Ashish Upadhyay, MD
Associate Professor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Medicine
Nephrology

MBBS, Tribhuvan University



Dr. Upadhyay is a board-certified nephrologist with academic interests in examining the mechanisms of cardiovascular disease in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), hemodialysis systems, and evidence-based medicine (EBM). He has conducted epidemiologic research in the Framingham Heart Study, led the evidence review team for the Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) clinical practice guidelines on lipid management in CKD, and participated in the evidence review teams for the KDIGO clinical practice guidelines on blood pressure management in CKD and anemia management in CKD. He maintains an active clinical practice in general nephrology, hemodialysis, and peritoneal dialysis, and is the Program Director of BU's Nephrology Fellowship Training Program. In addition, he directs research and EBM curriculum of BU's Internal Medicine Residency Program, and was an Associate Program Director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program from 2012 to 2018. Outside of BU, Dr. Upadhyay serves as a voting member of the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI)’s Renal Disease and Detoxification Committee, the primary source of national and international consensus standards for hemodialysis technology and dialysis water sterilization processes.

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Boston University
Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research


Program Director
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Nephrology Fellowship Program


Director, Scholarship and EBM
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Internal Medicine Residency Program


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  1. Kamel MH, Upadhyay A, Borkan SC. Intractable hyponatremia complicated by a reset osmostat: a case report. J Med Case Rep. 2023 Jan 14; 17(1):13.View Related Profiles. PMID: 36639685; PMCID: PMC9840259; DOI: 10.1186/s13256-022-03732-w;
     
  2. Bonner R, Stewart J, Upadhyay A, Bruce RD, Taylor JL. A Primary Care Intervention to Increase HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Uptake in Patients with Syphilis. J Int Assoc Provid AIDS Care. 2022 Jan-Dec; 21:23259582211073393.View Related Profiles. PMID: 35001723; PMCID: PMC8753072; DOI: 10.1177/23259582211073393;
     
  3. Ataklte F, Song RJ, Upadhyay A, Musa Yola I, Vasan RS, Xanthakis V. Association of Mildly Reduced Kidney Function With Cardiovascular Disease: The Framingham Heart Study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2021 08 17; 10(16):e020301.View Related Profiles. PMID: 34387110; PMCID: PMC8475034; DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.120.020301;
     
  4. Kamel MH, Mahmoud H, Zhen A, Liu J, Bielick CG, Mostaghim A, Lin N, Chitalia V, Ilori T, Waikar SS, Upadhyay A. End-stage kidney disease and COVID-19 in an urban safety-net hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. PLoS One. 2021; 16(6):e0252679.View Related Profiles. PMID: 34086775; PMCID: PMC8177422; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0252679;
     
  5. Bonner R, Albajrami O, Hudspeth J, Upadhyay A. Diabetic Kidney Disease. Prim Care. 2020 Dec; 47(4):645-659.View Related Profiles. PMID: 33121634
     
  6. Verma A, Patel AB, Upadhyay A, Waikar SS. CREDENCE: Significant Victory for Diabetic Kidney Disease. Trends Endocrinol Metab. 2020 06; 31(6):391-393.View Related Profiles. PMID: 32327275
     
  7. Neupane G, Acharya S, Bhattarai M, Upadhyay A, Belbase B, Bhandari M, Pandeya D, Pokharel S, Ghimire S, Thapa G, Karmacharya B, Bhatt MR, Spertus JA, Neupane D, Timsina L, Pokharel Y. Study, Design, and Rationale of Noncommunicable Diseases in Nepal (NCD Nepal) Study: A Community-Based Prospective Epidemiological and Implementation Study in Rural Nepal. Glob Adv Health Med. 2020; 9:2164956120917379. PMID: 32284911; PMCID: PMC7139172; DOI: 10.1177/2164956120917379;
     
  8. Dennis M, Batalini F, Demers L, Upadhyay A. Overcoming barriers to resident scholarly productivity and research at a large academic institution. MedEdPublish. 2019; 8(3):1-11. View Publication
  9. Upadhyay A. Dialyzer reuse: is it safe and worth it? J Bras Nefrol. 2019 Sep 02; 41(3):312-314. PMID: 31508668; PMCID: PMC6788837; DOI: 10.1590/2175-8239-JBN-2019-0134;
     
  10. Toth PP, Dwyer JP, Cannon CP, Colhoun HM, Rader DJ, Upadhyay A, Louie MJ, Koren A, Letierce A, Mandel J, Banach M. Efficacy and safety of lipid lowering by alirocumab in chronic kidney disease. Kidney Int. 2018 06; 93(6):1397-1408. PMID: 29526502
     
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2021 Boston Medical Center: Program Leadership Award
2012 Tufts University School of Medicine: Citation for Notable Teaching
2011 Tufts University School of Medicine: Citation for Accomplished Teaching
2007 St. Elizabeth's Medical Center: Resident Teaching Award
2003 Tribhuvan University School of Medicine: Gold Medals for the 1st position in medical school, basic medical sciences, pediatrics, and anatomy
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Chronic Kidney Disease
Hemodialysis
Vascular Disease Risk Factors
Medical Education, Graduate

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