Dr. Farheen M. Shah-Khan, MD

Top3Doctors.com selected Dr. Farheen Shah-Khan as a top nephrologist in Chicago because of her board certification, advanced training, and focus on early care. She completed her internal medicine residency at Southern Illinois University. Dr. Shah-Khan then finished a fellowship in blood banking and transfusion medicine at the University of Michigan. Her nephrology fellowship was at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University. She is board certified in nephrology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. That training covers both the kidney and the blood.

What sets Dr. Shah-Khan apart is her goal of slowing kidney decline. She founded Shifa Nephrology Associates and serves as its medical director, with an office on West Chicago Avenue. Her team treats chronic kidney disease, acute kidney failure, and immune related kidney disease. They also manage anemia, bone disease, and high blood pressure, which often come with kidney disease. When dialysis is needed, her practice offers home dialysis training and follows patients at centers across Chicagoland. For these reasons, Top3Doctors.com proudly names Dr. Farheen Shah-Khan among the top three nephrologists in Chicago.