Umar Farooq MD MS, MBA, FASN
Acute Renal Failure, Chronic Renal Failure & Dialysis, Glomerular Disease, Hypertension
Associate Chief Medical Officer | Academic Nephrologist | Associate Professor | Clinical Trials | Educator
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500 University DrHershey, PA 17033
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Summary
- Dr. Umar Farooq is a nephrologist in Hershey, PA and is affiliated with Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. He received his medical degree from King Edward Medical University and has been in practice 16 years. He specializes in chronic renal failure & dialysis, glomerular disease, hypertension, and kidney & pancreas transplantation and is experienced in hypertension, acute renal failure, transplant nephrology, chronic renal failure, and anemia of chronic kidney disease.
Education & Training
Penn State University College of MedicineMS, Public Health Sciences, 2009 - 2011
Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical CenterFellowship, Nephrology, 2008 - 2010
UPMC Medical EducationResidency, Internal Medicine, 2005 - 2008
King Edward Medical UniversityClass of 2001
Certifications & Licensure
PA State Medical License 2005 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine- American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology
American society of hypertensionHypertension Specialist
Clinical Trials
- Efficacy and Safety of Finerenone in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Diabetic Kidney Disease Start of enrollment: 2015 Sep 17
- Efficacy and Safety of Finerenone in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and the Clinical Diagnosis of Diabetic Kidney Disease Start of enrollment: 2015 Sep 17
- Trial to Evaluate Anticoagulation Therapy in Hemodialysis Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Start of enrollment: 2016 Dec 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- A Challenging Case of Inferior Vena Cava Compression in an Adult Polycystic Kidney Disease Patient. A Case Report.Ahmad Matarneh, Abdelraouf Akkari, Sundus Sardar, Ronald Miller, Navin Verma
Clinical Case Reports. 2025-03-01 - Primary hyperaldosteronism secondary to right adrenal hyperplasia with non-functioning left adrenal adenoma elucidated by adrenal vein sampling: A case report with in-...Adam Tuchinsky, Sundus Sardar, Abdel-Rauof M Akkari, Ahmad Samir Matarneh, Gia Susan John
Clinical Case Reports. 2024-10-01 - Prospective Comparison of Urinary Measured Creatinine Clearance With eGFR and Cystatin C Based Cis-eGFR, Including Kinetic eGFR in the Immediate Post-transplant Period...Ashokkumar Jain, Umar Farooq, Nasrollah Ghahramani, Deborah Daoud, Eileen Swartz
Transplantation Proceedings. 2024-07-08
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