Umar Farooq, MD, MS, MBA

Interim SVP-Chief Medical Officer @PennStHershey Hershey Medical Center | Academic Nephrologist; |Tweets my own views.

[Umar Farooq, MD, MS, MBA @umar213]

@Mumtaz_Patel_1 @KerriBaker20 @jakramaimc @shabnumsarfraz Shehla Javed | Prof Virginia Hood | Somia Iqtadar | Prof Aftab Mohsin

[Umar Farooq, MD, MS, MBA @umar213]

Grateful to join global leaders at the Global Women’s Leadership Program Workshop during #PSIM2026 in Lahore.

Empowering women in medicine through mentorship, opportunity, and collaboration is how we shape the future of healthcare.

#InternationalWomensDay #WomenInLeadership

[NEJM @NEJM]

Presented at #ERA25:

In the CONFIDENCE trial in persons with chronic kidney disease and type 2 diabetes, combination therapy with finerenone and empagliflozin led to a greater reduction in the urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio than either drug alone. Full trial results: https://t.co/4Gf0LboOCp

@ERAkidney

[Umar Farooq, MD, MS, MBA @umar213]

MBA with busy clinical work, ongoing research & teaching activities, growing families and advancing careers— the online MBA option at @SmealCollege made it achievable for us. #LifelongLearning #weare @FA_VascularMD @PSUWorldCampus

[Penn State Smeal @SmealCollege]

Faisal Aziz & Umar Farooq began their #PennState Smeal OMBA journey together & crossed the finish line last weekend! As physicians, they sought to better understand the business side of health care to amplify physicians' voices: https://t.co/ftUqBGGysb

@SmealPGP @PSUWorldCampus

[Umar Farooq, MD, MS, MBA @umar213]

GLP1RA is the fourth pillar for renal protection in diabetic kidney diseases after ACE-I/ARB, SGLT2 inhibitors and MRAs. Great to have RCT data to support
#DiabeticKidneyDisease
#CardioRenalProtection

[NEJM @NEJM]

Presented at #ERA24:

FLOW trial: In patients with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease, weekly semaglutide significantly reduced risks of major kidney events, cardiovascular events, and death from any cause while slowing loss of kidney function. https://t.co/Q9DAA6mPte

[Umar Farooq, MD, MS, MBA @umar213]

Penn State MBA #GlobalImmersion Day 3
@SmealCollege
Visit to @Unilever what did we learn today??
Relevance
Agility
Courage
Big picture thinking
Growth mindset
Purpose Driven
@PennStHershey

[Umar Farooq, MD, MS, MBA @umar213]

With the very best, @NasrGhahramani, our new interim Chair of the Department of Medicine at @Penn State College of Medicine. I feel grateful to have best mentors.
@PennStHershey @PennStIMchiefs @PennStateGME

[Umar Farooq, MD, MS, MBA @umar213]

@JonathanStineMD Proud of all your great work.
#KeepProgressing

[Umar Farooq, MD, MS, MBA @umar213]

It’s heartwarming to present in front of your own teachers. Thank you @DocSomia and #psin for the opportunity.

[Penn State Smeal Professional Graduate Programs @SmealPGP]

Physicians Faisal Aziz and Umar Farooq enrolled in the #PennStateOnlineMBA program to sharpen their business acumen and strengthen the voice of physicians in an increasingly complex industry.

Read more: https://t.co/IygGVUQUQl.

#SmealBusinessPartners @umar213 @FA_VascularMD

[Umar Farooq, MD, MS, MBA @umar213]

@KRakszawski @penn_state @SmealCollege @PennStHershey @FA_VascularMD

[Umar Farooq, MD, MS, MBA @umar213]

From #KEMC to @penn_state @SmealCollege, @PennStHershey—it’s over two decade journey of learning of healthcare and business.
@FA_VascularMD https://t.co/NruYBEhsgO

[Umar Farooq, MD, MS, MBA @umar213]

Our very best Dr ⁦@drirfanagha⁩ taught us the ‘Management of Diabetic Kidney Disease in 2022’ in the most comprehensive way possible. ⁦@ProjectECHO⁩ ⁦@PennStateECHO⁩ ⁦@AhadQayyum5⁩

[Kidney Updates 2022 @kidneyupdates22]

Our 9th speaker Umar Farooq, MD, MS, FASN is delivering a lecture on "Xenotransplantation, Wearable and Implantable Bioartificial Kidney—What’s upcoming for patients with kidney disease." at Kidney Updates 2022.

#kidneydisease #kidneytransplant #Hershey #pennstate #kidneyupdates

[Kidney Updates 2022 @kidneyupdates22]

Thank you for joining us. Stay tuned for more updates.

#COVID19 #kidneydisease #kidneytransplant #ckd #dialysis #socialworker #physician #nurses #dietitian #Hershey #pennstate #kidneyupdates

[Kidney Updates 2022 @kidneyupdates22]

We are about to kickstart the Kidney Updates 2022 - Stay tuned for live updates throughout the day.

#COVID19 #kidneydisease #kidneytransplant #ckd #dialysis #socialworker #physician #nurses #dietitian #Hershey #pennstate #kidneyupdates

[Umar Farooq, MD, MS, MBA @umar213]

I m extremely grateful to the wonderful team behind the ‘KIDNEY UPDATES 2022’
Nasrollah Ghahramani
Robin Asick
Kristy Washinger
Phyllis Hicks
Rebecca Brown
Michelle Carrager
Kim Mentzer
Rajiv Sharma @kidneyupdates22
#KidneyUpdates

[Umar Farooq, MD, MS, MBA @umar213]

Two weeks left. Looking forward to see you at Hotel Hershey in two weeks !!

[Kidney Updates 2022 @kidneyupdates22]

Listen to Dr. Nasrollah Ghahramani (Chief, Division of Nephrology, PennState Health) welcome all participants to the Kidney Updates 2022. Register now at https://t.co/0nJJkCePGb

#COVID19 #kidneydisease #kidneytransplant #ckd #dialysis #socialworker #physician #nurses #dietitian

[Kidney Updates 2022 @kidneyupdates22]

The annual Kidney Updates Conference is happening on August 23, 2022, in Hershey, PA. This year, the meeting has been organized as a hybrid event, with options to attend in person, or virtually. Registrations will open soon.
#kcpa #pennstatehealth #kidneycare #kidneyupdates22

[Umar Farooq, MD, MS, MBA @umar213]

@livewellsw 👏🏼👍🏼👏🏼