Sophia Ambruso, DO
Associate Professor, Medicine-Renal Med Diseases/Hypertension
Medical School
- DO, Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences College of Osteopathic Medicine (2011)
Undergraduate School
- BA, Colorado College (CO) (2002)
Internship
- University of Washington Program (2013)
Residency
- University of Washington Program, Chief Resident, Internal Medicine (2016)
Fellowships
- University of Colorado (University Hospital) Program, Nephrology (2018)
Department
Medicine-Renal Med Diseases/HypertensionProfessional Titles
- Director, VAMC Renal Clinic
- Director, VAMC Inpatient Dialysis
Publications
- Hilburg R, Patel N, Ambruso S, Biewald MA, Farouk SS. Medical Education During the Coronavirus Disease-2019 Pandemic: Learning From a Distance. Adv Chronic Kidney Dis. 2020 Sep;27(5):412-417. PubMed PMID: 33308507
- Ambruso SL. Is It Time to Rethink the Age-Old Practice of Permissive Hyperkalemia in Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone Inhibition?. Kidney Int Rep. 2021 May;6(5):1203-1204. PubMed PMID: 34015068
- Ambruso SL, Gil HW, Fox B, Park B, Altmann C, Bagchi RA, Baker PR 2nd, Reisz JA, Faubel S. Lung metabolomics after ischemic acute kidney injury reveals increased oxidative stress, altered energy production, and ATP depletion. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2021 Jul 1;321(1):L50-L64. PubMed PMID: 33949208
- Griffin BR, Teixeira JP, Ambruso S, Bronsert M, Pal JD, Cleveland JC, Reece TB, Fullerton DA, Faubel S, Aftab M. Stage 1 acute kidney injury is independently associated with infection following cardiac surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Apr;161(4):1346-1355.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.11.004. Epub 2019 Nov 25. PMID: 32007252; PMCID: PMC7285820.
- Rizzolo K, Beck NM, Ambruso SL. Syndromes of Pseudo-Hyperaldosteronism. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2022 Feb 8:CJN.14201021. doi: 10.2215/CJN.14201021. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35135780.
- Ambruso SL, Teitelbaum I. Diabetes Secrets; Diabetic Kidney Disease. 1st ed. McDermott MT. Elsevier; 2021, pp.
- Tomacruz ID, Teodosiu C, Ambruso SL, Lim M. The Nephrology social media collective internship: cultivating leaders in the age of social media. Kidney news. 2021
- Ambruso SL, Linas S. Hypernatremia and Hyperosmolar Disorders. Chapter In press
Practice Locations
Hospital Affiliation- Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Specialty Information
Specialties- Nephrology, Board Certification (2018, 2018)