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
- Dialysis
- Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS)
- Membranous Nephropathy
- Nephrotic Syndrome
- Proteinuria
- Proteinuria (EXCESS PROTEIN IN URINE)
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Berger's Disease
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Crescentic Glomerulonephritis
- Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS)
- Hypertensive Nephrosclerosis
- Lupus Nephritis
- Membranous Nephropathy
- Minimal Change Disease
- Nephrotic Syndrome
- Proteinuria
- Proteinuria (EXCESS PROTEIN IN URINE)
Procedures I perform
- Dialysis
- Laparoscopic Kidney Biopsy
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
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Medicare FFS
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Sentara Health
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Optimum Choice
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-Open HMO Option
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- OA Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Beech Street PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Choice POS
- CareFirst EPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-POS Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open HMO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- HighMark
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna HMO
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Choice POS II
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Network OA
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Employee Health Plan
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Navigate
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- TRICARE East Prime
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-Network Only Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Nephrology
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.