Lilia Cervantes, MD
Associate Professor, Medicine-Hospital Medicine

Publications

• Rizzolo K, Rockey N, Camacho C, Gardner C, Giusti S, Cervantes L. The Transplant Experience for Undocumented Immigrant Patients Formerly Receiving Emergency Dialysis and Caregivers. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Feb 5;7(2):e2354602. PubMed PMID: 38421652
• Cervantes L, Sinclair M, Camacho C, Santana C, Novick T, Cukor D. Social and Behavioral Barriers to Effective Care During the Transition to End-Stage Kidney Care. Adv Kidney Dis Health. 2024 Jan;31(1):21-27. PubMed PMID: 38403390
• Rockey N, Cervantes L, LeMasters K, Rizzolo K. Challenging Health Inequities in Incarceration: a Call for Equitable Care for Kidney Disease and Hypertension. Curr Hypertens Rep. 2023 Dec;25(12):437-445. PubMed PMID: 37773248
• Rizzolo K, Cervantes L, Wilhalme H, Vasilyev A, Shen JI. Differences in Outcomes by Place of Origin among Hispanic Patients with Kidney Failure. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2023 Dec 1;34(12):2013-2023. PubMed PMID: 37755821
• Novick TK, Cervantes L, Golestaneh L, Osuna M, Cruz E, Baqueiro L, Argentina M, Sandoval A, Brown A, Reyna F, Rosas SE, Camacho C, Shen J. Proceedings of a Workshop to Promote Community Health Worker Interventions in Nephrology. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2023 Nov 1;34(11):1812-1818. PubMed PMID: 37729392
• Rizzolo K, Feldman KE, Dubey M, Powe NR, Cervantes L. The Absence of State-Wide Policy on Providing Standard Dialysis Care for Undocumented Immigrants: Challenges and Opportunities. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2023 Sep 6;19(1):98-100. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37678227
• Rizzolo K, Gonzalez Jauregui R, Barrientos I, Teakell J, Camacho C, Chonchol M, Waikar SS, Cervantes L. Barriers and Facilitators to Home Dialysis Among Latinx Patients with Kidney Disease. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Aug 1;6(8):e2328944. PubMed PMID: 37581885
• Earnest M, Wong SL, Federico S, Cervantes L. A Model of Advocacy to Inform Action. J Gen Intern Med. 2023 Jan;38(1):208-212. PubMed PMID: 36323827
• Novick TK, Barrios F, Osuna M, Emery C, Ramirez D, Palau L, Ravi S, Lubetzky M, Cruz E, Crews DC, Cervantes L. Facilitating Medical Care for Latinx Individuals at Risk for CKD: A Pilot Intervention. Kidney Med. 2023 Aug;5(8):100679. PubMed PMID: 37520781
• Cassidy D, Rizzolo K, Powe NR, Cervantes L. Author Correction: Beyond state borders: transforming dialysis care for undocumented immigrants. Nat Rev Nephrol. 2023 Sep;19(9):619. PubMed PMID: 37474672
• Cassidy D, Rizzolo K, Powe NR, Cervantes L. Beyond state borders: transforming dialysis care for undocumented immigrants. Nat Rev Nephrol. 2023 Sep;19(9):539-540. PubMed PMID: 37380892
• Cervantes L, Rizzolo K, Indovina KA, Camacho C, Hazel CA, Alamillo X, Chandler M, Chonchol M, Welles CC, Steiner JF, Hasnain-Wynia R. Assessment of a Peer Support Group Intervention for Undocumented Latinx Immigrants With Kidney Failure. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Jun 1;6(6):e2319277. PubMed PMID: 37342039
• Escobedo LE, Cervantes L, Havranek E. Barriers in Healthcare for Latinx Patients with Limited English Proficiency-a Narrative Review. J Gen Intern Med. 2023 Jan 31;:1-8. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36720766
• Matus Gonzalez A, Lorca E, Cabrera S, Hernandez A, Zúñiga-Sm C, Sola L, Michea L, Ferreiro Fuentes A, Cervantes L, Madero M, Teixeira-Pinto A, Wong G, Craig J, Jaure A. Nephrologists' perspectives on the impact of COVID-19 on caring for patients undergoing dialysis in Latin America: a qualitative study. BMJ Open. 2023 May 12;13(5):e062321. PubMed PMID: 37173110
• Rizzolo K, Dubey M, Feldman KE, Powe NR, Cervantes L. Access to Kidney Care for Undocumented Immigrants Across the United States. Ann Intern Med. 2023 Jun;176(6):877-879. PubMed PMID: 37094340
• Cervantes L, Rizzolo K, Tummalapalli SL, Powe NR. Economic Impact of a Change in Medicaid Coverage Policy for Dialysis Care of Undocumented Immigrants. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2023 Jul 1;34(7):1132-1134. PubMed PMID: 37022116
• Alvarado F, Delgado C, Nicholas SB, Jaure A, Cervantes L. Qualitative analysis of stakeholder perspectives on engaging Latinx patients in kidney-related research. BMC Nephrol. 2023 Mar 30;24(1):79. PubMed PMID: 36991364
• Escobedo LE, Cervantes L, Havranek E. Barriers in Healthcare for Latinx Patients with Limited English Proficiency-a Narrative Review. J Gen Intern Med. 2023 Apr;38(5):1264-1271. PubMed PMID: 36720766
• Welles CC, Tong A, Brereton E, Steiner JF, Wynia MK, Powe NR, Chonchol M, Hasnain-Wynia R, Cervantes L. Sources of Clinician Burnout in Providing Care for Underserved Patients in a Safety-Net Healthcare System. J Gen Intern Med. 2023 May;38(6):1468-1475. PubMed PMID: 36376633
• Earnest M, Wong SL, Federico S, Cervantes L. A Model of Advocacy to Inform Action. J Gen Intern Med. 2023 Jan;38(1):208-212. PubMed PMID: 36323827
• Simpson HM, Bock A, Cervantes L. Policy in clinical practice: Emergency Medicaid and access to allogeneic stem cell transplant for undocumented immigrants. J Hosp Med. 2022 Jan;17(1):50-53. PubMed PMID: 34730506
• Cervantes L, Rizzolo K, Klassen D. Organ Procurement and Transplant Equity Among US Residents: The 5% Guideline. Am J Kidney Dis. 2022 Jul;80(1):139-142. PubMed PMID: 34974030
• Gardiner E, Baumgart A, Tong A, Elliott JH, Azevedo LC, Bersten A, Cervantes L, Chew DP, Cho Y, Crowe S, Douglas IS, Evangelidis N, Flemyng E, Horby P, Howell M, Lee J, Lorca E, Lynch D, Marshall JC, Gonzalez AM, McKenzie A, Manera K, Mehta S, Mer M, Morris AC, Nseir S, Povoa P, Reid M, Sakr Y, Shen N, Smyth AR, Snelling T, Strippoli GFM, Teixeira-Pinto A, Torres A, Viecelli AK, Webb S, Williamson PR, Woc-Colburn L, Zhang J, Craig JC. Perspectives of patients, family members, health professionals and the public on the impact of COVID-19 on mental health. J Ment Health. 2022 Aug;31(4):524-533. PubMed PMID: 34983279
• Rizzolo K, Cervantes L, Shen JI. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Home Dialysis Use in the United States: Barriers and Solutions. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2022 Jul;33(7):1258-1261. PubMed PMID: 35440500
• Cervantes L, Robinson BM, Steiner JF, Myaskovsky L. Culturally Concordant Community-Health Workers: Building Sustainable Community-Based Interventions that Eliminate Kidney Health Disparities. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2022 Jul;33(7):1252-1254. PubMed PMID: 35474023
• Cervantes L, Hazel CA, Mancini D, Pereira RI, Podewils LJ, Stella SA, Durfee J, Barshney A, Steiner JF. Perspectives of Latinx Individuals Who Were Unvaccinated And Hospitalized for COVID-19: A Qualitative Study. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Jun 1;5(6):e2218362. PubMed PMID: 35713898
• Nicholas SB, Cervantes L. Health Care Equity and Justice Scorecard To Increase Diversity in Clinical Trial Recruitment and Retention. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2022 Sep;33(9):1652-1655. PubMed PMID: 35768179
• Crews D, Patzer R, Cervantes L, Knight R, Purnell T, Powe N, Edwards D, Norris K. Designing Interventions Addressing Structural Racism to Reduce Kidney Health Disparities: A Report from an NIDDK Workshop. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2022 Oct 19. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36261299
• Crews DC, Patzer RE, Cervantes L, Knight R, Purnell TS, Powe NR, Edwards DP, Norris KC. Designing Interventions Addressing Structural Racism to Reduce Kidney Health Disparities: A Report from a National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Workshop. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2022 Dec;33(12):2141-2152. PubMed PMID: 36261301
• Rizzolo K, Al-Rousan T, Cervantes L. Dialysis Decision Making and the Patient Experience: Lessons From Pakistan. Kidney Med. 2022 Nov;4(11):100556. PubMed PMID: 36353649
• Welles CC, Tong A, Brereton E, Steiner JF, Wynia MK, Powe NR, Chonchol M, Hasnain-Wynia R, Cervantes L. Sources of Clinician Burnout in Providing Care for Underserved Patients in a Safety-Net Healthcare System. J Gen Intern Med. 2022 Nov 14. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36376633
• Del Pino-Jones A, Cervantes L, Flores S, Jones CD, Keach J, Ngov LK, Schwartz DA, Wierman M, Anstett T, Bowden K, Keniston A, Burden M. Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Hospital Medicine. J Hosp Med. 2021 Feb 17. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33617435
• Pereira RI, Cervantes L. Reducing the Burden of CKD among Latinx: A Community-Based Approach. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2021 Jan 13. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33441466
• Tong A, Baumgart A, Evangelidis N, Viecelli AK, Carter SA, Azevedo LC, Cooper T, Bersten A, Cervantes L, Chew DP, Crowe S, Douglas IS, Flemyng E, Elliott JH, Hannan E, Horby P, Howell M, Ju A, Lee J, Lorca E, Lynch D, Manera KE, Marshall JC, Gonzalez AM, McKenzie A, Mehta S, Mer M, Morris AC, Needham DM, Nseir S, Povoa P, Reid M, Sakr Y, Shen N, Smyth AR, Simpson AJ, Snelling T, Strippoli GFM, Teixeira-Pinto A, Torres A, Turner T, Webb S, Williamson PR, Woc-Colburn L, Zhang J, Craig JC. Core Outcome Measures for Trials in People With Coronavirus Disease 2019: Respiratory Failure, Multiorgan Failure, Shortness of Breath, and Recovery. Crit Care Med. 2021 Mar 1;49(3):503-516. PubMed PMID: 33400475
• Cervantes L, Tong A, Camacho C, Collings A, Powe NR. Patient-reported outcomes and experiences in the transition of undocumented patients from emergency to scheduled hemodialysis. Kidney Int. 2021 Jan;99(1):198-207. PubMed PMID: 33129568
• Gray NA, Boucher NA, Cervantes L, Berlinger N, Smith SK, Johnson KS. Hospice Access and Scope of Services for Undocumented Immigrants: A Clinician Survey. J Palliat Med. 2020 Dec 22. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33351728
• Novick TK, Rizzolo K, Cervantes L. COVID-19 and Kidney Disease Disparities in the United States. Adv Chronic Kidney Dis. 2020 Sep;27(5):427-433. PubMed PMID: 33308509
• Podewils LJ, Burket TL, Mettenbrink C, Steiner A, Seidel A, Scott K, Cervantes L, Hasnain-Wynia R. Disproportionate Incidence of COVID-19 Infection, Hospitalizations, and Deaths Among Persons Identifying as Hispanic or Latino - Denver, Colorado March-October 2020. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2020 Dec 4;69(48):1812-1816. PubMed PMID: 33270613
• Rizzolo K, Cervantes L. Immigration status and end-stage kidney disease: Role of policy and access to care. Semin Dial. 2020 Nov;33(6):513-522. PubMed PMID: 33089565
• Tong A, Elliott JH, Azevedo LC, Baumgart A, Bersten A, Cervantes L, Chew DP, Cho Y, Cooper T, Crowe S, Douglas IS, Evangelidis N, Flemyng E, Hannan E, Horby P, Howell M, Lee J, Liu E, Lorca E, Lynch D, Marshall JC, Gonzalez AM, McKenzie A, Manera KE, McLeod C, Mehta S, Mer M, Morris AC, Nseir S, Povoa P, Reid M, Sakr Y, Shen N, Smyth AR, Snelling T, Strippoli GF, Teixeira-Pinto A, Torres A, Turner T, Viecelli AK, Webb S, Williamson PR, Woc-Colburn L, Zhang J, Craig JC. Core Outcomes Set for Trials in People With Coronavirus Disease 2019. Crit Care Med. 2020 Nov;48(11):1622-1635. PubMed PMID: 32804792
• Evangelidis N, Tong A, Howell M, Teixeira-Pinto A, Elliott JH, Azevedo LC, Bersten A, Cervantes L, Chew DP, Crowe S, Douglas IS, Flemyng E, Horby P, Lee J, Lorca E, Lynch D, Marshall JC, McKenzie A, Mehta S, Mer M, Morris AC, Nseir S, Povoa P, Reid M, Sakr Y, Shen N, Smyth AR, Snelling T, Strippoli GFM, Torres A, Turner T, Webb S, Williamson PR, Woc-Colburn L, Zhang J, Baumgart A, Cabrera S, Cho Y, Cooper T, Guha C, Liu E, Gonzalez AM, McLeod C, Natale P, Saglimbene V, Viecelli AK, Craig JC. International Survey to Establish Prioritized Outcomes for Trials in People With Coronavirus Disease 2019. Crit Care Med. 2020 Nov;48(11):1612-1621. PubMed PMID: 32804789
• Cervantes L, Johnson T, Hill A, Earnest M. Offering Better Standards of Dialysis Care for Immigrants: The Colorado Example. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2020 Oct 7;15(10):1516-1518. PubMed PMID: 32444395
• Rizzolo K, Novick TK, Cervantes L. Dialysis Care for Undocumented Immigrants With Kidney Failure in the COVID-19 Era: Public Health Implications and Policy Recommendations. Am J Kidney Dis. 2020 Aug;76(2):255-257. PubMed PMID: 32413372
• Cervantes L, Carr AL, Welles CC, Zoucha J, Steiner JF, Johnson T, Earnest M, Camacho C, Suresh K, Hasnain-Wynia R. The Experience of Primary Caregivers of Undocumented Immigrants with End-Stage Kidney Disease that Rely on Emergency-Only Hemodialysis. J Gen Intern Med. 2020 Aug;35(8):2389-2397. PubMed PMID: 32076974
• Welles CC, Cervantes L. Barriers to providing optimal dialysis care for undocumented immigrants: Policy challenges and solutions. Semin Dial. 2020 Jan;33(1):52-57. PubMed PMID: 31909855
• Cervantes L. Dialysis in the Undocumented: Driving Policy Change with Data. J Hosp Med. 2020 Aug;15(8):502-504. PubMed PMID: 31891561
• Cervantes L, Hasnain-Wynia R, Steiner JF, Chonchol M, Fischer S. Patient Navigation: Addressing Social Challenges in Dialysis Patients. Am J Kidney Dis. 2020 Jul;76(1):121-129. PubMed PMID: 31515136
• Rodriguez R, Cervantes L, Raghavan R. Estimating the prevalence of undocumented immigrants with end-stage renal disease in the United States. Clin Nephrol. 2020 Supplement Jan;93(1):108-112. PubMed PMID: 31426911
• Cervantes L, Chonchol M, Hasnain-Wynia R, Steiner JF, Havranek E, Hull M, Rice J, Kendrick J, Alamillo X, Camacho C, Fischer S. Peer Navigator Intervention for Latinos on Hemodialysis: A Single-Arm Clinical Trial. J Palliat Med. 2019 Jul;22(7):838-843. PubMed PMID: 30702365
• Cervantes L, Mundo W, Powe NR. The Status of Provision of Standard Outpatient Dialysis for US Undocumented Immigrants with ESKD. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2019 Aug 7;14(8):1258-1260. PubMed PMID: 31171588
• Welles CC, Cervantes L. Hemodialysis care for undocumented immigrants with end-stage renal disease in the United States. Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens. 2019 Nov;28(6):615-620. PubMed PMID: 31403475
• Rodriguez R, Cervantes L, Raghavan R. Estimating the prevalence of undocumented immigrants with end-stage renal disease in the United States. Clin Nephrol. 2019 Aug 20. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31426911
• Cervantes L, Hasnain-Wynia R, Steiner JF, Chonchol M, Fischer S. Patient Navigation: Addressing Social Challenges in Dialysis Patients. Am J Kidney Dis. 2019 Sep 9. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31515136
• Cervantes L. Dialysis in the Undocumented: Driving Policy Change with Data. J Hosp Med. 2019 Nov 20;14:E1-E3. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31891561
• Cervantes L, Hull M, Keniston A, Chonchol M, Hasnain-Wynia R, Fischer S. Symptom Burden among Latino Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease and Access to Standard or Emergency-Only Hemodialysis. J Palliat Med. 2018 May 30. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29847204
• Cervantes L, Richardson S, Raghavan R, Hou N, Hasnain-Wynia R, Wynia MK, Kleiner C, Chonchol M, Tong A. Clinicians' Perspectives on Providing Emergency-Only Hemodialysis to Undocumented Immigrants: A Qualitative Study. Ann Intern Med. 2018 May 22. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29800062
• Cervantes L, Grafals M, Rodriguez RA. The United States Needs a National Policy on Dialysis for Undocumented Immigrants With ESRD. Am J Kidney Dis. 2018 Feb;71(2):157-159. PubMed PMID: 29389384
• Cervantes L, Tuot D, Raghavan R, Linas S, Zoucha J, Sweeney L, Vangala C, Hull M, Camacho M, Keniston A, McCulloch CE, Grubbs V, Kendrick J, Powe NR. Association of Emergency-Only vs Standard Hemodialysis With Mortality and Health Care Use Among Undocumented Immigrants With End-stage Renal Disease. JAMA Intern Med. 2018 Feb 1;178(2):188-195. PubMed PMID: 29255898