Undergraduate School

B.S., Honors Biology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX 2008

Undergraduate School

B.A., Economics, University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX 2008

Medical School

M.D., Duke University School of Medicine, Durham NC 2013

Other School

M.P.H., Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill NC 2012

Internship

Internal Medicine, UC San Francisco, San Francisco CA 2013-2014

Residency

Internal Medicine, UC San Francisco, San Francisco CA 2014-2016

UC Davis Outstanding Wards Faculty Award, 2021

UC Davis Health Excellence Award, 2020

Duke Dean's Recognition Award, 2013

Duke Senior Merit Scholarship, 2012

Albert Schweitzer Fellow, 2010

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Ascher S, Smith PB, Benjamin DK Jr. Safety of micafungin in infants: insights into optimal dosing. Expert Opin Drug Saf. 2011 Mar;10(2):281-6. doi:10.1517/14740338.2011.545345. Epub 2011 Jan 13. PMID:21226655.

Ascher SB, Scherzer R, Estrella MM, Berry JD, de Lemos JA, Jotwani VK, Garimella PS, Malhotra R, Bullen AL, Katz R, Ambrosius WT, Cheung AK, Chonchol M, Killeen AA, Ix JH, Shlipak MG; SPRINT research group. Kidney tubule health, mineral metabolism, and adverse events in persons with CKD in SPRINT. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2021 Sep 2:gfab255. doi:10.1093/ndt/gfab255. Epub ahead of print. PMID:34473302.

Ascher SB, Ix JH. Intensive Blood Pressure Lowering Should Be the Goal for Most Individuals at High Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Irrespective of Albuminuria. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2020 Aug 7;15(8):1081-1083. doi:10.2215/CJN.09410620. Epub 2020 Jul 15. PMID:32669307.

Muiru AN, Scherzer R, Ascher SB, Jotwani V, Grunfeld C, Shigenaga J, Spaulding KA, Ng DK, Gustafson D, Spence AB, Sharma A, Cohen MH, Parikh CR, Ix JH, Estrella MM, Shlipak MG. Associations of CKD risk factors and longitudinal changes in urine biomarkers of kidney tubules among women living with HIV. BMC Nephrol. 2021 Aug 30;22(1):296. doi:10.1186/s12882-021-02508-6. PMID:34461840.

Ascher SB, Scherzer R, Estrella MM, Jotwani VK, Shigenaga J, Spaulding KA, Ng DK, Gustafson D, Spence AB, Sharma A, Cohen MH, Parikh CR, Ix JH, Shlipak MG. Urine Biomarkers of Kidney Tubule Health and Incident CKD Stage 3 in Women Living With HIV: A Repeated Measures Study. Kidney Med. 2021 Apr 17;3(3):395-404.e1. doi:10.1016/j.xkme.2021.01.012. PMID:34136786.

Ascher S, Li W, You S. Life cycle assessment and net present worth analysis of a community-based food waste treatment system. Bioresour Technol. 2020 Feb 24;305:123076. doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2020.123076. Epub ahead of print. PMID:32126483.

Ascher SB, Scherzer R, Estrella MM, Shigenaga J, Spaulding KA, Glidden DV, Mehrotra ML, Defechereux P, Gandhi M, Grant RM, Shlipak MG, Jotwani V. HIV preexposure prophylaxis with tenofovir disoproxil fumarate/emtricitabine and changes in kidney function and tubular health. AIDS. 2020 Apr 1;34(5):699-706. doi:10.1097/QAD.0000000000002456. PMID:31794523.

Ascher SB, Charlton BR, Redberg RF. Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels and Statin Treatment-A Moving Target? JAMA Intern Med. 2016 Aug 1;176(8):1113. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.2784. PMID:27322678.

Ascher SB, Scherzer R, Nishtala A, Jotwani V, Grunfeld C, Parikh CR, Ng D, Wang R, Palella FJ, Shlipak MG, Estrella MM. Association of Statin Use With Kidney Damage and Function Among HIV-Infected Men. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2019 Oct 1;82(2):202-210. doi:10.1097/QAI.0000000000002122. PMID:31356467.