Joseph A. Vassalotti MD

Dr Vassalotti is the National Kidney Foundation's, Chief Medical Officer. He also currently serves on the clinical faculty of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City. Dr Vassalottis oversees the medical operations of NKF's Kidney Early Evaluation Program, which identifies early chronic kidney disease (CKD) in high-risk individuals.

Dr Vassalotti is Co-Principal Investigator for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention demonstration project to identify individuals at high risk for CKD in the United States using state-based screening. He holds an MD from SUNY Stony Brook. He served his Residency and Nephrology Fellowship at the Johns Hopkins Hospital.