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Rupali S. Avasare, M.D.

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  • Director, Glomerular Disease Program
  • Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, School of Medicine

Expertise

  • Nephrology and Hypertension

Special focus

  • Glomerulonephritis
  • Nephrology

Locations and contact

I see patients at

About me

Dr. Avasare grew up in the Pacific Northwest. She received her medical degree from New York University (NYU). She completed nephrology fellowship as well as additional specialized training in glomerular diseases at Columbia University. She specializes in treating glomerular diseases due to IgA nephropathy, lupus, ANCA vasculitis, amyloidosis, multiple myeloma, membranous nephropathy, focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, minimal change disease, and other autoimmune diseases of the kidney.

Languages spoken

  • English

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • B.S., 2005, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    • M.D., 2009, New York University School of Medicine

  • Residency

    • Internal Medicine - Columbia University Medical Center, 2012

  • Fellowship

    • Nephrology - Columbia University Medical Center, 2015

  • Certifications

    • American Board of Internal Medicine: Nephrology

Memberships and associations:

  •  American Society of Nephrology
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Ratings and reviews

Overall: 4.9 out of 5 (98 Ratings, 51 Reviews)

The patient ratings score is an average of all responses to the question "How likely would you be to recommend this provider to your family and friends (on a scale of 0 to 10)" on our nationally-recognized NRC patient surveys.

  1. Dr. Avasare is a fine physician...explained everything and listened to me. I left feeling informed and much better knowing about my situation. She is a great benefit to OHSU

  2. Dr Avasari allowed me to beat statistics.

  3. I started seeing Dr. Avasari in January after being admitted to the hospital after a visit to the ED. She was calm and helpful during my hospital stay and continued to provide excellent care after my discharge.

  4. Provides complete explanation of my medical condition, answers all my questions, doesn't rush through the visit.

  5. Always clear, answers/asks Qs, professional, compassionate.

  6. She takes great care, time and effort. She is my expert and I'm fortunate to have her.

  7. Dr. Avasare is very sensitive to my needs and maintains a positive, upbeat attitude to help me navigate my condition.

  8. Dr Avasari Is a friendly and knowledgeable physician. She takes extra time to ho over every aspect of my care. I really appreciate her attention to details

  9. Thorough, kind, and professional. Excellent communicator. Clearly holds a deep knowledge and expertise in her field.

  10. always great

  11. Dr Avasari is amazing

  12. For this recurring visit, the doctor was thorough and caring as always. She communicated well and explained her concerns and course of action with good reasoning. She answers all my questions with patience.

  13. Dr. Avasare is a gifted doctor. She is warm, skilled and a teaches her patients during a visit.

  14. Dr. Avasare is an excellent physician in every aspect. She was professional yet very personable, conscientious, extremely knowledgeable, encouraging and positive in spite of my condition. I have the utmost confidence in her treatment and am thankful to be under her watchful care!

  15. She is very accommodating and thorough.

  16. Brilliant physician — one of the best I have encountered.

  17. Dr Avasari is very thorough. She answered all my questions and was able to assist me with prescriptions out of state.

  18. She was very mindful. She spent time , asking questions that definitely displayed that she was listening. She left me with some suggestions which I truly appreciate and hopefully we'll get to the bottom of this

  19. Always good with Dr Avasari

  20. I feel very confident in her clinical approach. Extremely timely and helpful when I message on my chart AND answers the messages herself, not through assistants. I elected to stay on her panel even through an insurance change

  21. Dr Avasare is courteous, compassionate, current on disease information, explains options and answers questions clearly.

  22. Dr Avasari personable and thorough.

  23. Dr. Avasere is always organized and upbeat. Our time is well spent. I feel carefully listened to and she is always kind and thoughtful.

  24. Dr avasare checks my blood results and gives thoughtful feedback within 24 hours. She always makes time to address my concerns

  25. Dr. Avasare was prompt, friendly, genuinely concerned, competent and conscientious. We had a very informative and encouraging visit.

  26. superb and one of the most knowledgeable and compassionate cliniciansThat is my opinion of Dr. Avasare only not OHSU.

  27. Dr Avasare is just the kind of doctor i need. She takes her time with me, answers all my questions and keeps me part of decision making.

  28. Asked appropriate questionsKnowledgeable Listens to concerns Establish action plan Provide follow-upAlways available

  29. It was a great experience. I really... enjoyed that the doctor was very thorough. She was kind and compassionate, and willing to discuss everything so I could understand it, and getting to the point where I knew what needs to get done with me, so I can get better. Alright.

  30. I've been a patient at OHSU for 14 years and have had excellent care from all the staff and Doctors, Dr Avasare is amazing I'm so lucky to have her as my personal Doctor

  31. Dr Avasare: Has thorough knowledge of my condition & how to treat it, takes time to answer my questions, explains in detail her plan of treatment for me until the next appointment, treats me with respect, talks in language I can understand.