Dr. Ankit Patel, MD, PhD, Nephrologist & Nephrology eConsults Specialist discusses treatment of patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) in the primary care setting. In this webinar, Dr. Patel will review:
- Exposures and susceptibilities leading to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
- Risks of prerenal, intrarenal and postrenal AKI
- Recommended diagnostics for AKI
- CKD Management including:
- Diabetic kidney disease
- Appropriate use of Sodium-Glucose Transport Protein 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors
- Treatment for hyperphosphatemia, vitamin D deficiency, hypertension and anemia in patients with CKD
Ankit Patel, MD, PhD
Nephrologist
Ankit B. Patel, MD, PhD is a board-certified nephrologist who completed his MD at Weill Cornell Medical College and PhD at Weill Cornell Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. He completed his internal medicine residency at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston and his Nephrology fellowship at the combined Brigham and Women’s/Massachusetts General Hospital Fellowship.
Dr. Patel’s clinical interests remain broad in adult nephrology and include acid-base and electrolyte disorders, hypertension management, diabetic kidney disease, acute kidney injury, and chronic kidney disease management.
Dr. Patel is originally from Rockland County, New York and remains a dedicated New York Yankees fan while living in Boston with his wife and three kids.