Jose Alfredo Morfin, M.D.
Health Sciences Clinic Professor
Director of Ambulatory Kidney Care Services, Outreach and Innovation
Faculty Lead, School of Medicine Admissions
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Locations and Contact
UC Davis Medical Group - Folsom
UC Davis Medical Group - Folsom
251 Turn Pike Dr.
Folsom, CA 95630
Patient Support Services Building
Patient Support Services Building
4150 V St.
Sacramento, CA 95817
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Clinic Phone
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Physician Referrals
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
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.