- Alport's syndrome
- Angiomyolipoma of the kidney
- Anti GBM disease
- C3 nephropathy
- Fibrillary GN
- Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
- Glomerulonephritis
- Goodpasture's syndrome
- Granulomatosis with polyangiitis associated kidney disease
- Henoch-Schoenlein Purpura related kidney disease
- HUS
- Hypophosphatemia
- IgA Nephropathy
- Infectious GN
- Interstitial nephritis
- Kidney disease and cancer
- Light chain deposition disease
- Lupus nephritis
- Membranoproliferative GN
- Membranous GN
- Microalbuminuria
- Microscopic polyangiitis (MPA)
- Minimal change disease
- Monoclonal gammopathy
- Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance
- Multiple myeloma related kidney disease
- Nephrotic syndrome
- Polyangiitis
- Proteinuria
- Renal amyloidosis
- Thrombocytopenic purpura
- Vasculitis: ANCA
Ralph G. Nader, MD, FASN
he/him/his
Renal Electrolyte and Hypertension
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Renal Electrolyte and Hypertension Perelman
Penn Medicine Provider
About me
- Physician Director, PCAM Renal Ambulatory Practice
- Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine (Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension)
My education and training
- Medical School: American University of Beirut
- Residency: American University of Beirut Medical Center
- Residency: Boston Medical Center
- Fellowship: American University of Beirut Medical Center
- Fellowship: Boston Medical Center
Spoken languages
English
English
Français
French
العربية
Arabic
Español
Spanish
Reviews
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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.
Qualifications and experience
- Nephrology, 2023
- Internal Medicine, 2022
- American Society of Nephrology, National
- American Society of Onconephrology, National
- International Kidney & Monoclonal Gammopathy Research Group, International
- International Society of Glomerular Disease, International
- OutCare, National
- Penn Neurogenetics Therapy Center (PNTC), Local
- Penn Specialty Pharmacy Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P&T) committee, Local
Treatments and conditions
Research
Publications
Panthappattu, Justin Joseph; Toglia, Gianna C.; Lawanto, Stephanie; Geara, Abdallah Sassine; Nader, Ralph Complement-Mediated Thrombotic Microangiopathy Following Removal of Retained Products of Conception , Journal of the American Society of Nephrology: 2025
Nader R, Zhen A, Angel-Korman A, Pavlovich SS, Pogrebinsky A, Doros G, Menn-Josephy H, Stern L, Sanchorawala V, Havasi A. Predictors and outcomes of acute kidney injury during autologous stem cell transplantation in AL amyloidosis , Nephrol Dial Transplant, 37: 2022,1281-1288
Nader R, Angel-Korman A, Havasi A. Amyloidosis and the Kidney: An Update , Semin Nephrol: 2022
Nader R, Pavlovich S, Angel-Korman A, Pogrebinsky A, Doros G, Menn-Josephy H, Stern L, Sarosiek S, Brauneis D, Sanchorawala V, Havasi A. Risk Factors for AKI During Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation in AL Amyloidosis , Oral Presentation, ASN Kidney Week (Virtual): 2020
Kannan S, Morgan LA, Liang B, Cheung MG, Lin CQ, Mun D, Nader RG, Belghasem ME, Henderson JM, Francis JM, Chitalia VC, Kolachalama VB. Segmentation of Glomeruli Within Trichrome Images Using Deep Learning , Kidney Int Rep, 4: 2019,955-962
Abou Ali B, Nader R, Tamim H, Eid T, Boulos F, Khoury N, Akel S, Haidar R, Saghieh S, Abboud M, Muwakkit S, El-Solh H, Saab R. Outcome of Ewing sarcoma in a multidisciplinary setting in Lebanon , Pediatr Blood Cancer, 61(8): 2014,1472-5