Amara Sarwal
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Amara Sarwal, MD, MSCI

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Farmington Bay Dialysis Center

DaVita Farmington Bay Dialysis
Layton
801-593-9111

Farmington Health Center

Farmington Health Center Nephrology
Farmington
801-213-3200

University of Utah Hospital

Nephrology
Salt Lake City
801-581-6709

  • Dr. Sarwal completed her internal medicine residency training at Lincoln Medical Center in New York City, where she also served as a chief medicine resident, prior to moving to the University of Utah for her nephrology fellowship training. During her three-year fellowship, she served as chief nephrology fellow for two years and completed a Master of Science in Clinical Investigation. Dr. Sarwal is currently an Assistant Professor in the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension.

    Her clinical interests include taking care of patients with various types of kidney disease. Her research interests include cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) health and association with cognitive outcomes.

    Specialties

  • Dr. Sarwal completed her internal medicine residency training at Lincoln Medical Center in New York City, where she also served as a chief medicine resident, prior to moving to the University of Utah for her nephrology fellowship training. During her three-year fellowship, she served as chief nephrology fellow for two years and completed a Master of Science in Clinical Investigation. Dr. Sarwal is currently an Assistant Professor in the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension.

    Her clinical interests include taking care of patients with various types of kidney disease. Her research interests include cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) health and association with cognitive outcomes.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Internal Medicine -Assistant Professor (Clinical)
    Academic Divisions Nephrology & Hypertension

    Education history

    Fellowship Nephrology - University of Utah Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine Chief/Research Fellow
    Fellowship Nephrology - University of Utah Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine Chief/Clinical Fellow
    Graduate Training Clinical Investigation - University of Utah M.S.C.I
    Fellowship Nephrology - University of Utah Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine Clinical Fellow
    Chief Resident Internal Medicine - Lincoln Hospital Chief Resident
    Residency Internal Medicine - Lincoln Hospital Resident
    Professional Medical Medicine - St. George's University School of Medicine M.D.
    Undergraduate Psychology - University of British Columbia B.A.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Sarwal A, Yamauchi J, Raghavan D, Shihab F, Fornadi K, Rofaiel G, Zimmerman M, Campsen J, Baker N, Akhila Ganireddy Y, Aviles-Ovalle L, Baker T, Hall IE, Molnar MZ (2023). Throwing stones: kidney stone incidence in living kidney donor candidates with increased metabolic risk. Ren Fail, 45(1), 2226763. (Read full article)
    2. Sarwal A, Boucher RE, Abraham N, Singh R, Ye X, Moghaddam FA, Hartsell SE, Wei G, Beddhu S (2023). Associations of Hyponatremia with Cognition Function and All-Cause Mortality: Post Hoc Analysis of the Systolic BP Intervention Trial. Kidney360, 4(10), 1362-1370. (Read full article)
    3. Sarwal A, Abraham D, Kethineni R, Ramkumar N, Abraham J (2022). Acute kidney injury, necrotizing pancreatitis and nephrocalcinosis: A rare presentation of primary hyperparathyroidism. Am J Med Sci, 365(3), 313-314. (Read full article)
    4. Sarwal A, Kim S, Gnanasekaran I (2021). Life-threatening alkalosis from baking soda pica in an end stage renal disease hemodialysis patient. Hemodial Int, 26(2), E16-E18. (Read full article)
    5. Sarwal A, Gomez E, Perez-Gutierrez V, Carlos A, Afzal A, Sivakumar M, Rabah S, Kasubhai M, Gnanasekaran I, Menon V (2021). Renal recovery after acute kidney injury in a minority population of hospitalized COVID-19 patients: A retrospective cohort study. Medicine (Baltimore), 101(11). (Read full article)
    6. Chiu CY, Sarwal A, Mon AM, Tan YE, Shah V (2020). Gastrointestinal: COVID-19 related ischemic bowel disease. J Gastroenterol Hepatol, 36(4), 850. (Read full article)
    7. Chiu CY, Sarwal A, Jawed M, Chemarthi VS, Shabarek N (2021). Telemedicine experience of NYC Internal Medicine residents during COVID-19 pandemic. PLoS One, 16(2), e0246762. (Read full article)
    8. Sarwal A, Gnanasekaran I (2020). Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis. Am J Med Sci, 361(1), e5-e6. (Read full article)
    9. Sarwal A, Gnanasekaran I (2020). Hydralazine induced lupus nephritis after prolonged exposure. Am J Med Sci, 361(1), 130-131. (Read full article)
    10. Sarwal A, Kim S, Gnanasekaran I (2020). A Case Report: Hepatitis B Virus Reverse Seroconversion in a Low-Risk Hemodialysis Patient. Am J Med, 134(1), e55-e56. (Read full article)
    11. Chiu CY, Sarwal A, Azhar Munir R, Widjaja M, Khalid A, Khanna R (2020). Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone (SIADH) Induced by Long-Term Use of Citalopram and Short-Term Use of Naproxen. Am J Case Rep, 21, e926561. (Read full article)
    12. Dodd MD, Weiss N, McDonnell GP, Sarwal A, Kingstone A (2012). Gaze cues influence memory…but not for long. Acta Psychol (Amst), 141(2), 270-5. (Read full article)

    Review

    1. Kim S, Sarwal A, Yee XT, Fraga SAG, Campion V, Gnanasekaran I (2023). Metformin-associated lactic acidosis (MALA): Is it an underestimated entity? A retrospective, single-center case series. [Review]. Hemodial Int, 28(1), 32-39. (Read full article)
    2. Chiu CY, Sarwal A (2023). Evaluating the Nephrotoxicity of Area-under-the-Curve-Based Dosing of Vancomycin with Concomitant Antipseudomonal Beta-Lactam Antibiotics: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. [Review]. Medicina (Kaunas), 59(4). (Read full article)

    Letter

    1. Sarwal A, Gomez E, Mon AM, Gnanasekaran I, Menon V, Venugopal U, Kasubhai M (2020). Implementation of Protocolized Medicine: Management of Hyperkalemia on the Inpatient Internal Medicine Floors. [Letter to the editor]. Am J Med Sci, 361(4), 542-544. (Read full article)
    2. Sarwal A, Chiu CY, Feinstein A (2020). Does Clindamycin Induce Acute Kidney Injury? [Letter to the editor]. Am J Med Sci, 359(5), 303. (Read full article)
    3. Sarwal A, Menon V, Gnanasekaran I (2019). Risks of Prescription Sharing. [Letter to the editor]. Am J Med Sci, 358(6), 433-434. (Read full article)

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