Rim ElChaki, MD

Dr. Rim ElChaki is a pediatric nephrologist who cares for patients with conditions that involve or affect the kidneys, including high blood pressure, hematuria (blood in urine), proteinuria (excess protein in urine), kidney stones, and birth defects of the kidneys or urinary tract. She manages hospitalized patients on dialysis, whether for acute or chronic kidney problems, and cares for kidney transplant patients. She is especially interested in providing general nephrology care in the community and preventing the progression of chronic kidney disease.
ElChaki's care philosophy focuses on treating patients as individuals and using safe, proven treatments. She seeks to ensure her patients and their families completely understand their care plans, working to foster strong patient-doctor relationships.
Education
2021 - , UCLA
2018 - , Oishei Children's Hospital, Pediatrics
MD, 2015 - , Weill Cornell Medicine – Qatar, MD

  1. Nada A, Ahmed Y, Hu J, Weidemann D, Gorman GH, Lecea EG, Sandokji IA, Cha S, Shin S, Bani-Hani S, Mannemuddhu SS, Ruebner RL, Kakajiwala A, Raina R, George R, Elchaki R, Moritz ML, The American Society of Pediatric Nephrology Quality Improvement and Artificial Intelligence (ASPN Q. AI-powered insights in pediatric nephrology: current applications and future opportunities. Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) 2025. PMID: 40957986


  2. ElChaki R, Ettenger R, Lee S, Chen L, Gales B, Srivastava R, Pearl M. Envarsus XR® pharmacokinetics in adolescents post-kidney transplantation - A pilot study. Pediatric transplantation 2023. PMID: 36732080


  3. Pearl MH, Chen L, ElChaki R, Elashoff D, Gjertson DW, Rossetti M, Weng PL, Zhang Q, Reed EF, Chambers ET. Endothelin Type A Receptor Antibodies Are Associated With Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Antibodies, Vascular Inflammation, and Decline in Renal Function in Pediatric Kidney Transplantation. Kidney international reports 2020. PMID: 33163713


  4. Peck RN, Wang RJ, Mtui G, Smart L, Yango M, Elchaki R, Wajanga B, Downs JA, Mteta K, Fitzgerald DW. Linkage to Primary Care and Survival After Hospital Discharge for HIV-Infected Adults in Tanzania: A Prospective Cohort Study. Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) 2016. PMID: 27846069


  5. Kothari P, Pestana R, Mesraoua R, Elchaki R, Khan KM, Dannenberg AJ, Falcone DJ. IL-6-mediated induction of matrix metalloproteinase-9 is modulated by JAK-dependent IL-10 expression in macrophages. Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) 2013. PMID: 24285838