Asghar Rastegar, MD
Professor Emeritus of Medicine; Founding Director of Office of Global Health; Senior Research Scientist, Internal Medicine
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Research Summary
- Nephrology:
Acid-base and electrolyte disorders; Training of nephrologists for resource poor environment world-wide. - General Medicine:
Residency training and capacity building. - International health:
Capacity building for resource poor settings; Development of bilateral interinstitutional collaboration in education.
Research Interests
Acid-Base Equilibrium; Education, Medical; Electrolytes; Internship and Residency; Nephrology; Global Health
Selected Publications
- Use of the DeltaAG/DeltaHCO3- ratio in the diagnosis of mixed acid-base disorders.Rastegar A. Use of the DeltaAG/DeltaHCO3- ratio in the diagnosis of mixed acid-base disorders. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology : JASN 2007, 18: 2429-31. PMID: 17656477, DOI: 10.1681/ASN.2006121408.
- A. Mixed acid-base disordersRastegar A. Mixed acid-base disorders. In Gennari FJ, Adrougue HJ, Galla JH, Madaias NE editors. Acid-base disorders and their treatment. Taylor & Francis.2005 pp681-697 (2005).
- Disorders of potassium and acid-base metabolism in association with renal diseasePerazella MA, Rastegar A: Disorders of potassium and acid-base metabolism in association with renal disease In: Schrier RW, ed. Diseases of the Kidney. 8th Edition 2006.
- The threat to the universality of science in the post-9/11 world.Rastegar A. The threat to the universality of science in the post-9/11 world. Nature Clinical Practice. Nephrology 2006, 2: 465. PMID: 16941032, DOI: 10.1038/ncpneph0267.