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