Dr. Ashutosh Shukla, MD
Not yet claimedNephrologist · Physician (MD)
Gainesville, FL
Dr. Ashutosh Shukla is a kidney doctor and professor at UF Health in Gainesville. He leads the program for advanced chronic kidney disease and home dialysis.
About Dr. Ashutosh Shukla, MD
Updated Sep 20, 2026 · next review Dec 19, 2026Dr. Ashutosh M. Shukla is a nephrologist (kidney doctor) in Gainesville, Florida. He is a professor of medicine in the University of Florida Division of Nephrology, Hypertension & Renal Transplantation, where he directs the advanced CKD and Home Dialysis Program. He also works as a staff physician with the North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System (https://ufhealth.org/doctors/ashutosh-shukla, https://ufhealth.org/node/42640/background).
He earned his medical degree from Gujarat University in India, trained in internal medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Gujarat University, and completed nephrology training at the University of Toronto and Maharashtra University of Health Sciences in India. His profile lists board certification in nephrology and internal medicine. Besides English, his profile lists Hindi, Gujarati, and Marathi (https://ufhealth.org/doctors/ashutosh-shukla, https://ufhealth.org/doctors/ashutosh-shukla/stories).
Much of his public work focuses on teaching patients with advanced chronic kidney disease about their treatment choices, including home dialysis. His UF Health profile lists 53 publications and 468 citations in chronic kidney failure, dialysis, and peritoneal dialysis. He led the TEACH-VET randomized trial, which enrolled 544 Veterans with stage 4-5 kidney disease to test a system-based way of giving pre-dialysis education, and he chairs the National VA Peritoneal Dialysis Workgroup (https://ufhealth.org/doctors/ashutosh-shukla/research/, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35354430/, https://ufhealth.org/node/42640/background).
In CMS Open Payments records for 2021-2025, he is listed with $1,898.73 total across 3 records, mostly from Amgen Inc. ($1,875.97) and a smaller amount from GlaxoSmithKline ($22.76). Payments from industry to physicians are common and legal, and amounts this size are small (https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/).
- Professor and program director
- He is a professor of medicine at the University of Florida and directs the advanced CKD and Home Dialysis Program. ufhealth.org
- Board certification listed
- His UF Health bio lists board certification in nephrology and internal medicine. ufhealth.org
- VA staff physician
- He is a staff physician with the North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System and is also affiliated with UF Health Shands Hospital. ufhealth.org
- National VA dialysis leadership
- He chairs the National VA Peritoneal Dialysis Workgroup and co-chairs the VA Peritoneal Dialysis Choice, Access and Quality Workgroups. ufhealth.org
- Research on kidney disease education
- He was principal investigator and first author of the TEACH-VET randomized trial, which randomized 544 Veterans with stage 4-5 chronic kidney disease to test comprehensive pre-dialysis education. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Published study on home dialysis
- He led a study in Peritoneal Dialysis International (2021) on the use of Medicare pre-ESRD kidney disease education services and its link to home dialysis therapies. doi.org
- Work on national education standards
- He was first author of "Needs and Considerations for Standardization of Kidney Disease Education in Patients with Advanced CKD" in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (2023). pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Publication record
- His UF Health research profile lists 53 publications and 468 citations, mostly on chronic kidney failure, dialysis, and peritoneal dialysis. ufhealth.org
- Languages spoken
- His profile lists Hindi, Gujarati, and Marathi in addition to his practice in English. ufhealth.org
- Quoted on home dialysis use
- In a 2021 UF Health news release about his study, he said "We are grossly underutilizing home dialysis," noting that fewer than 1% of 369,968 Medicare patients starting dialysis from 2010 to 2014 had received kidney disease education. ufhealth.org
Worth knowing
- CMS Open Payments lists $1,898.73 in industry payments to him across 3 records for 2021-2025, mostly from Amgen Inc. Such payments are common and legal, and this total is small. openpaymentsdata.cms.gov
- Public sources reviewed did not show any named awards or honors, and no news coverage was found in the last three years. This is an absence of information rather than a negative finding. nephrology.medicine.ufl.edu
- Different public sources describe his training slightly differently: one directory lists a 2006-2009 internal medicine residency at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and a 1996 medical degree from B. J. Medical College, Ahmedabad, while his own bio describes training at both the University of Arkansas and Gujarat University. doximity.com
Industry payments (CMS Open Payments)
Open the CMS recordFederal law requires drug and device companies to report what they pay clinicians: meals, travel, speaking, consulting, and research. Payments are common and legal; the point is that you can see them.
2021 to 2025
$1,899
3 payments
| 2021 | $0 |
| 2022 | $1,899 |
| 2023 | $0 |
| 2024 | $0 |
| 2025 | $0 |
Top payers
- Amgen Inc.$1,876
- GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.$23
Payment types
- Consulting Fee$1,830
- Food and Beverage$69
A word of caution about these numbers
A payment does not mean your doctor is compromised or acting unethically. Most of these entries are drug samples left for patients, or lunch brought in for the office staff, and the amounts are usually small. Research funding and speaking at medical meetings are also normal parts of a clinical career.
As a rough guide, a total under $15,000 a year is usually not a concern. Much larger sums, especially from one company whose product your doctor recommends to you, are worth asking about. You are allowed to ask.
Sources: ufhealth.org · ufhealth.org · ufhealth.org · nephrology.medicine.ufl.edu · nephrology.medicine.ufl.edu · doximity.com · vitals.com · health.usnews.com. Something wrong or out of date? Tell us and we will correct it.
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Practice location
UF Health
1600 Sw Archer Rd
Gainesville, FL 32610
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