
Overview
Atul Bali, MD, is a clinical nephrologist who specializes in the diagnosis and management of chronic kidney disease, with special interest in hypertension and preventive nephrology. Board-certified in internal medicine and nephrology, he is also a certified hypertension specialist.|Dr. Bali cares for those with kidney disease, electrolyte and acid-base disorders and resistant hypertension. For people with advanced kidney failure, Dr. Bali offers treatments including hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis — and he’ll also work with you for an early referral for kidney transplantation, if needed.|After finishing his medical education at Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Medical College, he trained in internal medicine at Rochester General Hospital and completed a fellowship in nephrology at the University of Virginia. Dr. Bali is a fellow of the American Society of Nephrology and a fellow of the National Kidney Foundation.|Passionate about offering his patients the best possible treatment, Dr. Bali is always working to arm people with knowledge about their condition. “I take pride in my ability to convey complex medical information to people to empower them to take better care of themselves,” he says.|He is an active member of the Independent Review Board for the American Medical Association’s Validated Device Listing, to help patients obtain blood pressure devices that are accurate and reliable. He also serves on the Membership and Communications Committee of the American Heart Association's Council on Hypertension.|In addition to his clinical background, Dr. Bali remains committed to medical education and was the recipient of the American College of Physicians’ Virginia Chapter’s 2020 Community Teaching Award. He is a Distinguished Member of the Geisinger Academy of Educators.
Dr. Bali is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Kidney Disease, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Acute Kidney Failure, Embolectomy, and Thrombectomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 32 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Chronic Kidney Disease.
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Locations
950 East Mountain Boulevard, Wilkes Barre, PA 18702
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Areas of Expertise
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Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- Chronic Kidney DiseaseDr. Bali isDistinguished. Learn about Chronic Kidney Disease.
- Advanced
- Acute Kidney FailureDr. Bali isAdvanced. Learn about Acute Kidney Failure.
- EmbolectomyDr. Bali isAdvanced. Learn about Embolectomy.
- End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)
- Low Sodium LevelDr. Bali isAdvanced. Learn about Low Sodium Level.
- Experienced
- Acute Tubular NecrosisDr. Bali isExperienced. Learn about Acute Tubular Necrosis.
- Congenital Nephrotic SyndromeDr. Bali isExperienced. Learn about Congenital Nephrotic Syndrome.
- Diabetes Insipidus (DI)Dr. Bali isExperienced. Learn about Diabetes Insipidus (DI).
- Familial Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia Type 1
- Feingold SyndromeDr. Bali isExperienced. Learn about Feingold Syndrome.
- GlomerulonephritisDr. Bali isExperienced. Learn about Glomerulonephritis.

