AadilKausaraliKakajiwalaMDMSCI(He/Him)

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatric Nephrology

Assistant Professor in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine and Pediatric Nephrology Director of Acute Kidney Support Therapies

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Office
Childrens National Medical Center
Division of Critical Care
Washington, DC 20010

I am a trained Pediatric Intensivist and a board-certified Pediatric Nephrologist. My areas of interest include acute kidney injury, fluid and electrolytes, glomerulonephritis, and kidney replacement therapies (including hemodialysis and CKRT).

Children's National Hospital//George Washington UniversityFellowship, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 2019 - 2021
Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaFellowship, Pediatric Nephrology, 2013 - 2016
Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron/NEOMEDResidency, Pediatrics, 2010 - 2013
Topiwala National Medical CollegeClass of 2008

PubMed

Machine Learning-Based Prediction Model for ICU Mortality After Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy Initiation in Children.
Sameer Thadani, Tzu-Chun Wu, Danny T Y Wu, Aadil Kakajiwala, Danielle E Soranno
Critical Care Explorations. 2024-12-01
5 citations
Continuous Kidney Replacement Therapy and Survival in Children and Young Adults: Findings From the Multinational WE-ROCK Collaborative.
Michelle C Starr, Katja M Gist, Huaiyu Zang, Nicholas J Ollberding, Shanthi Balani
American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 2024-10-01
A balancing act: drifting away from the reflexive use of "ab"normal saline.
Linda Wang, Celeste Dixon, Jennifer Nhan, Aadil Kakajiwala
Pediatric Nephrology. 2024-08-01

Journal Articles

The ‘Hole’ Story of a Lung: Questions
Aadil Kakajiwala, Bruce R Pawel, Priyanka Fernandes, Sandra Amaral, Pediatric Nephrology
Cerebral Edema in a Child after Preemptive Kidney Transplantation
Kakajiwala A, Weiss S, Lopez S, Palmer J, Baluarte HJ, Journal of Pediatric Intensive Care, 6/2016
Rapid Progression to ESRD in a Child with a Sporadic ACTN4 Mutation
Kakajiwala A, Bhatti T, Kaplan BS, Meyers KE, Clinical Nephrology – Case Series, 9/2015

Books/Book Chapters

Fundamentals of Pediatric Surgery
Chapter: Acute Kidney Injury
Kakajiwala A, Ferguson MA, Fitzgerald JCEditors: Mattei, P., Nichol, P.F., Rollins, II, M.D., Muratore, C.S. (Eds.).Springer International PublishingEdition 2,2016

Abstracts/Posters

Reducing Readmissions in the Pediatric Nephrology Department: A Quality Improvement Initiative
Kakajiwala A and Sharma S, Taylor A, Tanzer L, Clark S, Pradhan M, CHOP Quality and Safety Day, Philadelphia, 6/2016
Factors affecting continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) circuit clotting in children
Kakajiwala A, Denburg M, Jemielita T, Hughes JZ, Windt K, Laskin B, PAS/ASPN meeting, Baltimore, 4/1/2016
Variability in Measures of Mineral Metabolism in Children on Hemodialysis: Impact on Clinical Decision-Making
Kakajiwala A, Copelovitch L, Leonard MB, York A, Benton M, Hoofnagle A, Jemielita T, Windt K, Merrigan K, Lederman A, Rampolla E, Denburg M, PAS/ASPN meeting, Baltimore, 4/1/2016
Assessment of “Furosemide Stress Test” as Predictor of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Children after Cardiac Surgery
Kakajiwala A, Costarino A, Ferguson J, Hughes JZ, Gaynor JW, Furth S, Blinder J, PAS/ASPN meeting, Baltimore, 4/1/2016
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