Dr. Darshan S. Arora

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Get to know Nephrologist Dr. Darshan S. Arora, who serves patients in Troy, New York.

Dr. Arora is a reputable nephrologist working with Northeast Nephrology Associates PC in Troy, New York. He additionally maintains hospital privileges at St. Peter’s Health Partners, St. Peter’s Hospital-Albany, St. Mary’s Healthcare-Amsterdam, and Samaritan Hospital. His areas of expertise cover hypertension, glomerulonephritis, and acute kidney failure.

A 1990-graduate of the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital in Assam, India, Dr. Arora relocated to the United States where he completed an internal medicine residency at VA Medical Center (1993-1996) and nephrology fellowship at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (1996-1998). A Castle Connolly Top Doctor, Dr. Arora was listed in 2020 Hudson Valley Magazine.

Subsequent to his education, he received board certification in internal medicine and the subspecialty of nephrology through the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). The American Board of Internal Medicine is a 501 nonprofit, self-appointed physician-evaluation organization that certifies physicians practicing internal medicine and its subspecialties. 

Internal medicine or general internal medicine is the medical specialty dealing with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of internal diseases. 

Nephrology is the subspecialty of internal medicine that focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the kidney. Because the kidney performs so many critical functions, nephrologists maintain expertise in primary kidney disorders, but also the management of the systemic consequences of kidney dysfunction.

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