Ramin Sam, MD
Clinical Professor
College: University of Illinois-Urbana
Medical School: University of Illinois-Chicago
Internal Medicine Residency: Loyola University
Nephrology Fellowship: Loyola University
Interests: My clinical/research interests are varied and include sodium disorders, hemodialysis, acid/base disorders, transjugular kidney biopsies and lipoprotein glomerulonephropathy.
Editorial board for the American Journal of Nephrology.
Medical director of the Fresenius Potrero Ave dialysis unit.
Main editor of book entitled "Understanding basic renal pathophysiology" published by Nova publishers, https://www.novapublishers.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=64010
Publications
Wagner B, Ing TS, Roumelioti ME, Sam R, Argyropoulos CP, Lew SQ, Unruh ML, Dorin RI, Degnan JH, Tzamaloukas AH. Hypernatremia in Hyperglycemia: Clinical Features and Relationship to Fractional Changes in Body Water and Monovalent Cations during Its Development. Journal of clinical medicine 2024. PMID: 38610721
Sam R, Rankin L, Ulasi I, Frantzen L, Nitsch D, Henner D, Molony D, Wagner J, Chen J, Agarwal SK, Howard A, Atkinson R, Landry D, Pastan SO, Kalantar-Zadeh K. Vaccination for Patients Receiving Dialysis. Kidney Medicine 2023. PMID: 38435066
Lew SQ, Asci G, Rootjes PA, Ok E, Penne EL, Sam R, Tzamaloukas AH, Ing TS, Raimann JG. The role of intra- and interdialytic sodium balance and restriction in dialysis therapies. Frontiers in medicine 2023. PMID: 38111694
Sam R, Zhang L, Tuot DS, Chaudhry R. The Decrease in Serum Total Cholesterol and Low-Density Lipoprotein (LDL) Concentrations With the Initiation of Hemodialysis Despite a Concomitant Increase in Serum Albumin Concentrations. Cureus 2023. PMID: 38022186
Aziz F, Sam R, Lew SQ, Massie L, Misra M, Roumelioti ME, Argyropoulos CP, Ing TS, Tzamaloukas AH. Pseudohyponatremia: Mechanism, Diagnosis, Clinical Associations and Management. Journal of clinical medicine 2023. PMID: 37373769
Rachel R. Johnson, Anatoly Urisman, Kerry C. Cho, Ramin Sam, Sandy W. Wong. Outcomes for Patients With Renal AA Amyloidosis Associated With Injection Heroin Use. Complement Activation 2022. PMID:
Kohn OF, Lew SQ, Wong SS, Sam R, Chen HC, Raiman JG, Leehey DJ, Tzamaloukas AH, Ing TS. Using herbs medically without knowing their composition: are we playing Russian roulette? 2022. PMID: 35362342
Rohrscheib M, Sam R, Raj DS, Argyropoulos CP, Unruh ML, Lew SQ, Ing TS, Levin NW, Tzamaloukas AH. Edelman Revisited: Concepts, Achievements, and Challenges. 2022. PMID: 35083255
Lew SQ, Sam R, Tzamaloukas AH, Ing TS. A four-stream method for providing variable dialysis fluid bicarbonate concentrations for bicarbonate-based dialysis fluid delivery systems. Artificial organs 2021. PMID: 34637152
Ing TS, Lew SQ, Tzamaloukas AH, Sam R. Solute-free water excretion and electrolyte-free water excretion are better terms than solute-free water clearance and electrolyte-free water clearance. International urology and nephrology 2021. PMID: 33687641
Hanna RM, Ferrey A, Rhee CM, Sam R, Pearce D, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Don BR. Building a hemodiafiltration system from readily available components for continuous renal replacement therapy under disasters and pandemics: preparing for an acute kidney injury surge during COVID-19. Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension 2021. PMID: 33186219
Koganti D, Sam R. Report of Dialysis-Induced Hypophosphatemia Leading to Reversible Encephalopathy Prevented by Adding Phosphorus to the Dialysate. Blood purification 2020. PMID: 31940631
S. M. Kurt Lee, Hon-Lok Tang, Ramin Sam, Susie Q. Lew. Steven Chu, ??? 1997 Nobel Laureate in Physics. 2019. PMID:
Wang A, Sam R. Does significant renal ablation truly and invariably lead to hyperfiltration and progressive chronic kidney disease? Clinical and experimental nephrology 2016. PMID: 27738776
Lejmi H, Jen KY, Olson JL, James SH, Sam R. Characteristics of AA amyloidosis patients in San Francisco. Nephrology (Carlton, Vic.) 2016. PMID: 26370715
Sam R, Tang HL, Kjellstrand CM, Ing TS. Preventing/treating hypophosphatemia by adding phosphate to the dialysate. The International journal of artificial organs 2015. PMID: 26689145
Sarahian S, Pouria MM, Ing TS, Sam R. Hypervolemic hypernatremia is the most common type of hypernatremia in the intensive care unit. International urology and nephrology 2015. PMID: 26377488
Makehei S, Sam R. Does lactate account for all of the increase in anion gap in cases of metformin-induced lactic acidosis? Clinical and experimental nephrology 2015. PMID: 25982073
Tang HL, Lau KK, Sam R, Ing TS. Chest wall abscesses due to continuous application of silicone gel sheets for keloid management. BMJ case reports 2015. PMID: 25920733
Carlson AQ, Tuot DS, Jen KY, Butcher B, Graf J, Sam R, Imboden JB. Pauci-immune glomerulonephritis in individuals with disease associated with levamisole-adulterated cocaine: a series of 4 cases. Volume 93 of Issue 17. Medicine 2014. PMID: 25398064
Sam R, Kjellstrand CM, Doherty C, Ing TS. Addition of monosodium dihydrogen phosphate to an acid concentrate to prepare a phosphate-enriched, bicarbonate-based hemodialysis solution. Artificial organs 2014. PMID: 25234765
Sam R, Joshi A, James S, Jen KY, Amani F, Hart P, Schwartz MM. Lupus-like membranous nephropathy: Is it lupus or not? Clinical and experimental nephrology 2014. PMID: 24993947
Sam R, Kjellstrand CM, Doherty C, Ing TS. Using disodium monohydrogen phosphate to prepare a phosphate-enriched hemodialysate. Hemodialysis international. International Symposium on Home Hemodialysis 2013. PMID: 23919815
Ramin Sam, Jose A.L. Arruda. G.R. Love: A Dialysis Pioneer. Dialysis 2012. PMID:
Sam R, Feizi I. Understanding hypernatremia. American journal of nephrology 2012. PMID: 22739333
Sam R, Hsieh J, James S.. Dialysis: History, development and promise. Ing TS, Rahman M, Kjellstrand CM Hemaport needleless arteriovenous access. 2012. PMID:
Sam R, Hart P, Haghighat R, Ing TS. Hypervolemic hypernatremia in patients recovering from acute kidney injury in the intensive care unit. Clinical and experimental nephrology 2011. PMID: 21947735
Sam R, Kjellstrand CM, Ing TS. Preparation of phosphate-enriched hemodialysates. Hemodialysis international. International Symposium on Home Hemodialysis 2011. PMID: 22098632
G. Dunea, C. Brecklin, A. Gupta, P. Hart, R. Sam, E. C. Smith. Nephrology in Brief 19-4. Kidney 2010. PMID:
Sam R, Ing TS.. Practical Manual of renal medicine; nephrology, dialysis, transplantation. Lai KN Sodium and water disturbances. 2009. PMID:
Ramin Sam, Todd S. Ing. Sodium and Water Disturbances. A Practical Manual of Renal Medicine 2009. PMID:
Ramin Sam, Orly F. Kohn, May T. Chow, Todd S. Ing. CHAPTER 71 Gastrointestinal Problems in Acute Renal Failure. 2009. PMID:
Sam R, Kohn OF, Chow MT, Ing TS.. Critical Care Nephrology. Ronce C, Bellomo R, Kellum JA Gastrointestinal problems in acute renal failure. 2009. PMID:
G Dunea, C Brecklin, A Gupta, P Hart, R Sam, EC Smith. Nephrology in Brief. Kidney 2009. PMID:
G Dunea, C Brecklin, A Gupta, P Hart, R Sam, EC Smith. Nephrology in Brief. Kidney 2008. PMID:
G. Dunea, C. Brecklin, A. Gupta, P. Hart, R. Sam, E. C. Smith. Nephrology in Brief. Kidney 2008. PMID:
Sam R, Khalid S, Brecklin C, Schwartz M, Dunea G. A case of lymphangioleiomyomatosis with membranous nephropathy and likely systemic lupus. Clinical and experimental nephrology 2008. PMID: 18820829
G. Dunea, C. Brecklin, A. Gupta, P. Hart, R. Sam, E. C. Smith. Nephrology in Brief. Kidney 2008. PMID:
G. Dunea, C. Brecklin, A. Gupta, P. Hart, R. Sam, E. C. Smith. Nephrology in Brief. Kidney 2008. PMID:
G. Dunea, C. Brecklin, A Gupta, P. Hart, R. Sam, E. C. Smith. Nephrology in Brief. Kidney 2008. PMID:
Singh AK, Gudehithlu KP, Sam R, Arruda JA, Dunea G, Gaffari A, Sethupathi P. Determination of carbamylated hemoglobin by an enzyme immunoassay (ELISA) based on a novel antibody. Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry 2008. PMID: 18307985
G. Dunea, C. Brecklin, A. Gupta, P. Hart, R. Sam, E. C. Smith. Nephrology in Brief. Kidney 2008. PMID:
Ramin Sam, Leila Haghighat, Carl M. Kjellstrand, Todd S. Ing. CHAPTER 30 Hemolysis During Hemodialysis. Handbook of Dialysis Therapy 2008. PMID:
Sam R, Vaseemuddin M, Siddique A, Haghighat L, Kazlauskaite R, An G, Hanumadass ML. Hypercalcemia in patients in the burn intensive care unit. Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association 2007. PMID: 17762386
Pandey R, Sam R. Infective endocarditis in hemodialysis patients. The International journal of artificial organs 2007. PMID: 17520571
Sam R, Haghighat L, Kjellstrand CM, Ing TS.. Handbook of dialysis therapy. Nissenson and Fine Hemolysis during hemodialysis. 2007. PMID:
Sam R, Wanna L, Gudehithlu KP, Garber SL, Dunea G, Arruda JA, Singh AK. Glomerular epithelial cells transform to myofibroblasts: early but not late removal of TGF-beta1 reverses transformation. Translational research : the journal of laboratory and clinical medicine 2006. PMID: 16938652
Ing TS, Leong WH, Sam R, Tzamaloukas AH, Kjellstrand CM. Use of the adjective 'membranous' to categorize hemodiafiltration and hemofiltration. The International journal of artificial organs 2006. PMID: 16969760
Sam R, Wu H, Yue L, Mazzone T, Schwartz MM, Arruda JA, Dunea G, Singh AK. Lipoprotein glomerulopathy: a new apolipoprotein E mutation with enhanced glomerular binding. American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2006. PMID: 16490634
Sam R, Patel P. Sildenafil in dialysis patients. The International journal of artificial organs 2006. PMID: 16685669
Sam R, Vaseemuddin M, Leong WH, Rogers BE, Kjellstrand CM, Ing TS. Composition and clinical use of hemodialysates. Hemodialysis international. International Symposium on Home Hemodialysis 2006. PMID: 16441823
Vaseemuddin M, Sam R. Large B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma. American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2005. PMID: 16315353
Sam R. The role of epithelial to mesenchymal transdifferentiation in end-stage renal disease. The International journal of artificial organs 2004. PMID: 15521213
Sam R, Shaykh MS, Pegoraro AA, Khalili V, Hristea I, Singh AK, Arruda JA, Dunea G. The significance of trace proteinuria. American journal of nephrology 2003. PMID: 14583662
Sam R, Chebrolu SB, Reyes CV, Pierce KL, Molnar Z, Dhand R, Ing TS. Transjugular renal biopsy in an unconscious patient maintained on mechanical ventilation. Clinical nephrology 2003. PMID: 12872859
Idilman R, Colantoni A, De Maria N, Ustun C, Sam R, Ing TS, Akan H, Koc H, Van Thiel DH. Impaired antibody response rates after high dose short interval hepatitis B virus vaccination of immunosuppressed individuals. Hepato-gastroenterology 2003. PMID: 12630026
Sam R, Sahani M, Ulozas E, Leehey DJ, Ing TS, Gandhi VC. Utility of a peritoneal dialysis leukocyte test strip in the diagnosis of peritonitis. Artificial organs 2002. PMID: 12072112
Sam R, Ing TS. Transjugular renal biopsy: when to do it and when not to? The International journal of artificial organs 2001. PMID: 11693414
Sam R, Leehey DJ, Picken MM, Borge MA, Yetter EM, Ing TS, Van Thiel DH. Transjugular renal biopsy in patients with liver disease. American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2001. PMID: 11382682
Sahani MM, Daoud TM, Sam R, Andrews J, Cheng YL, Kjellstrand CM, Ing TS. Dialysis Disequilibrium Syndrome Revisited. Hemodialysis international. International Symposium on Home Hemodialysis 2001. PMID: 28452440
Sam R, Leehey DJ. Improved graft survival after renal transplantation in the United States, 1988 to 1996. The New England journal of medicine 2000. PMID: 10866557
Sam R, Patel SB, Popli A, Leehey DJ, Gambertoglio JG, Ing TS. Removal of Foscarnet by hemodialysis using dialysate-side values. The International journal of artificial organs 2000. PMID: 10795660
Goswami R, Lacson R, Yang E, Sam R, Unterman T. Functional analysis of glucocorticoid and insulin response sequences in the rat insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-1 promoter. Endocrinology 1994. PMID: 7507835