Mohamed Kassim, MD
My specialties:
- Internal medicine
- Nephrology
Professional interests:
- Acute kidney injury (AKI)
- Chronic kidney disease
- Kidney Diseases
- Dialysis
- Hypertension (HTN)
- Glomerular diseases
- Renal physiology
- Kidney stones
- Electrolyte imbalances
Practice philosophy: Prevention of CKD progression and preemptive transplantation.
What are you passionate about and why? I am passionate about the prevention of CKD progression to ESRD. I am interested in home-based dialysis such as PD and HHD. I also like to advocate for preemptive kidney transplants.
If you weren't a health care provider, what would you be? A business person.
Why did you become a provider? When did you know this was the career for you? Becoming a provider was a lifelong dream for me. Although my dream has been derailed many times I have never given up on becoming a doctor.
What is something you have learned from your patients? I learned that the majority of patients are unaware of having kidney diseases until it's too late. This is partly due to the lack of symptoms until the individuals need dialysis.
What is your personal health goal? Remain physically active and consume healthy food.
What is the best thing you've done for your health or the best health advice you've received? I work out regularly, eat healthy food, and sleep adequately.
What are you most proud of? Despite all the obstacles I faced throughout my life I achieved my goal of becoming a physician.
Credentials
- MD
Board-certified specialties
- Internal medicine
Awards and recognitions
I completed my internal medicine residency training at Roger Williams Medical Center in Providence, RI. I am currently completing my nephrology fellowship at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, MN.
Specialties
- Nephrology
Personal interests
- Family time
- Gym exercise
- Physical activities
- Playing soccer
- Podcasts
- Running
- Watching movies
- Working out
Memberships
- American College of Physicians (ACP)
Current licenses and certifications
- Internal Medicine
Fellowships
- Roger Williams Medical Center
Years of experience
- Less than one year
Additional languages spoken
- Somali
Hospital affiliations
- Abbott Northwestern Hospital
- United Hospital
- Mercy Hospital
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Major health plans we participate in
- Allina Health | Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota
- HealthPartners
- Medica
- PreferredOne
- SelectCare/LaborCare
- UCare
- UnitedHealthcare
Other health plans we participate in
- Medicaid/Medicare
- Aetna
- America's PPO
- First Health/Coventry
- CIGNA
- Humana
- Hennepin Health (formerly Metropolitan Health Plan)
- PrimeWest
- South Country Health Alliance
- United Behavioral Health
- Wisconsin Physician Services (WPS)