Sana J. Shaikh, M.D. for UC Davis Health

Sana J. Shaikh, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Transplant Nephrology

To see if Sana J. Shaikh is accepting new patients, or for assistance finding a UC Davis doctor, please call 800-2-UCDAVIS (800-282-3284).

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Specialties

Transplant Nephrology

Nephrology

Internal Medicine

Department

Internal Medicine

Locations and Contact

UC Davis Medical Center - Cypress Building

UC Davis Medical Center - Cypress Building
2221 Stockton Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95817

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Additional Numbers

Physician Referrals

800-4-UCDAVIS (800-482-3284)

Philosophy of Care

Dr. Sana Shaikh believes that the patient-doctor relationship is based on transparency and partnership. Her goal is for her patients to understand the medical condition at hand and to feel comfortable with their treatment plan.

Clinical Interests

Dr. Sana Shaikh is a transplant nephrologist who evaluates patients with advanced kidney disease for potential kidney transplantation, and continues to follow them after surgery to help take care of their new kidney and manage their immunosuppression/anti-rejection medications. She also evaluates and counsels individuals interested in living kidney donation.

Research/Academic Interests

Dr. Sana Shaikh's academic interests include recurrence of glomerular disease after transplantation, kidney transplantation in HIV-positive patients, and pregnancy after transplantation.

Division

Transplant Nephrology

Center/Program Affiliation

Transplant Center

Undergraduate School

H.S.C., S.S. & L.S. Patkar College of Arts & Science, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India 2008

Medical School

M.B.B.S., Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Medical College - Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Pune, Maharashtra, India 2014

Internship

Internal Medicine, SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis, St. Louis MO 2016-2017

Residency

Internal Medicine, SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis, St. Louis MO 2017-2019

Fellowship

Transplant Nephrology, UC San Francisco, San Francisco CA 2021-2022

Fellowship

Nephrology, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis MO 2019-2021

Nephrology Fellows COVID-19 Roundtable, American Society of Nephrology, Panelist, 2021

Kidney STARS Award, American Society of Nephrology, Resident Attendee, Kidney Week, 2018

ORCID - 0000-0003-1979-4392

Saleem M, Shaikh S, Hu Z, Pozzi N, Java A. Post-Transplant Thrombotic Microangiopathy due to a Pathogenic Mutation in Complement Factor I in a Patient With Membranous Nephropathy: Case Report and Review of Literature. Front Immunol. 2022 May 26;13:909503. doi:10.3389/fimmu.2022.909503. PMID:35720299.

Shaikh S, Peña Garcia JI, Shieh M, Lacasse A. Catastrophic Perforation in Streptococcus Pneumoniae Aortitis: Complications of Infective Endocarditis in the Current Antimicrobial Era. J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect. 2022 Jan 31;12(1):48-53. doi:10.55729/2000-9666.1009. PMID:35711865.

Schiff JP, Spraker MB, Duriseti S, Shaikh S, Murad HF, Mutch DG, Robinson CG, Kavanaugh J, Lin AJ. Tumor Lysis Syndrome in a Patient With Metastatic Endometrial Cancer Treated With Lattice Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy. Adv Radiat Oncol. 2021 Sep 13;7(1):100797. doi:10.1016/j.adro.2021.100797. PMID:34761139.

Shaikh S, Matzumura Umemoto G, Vijayan A. Management of Acute Kidney Injury in Coronavirus Disease 2019. Adv Chronic Kidney Dis. 2020 Sep;27(5):377-382. doi:10.1053/j.ackd.2020.08.002. Epub 2020 Aug 6. PMID:33308502.

Shaikh S, Nwankwo C, Lacasse A, Cheng S. Acute kidney injury on chronic kidney disease: from congestive heart failure to light chain deposition disease and cast nephropathy in multiple myeloma. J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect. 2019 Sep 5;9(4):319-321. doi:10.1080/20009666.2019.1624136. PMID:31531214.

Shaikh S, Peña-Garcia JI, Lacasse A. Seventh nerve palsy secondary to spirochetal disease: a clinical dilemma between syphilis and Lyme disease. Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice. 2019 Jul;27(4):236–239. DOI: 10.1097/IPC.0000000000000751.

Peña-Garcia JI, Shaikh SJ, Villacis-Nunez DS, Gurram MK. Pericardial Effusion in Systemic Sarcoidosis: A Rare Manifestation of Cardiac Sarcoid. Heart Views. 2019 Apr-Jun;20(2):56-59. doi:10.4103/HEARTVIEWS.HEARTVIEWS_117_18. PMID:31462960.

Peña-Garcia JI, Shaikh S, Barakoti B, Papageorgiou C, Lacasse A. Bone marrow involvement in sarcoidosis: an elusive extrapulmonary manifestation. J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect. 2019 Apr 12;9(2):150-154. doi:10.1080/20009666.2019.1575688. PMID:31061693.

Peña-Garcia JI, Shaikh S, Lacasse A. Invasive Group B streptococcus: multiloculated perinephric abscesses treated with percutaneous drainage. J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect. 2018 Apr 17;8(2):76-79. doi:10.1080/20009666.2018.1433431. PMID:29686793.