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Shefali Mahesh, MD

Medical Staff President; Dr. Noah Miller Endowed Chair in Pediatric Medicine; Pediatric Nephrologist

Mahesh, Shefali MD
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Dr. Mahesh is the director of pediatric nephrology and president of the medical staff at Akron Children’s Hospital. She attended medical school at the Topiwala National Medical College & BYI Nair Charitable Hospital in Mumbai, India. She completed her pediatric residency at the State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center, N.Y. and a fellowship in pediatric nephrology at the Children’s Hospital of Montefiore/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, N.Y. She’s certified in pediatrics with a subspecialty certification in pediatric nephrology by the American Board of Pediatrics. Dr. Mahesh is the Dr. Noah Miller Endowed Chair in Pediatric Medicine and clinical associate professor, pediatrics at Northeast Ohio Medical University and is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Society of Pediatric Nephrology, American Society of Nephrology and the International Pediatric Nephrology Association.

Nephrology
Nephrology, Boardman
Medical School:
Topiwala National Medical College, Mumbai, India
Residency:
Pediatrics: SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
Fellowship:
Pediatric Nephrology: Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Bronx, NY
Board Certifications:
American Board of Pediatrics; Pediatric Nephrology
Academic Appointments:
Chair, Department of Pediatrics, Northeast Ohio Medical University
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