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Pranav Garimella, MD, Nephrology, La Jolla, CA, UC San Diego Medical Center - Hillcrest

PranavSandilyaGarimellaMDMPH

Nephrology • La Jolla, CA

Chronic Renal Failure & Dialysis, Hypertension

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Staff Nephrologist at UC San Diego

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Summary

  • Dr. Garimella is a nephrologist and epidemiologist with a research interest in vascular disease and biomarkers for kidney, cardiovascular disease and mortality. His current projects include evaluating risk factors for peripheral artery disease in CKD and accurate diagnosis and risk stratification of high risk patients. He also researches novel urinary and serum biomarkers and their utility in identifying progressive kidney disease and incident cardiovascular disease, with a hope that these will help with better prediction of outcomes, and provide opportunities for earlier interventions to reduce adverse clinical events.

    After graduating from Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER, India), Dr. Garimella completed a Masters of Public Health in Epidemiology from the University of Minnesota and subsequently his internal medicine residency at John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago.

    Dr. Garimella is very interested in developing and implementing tools for patient education for chronic diseases, evaluating quality of life, and patient satisfaction with hospitals, providers, and treatment modalities.

Education & Training

  • Tufts Medical Center
    Tufts Medical CenterFellowship, Nephrology, 2012 - 2016
  • Cook County Health and Hospitals System
    Cook County Health and Hospitals SystemResidency, Internal Medicine, 2009 - 2012
  • University of Minnesota
    University of MinnesotaMPH, Epidemiology, 2007 - 2009
  • Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research
    Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and ResearchClass of 2007, MD

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2016 - 2025
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2014 - 2016
  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 2009 - 2012
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Awarded Ben J. Lipps Research Fellowship (declined) American Society of Nephrolgy, 2013
  • Valedictorian, graduating class of residents John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, 2012
  • Moh. Hussain Kuthoos Marikayar Endowment Prize in Cardiology 2007
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Management to Prevent Recurrent Nephrolithiasis in Adults: A Systematic Review for an American College of Physician's Clinical Guideline  
    Fink HA, Wilt TJ, Eidman K, Garimella PS, MacDonald R, Rutks I, Brasure M. Kane RL, Monga M, Ann Intern Med, 4/2/2013
  • The year in review: Cardiovascular Disease in Chronic Kidney Disease  
    Garimella PS, Sarnak MJ, Nat Rev Neph, 2/1/2013
  • The Association of Body Size and Composition with Erectile Dysfunction in Older Men: the Osteoporotic Fractures in Men (MrOS) Study  
    Garimella PS, Paudel ML, Taylor BC, Ensrud KL, Marshall LM, Fink HA, J Am Geriatr Soc, 1/1/2013
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Books/Book Chapters

  • Nutritional Management of Renal Diseases 
    Chapter: Prevention and Management of Cardiovascular Disease in Kidney Disease and Kidney Failure. 
    Page 123 - 125Garimella PS, Weiner DE, Sarnak MJAcademic Press2013

Abstracts/Posters

  • Access to Health Care in Adults Evaluated for Chronic Kidney Disease: Findings From the Kidney Early Evaluation Program
    V Agrawal, PS Garimella, BG Jaar, L Plantinga, J Ye, PA McCullough, NKF
  • Fibroblast Growth Factor (FGF) 23 and Ankle-Brachial Index (ABI) in the Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS)
    Garimella P, Ix J,, Katz R, Chonchol M, Kestenbaum B, de Boer I, Siscovick D, Shastri S, Hiramoto J; Shlipak M, Sarnak M, ASN kidney week, San Diego
  • Ankle Brachial Index Predicts Cardiovascular Disease Risk and Mortality among Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
    Chen J, Mohler ER, Hamm L,Xie D,Kimmel S, Townsend R, Wright J, Budoff M, Nessel N, Pan Q, Steigerwalt S, Garimella P, He J, ASN kidney week, San Diego

Lectures

  • Fibroblast Growth Factor (FGF) 23 and Ankle-Brachial Index (ABI) in the Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS). 
    ASN Kidney Week - 1/1/2012
  • Ankle Brachial Index Predicts Cardiovascular Disease Risk and Mortality among Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: A Prospective Analysis from the CRIC Study 
    ASN Kidney Week - 1/1/2012
  • Pharmacotherapy for secondary prevention of urolithiasis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials. 
    SGIM Annual Meeting - 4/1/2010
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Other

  • Recurrent Nephrolithiasis in Adults: Comparative Effectiveness of Preventive Medical Strategies: Comparative Effectiveness Review Executive Summary No. 61 
    Fink HA, Wilt TJ, Eidman K, Garimella PS, MacDonald R, Rutks I, Brasure M. Kane RL, Monga M, AHRQ Pub Catalogue

Press Mentions

  • UC San Diego Health Named Center of Excellence for Polycystic Kidney Disease
    UC San Diego Health Named Center of Excellence for Polycystic Kidney DiseaseDecember 13th, 2022
  • Lower Limb Revascularizations Increasing in PAD Patients on Dialysis
    Lower Limb Revascularizations Increasing in PAD Patients on DialysisOctober 18th, 2017

Grant Support

  • T32 - Institutional National Research Service Award (NRSA)National Institutes of Health2013–Present

Research History

  • Cardiovascular Research Fellow, MInneapolis Heart Research Foundation2009 - 2009
  • Research Assistant, Minneapolis VA Medical Center2007 - 2009

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Spanish, Urdu

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Pranav Garimella, Dr. Pranav Garimella, MD, Dr. P Garimella, Dr. Pranav Sandilya Garimella