Dr. Asra Karim

Core Competencies

• Evaluation and Management of Chronic kidney disease
• Managing Acute kidney disease
• Initiating and managing Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis
• Management of Renal Transplantation
• Management of Renal Diabetes
• Management of hypertension
• Special Interest in Management of Advanced Kidney disease
• Management of anemia of chronic kidney disease
• Management of Glomerular kidney diseases
• Interventional Nephrology
• Tunneled Dialysis catheter insertion
• Kidney biopsy

Brief Profile

Dr. Asra Karim is a UK-trained Consultant Nephrologist with fellowship training in renal transplantation.

She completed her specialist nephrology training in the United Kingdom and previously worked at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEHB), one of the country’s leading tertiary renal centres.

Her clinical expertise spans the full spectrum of kidney care, including chronic kidney disease management, dialysis therapies (haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis), anaemia in CKD, kidney transplantation, and interventional nephrology procedures.

Dr. Karim is dedicated to delivering high-quality, holistic, and patient-centered care, supporting individuals throughout their kidney journey and striving to improve outcomes for those with complex renal conditions.

Her research and academic interests focus on dialysis innovation and transplant outcomes, with contributions to peer-reviewed publications and presentations at international conferences.

Qualification

• Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration, Royal College of Physicians Training Board – JRCPTB UK 2023
• Specialist Certificate Examination in Nephrology (SCE), Royal College of Physicians, Renal Association, UK 2016
• Member of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP) Medicine, Royal College of Physicians, UK 2013
• Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) USA 2013
• Doctor in Medicine MD 2004