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Samir V Parikh

Clinical Advisor at Kezar Life Sciences

Dr. Samir V Parikh is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology at Ohio State University. Dr Parikh received his Doctor of Medicine from the University of Cincinnati College Of Medicine. He joined the College of Medicine Faculty in 2011 and became an Associate Professor in 2019. Dr. Parikh served as the Director of Nephrology clinical trials for 7 years from 2013-2020.

Clinically, Dr. Parikh focuses in caring for patients with glomerular diseases including lupus nephritis. Dr. Parikh research has focused on uncovering novel biomarkers of disease in LN and optimizing the use of kidney biopsy to inform management decisions in LN. Dr. Parikh is involved in clinical trial development and design for investigator-initiated and industry sponsored trials. He is and has been the Principal Investigator on many trials of novel therapeutics for Lupus nephritis and other glomerular diseases.