Ronak Lakhia, M.D. Titles and Appointments Director, Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) Clinic Assistant Professor School Medical School Department Internal Medicine You have reached the Academic Profile. For more information on the doctor and patient care, please visit the clinical profile. Biography Ronak Lakhia, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center and a member of the Division of Nephrology. She serves as Director of the Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) clinic. Dr. Lakhia holds a bachelor's degree in molecular biochemistry and biophysics from the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago. She earned her medical degree at UT Southwestern and completed internal medicine residency training at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. She then received advanced training in nephrology through a combined clinical and research fellowship program at UT Southwestern, where she served as Chief Fellow for two years. Board-certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in nephrology, she joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2018. Her research focuses on understanding the pathogenesis of polycystic kidney disease and identifying potential treatments for this genetic disorder. Her clinical focus is on polycystic kidney disease (PKD). She is an active member of the American Society of Nephrology. She also serves as co-chair of the PKD Foundation's Centers of Excellence program. Personal Note Dr. Lakhia’s interests outside of medicine include spending time with her family and cooking. Education Medical School UT Southwestern Medical School (2008) Residency Baylor College of Medicine (2011), Internal Medicine Fellowship UT Southwestern Medical Center (2016), Nephrology Research Interest Metabolism microRNAs Polycystic Kidney Disease Publications Featured Publications MicroRNA-21 Aggravates Cyst Growth in a Model of Polycystic Kidney Disease. Lakhia R, Hajarnis S, Williams D, Aboudehen K, Yheskel M, Xing C, Hatley ME, Torres VE, Wallace DP, Patel V J. Am. Soc. Nephrol. 2016 Aug 27 8 2319-30 Characteristics and Outcomes of Renal Transplant Recipients with Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome in the United States. Tanriover B, Lakhia R, Shen YM, Sandikci B, Saxena R, MacConmara M, Soyombo AA, Rajora N, Hardy MA Transplant Direct 2015 Nov 1 10 Induction Therapies in Live Donor Kidney Transplantation on Tacrolimus and Mycophenolate With or Without Steroid Maintenance. Tanriover B, Zhang S, MacConmara M, Gao A, Sandikci B, Ayvaci MU, Mete M, Tsapepas D, Rajora N, Mohan P, Lakhia R, Lu CY, Vazquez M Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2015 Jun 10 6 1041-9 Interactions between p-Akt and Smad3 in injured muscles initiate myogenesis or fibrogenesis. Dong Y, Lakhia R, Thomas SS, Dong Y, Wang XH, Silva KA, Zhang L Am. J. Physiol. Endocrinol. Metab. 2013 Aug 305 3 E367-75 The role of DNA mismatch repair in generating genetic diversity and drug resistance in malaria parasites. Bethke L, Thomas S, Walker K, Lakhia R, Rangarajan R, Wirth D Mol. Biochem. Parasitol. 2007 Sep 155 1 18-25 Results 1-5 of 5 1 Books Featured Books MicroRNAs and Polycystic Kidney Disease. In Polycystic Kidney Disease [Internet] Hajarnis S, Lakhhia, R, Patel, V (2015). Brisbane, Australia, Codon Publications Honors & Awards Rising Star AwardSuper Doctors Texas (2022) Rising Star AwardSuper Doctors Texas (2021) First Place, Basic ScienceNational Kidney Foundation Young Investigator Forum (2015) First Place, Basic ScienceSouthern Society of Clinical Investigation (2015) Chief Nephrology FellowUT Southwestern (2013-2015) Second Place, Basic ScienceBaylor College of Medicine Annual Research Symposium (2011) Resident of the MonthBaylor College of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine (2010) Intern of the MonthBaylor College of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine (2009) Professional Associations/Affiliations American Society of Nephrology
