Identification of nephropathy candidate genes by comparing sclerosis-prone and sclerosis-resistant mouse strain kidney transcriptomes
El-Meanawy A, Schelling JR, Iyengar SK, Hayden P, Barathan S, et al. BMC Nephrology. 2012;13:61.
The physician
Shrinath Barathan
MD FACP FASN
A nephrologist and internist in his thirty-first year of practice: attending physician at Cedars‑Sinai Medical Center since 2003, twenty years on the faculty of UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine, and partner at Tower Nephrology. He now devotes his practice to a deliberately small concierge list.
“With my concierge service you get more than just a check up, you get my full expert commitment to help you with your health care needs. With my vast knowledge and experience I can help you navigate both simple and complex health issues.”
- Years in practice
- 31
- Board certifications
- 2
- Years teaching at UCLA
- 20
- Members, capped
- 40
Meet Dr. Barathan
A leading physician and specialist in the field of medicine.
Dr. Shrinath Barathan is an internist and nephrologist in his thirty-first year of practice. After an internal medicine residency and a nephrology fellowship at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, he joined Cedars‑Sinai Medical Center as an attending physician in 2003, and taught for twenty years at UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine, rising from clinical instructor to associate professor. He is board certified in both internal medicine and nephrology, and a fellow of the American College of Physicians and the American Society of Nephrology.
His concierge practice is capped at forty members, which is what makes the rest possible: every result, image and prior note is read personally before you are seen, appointments are same-day, and one direct line reaches the physician himself. Care covers annual comprehensive assessment, medication and laboratory review, and navigation of genuinely complex problems — coordinated for families living between the United States, Russia and the Middle East, in English, Russian, Tamil or Malayalam.
At a glance
The essentials, in one view
- Hospital appointment
- Attending physician, Cedars‑Sinai Medical Center (2003–)
- Academic
- David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 2004–2024; associate professor of medicine, 2017–2024
- Practice
- Partner, Tower Nephrology Medical Group · Assistant Medical Director, Crescent Heights Dialysis Center
- Languages
- English, Russian, Tamil, Malayalam
- Offices
- Beverly Hills and Los Angeles
Affiliations & certification
Credentialed by the institutions that set the standard.
Attending since 2003
ACP, est. 1915
Fellow (FACP)
Fellow (FASN)
Board certified
Board certifications
Dual American Board Certified, Internal Medicine and Nephrology.
Honors
Fellow of the American College of Physicians (FACP)
Fellow of the American Society of Nephrology (FASN)
Institutional marks are shown with each organisation’s permission; the ABIM Board Certified badge is issued to Dr. Barathan directly as a diplomate.
Credentials
Training & education
- 1983–1986
BS in Chemistry
Presidency College, University of Madras, India
- 1987–1993
Doctor of Medicine (MD)
National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsia, Ukraine
- 1998
Internship
MetroHealth Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland
- 1997–2000
Residency in internal medicine
MetroHealth Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland
- 2000–2003
Fellowship in nephrology
University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland
- 2015–2016
Medical Staff Leadership Development Program
Cedars‑Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles
Certifications
- 1993
Certified Teacher of Russian Language
- 2000
Diplomate in Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
- 2003
Board Certified in Nephrology, American Board of Internal Medicine
The record
A career spent on the hardest cases
Training
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland
Dr. Barathan trained at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland: residency in internal medicine at MetroHealth Medical Center (1997–2000), then a fellowship in nephrology (2000–2003). He joined Cedars‑Sinai Medical Center as an attending physician in 2003, and has since served on the hospital committees that oversee dialysis, sepsis protocols and kidney replacement therapy.
Intensive care
Code Sepsis Committee, Cedars‑Sinai
That work — acute kidney injury, dialysis, sepsis, resistant hypertension — is where dose and timing decide outcomes. It shaped how he practises now: read everything first, delegate nothing, and stay reachable.
Teaching
Twenty years at the David Geffen School of Medicine
On the UCLA faculty from 2004 to 2024, rising from clinical instructor to associate professor of medicine.
Service
Committees at Cedars‑Sinai Medical Center
Eight Cedars‑Sinai committees and task forces between 2008 and 2017, from pharmacy and therapeutics to dialysis oversight and sepsis protocols.
Professional experience
Every post, in order
- Attending Staff Physician, Internal Medicine and Nephrology. 2003–Present. Cedars‑Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles.
- Partner. 2003–Present. Tower Nephrology Medical Group, Los Angeles.
- Assistant Medical Director. 2009–Present. Crescent Heights Dialysis Center, Los Angeles.
- Preceptor. 2012–Present. School of Nursing, California State University, Los Angeles.
- Attending Staff Physician, Internal Medicine and Nephrology. 2016–Present. California Rehabilitation Institute, Los Angeles.
- Associate Professor of Medicine. 2017–2024. David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA.
- Clinical Chief of Nephrology. 2013–2017. Cedars‑Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles.
- DaVita Interim Medical Director, Acute Care Services at Cedars‑Sinai. December 2016–January 2017.
- Assistant Professor of Medicine. 2011–2017. David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA.
- Clinical Instructor. 2004–2011. David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA.
Service
Committees at Cedars‑Sinai Medical Center
- 2011–2017
Code Sepsis Committee: clinical team to devise protocols for septic patients
- 2010–2017
Joint Dialysis Oversight Committee
- 2010–2017
Best Practices for Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy Committee
- 2010–2017
Vaptan Task Force
- 2011–2017
Electronic Medical Record: CS Link Nephrology Task Force
- Until 2017
Cardiac Surgical ICU Innovation Project
- 2013–2016
Department of Medicine Performance Improvement Committee
- 2008–2016
Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee
Literature
Selected publications
Dr. Barathan is a co-author of each paper. His abstracts and scientific presentations are listed on his Tower Nephrology profile.
Serial analysis of gene expression
El-Meanawy MA, Barathan S, Hayden PS, Iyengar SK, Schelling JR, Sedor JR. Methods in Molecular Medicine. 2003;86:257–74.
Generation of kidney transcriptomes using serial analysis of gene expression
Schelling JR, El-Meanawy MA, Barathan S, Dodig T, Iyengar SK, Sedor JR. Experimental Nephrology. 2002;10(2):82–92.
Elsewhere
His published profiles
Dr. Barathan’s training and appointments are also published by the institutions he works with.
Offices
Where he sees patients
8641 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 300
Beverly Hills, CA 90211 8635 West 3rd Street
Los Angeles, CA 90048
Beverly Hills, CA 90211 8635 West 3rd Street
Los Angeles, CA 90048
+1 310 652 9162 · WhatsApp on request
“Life is precious. Optimum health is vital.”