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Fahad Saeed, M.B.,B.S.

Fahad Saeed, M.B.,B.S.

Nephrology , Palliative Care

4.9 out of 5 stars
118 Ratings
11 Comments
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Contact

Appointment (585) 275-4517
Fax (585) 442-9201
Administrative (585) 274-0202

Locations

General and Transplant Nephrology - Rochester

601 Elmwood Avenue, 2nd & 3rd Floors
Rochester, NY 14642

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Palliative Care - Rochester

Wilmot Cancer Institute
601 Elmwood Avenue, 1st Floor, Suite C
Rochester, NY 14642

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About Me

My areas of special interest are Geriatric and Palliative Care in Nephrology Patients.
My areas of special interest are Geriatric and Palliative Care in Nephrology Patients.

Languages

English, Urdu

Certified Specialties

Hospice and Palliative Medicine - American Board of Internal Medicine

Internal Medicine - American Board of Internal Medicine

Nephrology - American Board of Internal Medicine

Faculty Appointments

Associate Professor - Department of Medicine, Nephrology (SMD)

Associate Professor - Department of Public Health Sciences (SMD) - Joint

Credentials

Residency & Fellowship

Fellowship, University of Rochester Medical Center. 2015 - 2016

Fellowship, Nephrology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center GME. 2011 - 2013

Residency, Internal Medicine, University Of Illinois College Of Medicine At Urbana (USA). 2009 - 2011

Internship, Internal Medicine, University Of Illinois College Of Medicine At Urbana (USA). 2008 - 2009

Internship, Internal Medicine, Jinnah Hospital Moulana Shabbir (Pakistan). 2003 - 2004

Education

MBBS | Army Medical College-Pakistan (Pakistan). 2003

Awards

Junior Clinical Investigator award, American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Care, Fellows in-Training Category, 2016.

Intern of the Year Award, 2008-2009.

Resident Scholar of the Year ( 2011-2012) Award.

Teacher of the month ( 2015).

Nomination, Teacher of the Year ( 2015).

Nomination, Teacher of the Year, 2014.

Publications

Journal Articles

Comparing Nephrologists' Self-Reported Decision-Making Skills and Treatment Attitudes With Their Patients' Experiences of Making Kidney Therapy Decisions and Receiving Nephrology Care.

Jawed A, Batch B, Allen R, Epstein R, Fiscella K, Duberstein P, Saeed F

The American journal of hospice & palliative care.. 2024 August 29 :10499091241279939. Epub 08/29/2024.

Prevalence and Correlates of Preference-Concordant Care Among Hospitalized People Receiving Maintenance Dialysis.

Kazi BS, Duberstein PR, Kluger BM, Epstein RM, Fiscella KA, Kazi ZS, Dahl SK, Allen RJ, Saeed F

Kidney360.. 2023 June 14 (6):e751-e758. Epub 05/05/2023.

Enabling Patient Choice: The "Deciding Not to Decide" Option for Older Adults Facing Dialysis Decisions.

Saeed F, Moss A, Duberstein P, Fiscella K

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN.. 2022 May 33 (5):880-882. Epub 02/15/2022.

US Renal Data System 2021 Annual Data Report: Epidemiology of Kidney Disease in the United States.

Johansen KL, Chertow GM, Gilbertson DT, Herzog CA, Ishani A, Israni AK, Ku E, Li S, Li S, Liu J, Obrador GT, O'Hare AM, Peng Y, Powe NR, Roetker NS, St Peter WL, Saeed F, Snyder J, Solid C, Weinhandl ED, Winkelmayer WC, Wetmore JB

American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation.. 2022 April 79 (4 Suppl 1):A8-A12. Epub 1900 01 01.

Outcomes Following In-Hospital Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in People Receiving Maintenance Dialysis.

Saeed F, Murad HF, Wing RE, Li J, Schold JD, Fiscella KA

Kidney medicine.. 2022 January 4 (1):100380. Epub 10/23/2021.

Family Members' Understanding of the End-of-Life Wishes of People Undergoing Maintenance Dialysis.

Saeed F, Butler C, Clark C, O'Loughlin K, Engelberg R, Hebert P, Lavallee D, Vig E, Kurella Tamura M, Curtis JR, O'Hare A

Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN.. 2021 November 16 (11):1630-1638. Epub 09/10/2021.

High Moral Distress in Clinicians Involved in the Care of Undocumented Immigrants Needing Dialysis in the United States.

Jawed A, Moe SM, Anderson M, Slaven JE, Wocial L, Saeed F, Torke AM

Health equity.. 2021 5 (1):484-492. Epub 07/15/2021.

Dialysis Decision Making and Preferences for End-of-Life Care: Perspectives of Pakistani Patients Receiving Maintenance Dialysis.

Saeed F, Sardar M, Rasheed K, Naseer R, Epstein RM, Davison SN, Mujtaba M, Fiscella KA

Journal of pain and symptom management.. 2020 August 60 (2):336-345. Epub 03/20/2020.

Dialysis Regret: Prevalence and Correlates.

Saeed F, Ladwig SA, Epstein RM, Monk RD, Duberstein PR

Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN.. 2020 July 115 (7):957-963. Epub 06/04/2020.

Associations of Caregiver-Oncologist Discordance in Prognostic Understanding With Caregiver-Reported Therapeutic Alliance and Anxiety.

Loh KP, Xu H, Epstein RM, Mohile SG, Prigerson HG, Plumb S, Ladwig S, Kadambi S, Wong ML, McHugh C, An A, Trevino K, Saeed F, Duberstein PR

Journal of pain and symptom management.. 2020 July 60 (1):20-27. Epub 02/13/2020.

Conceptualizing and Counting Discretionary Utilization in the Final 100 Days of Life: A Scoping Review.

Duberstein PR, Chen M, Hoerger M, Epstein RM, Perry LM, Yilmaz S, Saeed F, Mohile SG, Norton SA

Journal of pain and symptom management.. 2020 April 59 (4):894-915.e14. Epub 10/19/2019.

Is Annual Income a Predictor of Completion of Advance Directives (ADs) in Patients With Cancer.

Saeed F, Xing G, Tancredi DJ, Epstein RM, Fiscella KA, Norton SA, Duberstein PR

The American journal of hospice & palliative care.. 2019 May 36 (5):402-407. Epub 11/26/2018.

The Donut or the Hole? Prioritizing Patient and Caregiver Values in the Delivery of High-Quality Medical Management Without Dialysis.

Saeed F, Lupu D, Moss AH

American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation.. 2019 February 73 (2):153-155. Epub 12/10/2018.

What are the Risk Factors for One-Year Mortality in Older Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease? An Analysis of the Cleveland Clinic CKD Registry.

Saeed F, Arrigain S, Schold JD, Nally JV, Navaneethan SD

Nephron.. 2019 141 (2):98-104. Epub 11/21/2018.

National outcomes of in-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation in patients with acute kidney injury: years 2005 - 2011?.

Saeed F, Adil MM, Kaleem UM, Khan AS, Holley JL, Damirjian S

Clinical nephrology.. 2018 November 90 (5):325-333. Epub 1900 01 01.

Feeling Heard and Understood in the Hospital Environment: Benchmarking Communication Quality Among Patients With Advanced Cancer Before and After Palliative Care Consultation.

Ingersoll LT, Saeed F, Ladwig S, Norton SA, Anderson W, Alexander SC, Gramling R

Journal of pain and symptom management.. 2018 August 56 (2):239-244. Epub 05/02/2018.

Denying Visas to Doctors in the United States.

Majeed MH, Saeed F

The New England journal of medicine.. 2017 March 2376 (9):889-890. Epub 02/01/2017.

International medical graduates: from brain drain to potential gain.

Majeed MH, Ali AA, Saeed F

International journal of medical education. 2017 February 48 :37-38. Epub 02/04/2017.

Outcomes of In-Hospital Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Patients with CKD.

Saeed F, Adil MM, Kaleem UM, Zafar TT, Khan AS, Holley JL, Nally JV

Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN.. 2016 October 711 (10):1744-1751. Epub 07/21/2016.

Comparative Outcomes of Carotid Artery Stent Placement and Carotid Endarterectomy in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease and End-Stage Renal Disease.

Adil MM, Saeed F, Chaudhary SA, Malik A, Qureshi AI

Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association.. 2016 July 25 (7):1721-1727. Epub 04/13/2016.

Outcomes of transient ischemic attack in maintenance dialysis patients and those with chronic kidney disease.

Saeed F, Adil MM, Vidal GA, Piracha BH, Nahab F, Khan AS, Navaneethan SD

Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association.. 2016 January 31 (1):128-32. Epub 07/09/2015.

Outcomes of In-Hospital Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Maintenance Dialysis Patients.

Saeed F, Adil MM, Malik AA, Schold JD, Holley JL

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN.. 2015 December 26 (12):3093-101. Epub 04/23/2015.

Variable pharmacokinetics of extended interval tobramycin or gentamicin among critically ill patients undergoing continuous venovenous hemofiltration.

Chuk AC, Saeed F, Kousar N, Burrill S, Barns B, Rickrode G, Fu J, Katrych O, Saunders-Hao P, Block C, Lahey T

Clinical nephrology.. 2015 October 84 (4):214-21. Epub 1900 01 01.

End-of-life care beliefs among Muslim physicians.

Saeed F, Kousar N, Aleem S, Khawaja O, Javaid A, Siddiqui MF, Holley JL

The American journal of hospice & palliative care.. 2015 June 32 (4):388-92. Epub 02/13/2014.

Acute renal failure worsens in-hospital outcomes in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage.

Saeed F, Adil MM, Piracha BH, Qureshi AI

Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association.. 2015 April 24 (4):789-94. Epub 02/11/2015.

End-of-life care beliefs among Hindu physicians in the United States.

Ramalingam VS, Saeed F, Sinnakirouchenan R, Holley JL, Srinivasan S

The American journal of hospice & palliative care.. 2015 February 32 (1):8-14. Epub 09/19/2013.

Managing hospitalized hemodialysis patients: A guide for the non-nephrologist.

Saeed F, Wong LP

Hospital practice.. 2015 43 (4):245-8. Epub 09/07/2015.

Outcomes of endovascular versus intravenous thrombolytic treatment for acute ischemic stroke in dialysis patients.

Saeed F, Adil MM, Piracha BH, Qureshi AI

The International journal of artificial organs.. 2014 October 37 (10):727-33. Epub 09/27/2014.

Acute renal failure is associated with higher death and disability in patients with acute ischemic stroke: analysis of nationwide inpatient sample.

Saeed F, Adil MM, Khursheed F, Daimee UA, Branch LA, Vidal GA, Qureshi AI

Stroke.. 2014 May 45 (5):1478-80. Epub 03/11/2014.

Worse in-hospital outcomes in patients with transient ischemic attack in association with acute kidney injury: analysis of nationwide in-patient sample.

Saeed F, Adil MM, Malik AA, Qureshi MH, Nahab F

American journal of nephrology.. 2014 40 (3):258-62. Epub 10/11/2014.

Outcomes of thrombolytic treatment for acute ischemic stroke in dialysis-dependent patients in the United States.

Tariq N, Adil MM, Saeed F, Chaudhry SA, Qureshi AI

Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association.. 2013 November 22 (8):e354-9. Epub 04/28/2013.

Stercoral ulcer as a cause of lower gastrointestinal (LGI) bleeding in chronic hemodialysis patients.

Saeed F, Kalra A, Kousar N, Pace LA, Holley JL

Clinical nephrology.. 2012 January 77 (1):75-8. Epub 1900 01 01.

Exercise-induced proteinuria?

Saeed F, Naga Pavan Kumar Devaki P, Mahendrakar L, Holley JL

The Journal of family practice.. 2012 January 61 (1):23-6. Epub 1900 01 01.

Easing International Medical Graduates' Entry Into US Training.

Saeed F, Saeed Majeed F, Majeed MH, Kousar N

Journal of graduate medical education.. 2011 June 3 (2):269. Epub 1900 01 01.

Blood Loss through AV Fistula: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Saeed F, Kousar N, Sinnakirouchenan R, Ramalingam VS, Johnson PB, Holley JL

International journal of nephrology.. 2011 2011 :350870. Epub 05/30/2011.

Lower gastrointestinal bleeding in chronic hemodialysis patients.

Saeed F, Agrawal N, Greenberg E, Holley JL

International journal of nephrology.. 2011 2011 :272535. Epub 10/05/2011.

Comparative evaluation of whole body and hepatic insulin resistance using indices from oral glucose tolerance test in morbidly obese subjects with nonalcoholic Fatty liver disease.

Qureshi K, Clements RH, Saeed F, Abrams GA

Journal of obesity.. 2010 2010 Epub 06/08/2010.

Stroke after intravenous gamma globulin.

Saeed F, Siddiqi NF, Dorairaj K, Laurence TN

Neurology India.. 2010 58 (6):960-2. Epub 1900 01 01.

A review of risk factors for stroke in patients with chronic kidney disease.

Saeed F, Kousar N, Qureshi K, Laurence TN

Journal of vascular and interventional neurology.. 2009 January 2 (1):126-31. Epub 1900 01 01.

Ratings & Comments

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Ratings

During this visit, did this provider spend enough time with you?

4.9 stars

During this visit, did this provider show respect for what you had to say?

5.0 stars

During this visit did this provider give you easy to understand information about these health questions or concerns?

4.9 stars

During this visit, did this provider listen carefully to you?

4.9 stars

During this visit, did this provider explain things in a way that was easy to understand?

4.9 stars

Patient Comments

Dr. Saeed is a very caring person he is kind,funny and he makes sure you understand what is going on and makes sure you understand what is going on with your body. He makes you feel comfortable. I would recommend Dr. Saeed to the world.

Jul 28, 2024

I loved the Doctor

Jul 12, 2024

5.0 stars

This provider is very 'in tune' with who I am.

Apr 02, 2024

5.0 stars

He said he would wait longer on the surgery I went from [...] to [...] he was happy!

Mar 13, 2024

5.0 stars

Very satisfied with Dr. Saeed. Explained things very clearly, a very nice personality caring & sincere.

Feb 06, 2024

4.2 stars

Whole provider is nice enough, often mentions negative things that will happen & what we will do in future. Leaves me feeling very negative after appts. More focus on preventative measures needed.

Dec 21, 2023

5.0 stars

Dr. Saeed is the best dr. I go to and I go to quite a few.

Jul 06, 2023

2.5 stars

This provider should explain more about the condition once known.

May 09, 2023

5.0 stars

Good.

Jan 12, 2023

5.0 stars

I love Dr. Saeed. I've had MANY doctors for my various conditions and he surpasses them all.

Dec 08, 2022

5.0

Dr. always explains & makes sure I understand.

Jul 01, 2022