Amar Deep Bansal MD FASN
Assistant Professor of Medicine Renal Electrolyte Division Section of Palliative Care & Medical Ethics
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200 Lothrop StPittsburgh, PA 15213
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Summary
- Dr. Amar Bansal is a physician leader at UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh. He specializes in nephrology and palliative medicine. His clinical areas of interest include chronic kidney disease, kidney palliative care, ANCA vasculitis, IgA nephropathy, and polycystic kidney disease.
He is the Associate Program Director for the nephrology fellowship and has a strong interest in medical education.
Education & Training
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 2016 - 2017- University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Nephrology, 2013 - 2015
- University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Internal Medicine, 2010 - 2013
New York University School of MedicineClass of 2010, MD
Howard Hughes Medical Institute and NIH Research ScholarResearch, Phosphoproteomics, 2008 - 2009
Certifications & Licensure
PA State Medical License 2010 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Hospice and Palliative Medicine- American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- GITalk: Communication Skills Training for Gastroenterology Fellows Improves Self-Assessed Preparedness for Serious Illness Conversations.Alan Noll, Arpan A Patel, Rene Claxton, Robert M Arnold, Shari S Rogal
Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2025-09-04 - A New Look at Goals-of-Care Discussions in Patients with Cirrhosis and Acute Kidney Injury.Arpan A Patel, Anne Walling, Amar Bansal
Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 2024-06-01 - 2 citationsDialysis initiation for patients with decompensated cirrhosis when liver transplant is unlikely.Amar D Bansal, Arpan A Patel
Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension. 2024-03-01
Press Mentions
Medical Management Without Dialysis Offers Alternative TherapyJanuary 19th, 2021
Other Languages
- Hindi, Urdu
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