Khaled Boubes, MD, FASN, FASDIN

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Get to know Nephrologist Dr. Khaled Boubes, who serves patients in Columbus, Ohio.

An experienced nephrologist, Dr. Boubes is in practice with Outpatient Care Upper Arlington in Columbus, Ohio. Treating conditions such as kidney stones, chronic kidney disease, acute renal failure, polycystic kidney disease, high blood pressure and more, he is also an expert on kidney transplantation and dialysis.

Located within Upper Arlington’s Kingsdale Center, Outpatient Care Upper Arlington provides high-quality and convenient health services with an emphasis on prevention of disease and illness, as well as the treatment of routine and complex medical conditions across the spectrum of one’s life. Services offered here include dentistry, cardiology, lung care, nephrology, optometry, sleep medicine, and total vein care.

In his professional experience, Dr. Boubes also works within the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, where he holds the role of Director of Interventional Nephrology.

Licensed to practice medicine in Ohio, Illinois, Georgia and California, he has medical privileges at James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute & Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital.

Regarding his educational background, Dr. Boubes earned his medical degree from the Faculty of Medicine at Damascus University in Syria. After relocating to the United States, he went on to complete residency in internal medicine at the University of Buffalo and his fellowship in nephrology at the McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University.

Dedicated to clinical excellence, he is board-certified in nephrology and internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). The ABIM is a physician-led, non-profit, independent evaluation organization driven by doctors who want to achieve higher standards for better care in a rapidly changing world.

Attaining fellowship status, Dr. Boubes is a Fellow of the American Society of Nephrology (FASN) and a Fellow of the American Society Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology (FASDIN).

Nephrology is a specialty of medicine and pediatrics that concerns itself with the kidneys. It is the study of normal kidney function and kidney disease, the preservation of kidney health, and the treatment of kidney disease, from diet and medication to renal replacement therapy. Nephrologists have advanced training in treating kidney disease. They diagnose and treat kidney failure, as well as help patients by prescribing medications, offering special diet advice, and coordinating dialysis care or kidney transplantation when it becomes necessary.

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