Dr. Mohammad Rafey

Biography

Mohammad Rafey, MBBS MS, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Chicago. He specializes in nephrology and hypertension, focusing on managing patients with kidney diseases and complex resistant hypertension, as well as those with hypotension secondary to disorders like dysautonomia. Dr. Rafey completed his Internal Medicine and Nephrology training at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, followed by a two-year fellowship in Hypertension at the same institution. His expertise has earned him recognition as a Hypertension Specialist by the American Society of Hypertension, where he was inducted as a Fellow in 2010. With a Master’s degree in Clinical Research from New York University (2007), he currently serves as the director of the AHA Comprehensive Hypertension Center at UChicago Medicine. He is the program director for the hypertension fellowship and is actively involved in educating fellows on various topics related to kidney disease and hypertension. As a principal investigator, Dr. Rafey evaluates novel therapies for managing hypertension and has co-investigated five major trials in this field, with numerous publications in peer-reviewed medical journals and contributions to key textbooks on Internal Medicine, Hypertension, Cardiology, and Nephrology. He is also a dedicated mentor to interns, residents, and fellows in clinical education and research.

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