Ramin Sam, MD

Publications

  1. Todd S Ing, Raymond E Garrett, Ramin Sam, Christos Argyropoulos, Susie Q Lew, Maria-Eleni Roumelioti, Mark Unruh, Darlene Vigil, Mark Rohrscheib, Brent Wagner, Antonios H Tzamaloukas. Classifying Hyponatremias According to Tonicity Disorder: Hypotonic Hyponatremia, Hypertonic Hyponatremia, and Pseudohyponatremia as Distinct Entities. Cureus 2025. PMID:


  2. Irina Bancos, Anat Ben-Shlomo, Oksana Hamidi, Amir Hamrahian, Wenyu Huang, Lawrence S Kirschner, Ramin Sam, Adina F Turcu, Aina Sætre Lihn, Ashwini Mallappa, Shira Perl, Bonifride Tuyishimire, Morris J Brown. OR16-08 Baxdrostat in Patients with Primary Aldosteronism: Results from the SPARK Phase 2 Trial. Journal of the Endocrine Society 2025. PMID:


  3. Turcu AF, Freeman MW, Bancos I, Ben-Shlomo A, Hamidi O, Hamrahian AH, Huang W, Kirschner LS, Sam R, Mallappa A, Tuyishimire B, Lihn AS, Perl S, Brown MJ, SPARK Investigator Group. Phase 2a Study of Baxdrostat in Primary Aldosteronism. The New England journal of medicine 2025. PMID: 40658651


  4. Henner D, Landry D, Molony DA, Howard A, Albin M, Baliker M, Edwards DP, LeDuc D, Sam R, Yerram P, Kalantar-Zadeh K. Forum of ESRD Networks: 50 Years of Collaboration, Innovation, and Education to Promote Equitable and Optimal Kidney-Patient Centered Care. Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN 2025. PMID: 40478757


  5. Malhotra D, Lew SQ, Garrett RE, Sam R, Glew RH, Ing TS, Tzamaloukas AH. Concurrent Control of Sodium and Bicarbonate Serum Concentrations Using a Four-Stream Hemodialysis Fluid Delivery System. Hemodialysis international. International Symposium on Home Hemodialysis 2025. PMID: 40049628


  6. Wagner B, Unruh ML, Lew SQ, Roumelioti ME, Sam R, Argyropoulos CP, Dorin RI, Ing TS, Rohrscheib M, Tzamaloukas AH. Quantifying the Deficits of Body Water and Monovalent Cations in Hyperglycemic Emergencies. Journal of clinical medicine 2024. PMID: 39797108


  7. Wagner B, Ing TS, Roumelioti ME, Sam R, Argyropoulos CP, Lew SQ, Unruh ML, Dorin RI, Degnan JH, Tzamaloukas AH. Hypernatremia in Hyperglycemia: Clinical Features and Relationship to Fractional Changes in Body Water and Monovalent Cations during Its Development. Journal of clinical medicine 2024. PMID: 38610721


  8. Sam R, Rankin L, Ulasi I, Frantzen L, Nitsch D, Henner D, Molony D, Wagner J, Chen J, Agarwal SK, Howard A, Atkinson R, Landry D, Pastan SO, Kalantar-Zadeh K. Vaccination for Patients Receiving Dialysis. Kidney Medicine 2023. PMID: 38435066


  9. Lew SQ, Asci G, Rootjes PA, Ok E, Penne EL, Sam R, Tzamaloukas AH, Ing TS, Raimann JG. The role of intra- and interdialytic sodium balance and restriction in dialysis therapies. Frontiers in medicine 2023. PMID: 38111694


  11. Aziz F, Sam R, Lew SQ, Massie L, Misra M, Roumelioti ME, Argyropoulos CP, Ing TS, Tzamaloukas AH. Pseudohyponatremia: Mechanism, Diagnosis, Clinical Associations and Management. Journal of clinical medicine 2023. PMID: 37373769


  12. Rachel R. Johnson, Anatoly Urisman, Kerry C. Cho, Ramin Sam, Sandy W. Wong. Outcomes for Patients With Renal AA Amyloidosis Associated With Injection Heroin Use. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 2022. PMID:


  13. Kohn OF, Lew SQ, Wong SS, Sam R, Chen HC, Raiman JG, Leehey DJ, Tzamaloukas AH, Ing TS. Using herbs medically without knowing their composition: are we playing Russian roulette? 2016 Computing in Cardiology Conference (CinC) 2022. PMID: 35362342


  14. Rohrscheib M, Sam R, Raj DS, Argyropoulos CP, Unruh ML, Lew SQ, Ing TS, Levin NW, Tzamaloukas AH. Edelman Revisited: Concepts, Achievements, and Challenges. 2016 Computing in Cardiology Conference (CinC) 2022. PMID: 35083255


  17. Hanna RM, Ferrey A, Rhee CM, Sam R, Pearce D, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Don BR. Building a hemodiafiltration system from readily available components for continuous renal replacement therapy under disasters and pandemics: preparing for an acute kidney injury surge during COVID-19. Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension 2021. PMID: 33186219


  19. S. M. Kurt Lee, Hon-Lok Tang, Ramin Sam, Susie Q. Lew. Steven Chu, ??? 1997 Nobel Laureate in Physics. 2016 Computing in Cardiology Conference (CinC) 2019. PMID:


  21. Lejmi H, Jen KY, Olson JL, James SH, Sam R. Characteristics of AA amyloidosis patients in San Francisco. Nephrology (Carlton, Vic.) 2016. PMID: 26370715


  22. Sam R, Tang HL, Kjellstrand CM, Ing TS. Preventing/treating hypophosphatemia by adding phosphate to the dialysate. The International journal of artificial organs 2015. PMID: 26689145


  23. Sarahian S, Pouria MM, Ing TS, Sam R. Hypervolemic hypernatremia is the most common type of hypernatremia in the intensive care unit. International urology and nephrology 2015. PMID: 26377488


  24. Makehei S, Sam R. Does lactate account for all of the increase in anion gap in cases of metformin-induced lactic acidosis? Clinical and experimental nephrology 2015. PMID: 25982073


  25. Tang HL, Lau KK, Sam R, Ing TS. Chest wall abscesses due to continuous application of silicone gel sheets for keloid management. BMJ case reports 2015. PMID: 25920733


  26. Carlson AQ, Tuot DS, Jen KY, Butcher B, Graf J, Sam R, Imboden JB. Pauci-immune glomerulonephritis in individuals with disease associated with levamisole-adulterated cocaine: a series of 4 cases. Volume 93 of Issue 17. 2014. PMID: 25398064


  28. Sam R, Joshi A, James S, Jen KY, Amani F, Hart P, Schwartz MM. Lupus-like membranous nephropathy: Is it lupus or not? Clinical and experimental nephrology 2014. PMID: 24993947


  29. Sam R, Kjellstrand CM, Doherty C, Ing TS. Using disodium monohydrogen phosphate to prepare a phosphate-enriched hemodialysate. Hemodialysis international. International Symposium on Home Hemodialysis 2013. PMID: 23919815


  30. Ramin Sam, Jose A.L. Arruda. G.R. Love: A Dialysis Pioneer. Dialysis 2012. PMID:


  31. Sam R, Feizi I. Understanding hypernatremia. American journal of nephrology 2012. PMID: 22739333


  32. Sam R, Hsieh J, James S.. Dialysis: History, development and promise. Ing TS, Rahman M, Kjellstrand CM Hemaport needleless arteriovenous access. 2012. PMID:


  33. Sam R, Hart P, Haghighat R, Ing TS. Hypervolemic hypernatremia in patients recovering from acute kidney injury in the intensive care unit. Clinical and experimental nephrology 2011. PMID: 21947735


  34. Sam R, Kjellstrand CM, Ing TS. Preparation of phosphate-enriched hemodialysates. Hemodialysis international. International Symposium on Home Hemodialysis 2011. PMID: 22098632


  35. G. Dunea, C. Brecklin, A. Gupta, P. Hart, R. Sam, E. C. Smith. Nephrology in Brief 19-4. Kidney 2010. PMID:


  36. Sam R, Ing TS.. Practical Manual of renal medicine; nephrology, dialysis, transplantation. Lai KN Sodium and water disturbances. 2009. PMID:


  37. Ramin Sam, Todd S. Ing. Sodium and Water Disturbances. A Practical Manual of Renal Medicine 2009. PMID:


  38. Ramin Sam, Orly F. Kohn, May T. Chow, Todd S. Ing. CHAPTER 71 Gastrointestinal Problems in Acute Renal Failure. 2016 Computing in Cardiology Conference (CinC) 2009. PMID:


  39. Sam R, Kohn OF, Chow MT, Ing TS.. Critical Care Nephrology. Ronce C, Bellomo R, Kellum JA Gastrointestinal problems in acute renal failure. 2009. PMID:


  40. G Dunea, C Brecklin, A Gupta, P Hart, R Sam, EC Smith. Nephrology in Brief. Kidney 2009. PMID:


  41. G Dunea, C Brecklin, A Gupta, P Hart, R Sam, EC Smith. Nephrology in Brief. Kidney 2008. PMID:


  42. G. Dunea, C. Brecklin, A. Gupta, P. Hart, R. Sam, E. C. Smith. Nephrology in Brief. Kidney 2008. PMID:


  43. Sam R, Khalid S, Brecklin C, Schwartz M, Dunea G. A case of lymphangioleiomyomatosis with membranous nephropathy and likely systemic lupus. Clinical and experimental nephrology 2008. PMID: 18820829


  44. G. Dunea, C. Brecklin, A. Gupta, P. Hart, R. Sam, E. C. Smith. Nephrology in Brief. Kidney 2008. PMID:


  45. G. Dunea, C. Brecklin, A. Gupta, P. Hart, R. Sam, E. C. Smith. Nephrology in Brief. Kidney 2008. PMID:


  46. G. Dunea, C. Brecklin, A Gupta, P. Hart, R. Sam, E. C. Smith. Nephrology in Brief. Kidney 2008. PMID:


  47. Singh AK, Gudehithlu KP, Sam R, Arruda JA, Dunea G, Gaffari A, Sethupathi P. Determination of carbamylated hemoglobin by an enzyme immunoassay (ELISA) based on a novel antibody. Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry 2008. PMID: 18307985


  48. G. Dunea, C. Brecklin, A. Gupta, P. Hart, R. Sam, E. C. Smith. Nephrology in Brief. Kidney 2008. PMID:


  49. Ramin Sam, Leila Haghighat, Carl M. Kjellstrand, Todd S. Ing. CHAPTER 30 Hemolysis During Hemodialysis. Handbook of Dialysis Therapy 2008. PMID:


  50. Sam R, Vaseemuddin M, Siddique A, Haghighat L, Kazlauskaite R, An G, Hanumadass ML. Hypercalcemia in patients in the burn intensive care unit. Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association 2007. PMID: 17762386


  51. Pandey R, Sam R. Infective endocarditis in hemodialysis patients. The International journal of artificial organs 2007. PMID: 17520571


  52. Sam R, Haghighat L, Kjellstrand CM, Ing TS.. Handbook of dialysis therapy. Nissenson and Fine Hemolysis during hemodialysis. 2007. PMID:


  53. Sam R, Wanna L, Gudehithlu KP, Garber SL, Dunea G, Arruda JA, Singh AK. Glomerular epithelial cells transform to myofibroblasts: early but not late removal of TGF-beta1 reverses transformation. Translational research : the journal of laboratory and clinical medicine 2006. PMID: 16938652


  54. Ing TS, Leong WH, Sam R, Tzamaloukas AH, Kjellstrand CM. Use of the adjective 'membranous' to categorize hemodiafiltration and hemofiltration. The International journal of artificial organs 2006. PMID: 16969760


  55. Sam R, Wu H, Yue L, Mazzone T, Schwartz MM, Arruda JA, Dunea G, Singh AK. Lipoprotein glomerulopathy: a new apolipoprotein E mutation with enhanced glomerular binding. American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2006. PMID: 16490634


  56. Sam R, Patel P. Sildenafil in dialysis patients. The International journal of artificial organs 2006. PMID: 16685669


  57. Sam R, Vaseemuddin M, Leong WH, Rogers BE, Kjellstrand CM, Ing TS. Composition and clinical use of hemodialysates. Hemodialysis international. International Symposium on Home Hemodialysis 2006. PMID: 16441823


  58. Vaseemuddin M, Sam R. Large B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma. American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2005. PMID: 16315353


  59. Sam R. The role of epithelial to mesenchymal transdifferentiation in end-stage renal disease. The International journal of artificial organs 2004. PMID: 15521213


  60. Sam R, Shaykh MS, Pegoraro AA, Khalili V, Hristea I, Singh AK, Arruda JA, Dunea G. The significance of trace proteinuria. American journal of nephrology 2003. PMID: 14583662


  61. Sam R, Chebrolu SB, Reyes CV, Pierce KL, Molnar Z, Dhand R, Ing TS. Transjugular renal biopsy in an unconscious patient maintained on mechanical ventilation. Clinical nephrology 2003. PMID: 12872859


  62. Idilman R, Colantoni A, De Maria N, Ustun C, Sam R, Ing TS, Akan H, Koc H, Van Thiel DH. Impaired antibody response rates after high dose short interval hepatitis B virus vaccination of immunosuppressed individuals. Hepato-gastroenterology 2003. PMID: 12630026


  63. Sam R, Sahani M, Ulozas E, Leehey DJ, Ing TS, Gandhi VC. Utility of a peritoneal dialysis leukocyte test strip in the diagnosis of peritonitis. Artificial organs 2002. PMID: 12072112


  64. Sam R, Ing TS. Transjugular renal biopsy: when to do it and when not to? The International journal of artificial organs 2001. PMID: 11693414


  65. Sam R, Leehey DJ, Picken MM, Borge MA, Yetter EM, Ing TS, Van Thiel DH. Transjugular renal biopsy in patients with liver disease. American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2001. PMID: 11382682


  66. Sahani MM, Daoud TM, Sam R, Andrews J, Cheng YL, Kjellstrand CM, Ing TS. Dialysis Disequilibrium Syndrome Revisited. Hemodialysis international. International Symposium on Home Hemodialysis 2001. PMID: 28452440


  67. Sam R, Leehey DJ. Improved graft survival after renal transplantation in the United States, 1988 to 1996. The New England journal of medicine 2000. PMID: 10866557


  68. Sam R, Patel SB, Popli A, Leehey DJ, Gambertoglio JG, Ing TS. Removal of Foscarnet by hemodialysis using dialysate-side values. The International journal of artificial organs 2000. PMID: 10795660