Dr. Jeffrey Turner, MD
Not yet claimedNephrologist, Cardiologist, Hypertension specialist · Physician (MD)
New Haven, CT
Dr. Jeffrey Turner is a kidney doctor in New Haven, Connecticut, who co-directs the Yale Medicine Nephrology Hypertension Clinic. He cares for people with acute and chronic kidney disease and hard-to-treat high blood pressure, and he teaches and runs clinical trials at Yale School of Medicine.
About Dr. Jeffrey Turner, MD
Updated Sep 20, 2026 · next review Dec 19, 2026Dr. Jeffrey M. Turner is a kidney doctor (nephrologist) at Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut, where he is an Associate Professor of Medicine. He is also certified as a hypertension (high blood pressure) specialist by the American Society of Hypertension and co-directs the Yale Medicine Nephrology Hypertension Clinic.
He holds several leadership roles: Clinical Chief of Yale's Section of Nephrology, Director of the Nephrology Clinical Trials Program, and Medical Director of the inpatient dialysis units at Yale New Haven Hospital. He also serves as Medical Director at DaVita Branford, a role outside Yale. He sees patients at Yale New Haven Hospital (including the Saint Raphael Campus), Bridgeport Hospital, and Greenwich Hospital, and teaches nephrology to Yale medical students and physician associate students.
His research and writing focus on high blood pressure treatment (including renal denervation), treatments for chronic kidney disease, and diuretic resistance in patients with combined heart and kidney problems. He has co-authored recent papers on diuretics, kidney biopsy technique, and dialysis solutions. In 2021 Yale New Haven Hospital announced it had joined a global clinical trial of a new procedure-based treatment for high blood pressure, and he was quoted in that announcement.
CMS Open Payments records list $1,240.51 in industry payments to him across 12 records from 2021 to 2025, mostly from Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals. Payments from drug and device companies are common and legal; this amount is small.
- Hypertension specialist certification
- Certified by the American Society of Hypertension as a hypertension specialist, and co-director of the Yale Medicine Nephrology Hypertension Clinic. yalemedicine.org
- Yale nephrology leadership
- Clinical Chief of the Section of Nephrology, Director of the Nephrology Clinical Trials Program, and Medical Director of Yale New Haven Hospital's inpatient dialysis units. medicine.yale.edu
- Training background
- Medical degree from New York Medical College (2005), internal medicine residency and nephrology fellowship at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, completed in 2011. beatrix.yale.edu
- Board certification
- Listed as board certified in Internal Medicine in an ABMS-sourced professional directory. doximity.com
- Research focus
- Stated research interests include renal denervation for high blood pressure, treatments for diabetic and non-diabetic chronic kidney disease, and diuretic resistance in cardiorenal syndrome. ynhh.org
- Recent publications
- Co-author of 2025 papers on the differences between torsemide and furosemide (Journal of the American Society of Nephrology) and on kidney biopsy needle gauge and complications (Kidney360). medicine.yale.edu
- Clinical trial involvement
- Quoted in a 2021 Yale New Haven Hospital announcement that the hospital joined a global clinical trial of a new treatment for high blood pressure. ynhh.org
- Appointed clinical chief
- A May 2025 Yale Section of Nephrology newsletter announced his appointment as the section's new clinical chief, citing his work in clinical nephrology and program development. medicine.yale.edu
- Teaching role
- Lectures in nephrology courses for Yale medical students and the Yale Physician Associate Program. medicine.yale.edu
- Industry payments reported
- CMS Open Payments lists $1,240.51 across 12 records for 2021-2025, with the largest amounts from Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals ($1,092.18), Ablative Solutions ($84.91), and Vantive US Healthcare ($63.42). medicine.yale.edu
Worth knowing
- Some directory records tag him as a cardiologist. Public sources consistently describe him as a nephrologist and hypertension specialist, and no evidence of cardiology training or certification was found. yalemedicine.org
- He holds a paid medical director role at DaVita Branford, a dialysis provider, in addition to his Yale positions. Patients who may need dialysis can ask how referrals are handled. medicine.yale.edu
- No guideline committee work, society leadership positions, or named awards were found in the searches conducted. medicine.yale.edu
Industry payments (CMS Open Payments)
Open the CMS recordFederal law requires drug and device companies to report what they pay clinicians: meals, travel, speaking, consulting, and research. Payments are common and legal; the point is that you can see them.
2021 to 2025
$1,241
12 payments
| 2021 | $0 |
| 2022 | $0 |
| 2023 | $85 |
| 2024 | $1,092 |
| 2025 | $63 |
Top payers
- Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.$1,092
- Ablative Solutions, Inc.$85
- Vantive US Healthcare LLC$63
Payment types
- Travel and Lodging$800
- Food and Beverage$440
A word of caution about these numbers
A payment does not mean your doctor is compromised or acting unethically. Most of these entries are drug samples left for patients, or lunch brought in for the office staff, and the amounts are usually small. Research funding and speaking at medical meetings are also normal parts of a clinical career.
As a rough guide, a total under $15,000 a year is usually not a concern. Much larger sums, especially from one company whose product your doctor recommends to you, are worth asking about. You are allowed to ask.
Sources: medicine.yale.edu · yalemedicine.org · ynhh.org · greenwichhospital.org · beatrix.yale.edu · doximity.com · healthgrades.com · medicine.yale.edu. Something wrong or out of date? Tell us and we will correct it.
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Practice location
Yale Medicine Nephrology Hypertension Clinic
20 York St
New Haven, CT 06510
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