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Nisha Bansal, M.D.

Kidney specialist

Clinics

Nephrology, Hypertension and Metabolism Practice at Parnassus
400 Parnassus Ave., Fifth Floor
San Francisco, CA 94143-0532
Phone: (415) 353-2507
Fax: (415) 353-2568
New Referrals: (415) 476-2173
New Referrals Fax: (415) 476-3381

Hours: Monday to Friday
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

More about Nisha Bansal

Education

University of Connecticut School of Medicine 2003

Residencies

Tufts New England Medical Center 2006

Fellowships

UCSF Medical Center, Nephrology 2009

Selected Research and Publications

  1. Bansal N, Keane M, Delafontaine P, Dries D, Foster E, Gadegbeku CA, Go AS, Hamm LL, Kusek JW, Ojo AO, Rahman M, Tao K, Wright JT, Xie D, Hsu CY. A Longitudinal Study of Left Ventricular Function and Structure from CKD to ESRD: The CRIC Study. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2013 Mar; 8(3):355-62.
  2. Bansal N, Fan D, Hsu CY, Ordonez JD, Marcus GM, Go AS. Incident atrial fibrillation and risk of end-stage renal disease in adults with chronic kidney disease. Circulation. 2013 Feb 5; 127(5):569-74.
  3. Bansal N, Whooley MA, Regan M, McCulloch CE, Ix JH, Epel E, Blackburn E, Lin J, Hsu CY. Association between Kidney Function and Telomere Length: The Heart and Soul Study. Am J Nephrol. 2012; 36(5):405-11.
  4. Bansal N, Hsu CY, Whooley M, Berg AH, Ix JH. Relationship of urine dopamine with phosphorus homeostasis in humans: the heart and soul study. Am J Nephrol. 2012; 35(6):483-90.
  5. Bansal N, Vittinghoff E, Plantinga L, Hsu CY. Does chronic kidney disease modify the association between body mass index and cardiovascular disease risk factors. J Nephrol. 2012 May-Jun; 25(3):317-24.
  6. Go AS, Bansal N, Chandra M, Lathon PV, Fortmann SP, Iribarren C, Hsu CY, Hlatky MA. Chronic kidney disease and risk for presenting with acute myocardial infarction versus stable exertional angina in adults with coronary heart disease. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2011 Oct 4; 58(15):1600-7.
  7. Bansal N, Hsu CY, Chandra M, Iribarren C, Fortmann SP, Hlatky MA, Go AS. Potential role of differential medication use in explaining excess risk of cardiovascular events and death associated with chronic kidney disease: a cohort study. BMC Nephrol. 2011; 12:44.
  8. Hsu CY, Bansal N. Measured GFR as "gold standard"--all that glitters is not gold? Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2011 Aug; 6(8):1813-4.
  9. Bansal N, Hsu CY, Zhao S, Whooley MA, Ix JH. Relation of body mass index to urinary creatinine excretion rate in patients with coronary heart disease. Am J Cardiol. 2011 Jul 15; 108(2):179-84.
  10. Bansal N, Hsu CY. Long-term outcomes of patients with chronic kidney disease. Nat Clin Pract Nephrol. 2008 Oct; 4(10):532-3.
  11. Bansal N, Tighiouart H, Weiner D, Griffith J, Vlagopoulos P, Salem D, Levin A, Sarnak MJ. Anemia as a risk factor for kidney function decline in individuals with heart failure. Am J Cardiol. 2007 Apr 15; 99(8):1137-42.
  12. Weiner DE, Tabatabai S, Tighiouart H, Elsayed E, Bansal N, Griffith J, Salem DN, Levey AS, Sarnak MJ. Cardiovascular outcomes and all-cause mortality: exploring the interaction between CKD and cardiovascular disease. Am J Kidney Dis. 2006 Sep; 48(3):392-401.

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