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Dr. Ali Ghorbani, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Nephrology

Ross University School of Medicine (2000)

Professional interests include: nephrotic syndrome, glomerulonephritis, fibromuscular dysplasia, and more.

18101 Prince Philip Drive
Olney, MD 20832

(301) 774-8882

Dr. Ali Ghorbani, MD is a nephrologist in Olney, MD specializing in adult nephrology. He graduated from Ross University School of Medicine in 2000 and has 24 years of experience. Dr. Ali Ghorbani, MD is affiliated with MedStar Montgomery Medical Center, Holy Cross Health, Luminis Health, MedStar Health and WASHINGTON NEPHROLOGY ASSOCIATES LLP.

Office Locations

Address:

18101 Prince Philip Drive
Olney, MD 20832

Address:

7610 Carroll Avenue Suite 270
Takoma Park, MD 20910

Address:

7610 Carroll Avenue Suite 480
Takoma Park, MD 20912

Some issues Dr. Ali Ghorbani, MD can help you with:

Dialysis

Dialysis is a procedure that replicates renal (kidney) function by filtering patients' blood. When kidneys do not work properly, waste can accumulate in the blood and unbalanced chemicals can impair the body's critical functions. In order to stay healthy, a person without proper kidney function must receive dialysis. There are two forms of dialysis treatment: hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. Both forms of dialysis are recurring treatments that in many cases last throughout the lifetime of the affected patient. Patients who briefly lose renal function may slowly reduce the frequency of dialysis sessions until their kidneys recover. However, most patients who start on dialysis remain on dialysis for the rest of their lives or until they receive a kidney transplant.

A number of conditions can worsen renal function and lead to end-stage or acute kidney failure. When kidneys fail (i.e. nearly 90 percent of their function is lost), dialysis is typically prescribed. Conditions that cause chronic kidney failure (eventually requiring dialysis) include:

Type 1 and 2 Diabetes
Pyelonephritis, recurring kidney infection
Glomerulonephritis, inflammation of the kidney's filtering parts
Polycystic kidney disease
Interstitial nephritis, inflammation of the kidney's tubules
High blood pressure
Vesicoureteral reflux, improper bladder emptying

For hemodialysis (the more common form of dialysis), a patient will visit a hospital or clinic and be connected to a dialysis machine by a needle attached to a tube that draws blood from the arm. The drawn blood is transferred to the dialysis machine, where it is filtered and separated until clean. Waste products from the blood pass into a fluid called dialysate, which is pumped out of the machine into a waste receptacle. The machine also measures and helps ensure the blood has the appropriate level of fluid, electrolytes, and pH. A tube delivers the cleaned blood back into the patient's body. A dialysis session like this will typically last for three to four hours, with a patient undergoing dialysis around three times per week.

A second method of dialysis is known as peritoneal dialysis. Unlike hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis can be performed at home by oneself after an initial surgery. To start, a physician (generally a surgeon) will make a small incision in the lower abdomen and insert and surgically attach a catheter (thin tube). At home, the patient connects a pump to the abdomen catheter, delivering dialysate (dialysis fluid) from a bag hanging on a wheeled stand. This fluid enters the peritoneal cavity (greater abdomen area containing the stomach, liver, and intestines) and collects waste through osmosis, where waste in the blood moves across a membrane and into the dialysate. This process continues for several hours until the fluid concentration is equal between the blood and dialysate, at which point the fluid can be drained. The fluid can then be passed through a machine called a cycler, which removes waste and allows for the dialysate to be reused. This process is repeated about four times per day. Dialysis patients must limit the amount of fluid they consume prior to receiving dialysis and should also avoid eating salty foods. The cycler cannot filter more than a certain amount of waste products from the blood.

Kidneys are important organs, and dialysis treatments are vital for those with renal dysfunction. For many, dialysis is not so much a medical procedure but a part of their normal life.

dialysis	246
doctor visit	503
hospital care	1590
inpatient care	1590

**Gender**
Male	376
Female	348

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	204
Black	391
Hispanic	57
Asian	57
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	216
From 75 to 84	232
85 and over	104
Less than 65	172

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	69
Dementia	29
Cancer	12

dialysis	230
doctor visit	466
hemofiltration	19
hospital care	1754
inpatient care	1754

**Gender**
Male	385
Female	383

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	211
Black	400
Hispanic	72
Asian	66
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	223
From 75 to 84	239
85 and over	122
Less than 65	184

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	69
Dementia	24
Cancer	12

dialysis	276
doctor visit	579
hospital care	2112
inpatient care	2112

**Gender**
Male	838
Female	866

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	480
Black	856
Hispanic	174
Asian	148
Other	46
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	496
From 75 to 84	526
85 and over	284
Less than 65	398

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	68
Dementia	27
Cancer	13

dialysis	164
doctor visit	491
hospital care	1097
inpatient care	1097

**Gender**
Male	343
Female	325

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	158
Black	360
Hispanic	77
Asian	56
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	204
From 75 to 84	199
85 and over	116
Less than 65	149

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	72
Dementia	29
Cancer	13

dialysis	143
doctor visit	508
hospital care	1059
inpatient care	1059

**Gender**
Male	354
Female	283

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	147
Black	340
Hispanic	72
Asian	52
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	230
From 75 to 84	156
85 and over	106
Less than 65	145

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	71
Dementia	29
Cancer	13

dialysis	132
doctor visit	533
hospital care	959
inpatient care	959

**Gender**
Male	314
Female	310

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	140
Black	331
Hispanic	81
Asian	50
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	219
From 75 to 84	169
85 and over	92
Less than 65	144

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	73
Dementia	29
Cancer	12

dialysis	110
doctor visit	537
hospital care	1282
inpatient care	1282

**Gender**
Male	350
Female	342

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	166
Black	347
Hispanic	97
Asian	57
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	219
From 75 to 84	219
85 and over	112
Less than 65	142

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	71
Dementia	31
Cancer	13

dialysis	130
doctor visit	547
hemofiltration	28
hospital care	1187
inpatient care	1187

**Gender**
Male	348
Female	334

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	161
Black	334
Hispanic	103
Asian	50
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	232
From 75 to 84	224
85 and over	92
Less than 65	134

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	69
Dementia	28
Cancer	13

dialysis	245
doctor visit	1141
hospital care	2921
inpatient care	2921

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ali Ghorbani, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ali Ghorbani, MD treated as a nephrologist in Olney, MD were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

dialysis	187
doctor visit	592
hemofiltration	23
hospital care	1551
inpatient care	1551

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ali Ghorbani, MD.

**Gender**
Male	330
Female	319

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	335
Asian / Pacific Islander	53
Non-Hispanic White	166
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	73
Other	14

**Age**
75 to 84	196
85 and over	102
Less than 65	146
65 to 74	203

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ali Ghorbani, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ali Ghorbani, MD treated were chronic kidney disease, hypertension, high cholesterol and diabetes.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	56
Atrial Fibrillation	15
Cancer	10
Dementia	22

Education & Training

Dr. Ali Ghorbani, MD graduated from Ross University School of Medicine in 2000. He completed residency at Drexel University Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine, Nephrology and has a state license in Maryland.

Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine (2000)

Residency: Drexel University Affiliated Hospitals (2003)

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine, Nephrology

Licensed In: Maryland

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ali Ghorbani, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

MedStar Montgomery Medical Center

Holy Cross Health

Luminis Health

MedStar Health

WASHINGTON NEPHROLOGY ASSOCIATES LLP

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Ali Ghorbani, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc.	$390 Velphoro $372	$18
Stryker Corporation	$299 AUGMENT INJECTABLE $194	PROstep $80	IVS - MultiGen 2RF $25
Vifor Pharma, Inc.	$241 VELTASSA $241
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$142 FARXIGA $125	LOKELMA $17
Organogenesis Inc.	$125 Puraply/Affinity/NuTech $125
Other	$800 ClosureFast $120	Oasis $87	System One $59	ACTHAR $54	VELTASSA $51	Other $429

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,767
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$200
Education	$30

Biography

Dr. Ali Ghorbani's medical specialty is adult nephrology. Areas of expertise for Dr. Ghorbani include renal artery stenosis, polycystic kidney disease, and glomerulonephritis. He studied medicine at Ross University School of Medicine. Dr. Ghorbani's residency was performed at Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia and a hospital affiliated with Drexel University. Dr. Ghorbani's hospital/clinic affiliations include Holy Cross Health, Luminis Health, and MedStar Montgomery Medical Center.

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