Jose Alfredo Morfin, M.D. for UC Davis Health

Jose Alfredo Morfin, M.D.

Health Sciences Clinic Professor

Director of Ambulatory Kidney Care Services, Outreach and Innovation

Faculty Lead, School of Medicine Admissions

To see if Jose Alfredo Morfin is accepting new patients, or for assistance finding a UC Davis doctor, please call 800-2-UCDAVIS (800-282-3284).

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Specialties

Nephrology

Department

Internal Medicine

Locations and Contact

UC Davis Medical Group - Folsom

UC Davis Medical Group - Folsom
251 Turn Pike Dr.
Folsom, CA 95630

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Patient Support Services Building

Patient Support Services Building
4150 V St.
Sacramento, CA 95817

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Additional Numbers

Clinic Phone

916-985-9300

Clinic Phone

916-734-3774

Physician Referrals

800-4-UCDAVIS (800-482-3284)

Philosophy of Care

Dr. Morfin has a philosophy of promoting excellence in health care delivery to underserved communities through workforce diversity, medical education, outreach, engagement, and quality improvement.

Clinical Interests

Dr. Morfin is an Internist, Nephrologist trained and board certified. He has a specific clinical interest in all aspects of kidney disease, chronic, acute, transplantation and dialysis care. He has expertise in underserved communities, outreach programs to reduce the burden of chronic diseases, including TeleNephrology program. He has been a champion on increasing the uptake of home hemodialysis modalites in the region and nationally.

Research/Academic Interests

Dr. Morfin research focuses on medical education, chronic kidney disease and delivery of kidney care to the community.

Division

Nephrology

Center/Program Affiliation

UC Davis Medical Group

Undergraduate School

B.S., UC Davis, Davis CA 1996

Medical School

M.D., UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles CA 2001

Residency

UC San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco CA 2004

Fellowship

UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento CA 2006

Deans Team Award for Excellence for Inclusion Excellence, UC Davis Post-bac Program, UC Davis School of Medicine, 2019

Top Doctors in Nephrology, Sacramento Magazine, 2018

Medical Director Excellence, Satellite Healthcare, 2017

Internal Medicine Chairs Recognition Award, For exceptional service to the Department of Internal Medicine, UC Davis School of Medicine, 2015

Outstanding Clinician Award, Department of Medicine, UC Davis School of Medicine, 2014

Morfin JA, Fitall E, Hall Kendall K, Hough P. Patient Safety in Home Dialysis. PSNet. 2021 Apr 28.

Kansal SK, Morfin JA, Weinhandl ED. Survival and Kidney Transplant Incidence on Home versus In-Center Hemodialysis, Following Peritoneal Dialysis Technique Failure. Perit Dial Int. 2019 Jan-Feb;39(1):25-34. doi:10.3747/pdi.2017.00207. Epub 2018 Jul 31. PMID:30065065.

Bowman B, Zheng S, Yang A, Schiller B, Morfín JA, Seek M, Lockridge RS. Improving Incident ESRD Care Via a Transitional Care Unit. Am J Kidney Dis. 2018 Aug;72(2):278-283. doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2018.01.035. Epub 2018 Mar 3. PMID:29510919.

Morfín JA, Yang A, Wang E, Schiller B. Transitional dialysis care units: A new approach to increase home dialysis modality uptake and patient outcomes. Semin Dial. 2018 Jan;31(1):82-87. doi:10.1111/sdi.12651. Epub 2017 Oct 5. PMID:28983956.

McDougle L, Way DP, Lee WK, Morfin JA, Mavis BE, Matthews D, Latham-Sadler BA, Clinchot DM. A National Long-term Outcomes Evaluation of U.S. Premedical Postbaccalaureate Programs Designed to Promote Health care Access and Workforce Diversity. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2015 Aug;26(3):631-47. doi:10.1353/hpu.2015.0088. PMID:26320900.

Wiegley N, Morfín JA. Cardiovascular Outcomes and Home Hemodialysis. Knicely DH, Abdel-Rahman EM, Greenberg KI (eds). Handbook of Home Hemodialysis, McGraw Hill Education. 2020;9.

Morfín JA, Gupta S. Rare and Overlooked Causes of Acute Kidney Injury. Walker SS, Murray PT, Singh AK (eds). Core Concepts in Acute Kidney Injury, Springer Science+ Business Media, LLC, Berlin, Germany. 2018;13:203-219.

Morfín JA, Fluck R, Weinhandl E, Kansal S, Komenda P. Intensive Hemodialysis: Potential for Improving Patient Outcomes. Improved Tolerability of Hemodialysis with Increased Frequency of Treatment. Am J Kidney Diseases Supplement Nov. 2016;68(5). 

Fancher TL, Keenan C, Meltvedt C, Stocker T, Harris T, Morfín J, McCarron R, Kulkarni-Date M, Henderson MC. An academic-community partnership to improve care for the underserved. Acad Med. 2011 Feb;86(2):252-8. doi:10.1097/ACM.0b013e31820469ba. PMID:21169777.

Morfin J, Chin A. Urinary Calcium Oxalate Crystals in Ethylene Glycol intoxication. NEJM. 2005 Dec 15;353:e21. doi:10.1056/NEJMicm050183.