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Jai Radhakrishnan, MD

Clinical Chief, Nephrology Division
Clinical Director of the Division of Nephrology

Call (212) 305-3273 for appointments.
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About Jai Radhakrishnan, MD:

Dr. Jai Radhakrishnan, MD, MS is a Professor of Medicine at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and a nephrologist at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. He provides comprehensive care for patients with complex kidney disease, with particular expertise in rare and glomerular disorders, including focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, lupus nephritis, ANCA vasculitis and IgA nephropathy, as well as the clinical spectrum of hypertension-related kidney disease. His clinical approach emphasizes accurate diagnosis, longitudinal risk assessment, and individualized therapy grounded in evidence and shared decision-making.

Dr. Radhakrishnan’s academic work focuses on advancing care and outcomes in rare kidney diseases through clinical research, patient-centered studies, and collaborative, multicenter efforts. He is actively engaged in medical education and mentorship, supporting trainees and colleagues through teaching, program development, and scholarly work, including contributions to the nephrology literature. Outside of medicine, he practices iaido and enjoys playing blues guitar.

Expertise:

Biopsies
Glomerular Diseases and Nephrotic Syndrome
Hypertension
Intensive Care
Kidney Disease
Kidney Failure
Kidney Stones
Lupus
Nephrology
Vasculitis

Honors:

Dr. Jai Radhakrishnan has received multiple institutional teaching honors, including the Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching, Fellow of the Year at Columbia-Presbyterian, Junior and Senior Attending of the Year in the Department of Medicine, the Ewig Clinical Education Award, the Daniel V. Kimberg Memorial Teaching Award, and the Charles W. Bohmfalk Award for Excellence in Pre-clinical Teaching at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons; he was also named to the Glenda Garvey Teaching Academy and the Academy of Clinical Excellence. He has been recognized for patient care and professional excellence through listings in Best Doctors in America, New York Times Magazine Super Doctors, and Castle Connolly Top Doctor (NY Metro Area) and America’s Top Doctor, as well as New York Magazine Best Doctors, and he was selected as Faculty of the Year by Faculty of 1000; he also delivered the 36th Annual Conrad L. Pirani Lecture at the Columbia Renal Biopsy Course and is a Fellow of the American Society of Nephrology and the National Kidney Foundation.

Interests:

Epidemiology and treatment protocols for primary glomerular disease
Lupus Nephritis

Languages:

Hindi

Appointments:

Professor of Medicine at CUMC

Education:

Medical School: Jawaharlal Institute - India
MS, Columbia Mailman School of Public Health
Internship: Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center
Residency: Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center
Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital
Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center

New Patients:

YES

Locations

Primary Locations:

CUIMC/51 Audubon Avenue Office

51 Audubon Avenue
Floor 4
New York, NY 10032

For new and current patient appointments, call:
(212) 305-3273
Fax:
(212) 305-6692

Insurances:

Please contact the doctor's office directly to verify that your particular insurance is accepted.

AETNA [PPO, Medicare Managed Care, Student Health, NY Signature, EPO, HMO, Aetna Signature Administrators, POS]
Affinity Health Plan [Medicaid Managed Care, Essential Plan]
Amida Care [Special Needs]
CIGNA [HMO, PPO, EPO, POS, Great West (National)]
Emblem/GHI [PPO, Medicare Managed Care]
Emblem/HIP [Vytra, Select Care (Exchange), Medicare Managed Care, Medicaid Managed Care, Essential Plan, ConnectiCare, POS, EPO, HMO, PPO]
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthPlus [Medicaid Managed Care, Child/Family Health Plus, Essential Plan]
Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield [Medicare Managed Care, PPO, HMO, EPO]
Fidelis Care [Essential Plan, Medicaid Managed Care, Medicare Managed Care, Child/Family Health Plus]
Healthfirst [Medicaid Managed Care, Medicare Managed Care, Child/Family Health Plus, Leaf (Exchange)]
Healthspring (Cigna Medicare) [Medicare Managed Care]
Local 1199 [Local 1199]
MVP Health Care [Child/Family Health Plus, Essential Plan, Medicaid Managed Care, HMO]
MagnaCare (National) [MagnaCare]
Medicare [Traditional Medicare, Railroad]
Multiplan [Multiplan]
RiverSpring [Special Needs]
UnitedHealthcare [Columbia University Employee Plan, POS, HMO, Compass (Exchange), Empire Plan, PPO, Oxford Liberty, Oxford Freedom, Oxford HMO, Medicaid (Community Plan), Medicare Managed Care]
VNSNY CHOICE [SelectHealth, Medicare Managed Care, Special Needs]
WellCare [Medicaid Managed Care, Medicare Managed Care]
World Trade Center Health Plan [World Trade Center Health Plan]

Publications:

  • Pathologic Classification of Diabetic Nephropathy. 2010. PMID: 20167701. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20167701/ (PubMed)
  • Under-documentation of chronic kidney disease in the electronic health record in outpatients. 2010. PMID: 20819869. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20819869/ (PubMed)
  • Tenofovir nephrotoxicity: awith distinctive clinical, pathological, and mitochondrial abnormalities. 2010. PMID: 20811330. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20811330/ (PubMed)
  • Lithium nephrotoxicity: a progressive combined glomerular and tubulointerstitial nephropathy. 2000. P/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10906157/ (PubMed)
  • C3 glomerulonephritis and dense deposit disease share a similar disease course in a large United States cohort of patients with C3 glomerulopathy. 2018. PMID: 29310824. https:gov/29310824/ (PubMed)
  • Diagnostic Utility of Exome Sequencing for Kidney Disease. 2019. PMID: 30586318. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30586318/ (PubMed)
  • Standardized Outcomes in Nephrology-Glomerular Disease (SONG-GD): establishingr trials in patients with glomerular disease. 2019. PMID: 31122702. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31122702/ (PubMed)
  • Rituximab or Cyclosporine in the Treatment of Membranous Nephropa64. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31269364/ (PubMed)
  • Executive summary of the KDIGO 2021 Guideline for the Management of Glomerular Diseases. 2021. PMID: 34556300. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34556300/ (PubMed)
  • Rituximab in adult minimal change disease and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis - What is known and what is still unknown? 2020. PMID: 32942039. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32942039/ (PubMed)
  • Countries Visited for Humanitarian Missions:

    India