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Sushrut S. Waikar, MD, MPH

Chief of Nephrology


About

Sushrut S. Waikar, MD, MPH, is the Chief of Nephrology at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and a board-certified practicing nephrologist at BMC and the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program. He specializes in treating acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease. Dr. Waikar is also the Norman G. Levinsky Professor of Medicine at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine.

Dr. Waikar's research interests include epidemiologic, translational, and interventional studies to address novel and clinically important questions in nephrology. He is a Principal Investigator of several NIH and industry grants focused on improving the diagnosis and treatment for chronic kidney diseases.

  • Departments

  • Specialties

    Biomarkers, interventional trials, physiology, proteomics, acute kidney injury, chronic kidney disease

  • Administrative Title

    Norman G. Levinsky Professor of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

  • Residency

    Internal Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, CA, 1998–2002

  • Fellowship

    Nephrology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 2003–2006

  • Board Certifications

    Nephrology, American Board of Internal Medicine

  • Research Interests

    biomarkers; interventional trials; physiology; proteomics; metabolomics

  • Education

    Medical School: Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 1998

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