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Holly J Mattix-Kramer, MD, MPH

Nephrology, Internal Medicine

Provider Groups

  • Loyola Medicine Physician

  • Loyola Physician Partners

Primary Contact

(888)584-7888
Provider Groups
  • Loyola Medicine Physician

  • Loyola Physician Partners

Primary Contact
(888)584-7888

Services & Specialties

Areas of Specialization

  • Internal Medicine
  • Nephrology

Locations & Contact

Primary Location

Loyola University Medical Center

2160 S First Ave
Maywood , IL 60153

View hours
Tuesday
8:00am - 5:00pm
Monday
8:00am - 5:00pm
Wednesday
8:00am - 5:00pm
Thursday
8:00am - 5:00pm
Friday
8:00am - 5:00pm
Saturday
8:00am - 5:00pm
Sunday
8:00am - 5:00pm
Loyola University Medical Center

About

Dr. Kramer received her M.D. from the Indiana University School of Medicine. After completing a nephrology fellowship at Harvard University Medical School in 2002, Dr. Kramer was jointly appointed to the Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, and Department of Preventative Medicine at the Loyola University Medical Center. She became co-director (Dr. Durazo) of the Clinical Research Methods and Epidemiology Program in 2005, developing several courses for the program, and later became the program director for the Program Director for the MPH Program in 2009. As an investigator, Dr. Kramer’s research focuses on obesity and kidney disease and genetic variants for kidney disease and she is a co-investigator for the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.

Academic Title

Professor

Ages Seen

Adults - Over 65
Adults - 18 to 64

Additional Resources

Education & Certifications

Education

Education:
MacMurray College (1990)

Education:
Indiana University School of Medicine (1994)

Residency:
Emory University School of Medicine (1997)

Fellowship:
Harvard Medical School (1999)

Education:
Harvard School of Public Health (2001)

Fellowship:
Massachusetts General Hospital (2002)

Board Certifications

Nephrology, Nephrology, American Board of Internal Medicine Subspecialty (2001)

Provider Groups

Loyola Medicine Physician

Loyola Physician Partners

Publications

  • Managing Hypertension in Older Adults. Egan, B. M.; Mattix-Kramer, H. J.; Basile, J. N.; Sutherland, S. E.; Current hypertension reports
  • Modifiable kidney disease risk factors among nondiabetic adults with obesity from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Harhay, M. N.; Kim, Y.; Moore, K.; Harhay, M. O.; Katz, R.; Shlipak, M. G.; Mattix-Kramer, H. J.; Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.)
  • Black-White Inequities in Kidney Disease Mortality Across the 30 Most Populous US Cities. Benjamins, M. R.; Lorenz, P.; Saiyed, N. S.; Silva, A.; Mattix-Kramer, H. J.; Pys, P.; Schulz, A.; Journal of general internal medicine
  • Culinary Medicine as a Core Component of the Medical Nutrition Therapy for Kidney Health and Disease. Kalantar-Zadeh, K.; Mattix-Kramer, H. J.; Moore, L. W.; Journal of renal nutrition : the official journal of the Council on Renal Nutrition of the National Kidney Foundation
  • An optical coherence tomography comparison of coronary arterial plaque calcification in patients with end-stage renal disease and diabetes mellitus. Weber, J. R.; Martin, B.; Kassis, N.; Shah, K.; Kovarnik, T.; Mattix-Kramer, H.; Lopez, J. J.; Diabetes & vascular disease research
  • The association of positive affect and cardiovascular health in Hispanics/Latinos with chronic kidney disease: Results from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL). Hernandez, R.; Lash, J. P.; Burrows, B.; Wilund, K. R.; Mattix-Kramer, H. J.; Peralta, C.; Durazo-Arvizu, R. A.; Talavera, G. A.; Penedo, F. J.; Khambaty, T.; Moncrieft, A. E.; Chen, J.; Daviglus, M. L.; Preventive medicine reports
  • The Association of Serum Carotenoids, Tocopherols, and Ascorbic Acid With Rapid Kidney Function Decline: The Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Study. Hirahatake, K. M.; Jacobs, D. R.; Gross, M. D.; Bibbins-Domingo, K. B.; Shlipak, M. G.; Mattix-Kramer, H.; Odegaard, A. O.; Journal of renal nutrition : the official journal of the Council on Renal Nutrition of the National Kidney Foundation
  • Reproductive and contraceptive characteristics of premenopausal kidney transplant recipients. Mattix Kramer, H. J.; Tolkoff-Rubin, N. E.; Williams, W. W.; Cosimi, A. B.; Pascual, M. A.; Progress in transplantation (Aliso Viejo, Calif.)
  • Menopause and postmenopausal hormone use and risk of incident kidney stones. Mattix Kramer, H. J.; Grodstein, F.; Stampfer, M. J.; Curhan, G. C.; Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN