Steven C. Borkan, MD

Associate Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Steven C. Borkan, M.D. is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Boston University and an attending physician in the Renal Section at Boston Medical Center. His interests include education of medical students and house staff, basic research on the cellular mechanisms of ischemic acute renal failure and the care of patients with both general medical and renal diseases. Dr. Borkan is the senior author of almost 40 peer reviewed publications in the area of the cellular stress response to acute ischemia and has been a Principal Investigator for the NIH for about 20 years. Dr. Borkan has also received several awards for excellence in teaching from medical students, house staff and colleagues at Boston Medical Center. Most recently, he was a finalist for the Metcalf Teaching Award at Boston University for full-time faculty and received the Grant V. Rodkey award from the Massachusetts Medical Society for significant contributions to medical student education and mentoring. As a teacher, Dr. Borkan is known for his ability to link challenging clinical problems with physiologic principals in manner that is memorable and enjoyable.

Publications

  • Published 4/3/2026

    Zhou Y, Mao H, Li S, Cao S, Li Z, Zhuang S, Fan J, Dong X, Borkan SC, Wang Y, Yu X. Correction to: HSP72 Inhibits Smad3 Activation and Nuclear Translocation in Renal Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2026 Apr 03. PMID: 41931364.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 9/16/2025

    Urae S, Wang Z, Kumar S, Chen HA, Henderson JM, Beck LH, Borkan SC. Nucleophosmin Promotes Regulated Cell Death in Podocyte Injury. Kidney360. 2026 Jan 01; 7(1):35-48. PMID: 40956614.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 1/14/2023

    Kamel MH, Upadhyay A, Borkan SC. Intractable hyponatremia complicated by a reset osmostat: a case report. J Med Case Rep. 2023 Jan 14; 17(1):13. PMID: 36639685.

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  • Published 11/11/2021

    Wang Z, Havasi A, Beeler AA, Borkan SC. Mechanisms of nucleophosmin (NPM)-mediated regulated cell death elucidated by Hsp70 during renal ischemia. Apoptosis. 2022 02; 27(1-2):22-33. PMID: 34762220.

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  • Published 1/12/2021

    Lowe RC, Borkan SC. Effective Medical Lecturing: Practice Becomes Theory: A Narrative Review. Med Sci Educ. 2021 Apr; 31(2):935-943. PMID: 33457070.

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Other Positions

  • Member, Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research
    Boston University
  • Graduate Medical Sciences Educator and Mentor (Primary Mentor of Graduate Students)
    Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Graduate Medical Sciences

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Education

  • University of Cincinnati, MD
  • University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, BS

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