Experienced in Medullary Sponge Kidney

Dr. Kassem Safa

Nephrology | Emergency Medicine
Massachusetts General Hospital
The General Hospital Corporation
55 Fruit St, 
Boston, MA 
Offers Telehealth

Experienced in Medullary Sponge Kidney
Massachusetts General Hospital
The General Hospital Corporation
55 Fruit St, 
Boston, MA 
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Overview

Kassem Safa is a Nephrologist and an Emergency Medicine provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Safa is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Medullary Sponge Kidney. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Kidney Disease, Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease, Cytomegalovirus Infection, Acute Kidney Failure, and Kidney Transplant.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 50 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
Lebanese University Faculty Of Medical Sciences, 1999 - 2006
Residency
Lebanese University Faculty of Medical Sciences, 2007 - 2008
Specialties
Nephrology
Emergency Medicine
Licenses
Internal Medicine in MA
Board Certifications
Internal Medicine
Nephrology
Fellowships
Brigham and Women's Hospital, 2011 - 2014
Massachusetts General Hospital, 2014 - 2015
Hospital Affiliations
Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Massachusetts General Hospital
North Shore Medical Center -
Brigham And Women's Hospital
Wentworth-Douglass Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION
55 Fruit St, Boston, MA 02114
Call: 617-726-2000

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.


50 Total Publications

Case 17-2025: A Man with Respiratory Failure and Shock after Kidney Transplantation. Reply.
Case 17-2025: A Man with Respiratory Failure and Shock after Kidney Transplantation. Reply.
Journal: The New England journal of medicine
Published: October 08, 2025
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      • Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (aHUS)
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