Penn Medicine Provider
Renal Electrolyte and Hypertension
Juan D. Salcedo-Betancourt, MD
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Renal Electrolyte and Hypertension Perelman

About me

  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine (Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension)

Education and training

  • Medical School: Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
  • Residency: University of Miami
  • Fellowship: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Salcedo-Betancourt is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Patel MS, Salcedo-Betancourt JD, Saunders C, Broglio K, Malinoski D, Niemann CU Therapeutic Hypothermia in Low-Risk Non-Pumped Brain-Dead Kidney Donors, A Randomized Clinical Trial , JAMA Network Open, 7(2): 2024,e2353785


Levea SL, Prasadh JG, Wang BK, Salcedo-Betancourt JD, Matevish L, Sanchez-Vivaldi J, Lieber R, Shah JA, Hwang CS, Wojciechowski D, Vagefi PA. A contemporary analysis of trends in mental wellbeing among living donor kidney applicants. , Transplantation Direct, 10(6): 2024,e1631


Aponte Becerra L, Salcedo Betancourt JD, Elfassy T, Iakymenko O, Thomas DB, Isaac F, Fornoni A, Zuo Y, Barisoni L, Contreras G, Munoz Mendoza J. Relationships among Non-Neoplastic Histopathological Features, Kidney Function, Proteinuria, and Other Clinical Factors in Patients Undergoing Nephrectomy , Glomerular Dis, 3(1): 2023,220-229


Munoz Mendoza J, Aponte-Becerra L, Torres C, Rozas J, Francois P, Salcedo-Betancourt JD, Barreto A, Rodriguez J, Suarez M, Fornoni A, Contreras G One-year all-cause mortality in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 and end-stage renal disease undergoing hemodialysis , Clin Nephrol, 99(2): 2023,51-57


Prasadh J, Wang, B, Salcedo-Betancourt JD, Shah J, Desai D, McDonald M, Hwang C, Wojciechowski D, Vagefi P, Levea SL, Patel M The Evolving Psychosocial Landscape of Living Donor Applicants , American Journal of Transplantation: 2023,32


Sanchez-Vivaldi JA, Patel MS, Shah JA, Wang BK, Salcedo-Betancourt JD, Hwang CS, Wojciechowski D, La Hoz RM, Vagefi PA. Short-term kidney transplant outcomes from severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 lower respiratory tract positive donors , Transpl Infect Dis, 24(4): 2022,e13890


Salcedo-Betancourt JD, Farouk SS, Reddy YNV. Ensuring health equity for sexual and/or gender minority individuals , Nat Rev Nephrol, 18(6): 2022,341-342


Salcedo-Betancourt JD, Shastri S, Pillai AK, Lakhia R A Case of Nephrotic Syndrome in an Individual with Severe Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease , Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 33(146): 2022


Salcedo Betancourt JD, Garcia Valencia OA, Becerra-Gonzales VG, Carias Martinez KG, Chapman J, Yanchenko N, Ladino MA. Severe type-B lactic acidosis in a patient with bilateral renal Burkitt's lymphoma , Clin Nephrol Case Stud, 9: 2021,49-53


Aponte Becerra L, Rozas JB, Torres CA, Francois P, Rodriguez J, Salcedo-Betancourt JD, Santana Rodriguez A, Ortiz M, Fornoni A, Contreras G, Munoz Mendoza J In-Hospital Mortality in Patients with ESRD Undergoing Hemodialysis Admitted with COVID-19 Compared to Those Without COVID-19 , Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 32(774): 2021