We are pleased to welcome Dr. Arash Rashidi to Ohio Medical Group.

Dr. Rashidi received his medical degree from Urmia University of Medical Sciences in Urmia, Iran. He did his residency in Internal Medicine at Shahid Beheshty University of Medical Sciences in Tehran, Iran. Subsequently, he completed another residency in Internal Medicine at Fairview Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio. He then joined the fellowship program of the division of Nephrology and Hypertension at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. After completion of his Nephrology fellowship in 2007, he joined the divison of Nephrology and Hypertension at Emory University in Atlanta, and completed an advanced fellowship in Interventional Nephrology and specialized in dialysis access procedures and maintenance of hemodialysis access, including angiograms and angioplasties, thrombectomies and tunneled catheters.

Dr. Rashidi has clinical research interests in hypertension, chronic kidney disease, cardiovascular risk factors and hemodialysis vascular access. He has numerous publications and presentations in national and international meetings and received multiple awards for his research and presentations. Dr. Rashidi has co-authored the hypertension chapter of the last edition of the world renowned cardiology textbook, "The Heart."

Dr. Rashidi serves as a member of the Editorial Board of the Southern Medical Journal and also the International Journal of Osteoporosis and Metabolic Disorders.

He is a peer reviewer for the following medical journals: Kidney International, Southern Medical Journal, British medical Council Cardiovascular Disorder Journal, British Medical Council Public Heath Journal, Journal of Medical Sciences and International Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism.

Dr. Rashidi will have office hours at the Middleburg Heights and Westlake offices.