Overview
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Nisha Bansal, MD, is Professor of Medicine at University of Washington, Division of Nephrology (Harborview Medical Center / Kidney Research Institute). The public record shows 372 publications with 22,512 citations (h-index 63), centered on Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes, Dialysis and Renal Disease Management, Heart Failure Treatment and Management. It also documents an investigator role on 2 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 3 companies, 10 NIH-funded awards (2013–2026).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
- Top research focus: Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes
- 2 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 3 companies
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Indications focusfrom trials led + research topics
Research focusOpenAlex concept fingerprint
Drugs & moleculesacross trials, industry payments and publications
Works withtrial sponsors and companies reporting payments
Scholarshipindexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
View publications ↓Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 42 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 169.
Clinical & industrytrials, payments and federal funding
Clinical trials
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Listed as an investigator on 2 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- The Home Blood Pressure (BP) Trial
Sponsor: University of Washington
InvestigatorActive, not recruitingNCT05159999 - Blood Pressure Lowering in Dialysis (BOLD) Trial
Sponsor: University of California, San Francisco
InvestigatorPhase 2CompletedNCT03459807
Industry payments
Updated 14 Jul 2026
3 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LPProgram year20254 payments
- AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LPProgram year20243 payments
- Calliditas Therapeutics US Inc.Program year20231 payment
NIH funding
Updated 14 Jul 2026
10 NIH research awards on record, funded 2013–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Northwest Comprehensive Research Training in Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Sciences (NCOR-KUH)
University of Washington
FY2026$366,538U2CDK140919 - Mentored research in the intersection of kidney and cardiovascular disease
University of Washington
FY2026$110,136K26DK138333
Congress activity
Updated 14 Jul 2026
1 congress contribution (2007) across ASCO per OpenAlex. The most recent:
- Utility of endometrial sampling in the detection of uterine sarcomas
ASCO Annual Meeting
ASCO2007Presenting author
Published abstracts are attributed via the same ORCID-disambiguated authorship as publications, so each is DOI-verified. Podium roles (invited talks, session chairs) and oral/poster type are added as program data is confirmed.
Publications
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Authors' Reply: Dialysis Dose and Flux as Potential Effect Modifiers of Sphingolipid-Mortality Associations.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
2026 - Cardiac Biomarkers in Chronic Kidney Disease: Signal or Noise?
Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology
2026 - Major Adverse Kidney Events in the American Indian or Alaska Native Population with Diabetes.
Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology
2026 - Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke Prevention and Management in Chronic Kidney Disease.
Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology
2026 - Association of Sphingolipids with All-Cause and Cardiovascular Death in Patients with Kidney Failure Treated with Maintenance Hemodialysis.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
2026
Most-cited worksby citation count (OpenAlex)
Contact
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Office address
325 9th Ave, Box 359606, Seattle, WA 98104
Network
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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Background & recognition
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Educationdegrees and training on record
- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →nephrology.uw.edu ↗
- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →nephrology.uw.edu ↗
- Board Certified
Internal Medicine and Nephrology (ABIM)
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →uwmedicine.org ↗
Editorial & leadership rolesjournal and society appointments
- Investigator
Kidney Research Institute, University of Washington
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Kidney-Heart Service, University of Washington
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Nephrology Clinical and Research Education
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Awards & honorshonors on the public record
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- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →nephrology.uw.edu ↗
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Secondary affiliationsappointments beyond the home institution
- Core Faculty
Internal Medicine Residency Program, University of Washington
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Media & interviewspress, podcasts and appearances
- "Collective Conversations: Dr. Nisha Bansal"
interview discussing the intersection of kidney and heart disease
verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →mednews.uw.edu ↗ - ASN podcast appearance discussing Kidney Week highlights
community interactions, and kidney health
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Online presence
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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- Doximity
doximity.com/pub/nisha-bansal-md
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x.com/NishaKidneyDoc
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Mentions by otherswhere others cite or feature them
- Bluesky
bsky.app/profile/uwnephrology.bsky.social
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nephrology.uw.edu/grand-rounds/2025/bansal-wasse
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womeninnephrology.org/about/profile.aspx
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