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Komal Safdar

House Staff
Medicine, Nephrology

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Recent Publications


Impact of Treatment Modalities on Intensive Care Unit Length of Stay for Patients Admitted With Severe Hyponatremia.

Conference Ann Pharmacother · November 4, 2025 BACKGROUND: The diversity in presentation and cause of hyponatremia leads to a wide array of treatment modalities which are selected based on severity, chronicity, volume status, and putative cause. Due to the variability in treatment selection, it is pert ... Full text Link to item Cite

Onco-hypertension: An Emerging Specialty.

Journal Article Adv Chronic Kidney Dis · September 2021 Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. With the introduction of newer chemotherapeutic agents, targeted therapies, and immunotherapy, the prognosis and survival of patients with cancer has remarkably improved. As a result, patients are liv ... Full text Link to item Cite

Clerkship Grading and the U.S. Economy: What Medical Education Can Learn From America's Economic History.

Journal Article Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges · February 2021 Clerkship grades (like money) are a social construct that function as the currency through which value exchanges in medical education are negotiated between the system's various stakeholders. They provide a widely recognizable and efficient medium through ... Full text Open Access Cite
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Education, Training & Certifications


Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine · 2020 M.D.