Sanjeev Kumar Akkina, MD
Nephrology, Internal Medicine
Provider Groups
Loyola Medicine Physician
Loyola Physician Partners
Primary Contact
(888)584-7888
Services & Specialties
Areas of Specialization
- Internal Medicine
- Nephrology
Locations & Contact
Primary Location
Loyola University Medical Center
2160 S First Ave
Maywood
, IL 60153
Additional Resources
Education & Certifications
Education
Education:
University of Kansas Medical Center
(2002)
Residency:
Hennepin County Medical Center
(2005)
Fellowship:
University of Minnesota Medical School
(2009)
Board Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine (2024)
Nephrology, Nephrology, American Board of Internal Medicine Subspecialty (2008)
Provider Groups
Loyola Medicine Physician
Loyola Physician Partners
Publications
- Association Between Total Cell Free DNA and SARS-CoV-2 In Kidney Transplant Patients: A Preliminary Study. Reusing, J. O.; Yoo, J.; Desai, A.; Brossart, K.; McCormick, S.; Malashevich, A. K.; Bloom, M. S.; Fehringer, G.; White, R.; Billings, P. R.; Tabriziani, H.; Demko, Z. P.; Gauthier, P.; Akkina, S. K.; David-Neto, E.; Transplantation proceedings
- Kidney transplant outcomes in minority populations: can we close the gap? Desai, A.; Sodhi, R. K.; Akkina, S.; Current opinion in organ transplantation
- Efficacy and Safety of Once-Daily LCP-Tacrolimus Versus Twice-Daily Immediate-Release Tacrolimus in Adult Hispanic Stable Kidney Transplant Recipients: Sub-Group Analysis from a Phase 3 Trial. Faravardeh, A.; Akkina, S.; Villicana, R.; Guerra, G.; Moten, M. A.; Meier-Kriesche, U.; Stevens, D. R.; Patel, S. J.; Bunnapradist, S.; Annals of transplantation
- Risks to Relationships in Kidney Transplant Research with Living Donors and Recipients. Ghobrial, P.; Akkina, S.; Anderson, E. E.; The American journal of bioethics : AJOB
- Health-Related Quality of Life, Depressive Symptoms, and Kidney Transplant Access in Advanced CKD: Findings From the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC) Study. Harhay, M. N.; Yang, W.; Sha, D.; Roy, J.; Chai, B.; Fischer, M. J.; Hamm, L. L.; Hart, P. D.; Hsu, C. Y.; Huan, Y.; Huml, A. M.; Kallem, R. R.; Tamura, M. K.; Porter, A. C.; Ricardo, A. C.; Slaven, A.; Rosas, S. E.; Townsend, R. R.; Reese, P. P.; Lash, J. P.; Akkina, S.; CRIC Study Investigators; Kidney medicine
- Kidney Transplantation for Erdheim-Chester Disease. Yoo, J.; Gunsteen, C.; Patel, S.; Clevy-Schneller, T.; Nand, S.; Jain, D.; Garcia-Roca, R.; Desai, A.; Akkina, S.; Case reports in transplantation
- Cognitive Impairment in Non-Dialysis-Dependent CKD and the Transition to Dialysis: Findings From the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC) Study. Harhay, M. N.; Xie, D.; Zhang, X.; Hsu, C. Y.; Vittinghoff, E.; Go, A. S.; Sozio, S. M.; Blumenthal, J.; Seliger, S.; Chen, J.; Deo, R.; Dobre, M.; Akkina, S.; Reese, P. P.; Lash, J. P.; Yaffe, K.; Kurella Tamura, M.; CRIC Study Investigators; American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation
- Predicting Fibrosis Progression in Renal Transplant Recipients Using Laser-Based Infrared Spectroscopic Imaging. Varma, V. K.; Kajdacsy-Balla, A.; Akkina, S.; Setty, S.; Walsh, M. J.; Scientific reports
- Impact of Maintenance Steroids versus Rapid Steroid Withdrawal in African-American Kidney Transplant Recipients: Comparison of Two Urban Centers. Chon, W. J.; Desai, A.; Wing, C.; Arwindekar, D.; Tang, I. Y.; Josephson, M. A.; Akkina, S.; International journal of clinical medicine