USA Health expands nephrology division with the addition of Urshita Sinha, M.D.

By Milena Mata

To meet the growing nephrology needs of community residents, USA Health has added Urshita Sinha, M.D., who will care for patients at the Mastin Internal Medicine Clinic and University Hospital.

Sinha was initially drawn to nephrology, the study of kidney disease, because of its challenges and complexities. “Regardless of one's subspecialty, nephrology plays a significant role,” she said. “After all, the body is 60% water.”  

Prior to joining USA Health, Sinha was a nephrology fellow at the University of Illinois in Chicago. As a fellow, she learned about transplant surgery and renal diseases. She also developed her management skills, helping assess patients and perform renal biopsies. Sinha published most of her research during her time there.   

Originally from India, she earned her medical degree at Kasturba Medical College in India and completed an internship there as well. It was during that internship where she gained experience in a variety of fields, including nephrology and transplant surgery. She later completed her ACGME-accredited residency program at Hamad Medical Corporation in Qatar, where she also mentored students.

As part of the University of South Alabama’s academic health system, Sinha will serve as assistant professor of internal medicine at the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine. “I knew I loved teaching ever since I was in medical school,” she said. “The first time I taught was when a close friend of mine asked me to teach her anatomy and cardiology in our first year.”

Sinha further developed her teaching experience at Weill Cornell and Qatar University.  In addition to her medical work, Sinha won the inter-university debate championship for the National Kidney Foundation in 2023 and contributed to published research.