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Siddhartha Kakani
( out of 145 reviews )

Siddhartha Kakani, MD, MHA

Languages spoken: English, Telugu, Hindi

Clinical Locations

Primary Location

Kidney & Liver Clinic

Kidney and Liver Clinic
50 N Medical Dr
Salt Lake City , UT 84132

Castleview Dialysis Center

230 North Hospital Dr.
Price , UT 84501

DaVita Sandy Dialysis Center

8750 S Sandy Pkwy
Sandy , UT 84070

South Jordan Health Center

South Jordan Nephrology Clinic
5126 West Daybreak Parkway
South Jordan , UT 84009

Kolff Dialysis Center
423 Wakara Way
Salt Lake City , UT 84108

University of Utah Hospital

Nephrology
50 N Medical Dr
Salt Lake City , UT 84132

Dr. Siddhartha Kakani received his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, India. He also received a Masters in Health Administration from the University of Missouri, Columbia, MO. He completed his residency at the Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, NE and then completed his fellowship in Nephrology at Tufts Medical Center Center, Tufts Univeristy, Boston, MA. Dr. Kakani's clinical interests are glomerulonephritis, chronic kidney disease management and inpatient nephrology. His passion is in clinical education and mentoring.

Specialties

Board Certification

American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Nephrology)

Patient Rating

4.8 /5
( out of 145 reviews )

The patient rating score is an average of all responses on our patient experience survey. The rating averages scores for all questions about care from our providers. The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.


2026-02-28
SOUTH JORDAN HEALTH CENTER

Higley recommend

2026-02-27
SOUTH JORDAN HEALTH CENTER

Always listens to my concerns

2026-02-16
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Very good to work with. Answered questions professionally.

2026-02-05
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Excellent doctor. Very knowledgeable. Warm and friendly manner.

2025-11-28
SOUTH JORDAN HEALTH CENTER

Dr. Kakani is as much a friend as he is a nephrologist. He is very detailed in his study of blood results and always takes the time to visit me and asks questions in a way that I think carefully before replying. I have no question that my best interests are at the forefront of his examinations.

2025-11-28
SOUTH JORDAN HEALTH CENTER

He was great

2025-11-24
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Dr. Kakani is truly an expert in his field. I'm very pleased that he is my physician.

2025-11-01
SOUTH JORDAN HEALTH CENTER

Dr Kakani is a very amiable and knowledgeable Doctor that I have complete confidence in, his explanation of my situation is both concise and understandable.

2025-10-19
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Many thanks for professional concern

2025-10-12
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Friendly, capable, and kind.

2025-10-06
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

He is a good Doctor to help me with my medical needs!

2025-09-08
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Dr. Kakani was very knowledgeable. I really appreciate him taking the time to explain things to me more in detail.

2025-09-05
SOUTH JORDAN HEALTH CENTER

Best Doctor very knowledgeable indeed.

2025-09-02
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Great explaining my health issues.

2025-09-01
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Excellent care and communication!

2025-08-29
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Dr. Kakani and his assistant Chloe are wonderful caring people. They treat their patient with utmost respect and explain things in words you can understand.

2025-08-28
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Dr. Kani is very personable, incredibly intelligent and makes understanding my responsibilities of patient for self-care and compliance easily understood. I have full confidence in his treatment of my circumstances.

2025-08-28
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Very knowledgable

2025-08-18
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Dr. Kakani is an amazing nephrologist who I completely trust with my care. He's thorough and very knowledgeable and discusses all aspects of your health.

2025-08-17
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

He is an excellent provider and takes very good care of my condition!

2025-08-08
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Very knowledgeable and about my well being.

2025-08-08
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Excellent care!

2025-06-14
SOUTH JORDAN HEALTH CENTER

Dr. Kakani is a great resource and is a great listener but efficient and mindful of my time.

2025-06-14
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Trust his judgement

2025-06-05
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

A great doctor who insured I got the best care

2025-06-02
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Doctor Kakani and the folks at Nephrology are among the best! Great care!

2025-05-29
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Capable and kind, Dr. Kakani is a great help.

2025-05-28
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Great job helping with my illness.

2025-05-19
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Seeing him in 4 months, as recommended to follow up on vitamin D

2025-05-16
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

took the time to tell me about the kidney and kidney disease, very friendly

2025-05-05
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

I trust Dr Kakani, I feel that IÕm in good hands and he is looking out for me. Thanks Dr Kakani

2025-04-24
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

In addition to his speciality practice of Nephrology, Dr. Kakani, cares for his patients wholistically, with kindness and respect.

2025-04-07
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Dr Kakani is a great doctor, understands you, knowledgeable, and caring

2025-02-23
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Dr. Kakani provides excellent physical care, detailing any changes he feels would be an improvement with explanation.

2025-02-18
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

A very good doctor

2025-02-14
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

I am not happy with him at all. He is always in a hurry and never asks if I have any questons.

2025-02-14
SOUTH JORDAN HEALTH CENTER

Dr. Kakani is an excellent nephrologist and I highly recommend him.

2025-01-03
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Has a calm, pleasant manner, good eye contact, very knowledgeable, and explained things in a way I could understand them. Enjoyed my appointment with Dr Kakani!

2024-12-16
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Dr. Kakani was very forthcoming about my situation. He believes I've started to relapse to the nephrotoxic syndrome that put me in the hospital last year. He was explicit in what needs to happen in the next six weeks and hopefully get the protein numbers down again.

2024-12-13
SOUTH JORDAN HEALTH CENTER

Dr. Kakani is a wonderful person, as well as physician. It is clear he cares about me as a patient and is meticulous and detailed in his review of my progress and test results.

2024-12-06
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

He was more attentive than last time. [TRANSLATED]

2024-11-29
SOUTH JORDAN HEALTH CENTER

Compassionate, knowledgeable and worked hard to make care convenient.

2024-11-14
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Fui tratada de forma TAJANTE.

2024-11-07
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Amazing doctor! He is very professional and understanding

2024-10-14
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

He gave me great information about my disease and how I am doing

2024-10-03
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

I am very happy that Dr. Kakani is my nephrologist!

2024-07-31
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Very kind and explained any question I had..left feeling good about my situation

2024-07-26
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

I am so glad I have Dr. Kakani as my kidney doctor. He takes the time before each visit to catch up on anything that has happened since the last visit, and he has carefully reviewed my blood tests and other tests so he can tell me clearly what his plan is for moving forward. Great doctor!

2024-07-25
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

nice man, comes across as very competent and knowledgeable doctor!

2024-07-25
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

He was nice enough and answered my questions. I was a bit frustrated with the hour wait before he came in for a whole 5 minutes before he sent me on my way.

2024-06-12
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Excellent provider.

2024-05-24
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Super impressive work to define the real cause of my symptoms which have been misdiagnosed in the past. I appreciate his persistence, listening to my doubts, and advised my working with rheumatology. I was surprised that he remembered a planned event we're doing in the future . Nothing special but tells me he is personable & listening to numerous patients

2024-05-13
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Dr Kakani was very thorough, he closely monitored my labs and the ones that were abnormal he contacted the appropriate staff. He is great at the explaining info.

2024-05-06
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Excellent, efficient, kind. So lucky to be treated by Dr. Siddhartha Kakani.,

2024-05-03
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Very knowledgeable and helpful.

2024-04-28
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

I think he understood what my needs were and how concerned I am about my health

2024-04-25
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Dr Kakani is very knowledgeable and I feel like he has my best interests in mind.

2024-04-13
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Answering questions is the number one priority for me.

2024-04-13
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

He came in at this end and explained some more things to us.

2024-03-24
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Dr Kakani is a very thoughtful person. He asks questions and listens to and answers my questions thoroughly. He is very professional, and knowledgeable. I am thankful to have him and his team helping me.

2024-03-21
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

We love dr Kakani. He's very good at collaborating with our other drs

2024-03-20
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Dr. Kakani was very professional, patient in fully answering my questions and explaining my health issues. Importantly, he made feel confident in having him as my care provider.

2024-02-26
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

The nurses was great

2024-02-24
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

El Dr. Kakani a sido muy preocupado por mi salud aclara mis dudas y me ayuda

2024-02-22
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

He was the consultant but was also professional.

2024-02-19
SOUTH JORDAN HEALTH CENTER

He is caring and very sharp Doctor as UHU is becoming the future of healthcare only top Doctors are working.

2024-02-16
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

He fully explained my health condition and gave me recommendations.

2024-02-15
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

He is an excellent doctor and very descriptive of the cause and solution of the problem. Very good listening skills. Went through all my history.

2024-02-11
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Dr. Kakani, is very kind and helpful!

2024-01-31
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Professional, caring and qualified

2024-01-29
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Dr. Kakani is very knowledgeable. He makes sure we understand what he is telling us. He seems to care.

2024-01-22
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Dr. Kakani is very friendly, very knowledgeable, and willing to explain everything I don't understand. He is encouraging and optimistic as well. I am very glad he is my nephrologist!

2024-01-10
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Dr. Kakani is very good doctor. He listens to me carefully and he treats me like his own friend.

2023-12-31
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

ws very helpful explaining everything i asked about

2023-12-10
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

I highly recommend Dr Kakani

2023-11-18
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Dr. Kakani was very thorough in his explanations and clear on his advice for follow up. I have great confidence in him and the care team.

2023-11-16
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Dr. Kakani is enormously helpful in his treatment. I am very pleased.

2023-11-05
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

He's very caring and professional

2023-10-05
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Good and polite

2023-08-07
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

I appreciate ALL hes done for my care. II would hate to ever loose him as my dr. So Id go where ever he moved (well almost anywhere)

2023-07-29
SOUTH JORDAN HEALTH CENTER

This was my first appointment with Dr. Kakani and he was very nice and personable. Took enough time explaining things to me and didn't make me feel rushed. A+


Patient comments are gathered from our patient experience survey and displayed in their entirety. For the convenience of our visitors, some patient comments have been translated from their original language into English while preserving their original meaning as accurately as possible. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.

Dr. Siddhartha Kakani received his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, India. He also received a Masters in Health Administration from the University of Missouri, Columbia, MO. He completed his residency at the Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, NE and then completed his fellowship in Nephrology at Tufts Medical Center Center, Tufts Univeristy, Boston, MA. Dr. Kakani's clinical interests are glomerulonephritis, chronic kidney disease management and inpatient nephrology. His passion is in clinical education and mentoring.

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Internal Medicine -Associate Professor (Clinical)
Academic Divisions Nephrology & Hypertension
Board Certification
American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Nephrology)

Education history

Undergraduate Medicine - Osmania Medical College M.B.B.S.
Graduate Training Health Administration - University of Missouri M.H.A.
Residency Internal Medicine - Creighton University Medical Center Resident
Chief Resident Internal Medicine - Creighton University Medical Center Chief Resident
Fellowship Nephrology - Tufts Medical Center, Tufts Unviersity Fellow