Overview
Dr. Abbal Koirala hails from Kathmandu, Nepal. He completed a nephrology and glomerulonephritis fellowship at the University of Washington, Seattle, and held the position of Clinical Assistant Professor there from 2020 to 2024. In August 2024, he joined the faculty of the Division of Nephrology at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine as the Assistant Professor of Medicine and Associate Director at the Johns Hopkins Glomerular Clinic. Dr. Koirala sees patients with glomerular diseases and provides second opinions upon request. His clinical and research interests revolve around glomerular diseases and onco-nephrology.
Dr. Koirala is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis. His top areas of expertise are Goodpasture Syndrome, Lupus Nephritis, Glomerulonephritis, and Chronic Kidney Disease.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 16 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 3 articles in the study of Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis.
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Locations
301 Mason Lord Drive, Suite 3400, Suite 3400, Baltimore, MD 21224
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.
Jeffrey Kopp is a Nephrologist in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Kopp is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis. His top areas of expertise are Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis, Glomerulonephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, Minimal Change Disease, and Kidney Transplant.
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Dr. Nada Alachkar is an associate professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her areas of clinical expertise include incompatible kidney transplants, kidney transplants, nephrology and pancreas transplants. Dr. Alachkar earned her M.D. at Aleppo University Faculty of Medicine in Syria. She completed residencies at Aleppo University and Wright State University School of Medicine. She performed clinical fellowship in nephrology and transplant nephrology fellowship at Johns Hopkins University. Her research interests include recurrent glomerular diseases post kidney transplantation; in particular recurrent FSGS post transplant. Also, she is studying biomarkers in kidney transplants; outcome of living and deceased donor kidney transplant recipients with positive crossmatch; and responses to desensitization treatments and post-transplant outcome in highly sensitized patients. Dr. Alachkar is a member of the American Society of Nephrology and the American Society of Transplantation. Dr. Alachkar is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis. Her top areas of expertise are Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis, Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (aHUS), D-Plus Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome, Kidney Transplant, and Splenectomy.
Rulan Parekh is a Nephrologist and a Pediatrics provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Parekh is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis. Her top areas of expertise are Nephrotic Syndrome, Chronic Kidney Disease, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis, and Kidney Transplant.
Areas of Expertise
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- Advanced
- Chronic Kidney DiseaseDr. Koirala isAdvanced. Learn about Chronic Kidney Disease.
- Focal Segmental GlomerulosclerosisDr. Koirala isAdvanced. Learn about Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis.
- GlomerulonephritisDr. Koirala isAdvanced. Learn about Glomerulonephritis.
- Goodpasture SyndromeDr. Koirala isAdvanced. Learn about Goodpasture Syndrome.
- Lupus NephritisDr. Koirala isAdvanced. Learn about Lupus Nephritis.
- Experienced
- Acute Kidney FailureDr. Koirala isExperienced. Learn about Acute Kidney Failure.
- Congenital Nephrotic SyndromeDr. Koirala isExperienced. Learn about Congenital Nephrotic Syndrome.
- End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)Dr. Koirala isExperienced. Learn about End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD).
- Familial Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia Type 1
- Feingold SyndromeDr. Koirala isExperienced. Learn about Feingold Syndrome.
- Granulomatosis with PolyangiitisDr. Koirala isExperienced. Learn about Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis.