Â鶹ѧÉú¾«Æ·°æ

Skip to main content
Amara Sarwal
Rating: 4.9 of 5
( out of 46 reviews )

Amara Sarwal, MD, MSCI

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Farmington Bay Dialysis Center

DaVita Farmington Bay Dialysis
Layton
801-593-9111

Farmington Health Center

Farmington Health Center Nephrology
Farmington
801-213-3200

Redwood Health Center

Salt Lake City
801-213-9900

University of Utah Hospital

Nephrology
Salt Lake City
801-581-6709
  • Dr. Sarwal completed her internal medicine residency training at Lincoln Medical Center in New York City, where she also served as a chief medicine resident, prior to moving to the University of Utah for her nephrology fellowship training. During her three-year fellowship, she served as chief nephrology fellow for two years and completed a Master of Science in Clinical Investigation. Dr. Sarwal is currently an Assistant Professor in the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension.

    Her clinical interests include taking care of patients with various types of kidney disease. Her research interests include cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) health and association with cognitive outcomes.

    Patient Rating

    Rating: 4.9 out of 5
    4.9 /5
    ( out of 46 reviews )

    The patient rating score is an average of all responses on our patient experience survey. The rating averages scores for all questions about care from our providers.

    The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.

    Patient Comments

    Patient comments are gathered from our patient experience survey and displayed in their entirety. For the convenience of our visitors, some patient comments have been translated from their original language into English while preserving their original meaning as accurately as possible. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.

    August 30, 2025
    PARKWAY HEALTH CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    While being highly professional, Dr. Sarwal was also thoughtful and helpful. I immediately developed a strong sense of confidence in her.

    August 28, 2025
    PARKWAY HEALTH CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    She was not rushed and answered any questions I had. She called me the next day with my test results.

    August 28, 2025
    REDWOOD HEALTH CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    She is very nice in treating her patients, in the case of Bertalina, she is delighted that she is her doctor. [TRANSLATED]

    August 26, 2025
    REDWOOD HEALTH CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Courteous, caring, wanted me to follow-up for tests in 3 months

    August 23, 2025
    PARKWAY HEALTH CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    She was a. Pleasure to work with and was perfect in her care, mannerism, and instructions!

    August 23, 2025
    PARKWAY HEALTH CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Smart, friendly, good listener.. all qualities I love in a good doctor. she took the time with me and came up with a great healthcare plan. Making appointments was easy and everything flowed smoothly. that's not always the case in the healthcare system.

    August 20, 2025
    STANSBURY HEALTH CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Dr. Sarwal was very thorough and listened to all my concerns and worries. She didn't make me feel hurried and unimportant. I trust her completely' very satisfied with her

    August 15, 2025
    PARKWAY HEALTH CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    She took time to listen to my concerns and offered feedback and set up appointments both to see her again and with another provider to help meet my needs.

    August 14, 2025
    PARKWAY HEALTH CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    It was my first time seeing her and was very impressed. She talk to me about my issues and how to try to fix them She was very understanding and not judgemental.

  • Dr. Sarwal completed her internal medicine residency training at Lincoln Medical Center in New York City, where she also served as a chief medicine resident, prior to moving to the University of Utah for her nephrology fellowship training. During her three-year fellowship, she served as chief nephrology fellow for two years and completed a Master of Science in Clinical Investigation. Dr. Sarwal is currently an Assistant Professor in the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension.

    Her clinical interests include taking care of patients with various types of kidney disease. Her research interests include cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) health and association with cognitive outcomes.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Internal Medicine -Assistant Professor (Clinical)
    Academic Divisions Nephrology & Hypertension

    Education history

    Fellowship Nephrology - University of Utah Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine Chief/Research Fellow
    Fellowship Nephrology - University of Utah Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine Chief/Clinical Fellow
    Graduate Training Clinical Investigation - University of Utah M.S.C.I
    Fellowship Nephrology - University of Utah Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine Clinical Fellow
    Chief Resident Internal Medicine - Lincoln Hospital Chief Resident
    Residency Internal Medicine - Lincoln Hospital Resident
    Professional Medical Medicine - St. George's University School of Medicine M.D.
    Undergraduate Psychology - University of British Columbia B.A.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Sarwal A, Yamauchi J, Raghavan D, Shihab F, Fornadi K, Rofaiel G, Zimmerman M, Campsen J, Baker N, Akhila Ganireddy Y, Aviles-Ovalle L, Baker T, Hall IE, Molnar MZ (2023). Throwing stones: kidney stone incidence in living kidney donor candidates with increased metabolic risk. Ren Fail, 45(1), 2226763. ()
    2. Sarwal A, Boucher RE, Abraham N, Singh R, Ye X, Moghaddam FA, Hartsell SE, Wei G, Beddhu S (2023). Associations of Hyponatremia with Cognition Function and All-Cause Mortality: Post Hoc Analysis of the Systolic BP Intervention Trial. Kidney360, 4(10), 1362-1370. ()
    3. Sarwal A, Abraham D, Kethineni R, Ramkumar N, Abraham J (2022). Acute kidney injury, necrotizing pancreatitis and nephrocalcinosis: A rare presentation of primary hyperparathyroidism. Am J Med Sci, 365(3), 313-314. ()
    4. Sarwal A, Kim S, Gnanasekaran I (2021). Life-threatening alkalosis from baking soda pica in an end stage renal disease hemodialysis patient. Hemodial Int, 26(2), E16-E18. ()
    5. Sarwal A, Gomez E, Perez-Gutierrez V, Carlos A, Afzal A, Sivakumar M, Rabah S, Kasubhai M, Gnanasekaran I, Menon V (2021). Renal recovery after acute kidney injury in a minority population of hospitalized COVID-19 patients: A retrospective cohort study. Medicine (Baltimore), 101(11). ()
    6. Chiu CY, Sarwal A, Mon AM, Tan YE, Shah V (2020). Gastrointestinal: COVID-19 related ischemic bowel disease. J Gastroenterol Hepatol, 36(4), 850. ()
    7. Chiu CY, Sarwal A, Jawed M, Chemarthi VS, Shabarek N (2021). Telemedicine experience of NYC Internal Medicine residents during COVID-19 pandemic. PLoS One, 16(2), e0246762. ()
    8. Sarwal A, Gnanasekaran I (2020). Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis. Am J Med Sci, 361(1), e5-e6. ()
    9. Sarwal A, Gnanasekaran I (2020). Hydralazine induced lupus nephritis after prolonged exposure. Am J Med Sci, 361(1), 130-131. ()
    10. Sarwal A, Kim S, Gnanasekaran I (2020). A Case Report: Hepatitis B Virus Reverse Seroconversion in a Low-Risk Hemodialysis Patient. Am J Med, 134(1), e55-e56. ()
    11. Chiu CY, Sarwal A, Azhar Munir R, Widjaja M, Khalid A, Khanna R (2020). Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone (SIADH) Induced by Long-Term Use of Citalopram and Short-Term Use of Naproxen. Am J Case Rep, 21, e926561. ()
    12. Dodd MD, Weiss N, McDonnell GP, Sarwal A, Kingstone A (2012). Gaze cues influence memory…but not for long. Acta Psychol (Amst), 141(2), 270-5. ()

    Review

    1. Kim S, Sarwal A, Yee XT, Fraga SAG, Campion V, Gnanasekaran I (2023). Metformin-associated lactic acidosis (MALA): Is it an underestimated entity? A retrospective, single-center case series. [Review]. Hemodial Int, 28(1), 32-39. ()
    2. Chiu CY, Sarwal A (2023). Evaluating the Nephrotoxicity of Area-under-the-Curve-Based Dosing of Vancomycin with Concomitant Antipseudomonal Beta-Lactam Antibiotics: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. [Review]. Medicina (Kaunas), 59(4). ()

    Letter

    1. Sarwal A, Gomez E, Mon AM, Gnanasekaran I, Menon V, Venugopal U, Kasubhai M (2020). Implementation of Protocolized Medicine: Management of Hyperkalemia on the Inpatient Internal Medicine Floors. [Letter to the editor]. Am J Med Sci, 361(4), 542-544. ()
    2. Sarwal A, Chiu CY, Feinstein A (2020). Does Clindamycin Induce Acute Kidney Injury? [Letter to the editor]. Am J Med Sci, 359(5), 303. ()
    3. Sarwal A, Menon V, Gnanasekaran I (2019). Risks of Prescription Sharing. [Letter to the editor]. Am J Med Sci, 358(6), 433-434. ()