Susan T Crowley

Susan T Crowley is Professor of Medicine (Nephrology) at Yale School of Medicine and Executive Director of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Kidney Medicine Program, where she chairs the VHA Kidney Health Committee. She serves as Chief of Kidney Medicine at VA Connecticut Healthcare System, overseeing clinical renal services and research initiatives for Veterans.

Her educational path includes:

• MD from Union University (1984)
• Internship at National Naval Medical Center (1985)
• Residency at State University of New York (1987)
• Nephrology Fellowship at Albert Einstein College of Medicine (1990)
• MBA from University of Connecticut (2019)

Dr. Crowley's research centers on Veterans' kidney health through policy innovation and clinical program development. She pioneers tele-nephrology for rural access, examines conservative management versus dialysis outcomes, and addresses health disparities through social determinants of health integration. Her work on algorithmic racial bias elimination in clinical decision support has reshaped VHA protocols, while climate resilience strategies for dialysis emergency preparedness address emerging environmental threats to kidney care.

Her 15 most recent publications (2023-2025) reveal three dominant themes: (1) comparative effectiveness of conservative kidney disease management versus dialysis across survival, hospitalization, and palliative care metrics; (2) environmental epidemiology linking air pollution/temperature to kidney outcomes; and (3) implementation science for telemedicine and health equity interventions within the VHA system.

Major recognitions include:

• David M. Hume Memorial Award (National Kidney Foundation, 2022)
• Fellow of the National Kidney Foundation (2021)
• Fellow of the American Society of Nephrology (2010)

As Executive Director of VHA Kidney Medicine, she directs national multicenter trials including the HOPE Consortium for pain management in hemodialysis. Her leadership spans advisory roles for NIDDK, CDC, and NKDEP, where she shapes clinical guidelines and policy frameworks. At VA Connecticut, she expanded renal services to include peritoneal dialysis programs and tele-nephrology networks serving rural Veterans.

Her Yale-VA collaborative work involves the VHA Kidney Health Committee and multicenter research teams focused on kidney disease epidemiology, health services innovation, and policy implementation across the nation's largest integrated healthcare system.