Insa M. Schmidt, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Insa M. Schmidt, MD, MPH, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine in the Section of Nephrology. Her research focuses on the epidemiology of kidney disease and the development of non-invasive biomarkers to improve the diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Her work has been supported by the American Philosophical Society, the American Society of Nephrology’s Carl W. Gottschalk Research Scholar Grant, and the Boston University Department of Medicine Research Accelerator Program. Committed to patient-oriented research, she is currently funded by an NIDDK K01 award to study advanced disease phenotyping and outcome prediction in CKD using multi-source data, including proteomics, digital pathology, and clinical information.

Publications

  • Published 11/20/2025

    Kim T, Ju W, Surapaneni A, Li Y, Wen D, Trivin-Avillach C, Rosales IA, Beck LH, Nair V, Fermin D, Zee J, Schmidt IM, Srivastava A, Palsson R, Stillman IE, Kretzler M, Coresh J, Waikar SS, Grams ME, Rhee EP. Circulating Testican-2 and MGT5A are Markers of Membranous Nephropathy. Kidney Int Rep. 2026 Feb; 11(2):103695. PMID: 41502806.

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  • Published 11/3/2025

    Schmidt IM, Rhee EP. Interpreting Metabolomics and Proteomics in Kidney Disease: A Practical Guide. Am J Kidney Dis. 2026 Jan; 87(1):129-133. PMID: 41192615.

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  • Published 10/28/2025

    Thomas P, Missikpode C, Martinez OG, Verma A, Zhao R, Claudel SE, Schmidt IM, van Raalte DH, Bjornstad P, Layden BT, Lash JP, Waikar SS, Srivastava A. Association of Pancreas Volume With Adverse Clinical Outcomes. J Am Heart Assoc. 2025 Nov 04; 14(21):e042348. PMID: 41147404.

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  • Published 10/28/2025

    Wen D, Zhang Q, van Agthoven J, Weins A, Rosales IA, Zhou W, Kim T, Vela Parada X, Colvin RB, Pollak MR, Grams ME, Schmidt IM, Waikar SS, Arnaout MA, Rhee EP. Testican-2 Interaction with the Extracellular Matrix and Podocyte Protection. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2025 Oct 28. PMID: 41177530.

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  • Published 10/10/2025

    Schmidt IM, Verma A, Claudel S, Rosan S, Lu W, Beck LH, Huynh C, Palsson R, Srivastava A, Stillman I, Avillach C, Huber TB, Volpe J, Betanzos CM, Ocana MF, Berasi SP, Fader KA, Hassanein M, Waikar SS. Associations of Podocyte-Derived Protein Biomarkers With Foot Process Effacement and Kidney Histopathologic Lesions in Individuals With Glomerular Disease. Kidney Med. 2025 Dec; 7(12):101144. PMID: 41342046.

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Education

  • Universitaet Hannover, MD
  • Harvard School of Public Health, MPH

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