Dr. Aziz Valika originally hails from Chicago, IL, where he completed his medical school training and residency in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He then completed his fellowship in nephrology at Yale University in New Haven, CT, and worked there as full time faculty, before joining a private practice in Chicago. After several years spent training in interventional nephrology, participating in research trials, and continuing to teach medical students, he moved with his family to the Bay area in 2022, where he joined the West Coast Kidney Institute.

Dr. Valika enjoys all aspects of nephrology. He is interested in preventive care, aggressive management of chronic conditions, and helping to diagnose and treat rare and unusual kidney diseases. He enjoys spending time with his patients and listening to their stories.

Dr. Valika currently sees patients in our Concord and Antioch clinic, and oversees dialysis patients in Antioch and Brentwood. He rounds at John Muir and Sutter hospitals seeing patients with kidney disease.