About me
Dr. Aron is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine and serves as the Associate Program Director for the Nephrology Training Program. He has been a valued member of our faculty since 2023.
Prior to joining our division, Dr. Aron was a faculty member in the Division of Nephrology at Stanford University School of Medicine, where he was honored with the division’s Teaching Award. Earlier in his career, he served on faculty at Yale University School of Medicine where he led initiatives to advance nephrology education, including spearheading the development of a nephrology point-of-care ultrasound curriculum. Before pursuing nephrology fellowship training, Dr. Aron was on faculty at Harvard Medical School and worked as an oncology hospitalist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, gaining broad clinical experience across multiple disciplines.
His scholarly work includes reviews on practical genetic testing in kidney disease and has lectured on topics such as the effects of microgravity on renal salt and water handling, as well as genetic testing strategies for clinical nephrologists. An enthusiastic educator, Dr. Aron is actively involved in teaching medical students, internal medicine residents, and nephrology fellows, reflecting his passion for training the next generation of clinicians. His clinical interests focus on glomerular diseases and genetic kidney disorders. He currently serves on the Medical and Scientific Advisory Board for the IgA Nephropathy Foundation.
Clinical areas of focus
- Acute Nephritic Syndrome
- Dialysis
- Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate
- Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS)
- Laparoscopic Kidney Biopsy
- Membranous Nephropathy
- Mesothelioma
- Microalbuminuria Testing
- Nephrotic Syndrome
- Proteinuria (EXCESS PROTEIN IN URINE)
- Renal Insufficiency
- Transplanted Kidney Failure
- Urinary Protein Test
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acute Nephritic Syndrome
- Anemia Of Chronic Disease
- Blood In Urine (HEMATURIA)
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Crescentic Glomerulonephritis
- Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS)
- Gallbladder Disease
- Hypertensive Nephrosclerosis
- Kidney Infection (PYELONEPHRITIS)
- Membranous Nephropathy
- Mesothelioma
- Metastatic Kidney Cancer
- Nephrolithiasis (KIDNEY STONES)
- Nephrotic Syndrome
- Proteinuria (EXCESS PROTEIN IN URINE)
- Renal Insufficiency
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Transplanted Kidney Failure
Procedures I perform
- Adrenal Hormone Level Testing
- Aldosterone Antagonist Therapy
- Angiogram
- Biofeedback
- Celiac Plexus Block
- Computed Tomography
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Test
- Dialysis
- Dopamine Therapy
- End-Stage Renal Disease
- Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate
- Factor Vii Infusion
- Gastrointestinal Tube Placement
- Hypertension Treatment
- Immunoglobulin Administration
- Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Placement
- Intravenous (IV) Fluids
- Intravenous Vitamin Therapy
- Kidney Pancreas Transplant Evaluation
- Laparoscopic Kidney Biopsy
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Microalbuminuria Testing
- Neobladder Creation
- Pancreas And Kidney Transplant
- Testicular Ultrasound
- Thrombocytapheresis
- Urinary Protein Test
Insurance
MedStar Health accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Health, please call your insurance company.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst NASCO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-Open HMO
- Beech Street PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna HMO
- Choice POS II
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- First Health PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- UHC Passport
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Administrators
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Classic 5000
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- OA Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- HighMark
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-POS Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CIGNA PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- TRICARE East Select
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-Indemnity
- United Student Resources
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- IH-POS
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Blue Choice Advantage
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Navigate
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Basic
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Network OA
- Optimum Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-Network Only Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Yale New Haven Hospital (2021)
Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (2018)
Medical School: University of Connecticut School of Medicine (2015)
Awards
- 2022 Stanford Department of Medicine Nephrology Division Teaching Award
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
Aron AW, Shirali AC. Pathophysiology of Tubulointerstitial Nephritis. Adv Kidney Dis Health. Accepted for publication. July 2025.
Aron AW, Dahl NK. Clinical Genetic Testing in Nephrology: Core Curriculum 2024. Am J Kidney Dis. 2024 Nov;84(5):632-645.
Aron AW, Luciano RL. The Case | An active injection drug user with a skin rash and kidney failure. Kidney Int. 2024;105(6):1327-1328.
Khan S, Aron AW. Urine Microscopy Finding in a Patient with Cirrhosis and AKI. Kidney360. 2024;5(2):329-331.
Waldman M, Sinaii N, Lerma EV, Kurien AA, Jhaveri KD, Uppal NN, Wanchoo R, Avasare R, Zuckerman JE, Liew A, Gallan AJ, El-Meanawy A, Yagil Y, Lebedev L, Baskaran K, Vilayur E, Cohen A, Weerasinghe N, Petrakis I, Stylianou K, Gakiopoulou H, Hamilton AJ, Edney N, Millner R, Marinaki S, Rein JL, Killen JP, Rodríguez Chagolla JM, Bassil C, Lopez Del Valle R, Evans J, Urisman A, Zawaideh M, Baxi PV, Rodby R, Vankalakunti M, Mejia Vilet JM, Ramirez Andrade SE, Homan MP, Vásquez Jiménez E, Perinpanayagam N, Velez JCQ, Mohamed MMB, Mohammed KMG, Sekar A, Ollila L, Aron AW, Arellano Arteaga KJ, Islam M, Berrio EM, Maoujoud O, Morales RR, Seipp R, Schulze CE, Yenchek RH, Vancea I, Muneeb M, Howard L, Caza TN. COVID-19 Vaccination and New Onset Glomerular Disease: Results from the IRocGN2 International Registry. Kidney360. 2023;4(3):349-362.
Aron AW, Amatruda JG. Fractional Excretion of Sodium and Urea are Useful Tools in the Evaluation of AKI: CON. Kidney360. 2023;4(6):e728-e730.
Aron AW, Dahl NK, Besse W. A Practical Guide to Genetic Testing for Kidney Disorders of Unknown Etiology. Kidney360 2022;3(9):1640-1651.
Dahl NK, Aron AW. A commentary on: Safety of Empagliflozin in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease: Pooled Analysis of Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trials. PracticeUpdate website.
Aron AW. Is There a Role for More Intense Immunosuppression in IgA Nephropathy? Kidney360. 2022;3(3):410-2.
Aron AW, Brewster UC. AKI in a Patient with Fever, Rash, and Joint Pain. Kidney360 2021;2:918-9.