Dr. Chirag R Parikh MD
Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) | Nephrology
301 MASON LORD DR STE 2500 BALTIMORE MD, 21224About
Dr. Chirag Parikh is a nephrologist practicing in New Haven, CT. Dr. Parikh specializes in the care and treatment of the kidneys. As a nephrologist, Dr. Parikh most typically treats conditions like kidney stones, chronic kidney disease, acute renal failure, polycystuc kidney disease, high blood pressure and more. Nephrologists are also experts on kidney transplantation and dialysis. They are usually referred to by primary care physicians for problems related to the kidneys, and while they can perform tests to diagnose kidney disorders, they do not perform surgeries.
Education and Training
Seth G S Med College University Of Mumbai Mumbai Maharashtra India 1996
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Nephrology
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Quality, cost, and outcome of intensive care in a public hospital in Bombay, India.
- Congenital renal agenesis: case-control analysis of birth characteristics.
- Acetaminophen toxicity: suicidal vs. accidental.
- Obesity as an independent predictor of posttransplant diabetes mellitus.
- Kidney disease is an independent risk factor for adverse fetal and maternal outcomes in pregnancy.
- Reversal of end-stage renal disease after aortic dissection using renal artery stent: a case report.
- Rapid microalbuminuria screening in type 2 diabetes mellitus: simplified approach with Micral test strips and specific gravity.
- Predictors of cardiovascular events and associated mortality within two years of kidney transplantation.
- Kidney transplantation for systemic sclerosis improves survival and may modulate disease activity.
- Urinary tract infections after renal transplantation: a retrospective review at two US transplant centers.
- Comparison of renal injury in myeloablative autologous, myeloablative allogeneic and non-myeloablative allogeneic haematopoietic cell transplantation.
- Acute renal failure independently predicts mortality after myeloablative allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant.
- Vasopressin, not octreotide, may be beneficial in the treatment of hepatorenal syndrome: a retrospective study.
- Cardiovascular medication use after coronary bypass surgery in patients with renal dysfunction: a national Veterans Administration study.
- Urine IL-18 is an early diagnostic marker for acute kidney injury and predicts mortality in the intensive care unit.
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