Sydney Elizabeth Hartsell
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Sydney Elizabeth Hartsell, MD, MPH

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Primary Location

Kidney & Liver Clinic

Kidney and Liver Clinic
50 N Medical Dr
Salt Lake City , UT 84132
801-581-6709
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South Jordan Health Center

South Jordan Nephrology Clinic
5126 West Daybreak Parkway
South Jordan , UT 84009
801-213-4500
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Sydney E. Hartsell, MD, MPH is an Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine and a physician scientist in the Division of Nephrology & Hypertension. She was born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah. After earning her undergraduate, medical and public health degrees from the University of North Carolina, she completed her internal medicine residency, nephrology fellowship, and cardiovascular T32 research fellowship at the University of Utah.

Her clinical research centers on the overlap between kidney, heart and metabolic disease (also known as “cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome”). She is interested in treatment optimization using the combination of big data and qualitative methods to inform pragmatic trials.

Clinically, she enjoys caring for all patients with a variety of kidney diseases and hypertension. She holds a clinic dedicated to patients with cardiorenal syndrome and welcomes these referrals. When not at work, you can find her outside backpacking, skate skiing, telemark skiing, birding, or savoring a new recipe and music with her family and friends.

Specialties

Board Certification

American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine)
American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Nephrology)

Patient Rating

Patients consistently describe Dr. Hartsell as kind, respectful, and genuinely caring, noting that she listens and makes them feel heard. Commenters praise her clear, thorough explanations of diagnoses and lab results and her ability to translate complex information into simple terms. Many also highlight her professionalism, attentiveness, and knowledge, which make visits efficient and reassuring.

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Sydney E. Hartsell, MD, MPH is an Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine and a physician scientist in the Division of Nephrology & Hypertension. She was born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah. After earning her undergraduate, medical and public health degrees from the University of North Carolina, she completed her internal medicine residency, nephrology fellowship, and cardiovascular T32 research fellowship at the University of Utah.

Her clinical research centers on the overlap between kidney, heart and metabolic disease (also known as “cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome”). She is interested in treatment optimization using the combination of big data and qualitative methods to inform pragmatic trials.

Clinically, she enjoys caring for all patients with a variety of kidney diseases and hypertension. She holds a clinic dedicated to patients with cardiorenal syndrome and welcomes these referrals. When not at work, you can find her outside backpacking, skate skiing, telemark skiing, birding, or savoring a new recipe and music with her family and friends.

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Internal Medicine -Assistant Professor
Academic Divisions Nephrology & Hypertension
Board Certification
American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine)
American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Nephrology)

Education history

Fellowship Nephrology Research - University of Utah Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine Chief Fellow
Fellowship Nephrology Research - University of Utah Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine Fellow
Residency Internal Medicine - University of Utah Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine Resident
Internship Internal Medicine - University of Utah School of Medicine Intern
Graduate Training Health Care & Prevention - University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health M.P.H.
Professional Medical Medicine - University of North Carolina School of Medicine M.D.
Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Major: Social Anthropology & Population Health; Minor: Chemistry & Music - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill B.A.

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Sarwal A, Boucher RE, Hartsell SE, Wei G, Shen J, Chertow GM, Whelton PK, Cheung AK, McEvoy JW, Greene T, Beddhu S (2024). Baseline Diastolic BP and BP-Lowering Effects on Cardiovascular Outcomes and All-Cause Mortality: A Meta-Analysis. J Am Soc Nephrol, 36(5), 911-922.
  2. Shen J, Sarwal A, Singh R, Hartsell SE, Wei G, Nevers M, Christensen JC, Takyi A, Katkam N, Derington CG, Deshmukh VG, Boucher RE, Drakos SG, Greene T, Beddhu S (2025). Comparative effectiveness of insulin glargine, glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists and sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors in veterans with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Obes Metab, 27(4), 2120-2130.
  3. Azim A, Hu B, Gilligan S, Sarwal A, Hartsell S, Pandya V, Raphael KL (2023). How I Evaluate a High Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol, 19(4), 525-527.
  4. Sarwal A, Boucher RE, Abraham N, Singh R, Ye X, Moghaddam FA, Hartsell SE, Wei G, Beddhu S (2023). Associations of Hyponatremia with Cognition Function and All-Cause Mortality: Post Hoc Analysis of the Systolic BP Intervention Trial. Kidney360, 4(10), 1362-1370.
  5. Lyden K, Abraham N, Boucher R, Wei G, Gonce V, Carle J, Hartsell SE, Christensen J, Beddhu S (2023). Predicting hospitalization from real-world measures in patients with chronic kidney disease: A proof-of-principle study. Digit Health, 9, 20552076231181234.
  6. Hartsell SE, Beddhu S (2021). Diastolic Blood Pressure and the J-Curve-Causal Effect or Confounding? JAMA Netw Open, 4(10), e2130031.
  7. de la Paz A, Orgel R, Hartsell SE, Pauley E, Katz JN (2020). Getting cardiogenic shock patients to the right place-How initial intensive care unit triage decisions impact processes of care and outcomes. Am Heart J, 230, 66-70.
  8. Youngquist ST, Ockerse P, Hartsell S, Stratford C, Taillac P (2016). Mechanical chest compression devices are associated with poor neurological survival in a statewide registry: A propensity score analysis. Resuscitation, 106, 102-7.
  9. Madsen TE, Fuller M, Hartsell S, Hamilton D, Bledsoe J (2015). Prospective evaluation of outcomes among geriatric chest pain patients in an ED observation unit. Am J Emerg Med, 34(2), 207-11.
  10. Youngquist ST, Liao M, Hartsell S, Walker M, Kartchner NJ, Nirula R (2015). Acute medical impairment among elderly patients involved in motor vehicle collisions. Injury, 46(8), 1497-502.
  11. Youngquist ST, Hartsell S, McLaren D, Hartsell S (2015). The use of prehospital variables to predict acute coronary artery disease in failed resuscitation attempts for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Resuscitation, 92, 82-7.
  12. Hartsell S, Dorais J, Preston R, Hamilton D, Fuller M, Mallin M, Barton E, Madsen T (2014). False-positive rates of provocative cardiac testing in chest pain patients admitted to an emergency department observation unit. Crit Pathw Cardiol, 13(3), 104-8.