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INFORMATION FOR

Anushree C Shirali, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine; Medical Director, Peritoneal Dialysis Unit; Medical Director, Hemodialysis Unit

Contact Information

Anushree C Shirali, MD

Patient Care Locations

Mailing Address

  • Yale School of Medicine

    c/o Section of Nephrology, PO Box 208029

    New Haven, CT 06520-8029

    United States

Appointments

Biography

Dr. Shirali is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Section of Nephrology. She received her medical education at New York Medical College and completed residency training in Internal Medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Hospital. She obtained Nephrology fellowship training at Yale University and subsequently joined the faculty. As head of the Onco-Nephrology specialty clinic at Yale, she sees patients with cancer with kidney dysfunction, hypertension, or electrolyte abnormalities, including those on early phase clinical trials with emerging therapies. Having published on a variety of topics relevant to the treatment of kidney disease in patients with cancer, she has a particular clinical and research interest in immune checkpoint inhibitors and their kidney related adverse effects. In addition to her clinical activities, she has served on the American Society of Nephrology’s OncoNephrology advisory group, has contributed to the American Society of Nephrology's OncoNephrology curriculum, and is on the editorial board of the Journal of Onco-Nephrology.

Education & Training

  • Fellowship
    Yale University School of Medicine (2011)
  • Residency
    Montefiore Hospital (Albert Einstein College of Medicine) (2006)
  • MD
    New York Medical College, Medicine (2003)
  • BS
    University of California at Davis, Physiology (1997)

Honors & Recognition

AwardAwarding OrganizationDate
Young Investigator Travel AwardAmerican Transplant Congress2011
Outstanding House Officer AwardAlbert Einstein College of Medicine2006
Primary Care Research AwardNew York Medical College2000

Professional Service

OrganizationRoleDate
International Society of NephrologyMember2022 - Present
Morbidity and Mortality Conferences, Yale University School of MedicineDirector of Morbidity and Mortality Conferences2021 - Present
Journal of Onco-NephrologyEditorial Board Member2016 - Present
Yale Medical Professions OutreachMentor2015 - Present
Kidney STARSMentor2014 - 2018
Onco-Nephrology ForumMember2013 - 2016
Curriculum Committee, Yale University School of MedicineMember2013 - Present
New Haven Humane CommissionMember2012 - 2015
Neighborhood Health ProjectPhysician2011 - 2020
American Journal of Kidney DiseasesReviewer2011 - Present
Medicine, Clinical NephrologyReviewer2011 - Present
Clinical Journal of the American Society of NephrologyReviewer2011 - Present
Nephrology, Dialysis and TransplantationReviewer2011 - Present
Kidney InternationalReviewer2011 - Present
Kidney International ReportsReviewer2011 - Present
American Society of NephrologyMember2006 - Present

Departments & Organizations