Pradeep Arora MD
Pradeep Arora
MD
Clinical Associate Professor
Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Specialty/Research Focus
Internal Medicine; Nephrology
Professional Summary:
I am the acting chief of nephrology services at the Buffalo VA Medical Center (VAMC). My clinical work includes caring for both inpatients and outpatients diagnosed with a variety of kidney diseases. I have expertise in caring for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and acute kidney injury. I also direct dialysis services at the VAMC. In this role, I care for dialysis patients and oversee quality improvement activities to ensure the best possible care for our VAMC dialysis patients.
I have a broad background in nephrology and specific training and expertise in key research areas such as CKD and acute kidney injury. My main research interest is to determine reversible factors to prevent acute kidney injury. I am also studying preventable causes of CKD and have expanded my research to include the care of elderly patients who have been diagnosed with CKD.
I am committed to education, and I teach medical students, residents and fellows, primarily at the VAMC. I am one of the key faculty in the “renal module” for first-year medical students: I give four lectures and participate in six small-group sessions each year. During my inpatient consult service, I teach residents and fellows.
Education and Training:
- Fellowship, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York (2002)
- Residency, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York (2001)
- King Georges Medical College (1984)
Employment:
- Clinical Associate Professor, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (2013-present)
- Director, Dialysis Unit, Veterans Administration Medical Center (2009-present)
- Staff Physician, Veterans Administration Medical Center (2003-present)
- Consultant in Nephrology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute (2005–2014)
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (2003–2013)
- Fellow, Monash Medical Center, Australia (1996–1997)
- Assistant Professor, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India (1993–1997)
Awards and Honors:
- Steven H Noyes, MD Memorial Award for Best Teacher (2007)
- Evidence Based Medicine/Quality Improvement Award (2004)
- Travel Grant Award, International Society of Nephrology (1996)
- Young Investigator Award, Japanese Society of Nephrology (1996)
- Young Investigator Award, Japanese Society of Nephrology (1995)
- Fellowship Award, International Society of Nephrology (1995)
Research Expertise:
- Epidemiology of chronic kidney disease (CKD)
Grants and Sponsored Research:
- September 2007–August 2012
A randomized, double-blind, placeb-controlled, multi-center, phase 2b study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Pyridoxine in patients with nephropathy due to type 2 diabetes (PYR 210)
Nephro Genex, Inc
Role: Co-Investigator - July 2008–June 2011
Nephron D Study VA Cooperative Study
VA
Role: Co-Principal Investigator - July 2009–July 2010
Prevalence, Predictors and Outcome of Nephrology Referral in Stage 3 Chronic Kidney Disease Patients
Health in Erie County
Role: Co-Principal Investigator - January 2009–December 2009
National Kidney Foundation of WNY, Years of Life
Role: Principal Investigator - October 2003–July 2008
Intensive versus Conventional Renal Support in Acute Renal Failure, VA Cooperative Study #530
VA and NIDDK
Role: Co-Investigator
Journal Articles:
- Arora P, Pourafkari L, Visnjevac O, Anand EJ, Porhomayon J, Nader ND. (2016) Preoperative Serum Potassium Predicts the Clinical Outcome after Non-cardiac Surgery. Clin Chem Lab Med (Apr).
- Porhomayon J, Davari-Farid S, Li CM, Arora P, Pourafkari L, Nader ND. (2015) Intraoperative Administration of Vasopressin During Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery is Associated with Acute Postoperative Kidney Injury. J Crit Care (Jun).
- Lee J, Radulescue V, Porhomayon J, Pourafkari L, Arora P, Dosluoglu HH, Nader ND. (2014) The Role of Perioperative Transfusion on Long-Term Survival of Veterans Undergoing Surgery. Ann Surg (May).
- Liu Y, Davari-Farid S, Arora P, Porhomayon J, Nader ND. (2014) Early Versus Late Initiation of Renal Replacement Therapy in Critically Ill Patients with Acute Kidney Injury After Cardiac Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth (Apr).
- Jalal K, Anand EJ, Venuto R, Eberle J, Arora P. (2019) Can Billing Codes Accurately Identify Rapidly Progressing Stage 3 and Stage 4 Chronic Kidney Disease Patients: A Diagnostic Test Study. BMC Nephrol (Jul), 20(1): 260-260.
- Pourafkari L, Arora P, Porhomayon J, Dosluoglu HH, Arora P, Nader ND. (2018) Acute Kidney Injury After Non-cardiovascular Surgery: Risk Factors and Impact on Development of Chronic Kidney Disease and Long-term Mortality. Curr Med Res Opin (Apr)1-22.
- Pourafkari L, Arora P, Porhomayon J, Dosluoglu HH, Arora P, Nader ND. (2018) Acute Kidney Injury After Non-cardiovascular Surgery: Risk Factors and Impact on Development of Chronic Kidney Disease and Long-term Mortality. Curr Med Res Opin (Apr)1-22.
- Pourafkari L, Arora P, Porhomayon J, Dosluoglu HH, Arora P, Nader ND. (2018) Acute Kidney Injury After Non-cardiovascular Surgery: Risk Factors and Impact on Development of Chronic Kidney Disease and Long-term Mortality. Curr Med Res Opin (Apr)1-22.
- Pourafkari L, Arora P, Porhomayon J, Dosluoglu HH, Arora P, Nader ND. (2018) Acute Kidney Injury After Non-cardiovascular Surgery: Risk Factors and Impact on Development of Chronic Kidney Disease and Long-term Mortality. Curr Med Res Opin (Apr)1-22.
- Pourafkari L, Arora P, Porhomayon J, Dosluoglu HH, Arora P, Nader ND. (2018) Acute Kidney Injury After Non-cardiovascular Surgery: Risk Factors and Impact on Development of Chronic Kidney Disease and Long-term Mortality. Curr Med Res Opin (Apr)1-22.
- Mahmoodpoor A, Hamishehkar H, Fattahi V, Sanaie S, Arora P, Nader ND. (2017) Urinary Versus Plasma Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin (NGAL) as a Predictor of Mortality for Acute Kidney Injury in Intensive Care Unit Patients. J Clin Anesth (Oct), 44: 12-17.
- Arora P, Jalal K, Gupta A, Carter RL, Lohr JW. (2017) Progression of Kidney Disease in Elderly Stage 3 and 4 Chronic Kidney Disease Patients. Int Urol Nephrol (Jun), 49(6): 1033-1040.
- Arora P, Pourafkari L, Visnjevac O, Anand EJ, Porhomayon J, Nader ND. (2017) Preoperative Serum Potassium Predicts the Clinical Outcome After Non-cardiac Surgery. Clin Chem Lab Med (Jan), 55(1): 145-153.
- Gaddam S, Gunukula SK, Lohr JW, Arora P. (2016) Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. BMC Pulm Med (Nov), 16(1): 158-158.
- Satchidanand N, Withiam-Leitch M, Dickinson M, Pace W, Bublitz-Emsermann C, Allen GM, Yang M, Vassalotti J, Arora P, Glasgow P, Fox C, Glasgow PD. (2016) Positive Predictive Value of a Single Assessment of Estimated GFR in the Diagnosis of Chronic Kidney Disease. South Med J (Jun), 109(6): 351-355.
- Pourafkari L, Porhomayon J, Arora P, Nader ND. (2016) Authors‘ commentary: Association of intraoperative vasopressin administration with acute postoperative kidney injury and outcomes after coronary artery bypass surgery. J Crit Care (Feb), 31(1): 280-280.
- Arora P, Gupta A, Golzy M, Patel N, Carter RL, Jalal K, Lohr JW. (2016) Proton Pump Inhibitors are Associated with Increased Risk of Development of Chronic Kidney Disease. BMC Nephrol (Jan), 17(1): 112-112.
- Patel N, Golzy M, Nainani N, Nader ND, Carter RL, Lohr J, Arora P. (2015) Prevalence of Various Comorbidities Among Veterans with Chronic Kidney Disease and its Comparison with Other Datasets. Ren Fail (Dec), 38(2): 204-208.
- Arora P, Golzy M, Patel N, Quigg R, Carter RL, Lohr JW, Quigg RJ. (2015) Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System Blockers in Elderly Adults with Chronic Kidney Disease without Diabetes Mellitus or Proteinuria. J Am Geriatr Soc (Dec), 63(12): 2478-2484.
- Arora P, Elkin PL, Eberle J, Bono JJ, Argauer L, Murray BM, Ram R, Venuto RC. (2015) An Observational Study of the Quality of Care for Chronic Kidney Disease: A Buffalo and Albany, New York Metropolitan Area Study. BMC Nephrology (Dec), 16: 199-199.
- Visnjevac O, Davari-Farid S, Lee J, Pourafkari L, Arora P, Dosluoglu HH, Nader ND. (2015) The Effect of Adding Functional Classification to ASA Status for Predicting 30-Day Mortality. Anesth Analg (Jul), 121(1): 110-116.
- Arora P, Davari-Farid S, Pourafkari L, Gupta A, Dosluoglu HH, Nader ND. (2015) The Effect of Acute Kidney Injury After Revascularization on the Development of Chronic Kidney Disease and Mortality in Patients with Chronic Limb Ischemia. J Vasc Surg (Mar), 61(3): 720-727.
- Shukla P, Bindal P, Gupta A, Lohr JW, Arora P. (2015) Quiz Page March 2015: Unexplained Kidney Failure in a Patient with Bladder Cancer. Am J Kidney Dis (Mar), 65(3): 17-19.
- Shukla P, Bindal P, Gupta A, Lohr JW, Arora P. (2015) Quiz Page March 2015: Unexplained Kidney Failure in a Patient with Bladder Cancer. AKI Secondary to Metastatic Infiltration of the Kidneys by Poorly Differentiated Urothelial Cancer. Am J Kidney Dis (Mar), 65(3): 17-19.
- Lohr JW, Golzy M, Carter RL, Arora P. (2015) Elevated Systolic Blood Pressure is Associated with Increased Incidence of Chronic Kidney Disease but not Mortality in Elderly Veterans. J Am Soc Hypertens (Jan), 9(1): 29-37.
- Lee J, Radulescue V, Porhomayon J, Pourafkari L, Arora P, Dosluoglu HH, Nader ND. (2015) The Role of Perioperative Transfusion on Long-term Survival of Veterans Undergoing Surgery. Ann Surg (Jan), 261(1): 104-110.
- Al Ustwani O, Lohr J, Dy G, Levea C, Connolly G, Arora P, Iyer R. (2014) Eculizumab Therapy for Gemcitabine Induced Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome: Case Series and Concise Review. J Gastrointest Oncol (Feb), 5(1): 30-33.
- Arora P, Baena A, Yu KO, Saini NK, Kharkwal SS, Goldberg MF, Kunnath-Velayudhan S, Carreño LJ, Venkataswamy MM, Kim JM, Lazar-Molnar E, Lauvau G, Chang YT, Liu Z, Bittman R, Al-Shamkhani A, Cox LR, Jervis PJ, Veerapen N, Besra GS, Porcelli SA. (2014) A Single Subset of Dendritic Cells Controls the Cytokine Bias of Natural Killer T Cell Responses to Diverse Glycolipid Antigens. Immunity (Jan), 40(1): 105-116.
- Yacoub R, Patel N, Lohr JW, Rajagopalan S, Nader N, Arora P. (2013) Acute Kidney Injury and Death Associated with Renin Angiotensin System Blockade in Cardiothoracic Surgery: A Meta-analysis of Observational Studies. Am J Kidney Dis (Dec), 62(6): 1077-1086.
- Arora P, Davari-Farid S, Gannon MP, Lohr JW, Dosluoglu HH, Nader ND. (2013) Low Levels of High-Density Lipoproteins are Associated with Acute Kidney Injury Following Revascularization for Chronic Limb Ischemia. Ren Fail (Jul), 35(6): 838-844.
- Yacoub R, Lohr JW, Rajagopalam S, Patel N, Nader ND, Aurora P. (2013) Acute Kidney Injury and Death Associated with Renin-Angiotensin System Blockade in Cardiothoracic Surgery: A Meta-analysis of Observational Studies. Am J Kidney Dis. (Jan), S0272(13): 00821-00824.
- Arora P, Kolli H, Nainani N, Nader N, Lohr J, Lohr JW. (2012) Preventable Risk Factors for Acute Kidney Injury in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth (Aug), 26(4): 687-697.
- Arora P, Rajagopalan S, Patel N, Nainani N, Venuto RC, Lohr JW. (2012) The MDRD Equation Underestimates the Prevalence of CKD Among Blacks and Overestimates the Prevalence of CKD Among Whites Compared to the CKD-EPI Equation: A Retrospective Cohort Study. BMC Nephrology (Jan), 13: 4-4.
- Gupta A, Pendyala P, Arora P, Sitrin MD. (2011) Development of the Nephrotic Syndrome during Treatment of Crohn‘s Disease with Adalimumab. J Clin Gastroenterol (Mar), 45(3): 30-33.
- Mahajan P., Weber-Shrikant E,, Iyer R, Sitrin MD, Lohr JW, Arora P. (2010) CKD in a Patient with Pancreatic Cancer. Am J Kidney Diseases (Jan), 56: 591-594.
- Kolli H, Rajagopalam S, Patel N, Ranjan R, Venuto R, Lohr J, Arora P, Lohr JW. (2010) Mild Acute Kidney Injury is Associated with Increased Mortality after Cardiac Surgery in Patients with eGFR < 60 mL/min/1.73 m(2). Ren Fail (Jan), 32(9): 1066-1072.
- Singh N, Nainani N, Arora P, Venuto RC. (2009) CKD in MYH9-Related Disorders. American Journal of Kidney Disease (Oct), 54(4): 732-740.
- Im JS, Arora P, Bricard G, Molano A, Venkataswamy MM, Baine I, Jerud ES, Goldberg MF, Baena A, Yu KO, Ndonye RM, Howell AR, Yuan W, Cresswell P, Chang YT, Illarionov PA, Besra GS, Porcelli SA. (2009) Kinetics and Cellular Site of Glycolipid Loading Control the Outcome of Natural Killer T Cell Activation. Immunity (Jun), 30(6): 888-898.
- Arora P, Rajagopalam S, Ranjan R, Kolli H, Singh M, Venuto R, Lohr J, Lohr JW. (2008) Preoperative Use of Angiotensin-converting Enzyme Inhibitors/Angiotensin Receptor Blockers is Associated with Increased Risk for Acute Kidney Injury After Cardiovascular Surgery. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (Sep), 3(5): 1266-1273.
- Arora P, Mustafa RA, Karam J, Khalil P, Wilding G, Ranjan R, Lohr J, Lohr JW. (2006) Care of Elderly Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease. Int Urol Nephrol (Jan), 38(2): 363-370.
Professional Memberships:
- American Society of Nephrology
- Indian Society of Nephrology
- Indian Society of Transplantation
Service Activities:
- Mini Residency in Women's Health; Guest Lecturer (2011)
- Diabetes and Kidney Disease Community Lecture, National Kidney Foundation; Guest Lecturer (2007–2010)
- Research and Development Committee, VAMC; Member (2007–2010)
- Nephrology Fellowship Committee; Member (2005–present)
- Research Review Committee, VAMC; Member
- American Journal of Kidney Disease; Reviewer
- Annals of Internal Medicine; Reviewer
- Archives of Internal Medicine; Reviewer
- Circulation; Reviewer
- Journal of the American Society of Nephrology; Reviewer
- Kidney International; Reviewer
- Renal Failure; Reviewer