Ashish Upadhyay, MD

Associate Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Upadhyay is a clinical nephrologist and Director of the Nephrology Fellowship Program at Boston Medical Center (BMC). He also leads the research and evidence-based medicine curriculum for the Internal Medicine Residency Program and is a key faculty in BU’s NIH R38-funded Research in Residency Program. Previously, Dr. Upadhyay led evidence review teams for international clinical practice guidelines in nephrology (2009-2012), was Associate Director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program at BMC (2012-2018) and was Director of Nephrology Clerkship at BUCASM (2018-2025). His scholarly contributions span clinical nephrology and medical education, with his publications, excluding clinical practice guidelines, achieving over 5,500 citations. In addition, he is an investigator on several kidney disease–related clinical studies at BMC. Nationally, he serves as a voting member of the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation’s Renal Disease and Detoxification Committee, the primary source of national and international consensus standards for hemodialysis technology and dialysis water sterilization processes. At BUCASM, he chairs the Committee on Appeals and is a member of the Medical Education Committee. He is the recipient of the 2021 Program Leadership Award from Boston Medical Center and the 2022 Robert Dawson Evans Special Recognition Teaching Award from the Department of Medicine.

Publications

  • Published 3/1/2025

    Bharati J, Baldino MC, Upadhyay A. A Young Man With an Unusual Pulmonary-Renal Syndrome: A Quiz. Am J Kidney Dis. 2025 Mar; 85(3):A16-A18. PMID: 39986701.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 9/20/2024

    Upadhyay A, Haider L. Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists in Diabetic Kidney Disease: Clinical Evidence and Potential Adverse Events. Clin Diabetes. 2025; 43(1):43-52. PMID: 39829701.

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  • Published 4/12/2024

    Karabulut K, Upadhyay A. Rhabdomyolysis: A lesser-known complication of hyperosmolar hyperglycemic coma. Journal of Clinical Images and Medical Case Reports. 2024; 4(5):2984.

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  • Published 3/25/2024

    Upadhyay A. SGLT2 Inhibitors and Kidney Protection: Mechanisms Beyond Tubuloglomerular Feedback. Kidney360. 2024 May 01; 5(5):771-782. PMID: 38523127.

    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.

    Read at: PubMed

Other Positions

  • Member, Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research
    Boston University
  • Program Director, Nephrology Fellowship Program
    Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
  • Director, Scholarship and EBM, Internal Medicine Residency Program
    Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Education

  • Tribhuvan University, MBBS