Anitha Vijayan, MD

Anitha Vijayan, MD is a Professor of Medicine and Senior Medical Director for Kidney Services at Intermountain Health. Dr. Vijayan received her medical degree from the University of the West Indies in 1990. She completed her residency in Internal Medicine at St. Luke’s Hospital in Chesterfield, MO, and her Nephrology fellowship at Washington University. She then joined the Division of Nephrology at Washington University in St. Louis as an instructor in 1999 and was promoted to Professor of Medicine in 2012. She also served as Medical Director of Acute Dialysis Services at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, the premier teaching institution of the university.

Dr. Vijayan's clinical expertise and research has been primarily dedicated to improving outcomes in patients with acute kidney injury. She's particularly interested in exploring ways to improve renal replacement therapy options for patients with kidney failure. She has published widely in the area of biomarkers for early diagnosis and renal replacement therapy in AKI. She is also a member of American Society of Nephrology and National Kidney Foundation.

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Acute Kidney Injury, Chronic Kidney Disease, Dialysis, CRRT, Value Based Healthcare