Northwell Health nephrologist Rimda Wanchoo, MD, has been recognized for clinical excellence by the American Nephrologists of Indian Origin (ANIO) and was recently honored at the American Society of Nephrology’s Kidney Week 2024 in San Diego.
ANIO is committed to bringing together like-minded nephrologists, trainees and health
care leaders in the field of nephrology, connecting people of Indian origin with similar interests in the field providing professional and career development.
“I am thrilled that American Nephrologists of Indian Origin, an organization that has
contributed so much to nephrology, is honoring Dr. Rimda Wanchoo,” said Steven Fishbane,
MD, chief of the Division of Medicine for Kidney Diseases and Hypertension at Long Island
Jewish Medical Center and North Shore University Hospital. “It’s a pleasure to work with Dr.
Wanchoo and I can think of no one more deserving of an award for clinical excellence. She puts her absolute heart and soul into the care of her patients and promotes clinical excellence in her teaching of fellows, her work as a director of quality and as a dialysis medical director.”
Wanchoo has been an attending nephrology physician in the Division of Kidney
Diseases and Hypertension and the Department of Internal Medicine at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset and Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park since 2013. Prior, she was an attending nephrology physician at the Rogosin Institute, Division of Nephrology, at Weill Cornell Medical Center for five years.
Wanchoo has been a professor at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
since 2021. Nationally, she is one of the founding members of American Society of Onconephrology, a governing member of the American Nephrologist of Indian Origin and an
associate editor for Clinical Kidney Journal and Journal of Onconephrology.
“I am deeply honored and humbled to receive the award for clinical excellence from the
American Nephrologists of Indian Origin,” said Dr. Wanchoo. “It’s a privilege to be recognized, and I remain committed to providing the highest quality of care to my patients, particularly those facing the challenges of chronic kidney disease. I am committed to making a meaningful difference in their lives.”
Wanchoo earned her medical degree in India. She completed her residency at St. Barnabas Medical Center and completed a fellowship in nephrology and a fellowship in research
at New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell.
“Dr Wanchoo is an exemplary and astute clinician. She has been a great leader at
Northwell Health in leading a large dialysis unit and co-directing the onconephrology services,” said Kenar Dinesh Jhaveri, MD, associate chief of the Division of Kidney Diseases and Hypertension at Northwell and Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. “She has gained national prominence in the field of onconephrology, a field that connects cancer and kidney related complications. Most importantly, she is a great colleague to work alongside.”
For more information or to book an appointment, go to https://www.northwell.edu/find-
care/find-a-doctor/dr-rimda-wanchoo-md-11362235.
