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Office
8008 Westpark Dr
Nephrology 4th Fl
McLean, VA 22102Phone+1 703-287-6560Fax+1 703-287-6551- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Aklilu Yishak is a nephrologist in Mc Lean, VA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Inova Alexandria Hospital, Virginia Hospital Center, Reston Hospital Center, and Inova Fairfax Hospital. He received his medical degree from Addis Ababa University Faculty of Medicine and has been in practice 25 years. He specializes in hypertension and kidney & pancreas transplantation and is experienced in hypertension and transplant nephrology.
Education & Training
- Addis Ababa University Faculty of MedicineClass of 1992
Certifications & Licensure
- VA State Medical License 2002 - 2026
- MD State Medical License 2003 - 2025
- DC State Medical License 2002 - 2024
- PA State Medical License 1999 - 2004
- AL State Medical License Active through 1999
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology
- American Society of HypertensionClinical Hypertension Specialist (CHS)
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Top Doctor North Virginia, 2013-2022
- Top Doctor Washingtonian MAPMG, 2015
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Early Referral, Living Donation, and Preemptive Kidney Transplant.Yishak AA, Rubenstein K, Clark ED, Bhatia M, Vupputuri S> ;Transplantation proceedings. 2022-03-01
- Novel predictors of overt nephropathy in subjects with type 1 diabetes. A nested case control study from the Pittsburgh Epidemiology of Diabetes Complications cohort.Yishak AA, Costacou T, Virella G, Zgibor J, Fried L, Walsh M, Evans RW, Lopes-Virella M, Kagan VE, Otvos J, Orchard TJ> ;Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association. 2005-09-06
- The outcome of peritonitis in patients on automated peritoneal dialysis.Yishak, A., Bernardini, J., Fried, L., Piraino, B.> ;Adv Perit Dial. 2001
Journal Articles
- Implementing Clinical Decision Support Tools for Immunosuppressant Drug-Drug Interactions to Prevent Graft FailureYishak, A, American Journal of Transplantation, 2022
- 27 Months Follow Up of a Cohort in the Transplant Continuum After Using a New Electronic Medical Record Tool to Document Transplant Option Discussions Among Patients w...Yishak, A, American journal of trasnplantation, 2021
- A CASE OF BK VIRUS NEPHROPATHY POST RENAL TRANSPLANTATION.Wubshet Jote, Berhanu Worku, Leja Hamza, Seyfemichael Getachew, Lina Mohamed, Hamelmal Gebeyehu, Ayelech Agune, Mamo Nigussie, Engida Abebe, Mahteme Bekele,..., Ethiop Med J, 2020, Supp. 1, 2020
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Committees
- Chair Kidney/Pancrease Transplant CMS, KP National Transplant Services Advisory Council 2015 - Present
Professional Memberships
- Member
Hospital Affiliations
- Virginia Hospital CenterArlington, Virginia
- Reston Hospital CenterReston, Virginia
- Inova Fairfax Medical CampusFalls Church, Virginia
- Inova Loudoun HospitalLeesburg, Virginia
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