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Joachim (Joe) Ix, MD, MAS is a Professor and Division Chief in the Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology-Hypertension at the University of California, San Diego. He graduated with an MD degree from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and completed his internal medicine residency as well as nephrology fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Ix is a nephrologist and epidemiologist with expertise in clinical trials. His research primarily focuses on epidemiology and health behavior, particularly in the areas of novel therapies for chronic kidney disease mineral bone disorders (CKD-MBD) and non-invasive assessments of kidney tubule health. He investigates the impacts of impaired tubule health on cardiovascular disease outcomes in kidney disease, addressing how chronic kidney disease leads to alterations in calcium and phosphate homeostasis, along with associated regulatory hormones. His team utilizes large observational studies to evaluate the connection between cardiovascular disease and CKD, aiming to identify factors that can effectively reduce cardiovascular events in CKD patients. They are also conducting clinical trials to test novel therapies that decrease intestinal phosphate absorption in these patients.
Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).