J; Cobb J
  • DIFFERENCES IN CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF CALCIPHYLAXIS (CALCIFIC UREMIC ARTERIOLOPATHY) PATIENTS DEPENDING ON WARFARIN STATUS
    Volume: 69 Page(s): 670 - 670
    02/01/2021 Authors: Mudunuru S; Cobb J; Navarrete J; Armour D
  • Epidemiology of COVID-19 Infection in Hospitalized End-Stage Kidney Disease Patients in a Predominantly African-American Population.
    Am J Nephrol Volume: 52 Page(s): 190 - 198
    01/01/2021 Authors: Navarrete JE; Tong DC; Cobb J; Rahbari-Oskoui FF; Hosein D; Caberto SC; Lea JP; Franch HA
  • Group-Based Exercise in CKD Stage 3b to 4: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
    Kidney Med Volume: 3 Page(s): 951 - 961.e1
    07/01/2021 Authors: Anand S; Ziolkowski SL; Bootwala A; Li J; Pham N; Cobb J; Lobelo F
  • Kidney Mentoring and Assessment Program for Students: a guide for engaging medical students in nephrology.
    Clin Kidney J Volume: 12 Page(s): 761 - 766
    12/01/2019 Authors: Bayliss GP; Cobb J; Decker B; Hellman R; Vasavada N; Mackelaite L; Shadur C; Ilori T; Ibrahim T; Leight K
  • QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT: PREVENTING PROCEDURE-ASSOCIATED PERITONITIS IN PERITONEAL DIALYSIS
    Volume: 73 Page(s): 747 - 747
    05/01/2019 Authors: Woldemichael J; Hang M; Al-Rubaye R; Kaiser I; Oliver K; Cobb J
  • A RARE CASE OF CALCIPHYLAXIS IN ESRD PATIENT ON A DIRECT ORAL ANTICOAGULANT
    Volume: 73 Page(s): 685 - 686
    05/01/2019 Authors: Kalyanam S; Cobb J
  • Physical activity promotion for patients transitioning to dialysis using the "Exercise is Medicine" framework: a multi-center randomized pragmatic trial (EIM-CKD trial) protocol.
    BMC Nephrol Volume: 19 Page(s): 230
    09/12/2018 Authors: Jagannathan R; Ziolkowski SL; Weber MB; Cobb J; Pham N; Long J; Anand S; Lobelo F
  • Pre-ESRD Care and Mortality in Incident ESRD Patients With Multiple Myeloma.
    Am J Clin Oncol Volume: 41 Page(s): 367 - 370
    04/01/2018 Authors: Cobb J; Plantinga L; Luthi J-C; Lynch JR; Huff ED; Mohan S; McClellan WM
  • INTRAUTERINE DEVICE-ASSOCIATED PERITONITIS
    Volume: 71 Page(s): 518 - 518
    04/01/2018 Authors: Al-Rubaye R; Kaiser I; Cobb L; Cobb J
  • COMPARISON OF BASELINE CHARACTERISTICS OF PERITONEAL DIALYSIS VERSUS IN-CENTER HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS ADMITTED WITH CALCIPHYLAXIS
    Volume: 69 Page(s): A36 - A36
    04/01/2017 Authors: Cobb J; Elfasi A; Franck J-L
  • CALCIFIC UREMIC ARTERIOLOPATHY. A CASE SERIES REPORT FROM A SINGLE URBAN CENTER DURING A 15-YEAR PERIOD
    Volume: 67 Page(s): A45 - A45
    05/01/2016 Authors: Franck JL; Cobb J
  • Comparison of Outcomes between Individuals with Pure and Mixed Lupus Nephritis: A Retrospective Study.
    PLoS One Volume: 11 Page(s): e0157485
    01/01/2016 Authors: Ilori TO; Enofe N; Oommen A; Cobb J; Navarrete J; Adedinsewo DA; Oshikoya O; Fevrier H; Farris AB; Plantinga L
  • Comparison of quality-of-care measures in U.S. patients with end-stage renal disease secondary to lupus nephritis vs. other causes.
    BMC Nephrol Volume: 16 Page(s): 39
    03/29/2015 Authors: Plantinga LC; Patzer RE; Drenkard C; Pastan SO; Cobb J; McClellan W; Lim SS
  • A CASE OF LUPUS NEPHRITIS IN AN REV-INFECTED PATIENT
    Volume: 63 Page(s): A83 - A83
    05/01/2014 Authors: Odioemene N; Cobb J
  • MULTILOCULAR CYSTIC RENAL CELL CARCINOMA: A PRETRANSPLANT MALIGNANCY WITH NO TUMOR-FREE WAITING PERIOD
    Volume: 63 Page(s): A44 - A44
    05/01/2014 Authors: Elam A; Tantisattamo E; Cobb J
  • MEDULLARY SPONGE KIDNEY ASSOCIATED WITH DISTAL RENAL TUBULAR ACIDOSIS: DIAGNOSTIC UTILITY OF RENAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY
    Volume: 63 Page(s): A108 - A108
    05/01/2014 Authors: Tantisattamo E; Cobb J; Niyyar VD
  • No tumor-free waiting period after treatment of multilocular cystic renal cell carcinoma: a new case and review of the literature.
    Am J Nephrol Volume: 40 Page(s): 151 - 156
    01/01/2014 Authors: Tantisattamo E; Elam A; Cobb J; Ellis CL; Bailey JL
  • PERCEPTIONS OF PATIENT WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE (CKD) ABOUT KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION: A STUDY OF AN INNER CITY CKD CLINIC
    Volume: 61 Page(s): A72 - A72
    04/01/2013 Authors: Oommen A; McClellan W; Odewole O; Echouffo-Tcheugui J; Cobb J; Ilori T
  • LUPUS PODOCYTOPATHY CASE SERIES
    Volume: 61 Page(s): A34 - A34
    04/01/2013 Authors: Cobb J; Navarrete J; Wortham J
  • Blood leak alarm interference by hydoxocobalamin is hemodialysis machine dependent.
    Clin Toxicol (Phila) Volume: 50 Page(s): 892 - 895
    12/01/2012 Authors: Sutter ME; Clarke ME; Cobb J; Daubert GP; Rathore VS; Aston LS; Poppenga RH; Ford JB; Owen KP; Albertson TE
  • QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT: IMPROVING CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTOR MODIFICATION IN CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE PATIENTS IN NEPHROLOGY FELLOW CONTINUITY CLINIC
    Volume: 57 Page(s): A33 - A33
    04/01/2011 Authors: Cobb J; Sarolia S; Ilori T; Sands J; Bailey J
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