Email

elizabeth.lorenz@bcm.edu

Positions

Associate Professor

Medicine-Nephrology
Baylor College of Medicine

Education

MD from University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota United States

Residency at Mayo Clinic

Rochester, Minnesota United States

Fellowship at Mayo Clinic

Rochester, Minnesota United States

Certifications

Nephrology

American Board of Internal Medicine

Internal Medicine

American Board of Internal Medicine

Professional Interests

• Kidney Transplantation
• Behavioral Interventions
• Treatment Burden

Selected Publications

• Lorenz EC, Kennedy CC, Rule AD, LeBrasseur NK, Kirkland JL, Hickson LJ "Frailty in CKD and Transplantation." Kidney Int Rep. 2021 Jun 9;6(9):2270-2280. Pubmed PMID: 34514190
• Lorenz EC, Hickson LJ, Weatherly RM, Thompson KL, Walker HA, Rasmussen JM, Stewart TL, Garrett JK, Amer H, Kennedy CC "Protocolized Exercise Improves Frailty Parameters and Lower Extremity Impairment: A Promising Prehabilitation Strategy for Kidney Transplant Candidates." Clin Transplant. 2020 Sep;34(9) Pubmed PMID: 32573816

Funding

Improving Frailty and Long-Term Outcomes After Kidney Transplantation - #K23DK123313

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases