Dr. Agrawal's clinical interests focus on general nephrology.

Her research interests include BK virus nephropathy, The role of adiponectin in lupus nephritis, and acute humoral rejection after kidney transplant.

Awards and Organizations

• American College of Physicians

Select Publications:

1. Wong, W., Agrawal, N., Pascual, M., Anderson, D.C., Hirsch, H.H., Fujimoto, K., Cararelli, F., Winkelmayer, W.C., Cosimi, A.B., Tolkoff-Rubin, N.:  Comparison of Two Dosages of Thymoglobulin Used as a Short Course for Induction in Kidney Transplantation.  Transplant Int., 19(8):629-635, 2006.
2. Agrawal, N., Chiang, L.K., Rifkin, I.R. Lupus Nephritis. Semin Nephrol. 2006 Mar 26(2):95-104. Review.
3. Bijol., V., Agrawal., Abernethy, V.E., Rifkin, I.R., and Rennke, H.G.:  A 57 Year Old Woman with Recently Diagnosed Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Proteinuria and Microhematuria.  Am J Kidney Dis. 2006 Dec;48(6):1004-8.
4. Neerja Agrawal, Michelle A. Josephson. Posttransplant bone disease. Transplantation Reviews, July 2007 (Vol. 21, Issue 3, Pages 143-154).
5. Yasuda, K., Richez, C., Maciaszek, J., Agrawal, N., and Rifkin, I.R.:  Mechanism by which Immune Complexes Activate Dendritic Cells.  (In press).

Medical School:
Federal University of Paraiba, Brazil

Residency:
Medical College of Pennsylvania

Fellowship:
Boston University
University of Chicago