Amar D. Bansal MD FASN
Amar D. Bansal MD FASN
Associate Professor of Medicine, Renal and Electrolyte Division
Associate Professor, Section of Palliative Care
Dr. Amar Bansal is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine and Associate Program Director of the School of Medicine’s Nephrology Training Program. Dr. Bansal is also a course leader in VitalTalk, a non-profit company designed to teach communication skills. His research interests include communication strategies, directed interventions, and epidemiology of patients with advanced chronic kidney disease who choose renal supportive care. He is also interested in decision-making related to dialysis initiation.Dr. Bansal has served as Site PI for two NIH-NIA grant-funded projects studying planning for patients with end-stage kidney disease and the use of a video decision aid and video declaration process for older patients with Chronic Kidney Disease.
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