Katherine R. Tuttle, MD, FASN, FACP, FNKF, is Executive Director for Research at Providence
Inland Northwest Health and Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington School of
Medicine. Dr. Tuttle earned her medical degree and completed her residency in Internal
Medicine at Northwestern University in Chicago. She was a fellow in Metabolism and
Endocrinology at Washington University in St. Louis. Her Nephrology fellowship training was
performed at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio.
Dr. Tuttle’s major research interests are in diabetes, chronic kidney disease (CKD), and
cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome. As a clinical and translational scientist, her
seminal work in physiological and pre-clinical studies laid a foundation for advancing CKD and
CKM therapies. Over more than three decades, she has helped to deliver SGLT2 inhibitors and
GLP-1 receptor agonists as novel agents to reduce risks of kidney failure, major adverse
cardiovascular events, and premature mortality in populations with and without diabetes. She
has also been a leading investigator for other breakthrough therapies for CKD and CKM
conditions, including next generation incretin, anti-inflammatory, and aldosterone agents.
Additionally, she leads the CURE-CKD Registry of real-world data for CKD, diabetes, and
hypertension from >6 million health system patients.
Dr. Tuttle is chair of the Diabetic Kidney Disease Collaborative and served on the inaugural
Board of Directors for the Kidney Health Initiative for the American Society of Nephrology. She
has chaired many initiatives for the National Institutes of Health, the International Society of
Nephrology, Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes, the National Kidney Foundation, and
the American Diabetes Association. Dr. Tuttle has received many honors and awards including
the John P. Peters Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society of Nephrology, the
Medal of Excellence from the American Association of Kidney Patients, the Garabed Eknoyan
Award from the National Kidney Foundation, the YWCA Woman of Achievement Award in
Science, and two University of Washington School of Medicine Outstanding Clinical Faculty
Awards.