Siddharth P. Shah, MD

Renal Electrolyte and Hypertension
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Sees patients age 18 and up
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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

  • Medical School: Temple University School of Medicine
  • Residency: Northwestern Memorial Hospital
  • Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania Health System

Spoken languages

English
English

Reviews

Average Rating

618 reviews

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Anonymous
May 2026
i carefully vetted dr shah and he lived up to my expectations!
Anonymous
May 2026
dr shah is patient and kind
Anonymous
May 2026
listened to our issues and answered our questions
Anonymous
May 2026
very knowledgeable

Insurance accepted

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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

Treatments and Conditions

Research

Publications

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 Clinical characteristics and influence of immunosuppression in patients with chronic transplant glomerulopathy. , Annual Meeting of the World Transplant Congress: 2006

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