Nina Vasavada, M.D. Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine University of Louisville Health Care Outpatient Center 401 East Chestnut Street, Ste. 690 Louisville, KY 40202 502-852-5757 - Academic Office 502-813-6699 - Patient Appointments

Clinical Expertise

Nephrology

Board Certifications

• American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine / Nephrology

Education and Training

• Medical School: Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine

• Residency: St. Vincent Hospitals, Indianapolis, Ind.

• Fellowship: Indiana University

Recent Publications

• Vasavada N, Agarwal R. Combination therapy of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor blockers in chronic kidney disease. F1000 Med Rep. 2009 Jun 9;1. pii: 47.

• Agarwal R, Saha C, Battiwala M, Vasavada N, Curley T, Chase SD, Sachs N, Semret MH. A pilot randomized controlled trial of renal protection with pioglitazone in diabetic nephropathy. Kidney Int. 2005 Jul;68(1):285-92.

• Vasavada N, Agarwal R. Role of oxidative stress in diabetic nephropathy. Adv Chronic Kidney Dis. 2005 Apr;12(2):146-54. Review.

• Agarwal R, Vasavada N, Sachs NG, Chase S. Oxidative stress and renal injury with intravenous iron in patients with chronic kidney disease. Kidney Int. 2004 Jun;65(6):2279-89.

• Agarwal R, Vasavada N, Chase SD. Evaluation of kidney function in patients with acute renal failure using high-performance liquid chromatography: a case report. Pharmacotherapy. 2004 Jan;24(1):145-9.

• Hall SD, Wang Z, Huang SM, Hamman MA, Vasavada N, Adigun AQ, Hilligoss JK, Miller M, Gorski JC. The interaction between St John's wort and an oral contraceptive. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2003 Dec;74(6):525-35.

• Vasavada N, Williams C, Hellman RN. Ethylene glycol intoxication: case report and pharmacokinetic perspectives. Pharmacotherapy. 2003 Dec;23(12):1652-8.

• Vasavada N, Agarwal R. Role of excess volume in the pathophysiology of hypertension in chronic kidney disease. Kidney Int. 2003 Nov;64(5):1772-9.

• Vasavada N, Saha C, Agarwal R. A double-blind randomized crossover trial of two loop diuretics in chronic kidney disease. Kidney Int. 2003 Aug;64(2):632-40.

• Agarwal R, Vasavada N, Chase SD. Liquid chromatography for iothalamate in biological samples. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci. 2003 Mar 5;785(2):345-52.