Ashita Tolwani, MD

Biography

Title

Associate Nephrology Fellowship Director, Associate Director of ICU Nephrology

Specialty Services

LGBT Health

Faculty Appointment

Professor

Research Interests

Acute Kidney Injury, ICU Nephrology, Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy

Publications

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Tolwani%2C%20Ashita%20J

Awards & Recognition

7/2002 - 6/2005, Pfizer Scholars Grant for Faculty Development in Clinical Epidemiology
2003-2011, 2013-2014, 2017-2019 UAB Department of Medicine's Top Ten Teacher Award for Excellence in Teaching
2004-2006, 2008-2018, UAB Department of Medicine's C. Glenn Cobbs, MD-Edwin A. Rutsky, MD Award for
Clinical Excellence
2005-2006, Consumers' Research Council of America's "America's Top Physicians"
5/2007, UAB Argus Award for Excellence in Teaching, University of Alabama School of Medicine Class of 2008
2007-2018, Best Doctors in America
4/2008, UAB Argus Award for Best Lecturer in Urinary/Renal Correlative Pathology for Class of 2009
3/2009, UAB Argus Award for Best Lecturer in Urinary/Renal Correlative Pathology for Class of 2010
3/2009, UAB Argus Award for Best Lecturer for the Renal Module for the Class of 2011
2009, NxStage: Taking CRRT to the Next Stage 2009 Grant: A Pilot and Feasibility Study of Antimicrobial
Dosing in CRRT
2010-2012, UAB Department of Medicine Education Excellence Award
2011, UAB Argus Award for Best Lecturer for the Renal Module for Class of 2013
2012, UAB Outstanding Teacher in Nephrology
2012, Argus Award for Best Lecturer for the UAB Renal Module for Class of 2015
2013, Argus Award for Best Lecturer for the UAB Renal Module for Class of 2017
2013, National Academy of Inventors Award
2014, Argus Award for Best Lecturer for the UAB Renal Module for Class of 2018
2015, Nephrology 2014 Research Supplement Award
2015, Accepted to the Center for Medical Simulation (CMS), Boston, MA’s Institute for Medical Simulation on the UAB campus for 8/11-8/14. This is a premier professional development experience. This course provides a comprehensive training for experienced educators with an interest in teaching clinical, behavioral and cognitive skills using medical simulation.
2015, Argus Award Nominee for Best Lecturer for the UAB Renal Module for Class of 2019
2015-2017, B-Metro Top Doctors
2016, President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching for the School of Medicine
2016, Unsung Hero Award in the Dept. of Medicine
2016, UAB DOM Teaching Excellence Award for 2014-2015 ($2,500)
2016, Argus Award Nominee for Best Educator in Renal for Class of 2020
2017, B-Metro magazine’s top women in medicine
8/2017, UAB Bill L Harbert Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Faculty Innovation Award
2017, Argus Award Nominee for Best Educator in Renal for Class 2021
2018, Honoree Inductee, Alabama Chief Residents Society
2018, Castle Connolly Regional Top Doctor 2018
2018, Argus Award Winner for Best Educator in Renal for Class of 2022
2018, Best Doctors in America® List 2017 – 2018
2018, UAB Bill L Harbert Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Faculty Innovation Award Finalist
2018, Castle Connolly Exceptional Women in Medicine 2018
2018, UAB Medicine “top-performing” provider with great skill in communicating with their patients in FY2018
2019, Castle Connolly 2019 Top Doctor and Exceptional Women in Medicine
2019, DOM $500 Teaching Excellence Award Academic Year 2017-2018
2019, Argus Award for Best Educator in Renal for Class 2023

Memberships

2000-present, National Kidney Foundation (NKF)
2001-present, American Society of Nephrology (ASN)
2004-present, International Society of Nephrology (ISN)
2004-present, International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis (ISPD)
2/2007-present, Southern Society of Clinical Investigation (SSCI)

View Academic Profile

https://scholars.uab.edu/622-Ashita-Tolwani