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Office
UPMC Presbyterian
200 Lothrop St
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Summary
- Dr. Hussain Karimi is a nephrologist based in Pittsburgh, PA, currently serving at UPMC Health System and as a Medical Director at DCI 5 points. He completed his nephrology fellowship at UPMC and an internal medicine residency at Cleveland Clinic Foundation/Fairview Hospital. He graduated from Sind Medical College in 2016. Dr. Karimi has authored several publications, including case studies on cardiac thromboembolism in COVID-19 and SGLT2 inhibitor-related ketoacidosis. His work has been cited multiple times in other publications. In 2023, he received the Pitt Med Professionalism Accolade from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
Education & Training
- UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Nephrology, 2021 - 2023
- Cleveland Clinic Foundation/Fairview HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 2018 - 2021
- Sind Medical CollegeClass of 2016
Certifications & Licensure
- PA State Medical License 2023 - 2026
- OH State Medical License 2018 - 2022
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Pitt Med Professionalism Accolade University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 2023
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsCardiac Thromboembolism in COVID-19: A Case Series.Sachin Kumar, Sanchit Chawla, Hussain Karimi, Taha Ahmed, Gautam Shah
Cureus. 2022-05-01 - 2 citationsEuglycemic Diabetic Ketoacidosis Due to SGLT2 Inhibitor in a Patient With Gitelman Syndrome: A Therapeutic DilemmaTaha Ahmed, Hussain Karimi, Vishwajit Hegde, Samra Haroon Lodhi
Cureus. 2021-10-31 - 2 citationsCOVID19 Acute respiratory distress syndrome and extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation;A mere option or ultimate necessityTaha Ahmed, Talha Ahmed, Hussain Karimi, Leslie Tolle, Muhammad Nouman Iqbal
Perfusion. 2021-09-01
Grant Support
- Kirk Campbell ASN Fellowship GrantAmerican Society of Nephrology2022
Committees
- Class Representative, PACC Committee 2022 - Present
Professional Memberships
- Member
Other Languages
- Urdu, Gujarati, Hindi
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