Sahar Koubar

Sahar Koubar, MBBS, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Minnesota, affiliated with the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension. Her work focuses on nephrology and hypertension, particularly in complex clinical scenarios involving drug therapies, systemic diseases, and crises.

• Research Themes: Clinical nephrology, conservative kidney management, drug-induced renal complications, and healthcare in conflict zones.
• Clinical Expertise: Diagnosis of rare renal pathologies, hypertension management in glomerular diseases, and dialysis challenges in low-resource settings.

Prioritizing global health perspectives, she has published on kidney care disparities in the Middle East and North Africa. Her recent work emphasizes acute kidney injury in cancer patients, metabolic complications in prediabetic models, and ethical considerations in end-stage renal disease management.