Arash Rashidi, MD

About

Arash Rashidi, MD, is the director of the Onco-Nephrology Program at University Hospitals and a professor of medicine at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. He is board-certified in internal medicine and nephrology and hypertension.

Dr. Rashidi earned his medical degree at the Urmia University of Medical Sciences in Urmia, Iran. He did residency training in internal medicine at Shahid Beheshty University of Medical Sciences in Tehran, Iran, and an additional three years at Cleveland Clinic. He went on to complete a nephrology and hypertension fellowship at University Hospitals/Case Western Reserve University followed by an interventional nephrology fellowship at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta.

Dr. Rashidi returned to UH in 2014 and became director of Onco-Nephrology Program in 2018. Under his leadership, the Onco-Nephrology Program at UH has become one of the most respected programs in the nation.

Dr. Rashidi has published numerous peer-reviewed articles, abstracts, books and book chapters. He also has served on the editorial board of several prominent medical journals. Additionally, Dr. Rashidi has been an invited speaker/lecturer at several local, national and international meetings and conferences. He has received several awards throughout his career.

Dr. Rashidi is one of the founding members, an executive board member, and past president of the American Society of Onconephrology. Other professional organizations that Dr. Rashidi is a member of include the American College of Physicians, the American Heart Association Council on Kidney in Cardiovascular disease, the American Society of Nephrology, and National Kidney Foundation.