AreefIshaniMD

Associate Professor, Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School

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1 Veterans Dr # 111j
Minneapolis, MN 55417
Phone+1 612-725-2098

Fax+1 612-727-5640

Areef Ishani, MD, is a nephrology specialist based in Minneapolis, MN. He completed his residency in internal medicine and fellowship in nephrology at the University of Minnesota. He graduated from the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine in 1996. Dr. Ishani has expertise in critical care medicine and has contributed to several publications, including those focusing on hemodialysis care and the treatment of hypertension. He has also been involved in clinical trials aimed at improving outcomes for patients with chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

PubMed

As-Needed Blood Pressure Medication and Adverse Outcomes in VA Hospitals.
Muna Thalji Canales, Seonkyeong Yang, Anders Westanmo, Xinping Wang, Dexter Hadley
JAMA Internal Medicine. 2025-01-01
Cultivating Innovative, Pragmatic, Randomized Controlled Registry Trials Embedded in Hemodialysis Care: Conference Proceeding From Gardener's Grove 2023.
Bryn Tannar, Patricia Olar, Shane Kilburn, Kathleen Brown-Blake, Ahmed A Al-Jaishi
Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease. 2025-01-01
Characteristics of VA hospitals by participation status in a large pragmatic embedded clinical trial.
Genevieve Dupuis, Ryan E Ferguson, Areef Ishani, William C Cushman, Sarah M Leatherman
Contemporary Clinical Trials. 2025-01-01

Journal Articles

Race, Ethnicity, and End-of-Life Care in Dialysis Patients in the United States
Paul Drawz, Scott Reule, Robert N Foley, Areef Ishani, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Chlorthalidone Not Superior to Hydrochlorothiazide for HypertensionDecember 26th, 2024
New Analysis on Hypertension Treatment Presented as Late-Breaking Research at National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical MeetingsMay 16th, 2024
The Magnitude of Acute Serum Creatinine Increase After Cardiac Surgery and the Risk of Chronic Kidney Disease, Progression of Kidney Disease, and DeathOctober 20th, 2016

Home Blood Pressure Outcomes Evaluation Study (HOMESTEAD)UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA2022–2026
Outcomes/Costs Related To Frequency Of Physician-Patient Visits On HemodialysisNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2011–2012
Outcomes And Costs Associated With Frequency Of Physician-Patient Visits On HemodNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2010
The Long-Term Consequences Of Postoperative Acute Kidney InjuryNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2007–2008