Anjay Rastogi, MD, PhD

Academic/Professional Titles

• Professor – Clinical Medicine
• Clinical Chief of Nephrology
• Director – CORE Kidney Health Program
• Director – Nephrology Clinical Research Program
• Director – UCLA Nephro-Genetics Program
• Director – UCLA PKD Program
• Director – UCLA Fabry Program
• Director – UCLA Alport Syndrome Program
• Director – UCLA ESRD | Dialysis Program
• Director – UCLA Hypertension Program
• Director – UCLA Diabetic Kidney Disease Program
• Director – UCLA Diet & Nutrition and Kidney Disease Program
• Director – Bruin Beans Health Club
• Council member – Peritoneal Dialysis Council
• Committee member – UCLA CTSI
• Committee member – Vifor P21 Publcation Steering Committee
• Committee member – UCLA Nephrolohu Privileging Committee
• Reviewer – Peer Review Committee
• ALIGN Study National Leader – CHINOOK
• National Leader – Daprodustat PHI Phase III Clinical Program
• Director – DaVita Century City Dialysis Unit
• Director – DaVita Brentwood Dialysis Unit

Bio

Anjay Rastogi, MD PhD is Professor and Clinical Chief of Nephrology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California. Dr. Rastogi is board certified in Nephrology and has a doctoral degree (PhD) in Pharmacology. He did his Internal Medicine residency and Nephrology fellowship at UCLA; he completed his graduate training under the mentorship of Nobel Laureate Professor, Louis Ignarro also at UCLA. Dr. Rastogi founded and is the Director of the UCLA CORE Kidney Health Program. This Program is based on our CORE values of Clinical excellence, Outreach, Research, and Education. He is heavily involved in research and serves as the Director of Nephrology Clinical Research Program and other multiple programs at UCLA. These programs are dedicated to providing the best comprehensive and integrated care to patients and their families. He founded the Bruin Beans Health Club at UCLA, an undergraduate club with the mission of mentoring our future leaders in healthcare. Dr. Rastogi received an award for the UCLA Exceptional MD of the Year Award in 2014 for his demonstration of the UCLA values of Compassion, Respect, Excellence, Discovery, Integrity, and Teamwork.

UCLA CORE Kidney Health Program

Patient Stories

UCLA Health Patient Stories(Link is external)

Never giving up hope with kidney disease(Link is external) (Link opens in new window)
Kidney awareness event hosted by Dr. Rastogi(Link is external) (Link opens in new window)
2017 Kidney Health Fair was powerful, educational, and inspiring(Link is external) (Link opens in new window)
Trial for Life(Link is external) (Link opens in new window)
In Sickness and in Health (1 of 2)(Link is external) (Link opens in new window)
In Sickness and in Health (2 of 2)(Link is external) (Link opens in new window)
Getting Dad on a Plan(Link is external) (Link opens in new window)
Dialysis Didn't Fit Career Plan(Link is external) (Link opens in new window)