Dr. Mohammed A. Rafey MD is a nephrologist and a hypertension specialist who specializes in managing patients with kidney disease. In addition, his career has focused on treating patients with blood pressure disorders including complex and resistant hypertension as well as patients with hypotension secondary to disorders of dysautonomia. He trained in Internal Medicine and Nephrology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York. In addition he also completed a 2 year fellowship in Hypertension at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York. He was recognized as Hypertension Specialist by American Society of Hypertension and was inducted as a Fellow by American Society of Hypertension in 2010. He also completed a Masters in Clinical Research from New York University in 2007.
He is currently the director of AHA Comprehensive Hypertension Center at UChicago Medicine. He is also the program Director of hypertension fellowship program and is actively involved in teaching fellows about various topics of kidney disease and hypertension. He is a principal investigator in several trials evaluating novel therapies in managing hypertension.
He was a co-investigator on five major trials (AASK, AASK Cohort, CRIC and SPRINT) on kidney disease and hypertension conducted by National Institute of Health, USA and has published more than 40 original research papers and abstracts in peer-reviewed medical journals. He has also authored chapters on hypertension in leading text books of Internal Medicine, Hypertension, Cardiology and Nephrology.
Dr Rafey is a dedicated mentor in clinical education and research for interns, residents and fellows.