Pathophysiology of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)

BIOGRAPHY

Rajiv Agarwal, MD

Academic positions:
- Professor of Medicine

All industry positions (in last five years):
None declared

Research interests:
Dr Agarwal's research interests involve the diagnosis and management of hypertension in hemodialysis patients. In addition, he is also involved in research relating to hypertension in chronic kidney disease including the use of various renoprotective therapies. His laboratory is involved in measurement of GFR, renal plasma flow, ambulatory blood pressure, resting energy expenditure and cardiac output.

Any other information:
Society Memberships
- International Soc. of Nephrology 1995-
- Amer. Med. Assoc. 1996
- Amer. Heart Assoc.: Council for High Blood Pressure Research 1997,1999-
- Amer. Soc. of Nephrology 1996-
- Amer. College of Physicians 1996-
- Amer. Soc. of Hypertension Clinical Specialist in Hypertension awarded 1999
- Hypertension Council of the National Kidney Foundation 1999

Awards
Department of Veteran Affairs: Outstanding Rating Award; Outstanding Faculty Educator award; Marquis Who's Who in America; Merck Young Investigator Award; Indiana University Trustee's Teaching Award; Best Teacher Award in Nephrology, Dept. of Medicine, Indiana University; Young Scholar's Award, Amer. Soc. of Hypertension.

Has had many textbook chapters, invited reviews and editorials published. Peer reviewer for many journals.
Associate Editor: NephSAP
Editorial Board: Kidney International, Amer J of Nephrology, Seminars in Dialysis, Current Clinical Pharmacology, World Sci. J.

Research Funded by National Institutes of Health and Veterans Administration Merit Review Program.