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1959 Ne Pacific StSeattle, WA 98195
Phone+1 206-598-6131
Fax+1 612-273-1142
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Education & Training
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Renal PathologyFellowship, Selective Pathology, 2006 - 2007
University of MinnesotaResidency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 2003 - 2006
Tehran University of Medical Sciences School of MedicineClass of 1996
Certifications & Licensure
WA State Medical License 2010 - 2027
MN State Medical License 2007 - 2010
American Board of Pathology Pathology - Anatomic
Clinical Trials
- Podocyturia - Predictor of Renal Dysfunction in Fabry Nephropathy Start of enrollment: 2014 Sep 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- AJKD Atlas of Renal Pathology: Lysozyme-Associated Nephropathy.Paisit Paueksakon, Behzad Najafian, Charles E Alpers, Agnes B Fogo
American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 2025-11-01 - Heterogeneity in the relationships between albuminuria and glomerular structure in type 1 and type 2 diabetes.Behzad Najafian, Maria Luiza Caramori, Michele Dalla Vestra, Alois Saller, Mehrdad Noruzinia
Kidney International. 2025-10-06 - Measuring renal cortical cell-specific mitochondrial metabolism.Kyle Feola, Andrea H Venable, Mina Rasouli, Julie Do, Tatyana McCoy
Biorxiv. 2025-06-12
Journal Articles
- IgA-Dominant Glomerulonephritis with a Membranoproliferative Pattern of InjuryCharles E Alpers, Kelly D Smith, Neeraja Kambham, John Higgins, Donald C Houghton, Megan L Troxell, J Ashley Jefferson, Shreeram Akilesh, Behzad Najafian, Roberto F Ni..., ScienceDirect
- AJKD Atlas of Renal Pathology: Tip Lesion Variant of Focal Segmental GlomerulosclerosisBehzad Najafian, Charles E. Alpers, American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Authored Content
- AJKD Atlas of Renal Pathology: Adenovirus InfectionDecember 2017
Grant Support
- Urine podocyte and podocyte GL3: novel screening tools for phenotype assessment and treatment efficacy in Fabry diseaseUNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON2023–2025
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