Ramin Sam, MD
Professor
Medicine
School of Medicine

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

• Outcomes for Patients With Renal AA Amyloidosis Associated With Injection Heroin Use.
  Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 2022 Rachel R. Johnson, Anatoly Urisman, Kerry C. Cho, Ramin Sam, Sandy W. Wong
• Using herbs medically without knowing their composition: are we playing Russian roulette?
  Current medical research and opinion 2022 Kohn OF, Lew SQ, Wong SS, Sam R, Chen HC, Raimann JG, Leehey DJ, Tzamaloukas AH, Ing TS
• Edelman Revisited: Concepts, Achievements, and Challenges.
  Frontiers in medicine 2022 Rohrscheib M, Sam R, Raj DS, Argyropoulos CP, Unruh ML, Lew SQ, Ing TS, Levin NW, Tzamaloukas AH
• A four-stream method for providing variable dialysis fluid bicarbonate concentrations for bicarbonate-based dialysis fluid delivery systems.
  Artificial organs 2021 Lew SQ, Sam R, Tzamaloukas AH, Ing TS
• 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 Ing TS, Lew SQ, Tzamaloukas AH, Sam R
• 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 Hanna RM, Ferrey A, Rhee CM, Sam R, Pearce D, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Don BR
• Report of Dialysis-Induced Hypophosphatemia Leading to Reversible Encephalopathy Prevented by Adding Phosphorus to the Dialysate.
  Blood purification 2020 Koganti D, Sam R
• Steven Chu, ??? 1997 Nobel Laureate in Physics.
  2019 S. M. Kurt Lee, Hon-Lok Tang, Ramin Sam, Susie Q. Lew
• Does significant renal ablation truly and invariably lead to hyperfiltration and progressive chronic kidney disease?
  Clinical and experimental nephrology 2016 Wang A, Sam R
• Characteristics of AA amyloidosis patients in San Francisco.
  Nephrology (Carlton, Vic.) 2016 Lejmi H, Jen KY, Olson JL, James SH, Sam R
• Preventing/treating hypophosphatemia by adding phosphate to the dialysate.
  The International journal of artificial organs 2015 Sam R, Tang HL, Kjellstrand CM, Ing TS
• Hypervolemic hypernatremia is the most common type of hypernatremia in the intensive care unit.
  International urology and nephrology 2015 Sarahian S, Pouria MM, Ing TS, 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 Makehei S, Sam R
• Chest wall abscesses due to continuous application of silicone gel sheets for keloid management.
  BMJ case reports 2015 Tang HL, Lau KK, Sam R, Ing TS
• Pauci-immune glomerulonephritis in individuals with disease associated with levamisole-adulterated cocaine: a series of 4 cases.
  Medicine 2014 Carlson AQ, Tuot DS, Jen KY, Butcher B, Graf J, Sam R, Imboden JB
• Addition of monosodium dihydrogen phosphate to an acid concentrate to prepare a phosphate-enriched, bicarbonate-based hemodialysis solution.
  Artificial organs 2014 Sam R, Kjellstrand CM, Doherty C, Ing TS
• Lupus-like membranous nephropathy: Is it lupus or not?
  Clinical and experimental nephrology 2014 Sam R, Joshi A, James S, Jen KY, Amani F, Hart P, Schwartz MM
• Using disodium monohydrogen phosphate to prepare a phosphate-enriched hemodialysate.
  Hemodialysis international. International Symposium on Home Hemodialysis 2013 Sam R, Kjellstrand CM, Doherty C, Ing TS
• G.R. Love: A Dialysis Pioneer.
  Dialysis 2012 Ramin Sam, Jose A.L. Arruda
• Understanding hypernatremia.
  American journal of nephrology 2012 Sam R, Feizi I
• Dialysis: History, development and promise. Ing TS, Rahman M, Kjellstrand CM
  Hemaport needleless arteriovenous access. 2012 Sam R, Hsieh J, James S.
• Hypervolemic hypernatremia in patients recovering from acute kidney injury in the intensive care unit.
  Clinical and experimental nephrology 2011 Sam R, Hart P, Haghighat R, Ing TS
• Preparation of phosphate-enriched hemodialysates.
  Hemodialysis international. International Symposium on Home Hemodialysis 2011 Sam R, Kjellstrand CM, Ing TS
• Nephrology in Brief 19-4.
  Kidney 2010 G. Dunea, C. Brecklin, A. Gupta, P. Hart, R. Sam, E. C. Smith
• Practical Manual of renal medicine; nephrology, dialysis, transplantation. Lai KN
  Sodium and water disturbances. 2009 Sam R, Ing TS.
• Sodium and Water Disturbances.
  A Practical Manual of Renal Medicine 2009 Ramin Sam, Todd S. Ing
• CHAPTER 71 Gastrointestinal Problems in Acute Renal Failure.
  2009 Ramin Sam, Orly F. Kohn, May T. Chow, Todd S. Ing
• Critical Care Nephrology. Ronce C, Bellomo R, Kellum JA
  Gastrointestinal problems in acute renal failure. 2009 Sam R, Kohn OF, Chow MT, Ing TS.
• Nephrology in Brief.
  Kidney 2009 G Dunea, C Brecklin, A Gupta, P Hart, R Sam, EC Smith
• Nephrology in Brief.
  Kidney 2008 G Dunea, C Brecklin, A Gupta, P Hart, R Sam, EC Smith
• Nephrology in Brief.
  Kidney 2008 G. Dunea, C. Brecklin, A. Gupta, P. Hart, R. Sam, E. C. Smith
• A case of lymphangioleiomyomatosis with membranous nephropathy and likely systemic lupus.
  Clinical and experimental nephrology 2008 Sam R, Khalid S, Brecklin C, Schwartz M, Dunea G
• Nephrology in Brief.
  Kidney 2008 G. Dunea, C. Brecklin, A. Gupta, P. Hart, R. Sam, E. C. Smith
• Nephrology in Brief.
  Kidney 2008 G. Dunea, C. Brecklin, A. Gupta, P. Hart, R. Sam, E. C. Smith
• Nephrology in Brief.
  Kidney 2008 G. Dunea, C. Brecklin, A Gupta, P. Hart, R. Sam, E. C. Smith
• Determination of carbamylated hemoglobin by an enzyme immunoassay (ELISA) based on a novel antibody.
  Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry 2008 Singh AK, Gudehithlu KP, Sam R, Arruda JA, Dunea G, Gaffari A, Sethupathi P
• Nephrology in Brief.
  Kidney 2008 G. Dunea, C. Brecklin, A. Gupta, P. Hart, R. Sam, E. C. Smith
• CHAPTER 30 Hemolysis During Hemodialysis.
  Handbook of Dialysis Therapy 2008 Ramin Sam, Leila Haghighat, Carl M. Kjellstrand, Todd S. Ing
• Hypercalcemia in patients in the burn intensive care unit.
  Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association 2007 Sam R, Vaseemuddin M, Siddique A, Haghighat L, Kazlauskaite R, An G, Hanumadass ML
• Infective endocarditis in hemodialysis patients.
  The International journal of artificial organs 2007 Pandey R, Sam R
• Handbook of dialysis therapy. Nissenson and Fine
  Hemolysis during hemodialysis. 2007 Sam R, Haghighat L, Kjellstrand CM, Ing TS.
• 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 Sam R, Wanna L, Gudehithlu KP, Garber SL, Dunea G, Arruda JA, Singh AK
• Use of the adjective 'membranous' to categorize hemodiafiltration and hemofiltration.
  The International journal of artificial organs 2006 Ing TS, Leong WH, Sam R, Tzamaloukas AH, Kjellstrand CM
• 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 Sam R, Wu H, Yue L, Mazzone T, Schwartz MM, Arruda JA, Dunea G, Singh AK
• Sildenafil in dialysis patients.
  The International journal of artificial organs 2006 Sam R, Patel P
• Composition and clinical use of hemodialysates.
  Hemodialysis international. International Symposium on Home Hemodialysis 2006 Sam R, Vaseemuddin M, Leong WH, Rogers BE, Kjellstrand CM, Ing TS
• Large B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
  American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2005 Vaseemuddin M, Sam R
• The role of epithelial to mesenchymal transdifferentiation in end-stage renal disease.
  The International journal of artificial organs 2004 Sam R
• The significance of trace proteinuria.
  American journal of nephrology 2003 Sam R, Shaykh MS, Pegoraro AA, Khalili V, Hristea I, Singh AK, Arruda JA, Dunea G
• Transjugular renal biopsy in an unconscious patient maintained on mechanical ventilation.
  Clinical nephrology 2003 Sam R, Chebrolu SB, Reyes CV, Pierce KL, Molnar Z, Dhand R, Ing TS
• Impaired antibody response rates after high dose short interval hepatitis B virus vaccination of immunosuppressed individuals.
  Hepato-gastroenterology 2003 Idilman R, Colantoni A, De Maria N, Ustun C, Sam R, Ing TS, Akan H, Koc H, Van Thiel DH
• Utility of a peritoneal dialysis leukocyte test strip in the diagnosis of peritonitis.
  Artificial organs 2002 Sam R, Sahani M, Ulozas E, Leehey DJ, Ing TS, Gandhi VC
• Transjugular renal biopsy: when to do it and when not to?
  The International journal of artificial organs 2001 Sam R, Ing TS
• Transjugular renal biopsy in patients with liver disease.
  American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2001 Sam R, Leehey DJ, Picken MM, Borge MA, Yetter EM, Ing TS, Van Thiel DH
• Dialysis Disequilibrium Syndrome Revisited.
  Hemodialysis international. International Symposium on Home Hemodialysis 2001 Sahani MM, Daoud TM, Sam R, Andrews J, Cheng YL, Kjellstrand CM, Ing TS
• Improved graft survival after renal transplantation in the United States, 1988 to 1996.
  The New England journal of medicine 2000 Sam R, Leehey DJ
• Removal of Foscarnet by hemodialysis using dialysate-side values.
  The International journal of artificial organs 2000 Sam R, Patel SB, Popli A, Leehey DJ, Gambertoglio JG, Ing TS
• Functional analysis of glucocorticoid and insulin response sequences in the rat insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-1 promoter.
  Endocrinology 1994 Goswami R, Lacson R, Yang E, Sam R, Unterman T