He is a dedicated educator and enjoys teaching medical students, residents and fellow physicians. He has been recognized with several teaching awards, including the Jefferson Scholars Foundation Award for Excellence in Teaching. He is the medical director of the dialysis unit at University Hospital (inpatient dialysis) and has served as director of the Nephrology Fellowship Training Program since 2012. Dr. Kalantari’s areas of clinical interest include diseases of glomeruli (glomerulonephritis, nephrotic syndrome), and potassium, sodium and acid-base disorders. On the inpatient side, he has focused his clinical work on management of kidney diseases and dialysis in the intensive care units. He is experienced in ultrasound imaging of the kidney and the performance of ultrasound assisted kidney biopsies. He also conducts research in ultrasound.