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 Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis. 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 1 article in the study of Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis.
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Locations
301 Mason Lord Drive, Suite 3400, Suite 3400, Baltimore, MD 21224
Clinical Research
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Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
Dr. C. John Sperati is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His areas of clinical expertise include renal medicine. Dr. Sperati is Director of the Glomerular Diseases Fellowship Program since 2023 and formerly directed the Nephrology Fellowship Training Program from 2019 - 2025. He was the long-serving Firm Faculty Leader of the Barker Firm and has held leadership positions within the Osler Medical Residency training program. In addition, he co-directs the Johns Hopkins Osler Learning Initiative which brings the principles of medical residency training to executive education worldwide. He obtained his medical degree from The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine and a Master in Health Science from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He completed an internship and residency in Internal Medicine at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, followed by a year as an Assistant Chief of Service (chief resident). He subsequently pursued subspecialty training in nephrology at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and joined the faculty in the Division of Nephrology. Dr. Sperati’s clinical interests are in thrombotic microangiopathy including atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS), complement-mediated kidney diseases including C3 glomerulopathy, glomerular disease such as glomerulonephritis (e.g., IgA nephropathy, MPGN) and nephrotic syndromes (e.g., FSGS, membranous, minimal change, amyloidosis, and others), and secondary and resistant hypertension (e.g., fibromuscular dysplasia, atherosclerotic renal arterial disease, hyperaldosteronism, and genetic hypertensive syndromes). He is the site principal investigator for clinical trials in glomerular disease, serves on editorial boards, and chairs the approval committee of the Longitudinal Knowledge Assessment for nephrology for the American Board of Internal Medicine. His clinical acumen and educational contributions have been recognized by induction into the Miller Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence as well as the American Society of Nephrology Distinguished Educator Award in 2020. He has been recognized as a physician resource through the Atypical HUS Foundation, a NephCure glomerular disease specialist, an IgA Nephropathy Foundation specialist, and a Baltimore TopDoc. He is registered with the Florida Department of Health to perform telehealth services for patients in Florida. Dr. Sperati is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis. His top areas of expertise are Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (aHUS), D-Plus Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome, Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome, Glomerulonephritis, and Kidney Transplant.
Chanigan Nilubol is a Nephrologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Nilubol is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis. Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Kidney Disease, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Acute Kidney Failure, Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis, and Kidney Transplant. Dr. Nilubol is currently accepting new patients.
Virginia Nephrology Group Llp
Renu Regunathan-Shenk is a Nephrologist in Arlington, Virginia. Dr. Regunathan-Shenk is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis. Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Kidney Disease, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Glomerulonephritis, and Acute Kidney Failure. Dr. Regunathan-Shenk is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
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- 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.
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- 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.