Biosketch

Rank: Professor and Director
Division: Nephrology
Campus Address: THT 647
Phone: (205) 996-6670
Email: agarwal@uab.edu

Departmental Affiliation(s):
Primary: Medicine
Secondary: Cell Biology
Secondary: Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics

Dr. Agarwal graduated with honors from Kasturba Medical College in India. He completed his residency at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research in India, where he also completed a nephrology fellowship.

Dr. Agarwal was a nephrology fellow at the University of Minnesota Hospital and Clinic in Minneapolis. He then joined the Division of Nephrology, Hypertension, and Transplantation at the University of Florida in Gainesville as an assistant professor and was promoted to tenured associate professor. He also served as the interim chief for research, prior to joining UAB. He was promoted to the rank of Professor at UAB in October 2005 and was named the Thomas E. Andreoli Professor of Nephrology in September 2006.

Society Memberships:

  • American Society of Nephrology
  • National Kidney Foundation
  • International Society of Nephrology
  • Society for Free Radical Biology
  • American Federation for Medical Research
  • Southern Society for Clinical Investigation
  • American Society for Clinical Investigation