Chirag Parikh

Director, Division of Nephrology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine & Director, Precision Medicine Center of Excellence for Kidney Diseas 

Dr. Chirag R. Parikh is a Professor of Medicine and the Director of the Division of Nephrology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Parikh was originally from India and attended medical school at Seth G.S. Medical College and KEM Hospital in Mumbai, India. He completed his fellowship in Nephrology and Hypertension and UNOS Transplant Certification at the University of Colorado. While completing his fellowship, he also earned a doctorate in Clinical Investigation.

Dr. Parikh has been awarded several active NIH grants, published over 500 original articles, and been cited over 50,000 times in the literature. His research focuses on translating and validating novel biomarkers for the diagnosis and prognosis of acute kidney injury. At Johns Hopkins, Dr. Parikh also directs the Precision Medicine Center of Excellence for Kidney Diseases, which uses data science and machine learning approaches to enable transformative changes in clinical care and research studies that aim to personalize treatment for each patient.

Dr. Parikh’s influence extends beyond the borders of the United States. He has established fruitful collaborations with the APEX Nephrology Group in Mumbai and IIT Mumbai scientists, contributing to their kidney research programs, setting up a sample biorepository, and planning their annual kidney conference. His division at Johns Hopkins also hosts medical students, residents, and nephrology fellows from leading academic institutions in India, further strengthening the global network of nephrology professionals and making you part of this interconnected community.