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Research interests
Acute Kidney Injury
Long-term outcomes of combat trauma
Biography
- Dr Ian Stewart is a USAF nephrologist at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and a Professor of Medicine at USUHS, where he serves as the Director of Nephrology. After attending the University of Southern California on an HPSP scholarship, Dr Stewart completed residency training at Wilford Hall Medical Center and did a fellowship in nephrology at the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio. He has experience in the deployed setting, serving as an ICU physician at Craig Joint Theater Hospital in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. His research interests include combat casualty care both as it relates to acute management of organ failure and also the long-term consequences of combat injury. He has extensive experience obtaining and combining data from a multitude of Department of Defense data sources. His contributions to the field have been to define risk of organ failure in both civilian cohorts and combat casualties. He is also involved with developing the next generation of fieldable, organ support therapies.
Education/Academic qualification
Fellowship, Nephrology, University of Texas Health Science
2009 → 2011
Residency, Internal Medicine, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium
2006 → 2009
MD, Keck School of Medicine of USC
2002 → 2006
Microbiology, Bachelor, University of California San Diego
1997 → 2001
External positions
Secretary, Air Force Chapter, American College of Physicians
2021 → …
Air Force Medical Service (AFMS) End User Representative, Joint Program Committee 6
2017 → …
Ex Officio Member, Advisory Council, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
2016 → …
Keywords
- RZ Other systems of medicine
- Nephrology
- Acute Kidney Injury
- Trauma
- Long-term Outcomes
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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W81XWH-22-2-0068, Rapid Evaluation of Therapeutics to Extend the Golden Hour: Launch of a Murine Translational Platform, Supplemental
Zhou, X. (PI) & Stewart, I. (CoI)
23/09/24 → 30/09/26
Project: Research
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W81XWH-22-2-0068, Rapid Evaluation of Therapeutics to Extend the Golden Hour: Launch of a Murine Translational Platform
Stewart, I. (CoI), Zhou, X. (PI) & Burmeister, D. (CoI)
1/10/22 → 30/09/26
Project: Research
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MATES: Military Acute Kidney Injury and Therapeutic Extracorporeal Systems Program
Stewart, I. (PI) & Burmeister, D. (CoI)
1/10/22 → …
Project: Research
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SPIRIT: Sleep, hypertensIon, and cardiovascular disease in Injured veterans program
Stewart, I. (PI), Haigney, M. (CoPI) & Solhjoo, S. (CoPI)
1/10/22 → …
Project: Research
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MED READ PRO: Medical Readiness Project
Stewart, I. (CoI), Alcover, K. (CoI) & Howard, J. T. (PI)
1/10/22 → 30/09/24
Project: Research
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A Narrative Review of Erythropoietin Stimulating Agents for Trauma
Peckham, J. D., Rizzo, J. A., April, M. D., Maddry, J. K., Meledeo, M. A., Stewart, I. J. & Schauer, S. G., 1 Jan 2026, In: Military Medicine. 191, 1-2, p. e85-e94Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Canagliflozin Mitigates Acute Kidney Injury Secondary to Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta in a Porcine Model of Hemorrhagic Shock
Tallowin, S., Abel, B., Mysore, B., Mares, J., Anderson, J. A., Propper, B. W., Stewart, I. J. & Burmeister, D. M., Mar 2026, In: Annals of surgery. 283, 3, p. 519-527 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access3 Scopus citations -
Efficacy of cilastatin sodium in a translational large animal crush syndrome model
Munhall, A. C., Eiwaz, M. B., Hebert, J. F., Groat, T., Andeen, N. K., Muruve, D., Stewart, I. J., Loss, L., Buzzard, L., Liu, M., Pierre, L., Tinoco-Garcia, L., Durbin, S., Beiling, M., Minoza, K., Garay, J. P., Schreiber, M. A. & Hutchens, M. P., Dec 2026, In: Communications Medicine. 6, 1, 246.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evaluation of a powerless portable dialysate generator in a porcine model of continuous renal replacement therapy
Zain Baig, M., Baker, M. F., Mares, J., Chaudhary, M., Hutzler, J., Metcalf, N., Srinivas, G., Walker, P. F., Stewart, I. J. & Burmeister, D. M., 2026, In: BMJ Military Health.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mitigation of Ischemia/Reperfusion-Induced Acute Kidney Injury by Canagliflozin Is Associated with Altered Mitochondrial Dynamics and Reduced Proliferation in Swine
Killingsworth, Z. K., Chaudhary, M., Mares, J. A., Ellery, H., Rowe, C. J., Stewart, I., Walker, P. & Burmeister, D. M., 10 Feb 2026, In: Biomolecules. 16, 2, 279.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
Prizes
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James J. Leonard Award for Excellence in Teaching Medical Students
Stewart, I. (Recipient), 2008
Prize: Honorary award
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Selective Leukapheresis for Immunomodulation in Sepsis
Stewart, I. (Speaker)
16 Apr 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Potassium Removal in-vivo: How Would I do it on the Battlefield?
Stewart, I. (Speaker)
3 Apr 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Minimum Essential Data Set for a Database
Stewart, I. (Speaker)
31 Mar 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Tales of Combat Nephrology: Implications for Future Large Scale Combat Operations
Stewart, I. (Speaker)
23 Oct 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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The Career of a US Air Force Academic Physician
Stewart, I. (Speaker)
29 May 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Press/Media
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Shockwaves from routine military duties associated with long-term anger and violence
22/06/26
1 item of Media coverage
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Studies from Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Add New Findings in the Area of Department of Defense (Acetazolamide Protects Against Limb Ischemia/Reperfusion-Induced Acute Kidney Injury via NHE3 and Cathepsin D Inhibition)
Stewart, I., Burmeister, D. & Zhou, X.
1/06/26
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media