Sohan L. Dua, M.D., a board-certified internist and nephrologist, was trained under Dr. Shaul Massry, the prior Chief of Nephrology at USC, and accompanied Dr. Massry when he transferred the program from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center to USC. Dua has been involved in clinical teaching and bench research and has been practicing nephrology in the San Fernando Valley since his training at USC. Dua has been on the clinical faculties of the USC and UCLA Schools of Medicine, and has been Chief of Staff and member of the Board of Governors of Granada Hills Community Hospital. He and his wife, Kiran, also a physician, have three children, and he was recently joined by one of his daughters, Dr. Renee Dua, who trained at the USC Division of Nephrology as well. Together, they are involved in the very active research division of Valley Renal Medical Group, conducting several clinical trials.
Education
D.A.V.H.S. School, New Delhi, India
K.M. College (pre-medical), Delhi University, India
All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS), New Delhi, India—Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery to M.D.
Certifications
Educational Council for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG)
Flex Examination Diplomate
American Board of Internal Medicine Diplomate
Subspecialty American Board Of Nephrology Diplomate
Teaching Appointments
Attending Physician, Residency Program, Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Sacramento, CA
Attending Family Practice Residency Nephrology, Northridge Medical Center Hospital, Northridge, CA
Attending Physician, LAC+USC Medical Center. Los Angeles, CA
Assistant Professor, UCLA, Veterans Administration Hospital, Sepulveda, Los Angeles, CA
Attending Nephrologist, Olive View County Clinical Hospital, Sylmar, CA
Professional Societies and Memberships
American Society of Nephrology
American Society of Internal Medicine
National Kidney Foundation
American Medical Association California Medical Association
Scientific Advisory Council, National Kidney Foundation of Southern California
Hospital Affiliations
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center, Mission Hills, CA
Valley Presbyterian Hospital, Van Nuys, CA
Regional Medical Center of Tarzana, Tarzana, CA
Mission Community Hospital, Panorama City, CA
West Hills Medical Center, West Hills, CA
Simi Valley Hospital, Simi, CA
Training and Experience
• Rotating Intern, Medical Institute Hospital, A.I.I.M.S., New Delhi, India
• Rotating Intern, St. Mary’s Hospital, Passaic, NJ
• Resident, Medicine, Detroit General & Allen Park Veterans Administration Hospitals, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
• Resident, Medicine, St. Louis City Hospital, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO
• Chief Resident, St. Louis City Hospital, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO
• National Kidney Foundation Fellow, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
• Cedars Sinai/UCLA Advanced Research Fellow, LAC+USC Hospital; NIH Fellow in Nephrology, USC School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
• Internist, Nephrologist, Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Sacramento, CA
• Solo practice of nephrology, Valley Renal Medical Group
• Group practice, October 2006–present
Fellowships and Miscellaneous Affiliations
Fellow, American College of Physicians, F.A.C.P.
Co-Chairman, Symposium International Conference on Hypertension, Bombay, India
USV Laboratories, guest speaker on hypertension, USA
AAMA Mid-Valley Chapter Medical Advisor
Medical Director ICU, Pacoima Lutheran Hospital, Lake View Terrace, CA
Appointments and Leadership Positions
Granada Hills Community Hospital, Granada Hills, CA
• Secretary, Medical Staff
• Chief, Department of Medicine
• Member, Executive Committee
• Member-at-Large, Executive Committee
• Member, Planning Committee
• Member, Board of Directors, New Programs
• Member, Education Committee
• Member, Seminar Planning Committee, Board of Directors
• Annual Symposium Coordinator
• Speaker, Board of Trustees Meeting, Palm Springs, CA
• Search Committee, Board of Directors, Radiology Department
Van Nuys Community Hospital, Van Nuys, CA
• Chief, Department of Medicine
Holy Cross Hospital, Mission Hills, CA
• Chief, Division of Nephrology
• Nutritional Support Service Committee
Northridge Hospital Medical Center, Northridge, CA
• Member, Patient Care and Utilization
• Nutritional Support Services
Medical Center of Tarzana, Tarzana, CA
• Member, Emergency Committee, Medical Center of Tarzana, Tarzana, CA
Reviewer, Archives Of Internal Medicine
Valley Renal Medical Group Research Division (principal investigator)
FibroGen, Inc.
Hospira
Luitpold Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Pfizer, Inc.
Rockwell Medical
Eli Lilly and Company
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Protocols available upon request
Research Experience and Publications
Tanigawa, H.; Dua, S.L.; Assaykeen, T.: Effect of renal and adrenal denervation on the renin response of slow hemorrhage in dogs. Clinical and Experimental Physiology and Pharmacology 1:325–322, 1974
Dua, S.L.; Guidado, R.; Arieff, A.; Massry, S.G.: Effect of parathyroid hormone infusion on intracellular pH in dogs (unpublished)
Dua, S.L.; Kamdar, A.; Friedler, R.; Massry, S.G.: Clinical course and treatment of uremic pericarditis. Presented at the regional meeting of American College of Physicians, March 5–6, 1976, Palm Springs, CA
Massry, S.G.; Tuma, S.; Dua, S.L., Goldstein, D.A.: Restoration of skeletal resistance to parathyroid hormone by vitamin D metabolites: Evidence for synergism between 1,25 (OH)2D3. Laboratory and Clinical Medicine Vol. 94, No.1, pp 152–57, July 1979
Dua, S.L.; Nararwala, I.; Thompson, R.: Hemoperfusion for treatment of ethychloride poisoning. Annals of Internal Medicine 92:436–437, 1984
Dua, S.L.: Arteriovenous fistula and heart failure. Annals of Internal Medicine
Dua, S.L.: Peritoneal dialysis for isopropyl alcohol poisoning. JAMA 230:35, 1974
Dua, S.L.: Development of rheumatoid arthritis following thyroidectomy. JAMA 230:1634–1635,1974
Miscellaneous Publications and Presentations
Dua, S.L.: “Renal-Medi-Clin,” Medical Challenge, a series of quiz-type case reports published on an invitational basis, monthly August 1975–1978
Dua, S.L.: Thirst control. JAMA 226:1570,1973
Dua, S.L.: Hypoglycemia in renal disease. Western Journal of Medicine 120:162-63, 1974
Dua, S.L.: Uremic pericarditis, California Chapter, American College of Physician, Palm Springs, CA, 1975
Dua, S.L.; Martin, W.B.: Minoxidil: a potent drug for refractory hypertension. Presented at International Congress on Hypertension, October 1977. Published in the proceedings.
Abstracts
Dua, S.L.; Makoff, D.L.; Kuyt, F.; DaSilva, J.; Massry, S.G.: Effect of potassium chloride infusion on the intracellular acid base in dogs. Proceedings of American Society of Nephrology Kidney International 8:473,1975
Massry, S.G.; Dua, S.L.; Garty, J.; Friedler, R.: Mechanism of resistance to parathyroid hormone in uremic dogs. Kidney International 10:490, 1976. Presented at American Society of Nephrology, Washington, D.C., November 26, 1976.
Dua, S.L.; Friedler, R.M.; Massry, S.G.: Clinical course and treatment of uremic pericarditis. Presented at Western Dialysis and Transplant Society, Los Angeles, 1977
Massry, S.G.; Tuma, S.; Dua, S.L.; Goldstein, D.A.: Restoration of skeletal resistance to parathyroid hormone by vitamin D metabolites. Western Society of Clinical Investigation, 1979
