Department of Pediatrics

Clinical Interests

Acute Kidney Injury, Peritoneal Dialysis, Hemodialysis, Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy, Glomerulonephritis

Education

• MBBS, Topiwala National Medical College, 2008
• MSCI, Washington University in St. Louis, 2019

Training

• Pediatric Residency, Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron, 2010 - 2013
• Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2013 - 2016
• Certificate Course in Clinical Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania, 2014 - 2015

Licensure and Board Certification

• 2013 - 2016OH, State of Ohio, State Medical Board
• 2013 - PresThe American Board of Pediatrics, General Pediatrics
• 2013 - 2023American Board of Pediatrics
• 2015 - PresMO, State of Missouri/ Division of Professional Registration
• 2018 - PresThe American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatric Nephrology

Honors

• Academic Excellence and Achieving Highest Marks in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Third M.B.,B.S. Final Examination, Topiwala National Medical College Global Alumni, 2008
• American Society of Nephrology, Travel Grant, Kidney Week, Philadelphia, 2011
• American Society of Pediatric Nephrology, Travel Grant, 2013
• Neonatal Critical Care Award, Akron Children’s Hospital, 2013
• Nicholas Libertin Award for Best Graduating Resident, Akron Children's Hospital, 2013
• Resident Teaching Award, Akron Children’s Hospital, 2013
• Pediatric Critical Care Award, Akron Children’s Hospital, 2013
• Karen L. Campbell, PhD, Travel Support Program for Fellows, Travel Grant, Kidney Week, San Diego, 2015
• CHOP Research Poster Day Winner (Clinical Research) for study entitled ‘Factors affecting continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) circuit clotting in children’, 2016
• Pediatric Academic Society (PAS) Trainee Travel Grant, ASPN/PAS meeting, Baltimore, 2016
• Teaching Award - Pediatric Curriculum, Washington University School of Medicine, 2018

Recent Publications view all (18)

Publication Co-Authors

S. Paul Hmiel, M.D., Ph.D.

Miriam Steinberg

Kevin T. Barton, M.D.

Vikas Dharnidharka, M.D., M.P.H.

Washington University has a long tradition of collaboration amongst colleagues.The faculty above have co-authored publications with Aadil Kakajiwala

1. Barton KT, Kakajiwala A, Dietzen DJ, Goss CW, Gu H, Dharnidharka VR. Using the newer Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes criteria, beta-2-microglobulin levels associate with severity of acute kidney injury. Clin Kidney J. 2018;11(6):797-802. PMCID:PMC6275448  PMID:30524714 
2. Reis A, Luecke C, Davis TK, Kakajiwala A. Pain Management in Pediatric Chronic Kidney Disease. J Pediatr Pharmacol Ther. 2018;23(3):192-202. PMCID:PMC6027978  PMID:29970975 
3. Steinberg M, Gaut JP, Hmiel SP, Kakajiwala A. The light at the end of the tunnel: an unusual case of acute kidney injury in a pediatric patient: Answers. Pediatr Nephrol. 2018. PMID:29523959 
4. Steinberg M, Gaut JP, Hmiel SP, Kakajiwala A. The light at the end of the tunnel: an unusual case of acute kidney injury in a pediatric patient: Questions. Pediatr Nephrol. 2018. PMID:29523957 
5. Kakajiwala A, Jemielita TO, Copelovitch L, Leonard MB, Furth SL, York A, Benton M, Hoofnagle AN, Windt K, Merrigan K, Lederman A, Denburg MR. Variability in measures of mineral metabolism in children on hemodialysis: impact on clinical decision-making. Pediatr Nephrol. 2017. PMID:28667458 
6. Greenberg JH, Kakajiwala A, Parikh CR, Furth S. Emerging biomarkers of chronic kidney disease in children. Pediatr Nephrol. 2017. PMID:28624980 
7. Kakajiwala A, Kim JY, Hughes JZ, Costarino A, Ferguson J, Gaynor JW, Furth SL, Blinder JJ. Lack of Furosemide Responsiveness Predicts Acute Kidney Injury in Infants After Cardiac Surgery. Ann Thorac Surg. 2017. PMID:28499652 
8. Kakajiwala A, Fernandes P, Pawel BR, Amaral S. The 'hole' story of a lung: Answers. Pediatr Nephrol. 2017;32(5):777-779. PMID:27432361 
9. Kakajiwala A, Fernandes P, Pawel BR, Amaral S. The 'hole' story of a lung: Questions. Pediatr Nephrol. 2017;32(5):773-775. PMID:27432360 
10. Kakajiwala A, Jemielita T, Hughes JZ, Windt K, Denburg M, Goldstein SL, Laskin B. Membrane pressures predict clotting of pediatric continuous renal replacement therapy circuits. Pediatr Nephrol. 2017. PMID:28247082 
11. Kakajiwala A, Barton KT, Rampolla E, Breen C, Pradhan M. Acute Hypocalcemia and Metabolic Alkalosis in Children on Cation-Exchange Resin Therapy. Case Rep Nephrol. 2017;2017:6582613. PMCID:PMC5556615  PMID:28959498 
12. Kakajiwala A, Chiotos K, Brothers J, Lederman A, Amaral S. What is this chocolate milk in my circuit? A cause of acute clotting of a continuous renal replacement circuit: Questions. Pediatr Nephrol. 2016;31(12):2249-2251. PMID:26815660 
13. Kakajiwala A, Chiotos K, Brothers J, Lederman A, Amaral S. What is this chocolate milk in my circuit? A cause of acute clotting of a continuous renal replacement circuit: Answers. Pediatr Nephrol. 2016;31(12):2253-2255. PMID:26817475 
14. Kakajiwala A, Weiss S, Lopez S, Palmer J, Baluarte HJ. Cerebral Edema in a Child after Preemptive Kidney Transplantation J Pediatr Intensive Care. 2016. doi:10.1055/s-0036-1584682  
15. Kakajiwala A, Bhatti T, Kaplan BS, Ruebner RL, Copelovitch L. Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis associated with atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome: to treat or not to treat with eculizumab? Clin Kidney J. 2016;9(1):90-6. PMCID:PMC4720198  PMID:26798467 
16. Wigfield J, Kakajiwala A, Forbes ML, Bodas P. Case 3: Abnormal Eye Movements and Congestion in a 3-month-old Boy. Pediatr Rev. 2015;36(12):551-3. PMID:26628737 
17. Kakajiwala AK, Meyers KE, Bhatti T, Kaplan BS. Rapid progression to end-stage renal disease in a child with a sporadic ACTN4 mutation. Clin Nephrol Case Stud. 2015;3:14-18. PMCID:PMC5438006  PMID:29043128 
18. Barton KT, Kakajiwala A, Dietzen DJ, Goss CW, Gu H, Dharnidharka VR. Using the Newer Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Criteria, Beta-2 Microglobulin Levels Associate with Severity of Acute Kidney Injury CKJ.