Negiin Pourafshar, MD| Nephrology | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Acute Kidney Injury
- Cardiorenal Syndrome
- Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
- Diabetic Nephropathy
- End Stage Renal Disease
- Glomerulonephritis
- Hypertension
- Kidney Disease
- Medical Management Of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
- Nephrotic Syndrome
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acute Interstitial Nephritis
- Acute Kidney Injury
- Acute Tubular Necrosis
- Alport Syndrome
- Amyloid Nephropathy
- Anti Glomerular Basement Membrane Disease
- Anti Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies
- Azotemia
- Bartter Syndrome
- BK Virus Nephropathy
- Cardiorenal Syndrome
- Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
- Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) After Renal Transplant
- Contrast Induced Nephropathy
- Cryoglobulinemia
- Crystalluria
- Diabetes Insipidus
- Diabetic Nephropathy
- Dialysis Related Amyloidosis
- Edema
- Elevated Creatinine
- End Stage Renal Disease
- Ethylene Glycol Poisoning
- Familial Renal Amyloidosis
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis
- Glomerulonephritis
- Glomerulonephropathy
- Glucocorticoid Remediable Hypertension
- Gouty Nephropathy
- Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis
- Hematuria
- Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
- Hep C Related Renal Disease
- Hepatorenal Syndrome
- HIV Nephropathy
- Hydronephrosis
- Hypercalcemia
- Hypercalciuria
- Hyperkalemia
- Hypermagnesemia
- Hypernatremia
- Hyperoxaluria
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperphosphatemia
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophy Of Kidney
- Hyperuricemia
- Hypocalcemia
- Hypokalemia
- Hypomagnesemia
- Hyponatremia
- Hypophosphatemia
- Iga Nephropathy
- Iga Vasculitis
- Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone Secretion
- Ischemic Nephropathy
- Kidney Disease
- Kidney Malformation
- Kidney Problem
- Lead Nephropathy
- Liddle Syndrome
- Light Chain Disorders
- Lithium Nephropathy
- Lithium Poisoning
- Lupus Nephritis
- Malignant Hypertension
- Maternal Iga Nephropathy
- Medullary Sponge Kidney
- Membranous Nephropathy
- Metabolic Acidosis
- Metabolic Alkalosis
- Methanol Poisoning
- Microscopic Hematuria
- Microscopic Polyangiitis
- Minimal Change Kidney Disease
- Nephritic Syndrome
- Nephritis
- Nephrocalcinosis
- Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis
- Nephropathy
- Nephrosclerosis
- Nephrotic Syndrome
- Nephrotoxicity
- Obesity Related Glomerulopathy
- Pauci Immune Glopmerulonephritis
- Pheochromocytoma
- Polycystic Kidney Disease
- Postural Proteinuria
- Proteinuria
- Pseudohypoaldosteronism Type 1
- Pyelonephritis
- Radiation Nephropathy
- Reflux Nephropathy
- Renal Agenesis And Dysgenesis
- Renal Anomalies
- Renal Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
- Renal Artery Stenosis
- Renal Cortical Necrosis
- Renal Cysts
- Renal Failure
- Renal Hypoplasia
- Renal Insufficiency
- Renal Manifestations Of Sickle Cell Disease
- Renal Osteodystrophy
- Renal Tubular Acidosis
- Renovascular Hypertension
- Retroperitoneal Fibrosis
- Rhabdomyolysis
- Salt Balance Disorders
- Secondary Hyperaldosteronism
- Small Kidney
- Solitary Kidney
- Tubulointerstitial Nephritis
- Uncontrolled Hypertension
- Uremia
- Uremic Encephalopathy
Procedures I perform
- Conservative Management Of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
- Dialysis Prevention
- Medical Management Of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
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 Medicare Advantage Signature and Select (aka Senior Advantage)
- Blue Choice Advantage & Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans/ UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans HMO, POS, PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO, GEHA, Compass Rose)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv/Special Needs Plans
- UHC Community Plan of MD
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Medicare Fee for Service
- Kaiser Virginia Premier
- Kaiser PermanenteSelect-Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS
- Kaiser MD Medicaid MCO
- CFBCBS Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- CFBCBS EPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Open POS II
- Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Opoen HMO Option
- CIGNA HMO Open Access (OA)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- POS OA & OA Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- CFBSBC Blue Preferred PPO
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- PPO and PPO Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Innovations: HMO & EPO Plus
- Open EPO Plus
- Network OA
- Aetna HMO
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Innovation Health: POS
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Open HMO
- CIGNA EPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Tricare for Life (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- Tricare Prime
- MedStar Select (MedStar Associates' Plan)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- FIRST HEALTH
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- First Health PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CFBCBS (NCA) Indemnity
- CFBCBS Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CFBCBS Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CFBCBS BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund) Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Nephrology
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Residency: University of Florida College of Medicine (2016)
Residency: University of Florida College of Medicine (2014)
Graduate: Shiraz University of Medical Science Faculty of Medicine (2007)