The Yawkey building entrance is now closed.

As of April 29, BMC’s Yawkey building doors are closed as an entrance. All patients and visitors on our main campus must enter the hospital via the Shapiro, Menino, or Moakley buildings, where they will be greeted by team members at a new centralized check-in desk. Learn more.

About

Ian R. Rifkin, MBBCh, PhD, is a board-certified renal medicine physician at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and an associate professor of medicine in Nephrology at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. Dr. Rifkin completed a fellowship in Nephrology at Boston University Medical Center after receiving his medical degree from the University of the Witwatersrand. His specialties include, immunology, autoimmunity, systemic lupus erythematosus, and nephrology.

  • Departments

  • Specialties

    Immunology, autoimmunity, systemic lupus erythematosus, lupus nephritis

  • Administrative Title

    Associate Professor, Medicine, Nephrology, Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine

  • Fellowship

    Nephrology, Boston University Medical Center, 1995-1998
  • Board Certifications

    Nephrology, American Board of Internal Medicine

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