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Dr. Akanksh Ramanand
M.D.
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Dr. Ramanand is board-certified in Nephrology and practices out of our Parkridge office. His medical focus includes complex kidney health management, electrolyte imbalances, and acute kidney injuries.
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Dr. Ramanand is board-certified in Nephrology and practices out of our Parkridge office. His medical focus includes complex kidney health management, electrolyte imbalances, and acute kidney injuries. He is affiliated with major regional medical centers, including Advocate Lutheran General Hospital. Education and Training • Undergraduate & Graduate Studies: Earned his undergraduate degree and a Master’s in Neuroscience from Tulane University. • Medical School: Graduated from the University of Queensland School of Medicine (UQ-Ochsner MD program) in 2020. • Residency: Completed his residency training in internal medicine at the Ochsner Clinic Foundation in New Orleans between 2021 and 2024. • Fellowship: Served as a clinical fellow and chief fellow in nephrology at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Research and Contributions In addition to his clinical roles, Dr. Ramanand has actively contributed to academic medicine. His research findings have been featured in prominent medical journals such as Glomerular Diseases and Kidney360, where he has published studies on glomerular hematuria, muddy brown granular casts, and dialectic challenges related to COVID-19 complications.
Main Outpatient Office:
Ain Park Ridge Office
1550 Northwest Hwy
Suite 303
Park Ridge, IL, 60068-1458
P: 847-294-5160
F: 847-294-9962
Request AppointmentDialysis Centers:
FKC Des Plaines
1625 Oakton Pl
Des Plaines, IL, 60018-2002
FKC Glenview
4248 Commercial Way
Glenview, IL, 60025-3573
FKC Mount Prospect
1710 W Golf Road
Mount Prospect, IL, 60056
FKC Niles
9371 N Milwaukee Ave
Niles, IL, 60714-1303
FKC Norridge
4701 N Cumberland Ave
Norridge, IL, 60706-2905
Hospitals:
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital
1775 Dempster Street
Park Ridge, IL, 60068-1143
P: 847-723-2210
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College:
Tulane University
Medical School:
University Of Queensland School Of Medicine
Residency:
Ochsner Clinic Foundation In New Orleans
Fellowship:
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Clinical Interests:
Complex Kidney Health Management, Electrolyte Imbalances, And Acute Kidney Injuries
Publications:
“Refractoriness of Hyperkalemia and Hyperphosphatemia in Dialysis-Dependent AKI Associated with COVID-19”
• Journal: Kidney360
• Overview: A comparative study analyzing how COVID-19 patients experiencing acute kidney injury face much higher rates of severe, treatment-resistant electrolyte imbalances during sustained low-efficiency dialysis (SLED) compared to non-COVID patients. [1, 2]
“Concomitant Identification of Muddy Brown Granular Casts and Fractional Excretion of Sodium in Acute Tubular Injury”
• Institution Record: University of Queensland / Ochsner
• Overview: A prospective clinical investigation testing the diagnostic concordance between urine microscopy markers (specifically muddy brown granular casts) and standard biochemical calculations (FENa) when evaluating acute tubular injury. [1]
“Castleman Disease of Renal Significance: Recognizing TAFRO Syndrome”
• Platform: American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Kidney Week
• Overview: A specialized case series detailing the dangerous renal manifestation patterns associated with iMCD-TAFRO (a severe variant of Castleman disease characterized by fever, fluid overload, cytopenias, and progressive renal failure). [1]
“Ciprofloxacin Crystal-Induced Acute Tubular Injury: A Case Series”
• Journal: Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
• Overview: A collaborative clinical study evaluating cases where high-dose or poorly cleared ciprofloxacin antibiotics crystalized in the renal tubules, precipitating acute kidney injury. [1]
“Urinary Waxy Casts Are Associated with Persistence of Acute Kidney Injury Requiring Dialysis”
• Journal: Journal of Investigative Medicine
• Overview: Research focusing on the prognostic value of tracking specialized waxy structures in a patient’s urine to predict how long severe, dialysis-dependent kidney damage will persist.