Samir Gautam
Advanced in Chronic Kidney Disease

Dr. Samir Gautam

Nephrology
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
601 North Caroline Street, Floor 7, Floor 7, 
Baltimore, MD 
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Advanced in Chronic Kidney Disease
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
601 North Caroline Street, Floor 7, Floor 7, 
Baltimore, MD 
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Overview

Dr. Samir Gautam, is an Assistant Professional of Medicine at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine with expertise in Nephrology and Critical Care Medicine. He staffs patients in Johns Hopkins Hospital, chronic dialysis clinics, Bayview Medical Center and clinic and also has a specialty clinic Post AKI clinic at Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center.

Dr. Gautam is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease. His top areas of expertise are End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Chronic Kidney Disease, Acute Kidney Failure, and Nephrosclerosis.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 47 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 4 articles in the study of Chronic Kidney Disease.

Residency
University of Maryland Midtown, Internal Medicine, 2012
Specialties
Nephrology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in LA
Board Certifications
American Board Of Internal Medicine
Fellowships
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Critical Care Medicine, 2015
UVA Health University Hospital, Nephrology, 2014
Hospital Affiliations
Sibley Memorial Hospital
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Medstar Franklin Square Medical Center
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Nepali
Gender
Male

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Locations

Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
601 North Caroline Street, Floor 7, Floor 7, Baltimore, MD 21287
Call: 410-955-0670

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.


47 Total Publications

Protocol for the process evaluation of a randomised clinical trial of incremental-start versus conventional haemodialysis: the TwoPlus study.
Protocol for the process evaluation of a randomised clinical trial of incremental-start versus conventional haemodialysis: the TwoPlus study.
Journal: BMJ open
Published: November 28, 2025
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