Mahboob Rahman, MD
Professor of Medicine, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center / Case Western Reserve University
The Garabed Eknoyan Award was created to recognize an individual who has promoted the mission of the National Kidney Foundation in Making Lives Better for people with kidney disease through exceptional contributions to key initiatives of NKF such as the Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative (KDOQI®) or clinical research in the field of kidney disease.
Dr. Rahman is a tenured Professor of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University and Chief, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension and Peter B DeOreo MD Endowed Chair in Nephrology and Dialysis at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center. He has been recognized as “best doctor” in Cleveland Magazine for many years consecutively and as a distinguished physician in the University Hospitals Health system. He has gained a national and international reputation of academic excellence.
Dr. Rahman has been a leader in many landmark clinical trials and epidemiological studies of hypertension and chronic kidney disease including the Antihypertensive and Lipid Lowering Treatment Trial (ALLHAT), the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT) and the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC) study. He has published more than 240 peer reviewed papers and is frequently invited to speak at major national and international meetings.
Dr. Rahman has had a passion for education throughout his career. His trainees have established successful independent research careers, become vibrant clinician educators and successful private practice nephrologists.
Dr. Rahman served as the Associate Editor of CJASN from 2017 thru 2023. He currently serves as the Editor in Chief of Kidney Medicine. He has been a member of grant review panels for national funding organizations, served on several committees for the American Society of Nephrology, and the National Kidney Foundation.
