Clinical and Research Background
Dr. Najafian is a Renal Pathologist with diagnostic expertise in medical kidney biopsies using light, immunofluorescent and electron microscopy techniques. He specializes in diagnosing both transplant and native medical kidney diseases. Dr. Najafian’s research is focused on structural-functional relationships of kidney disease, especially in diabetic nephropathy and Fabry disease, mechanisms of podocyte injury in Fabry disease and non-invasive biomarkers of kidney injury with especial focus on podocyturia and plasma microparticles.
Board Certifications
Board Certified in Anatomic Pathology
Academic and Medical Appointments
Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 2021-Present
Director, Renal Pathology Fellowship Program, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 2015-2021
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 2015-2021
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 2010-2015
Attending Pathologist, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA, 2010-Present
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, MN, 2010-2010
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, MN, 2008-2010
Attending Pathologist, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview, MN, 2007-2010
Assistant Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, MN, 2007-2010
Instructor, Nursing School, IRI Army University of Medical Sciences, Iran, 1996-1998
Emergency Room Physician, 504 Army Hospital, Tehran, Iran, 1996-1998
Education and Training
Clinical Fellow, Renal Pathology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 2006-2007
Resident, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, MN, 2003-2006
Post-doctoral Fellowship, Pediatric Nephrology, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, MN, 2001-2002
Medical Doctorate, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, 1989-1996
Publications
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