Overview
Vikas Dharnidharka is a Pediatric Nephrologist and a Pediatrics provider in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Dr. Dharnidharka is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Kidney Disease, Glomerulonephritis, High Blood Pressure in Infants, Kidney Transplant, and Stent Placement. Dr. Dharnidharka is currently accepting new patients.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 151 peer reviewed articles and participating in 2 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 92 articles and participated in 1 clinical trial in the study of Kidney Transplant.
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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.
2 Clinical Trials
Trustees Of Columbia University In The City Of New York
Sumit Mohan is a Nephrologist in New York, New York. Dr. Mohan is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Kidney Disease, Acute Kidney Failure, Glomerulonephritis, Kidney Transplant, and Nephrectomy.
Montefiore-Einstein Center For Transplantation
Enver Akalin, MD, earned his medical degree at Ege University School of Medicine in Izmir, Turkey. He completed a research fellowship in the Renal Division at Brigham and Woman's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, followed by a clinical fellowship in the Renal Division at Boston University School of Medicine. Dr. Akalin completed his residency in Internal Medicine as well as a clinical transplant nephrology fellowship in the Renal Division at Emory University School of Medicine. Dr Akalin is a UNOS certified transplant nephrologist, and brings to Montefiore more than a decade of expertise in kidney and kidney-pancreas transplantation. Prior to joining Montefiore, Dr. Akalin served as the Medical Director of the Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation Program and the Director of the Transplant Nephrology Fellowship at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Dr. Akalin is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Nephrology. Dr. Akalin is a member of several societies, has served on the American Society of Transplantation Clinical Trials Committee and Renal Accreditation Committee, the American Society of Nephrology Transplant Advisory Group and the Medical Board of New York Organ Donor Network. He currently serves on the Editorial Board of the Clinical Journal of The American Society of Nephrology and Transplantation. Dr. Akalin has been the principle investigator in several trials and has written numerous articles on complex issues in kidney transplantation. Dr. Akalin is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Kidney Disease, Cytomegalovirus Infection, Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease, Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis, and Kidney Transplant.
Weill Medical College Of Cornell
Deirdre Sawinski is a Nephrologist in New York, New York. Dr. Sawinski is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Kidney Disease, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), High Potassium Level, Kidney Transplant, and Nephrectomy.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Elite
- Kidney TransplantDr. Dharnidharka isElite. Learn about Kidney Transplant.
- Advanced
- Chronic Kidney DiseaseDr. Dharnidharka isAdvanced. Learn about Chronic Kidney Disease.
- GlomerulonephritisDr. Dharnidharka isAdvanced. Learn about Glomerulonephritis.
- High Blood Pressure in InfantsDr. Dharnidharka isAdvanced. Learn about High Blood Pressure in Infants.
- Experienced
- CalcinosisDr. Dharnidharka isExperienced. Learn about Calcinosis.
- Cytomegalic Inclusion DiseaseDr. Dharnidharka isExperienced. Learn about Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease.
- Cytomegalovirus InfectionDr. Dharnidharka isExperienced. Learn about Cytomegalovirus Infection.
- Distal Renal Tubular AcidosisDr. Dharnidharka isExperienced. Learn about Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis.
- End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)Dr. Dharnidharka isExperienced. Learn about End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD).
- Focal Segmental GlomerulosclerosisDr. Dharnidharka isExperienced. Learn about Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis.

