NIMHD DSS: Dr. Rudolph A. Rodriguez

Presentation Objectives

• Explore the history of residential segregation
• Address the impact of residential segregation on social determinants of health
• Explore the health outcomes associated with residential segregation
• Understand the dissimilarity index

Rudolph A. Rodriguez, a board-certified internist and nephrologist, is the Director of the Hospital & Specialty Medicine Service Line at the VA Puget Sound Health Care System and a Professor and Vice Chair of the Department of Medicine at the University of Washington. As a clinician scholar, his academic career focused on nephrology fellowship education along with scholarly work on issues related to vulnerable populations.

His academic interests include health disparities, kidney disease among underserved populations, and increasing diversity in academic medicine.

Dr. Rodriguez serves as a member of the American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology Board. He is the Chair of the Veteran Affairs Nephrology Field Advisory Board. He also served on the American Society of Nephrology Training Program Director’s Executive Committee. Go to Dr. Rodriguez's full bio.

Seminar Logistics

• The seminar will be videocast and available on this page and in the NIH Video archives after the presentation.
• Sign language interpreters will be provided upon request.

• Individuals who need reasonable accommodation to participate should contact Edgar Dews (phone: 301-402-1366) at least five business days before the event.