- Cystinuria
- Hypercalcemia
- Hyperuricosuria
- Hypocitraturia
- Kidney stone (Nephrolithiasis)
- Medullary calcification of kidney
- Medullary nephrocalcinosis
- Medullary sponge kidney
- Renal autotransplant surgery
Siddharth P. Shah, MD
Renal Electrolyte and Hypertension
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Renal Electrolyte and Hypertension Perelman
Penn Medicine Provider
About me
- Director, Kidney Stone Evaluation Center
- Medical Director, 42nd & Walnut Dialysis Center
- Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine (Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension)
My education and training
- Temple University School of MedicineMedical School
- Northwestern Memorial HospitalResidency
- University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship
Spoken languages
English
English
Reviews
Insurance accepted
Please contact the practice and/or the member services department of your insurance company for specific details before receiving services. Providers may participate in some, but not all, products offered by a health plan; providers may also accept plans at some practice locations but not others.
- Aetna Advantra Cares D-SNP
- Aetna Advantra Credit Value
- Aetna Advantra Eagle HMO
- Aetna Advantra Eagle POS
- Aetna Advantra Premier Plus PPO
- Aetna Advantra Value
- Aetna Advantra Value Plus
- Aetna APCN Plus (Multi-Tier)
- Aetna Better Health Kids (CHIP) - DH Only
- Aetna Flexible Five
- Aetna Freedom Core
- Aetna Gold
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Philly Prime
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO APCN
- Aetna Premier
- Aetna Premier Plus
- Aetna Savings Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- Aetna Student Health Plan PPO
- Aetna Upfront Advantage
- First Health HMO
- First Health POS
- First Health PPO
- Meritain - Aramark (Other)
- Meritain - Aramark (Pennsylvania Premier Medical Plan)
- Americhealth Caritas of PA VIP - LGH Only
- Amerihealth Caritas (Transplant patients only)
- Amerihealth Caritas of PA - LGH Only
- Centivo EPO
- Cigna Healthcare EPO
- Cigna Healthcare HMO
- Cigna Healthcare POS
- Cigna Healthcare PPO
- Claim Watcher (Homestead/ INDECs) Open Access
- Clover Health Choice
- Clover Health Choice Value PPO
- Clover Health Classic HMO
- Clover Health Value
Locations
Penn Medicine hospital privileges
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
- Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Shah is a Penn Medicine physician.
Qualifications and experience
- Nephrology, 2010
- Alpha Omega Alpha, National
- American College of Physicians, National
- American Society of Nephrology, National
- Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Making Dialysis Safer for Patients Coalition, National
- National Kidney Foundation, National
Treatments and conditions
Research
Publications
Opare-Addo K, Spiardi R, Ocampo-Mascaro J, Shah S A Red Herring? SLC34A3 Variant of Uncertain Significance in a Woman with Fractures and Kidney Stones , Annual Meeting of the American Society of Nephrology: 2026
Potluri V, Sawinski D, Tam V, Shults J, Cohen J, Wiebe D, Shah S, Berns J, Reese P. Effect of Neighborhood Food Environment and Socioeconomic Status on Serum Phosphorus Level for Patients on Chronic Dialysis , Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 31(11): 2020,2622-2630
Wong T, Lejbman J, Snider C, Porges S, Shah S. A Quality Improvement Program to Reduce Avoidable Hospital Stays for Dialysis Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department. , Annual Meeting of the American Society of Nephrology: 2019
Joshi S, Potluri V, Shah S. Dietary Management of Hyperphosphatemia. In reply to: Phosphate-binder use in US dialysis patients: prevalence, cost, evidence, and policies. , Am J Kidney Dis., 71: 2018,246-253
Suarez J, Cohen J, Potluri V, Yang W, Kaplan D, Serper M, Shah S, Reese P. Racial Disparities in Nephrology Consultation and Disease Progression among Veterans with CKD: An Observational Cohort Study. , J Am Soc Nephrol., 29: 2018,1-11
Shah S, Acholonu RG, Ohene-Frempong K, Asakura T Filterability of freshly-collected sickle erythrocytes under venous oxygen pressure without exposure to air , Blood Cells, Molecules and Diseases, 55(4): 2015,328-335
Shah S, Glickman J Disorders of Water Homeostasis: Hyponatremia and Hypernatremia , The Intensive Care Unit Manual, Chapter 84, 2nd Edition: 2014,792-802
Wu SW, Shah S, Sterling KA, Rudnick MR Prevention of Contrast-Induced Nephropathy , US Nephrology, 4: 2009,35-38
Lam A, Shah S, Paparello J Outpatient Management of Chronic Kidney Disease: proteinuria, anemia and bone disease as therapeutic targets , Am J Therapeutics, 15: 2008,278-286
Friedewald J, Shah SP, Desai U, Hively-Johnson S, Gheorghiade M, Kaufman D Prevalence of CAD in patients with diabetes mellitus type 1 being evaluated for pancreas or kidney and pancreas transplant. , Annual Meeting of the World Transplant Congress: 2006