Asghar Rastegar MD

Professor of Medicine

Biographical Info

International Activity

• Yale/Stanford J&J Global Health Scholars Program
  Asmara, Eritrea (2011)
  Co-Director of the the Yale/Stanford Johnson & Johnson Global Health Scholars Program, which annually selects up to 40 physicians during their residencies and career physicians for six-week rotations at one of our mentored sites outside the US. Rotations are largely directed at clinical experiences, service and teaching, as opposed to research. Includes rotation sites in Eritrea, Indonesia, Liberia, South Africa and Uganda.
• Yale/Stanford J&J Global Health Scholars Program
  Monrovia, Liberia (2011)
  Co-Director of the the Yale/Stanford Johnson & Johnson Global Health Scholars Program, which annually selects up to 40 physicians during their residencies and career physicians for six-week rotations at one of our mentored sites outside the US. Rotations are largely directed at clinical experiences, service and teaching, as opposed to research. Includes rotation sites in Eritrea, Indonesia, Liberia, South Africa and Uganda.
• Yale/Stanford J&J Global Health Scholars Program
  Kampala, Uganda (2011)
  Co-Director of the the Yale/Stanford Johnson & Johnson Global Health Scholars Program, which annually selects up to 40 physicians during their residencies and career physicians for six-week rotations at one of our mentored sites outside the US. Rotations are largely directed at clinical experiences, service and teaching, as opposed to research. Includes rotation sites in Eritrea, Indonesia, Liberia, South Africa and Uganda.
• Yale/Stanford J&J Global Health Scholars Program
  Tugela Ferry, South Africa (2009)
  Co-Director of the the Yale/Stanford Johnson & Johnson Global Health Scholars Program, which annually selects up to 40 physicians during their residencies and career physicians for six-week rotations at one of our mentored sites outside the US. Rotations are largely directed at clinical experiences, service and teaching, as opposed to research. Includes rotation sites in Eritrea, Indonesia, Liberia, South Africa and Uganda.
• Yale/Stanford J&J Global Health Scholars Program
  Sukadana, Indonesia (2009)
  Co-Director of the the Yale/Stanford Johnson & Johnson Global Health Scholars Program, which annually selects up to 40 physicians during their residencies and career physicians for six-week rotations at one of our mentored sites outside the US. Rotations are largely directed at clinical experiences, service and teaching, as opposed to research. Includes rotation sites in Eritrea, Indonesia, Liberia, South Africa and Uganda.

Education & Training

M.D.

University of Wisconsin (1968)

Resident

University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Internal Medicine (1968 - 1970)

Fellow

University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Internal Medicine/Nephrology (1970 - 1972)

Chief Resident

University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Internal Medicine (1972 - 1973)

Board Certification

Internal Medicine, Board Certified  (1972)

Board Certification

Nephrology, Board Certified  (1978)