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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.

“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.”

Shrinath Barathan, MD FACP FASN

Training & education

  1. 1983–1986

    BS in Chemistry

    Presidency College, University of Madras, India

  2. 1987–1993

    Doctor of Medicine (MD)

    National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsia, Ukraine

  3. 1998

    Internship

    MetroHealth Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland

  4. 1997–2000

    Residency in internal medicine

    MetroHealth Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland

  5. 2000–2003

    Fellowship in nephrology

    University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland

  6. 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

Honors

  • Dual American Board Certified, Internal Medicine and Nephrology.
  • Fellow of the American College of Physicians (FACP)
  • Fellow of the American Society of Nephrology (FASN)

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

A career spent on the hardest cases

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.

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.

Professional experience

  • 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.

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

Selected publications

Dr. Barathan is a co-author of each paper. His abstracts and scientific presentations are listed on his Tower Nephrology profile.

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.

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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.

Where he sees patients

8641 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 300
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
8635 West 3rd Street
Los Angeles, CA 90048

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