Zaid Brifkani, MD

About Me

Dr. Brifkani is a board-certified Nephrologist and founder of the Kidney Care Clinic, with offices now in Cookeville, Crossville, and McMinnville. He received his undergraduate degree from Middle Tennessee State University and then attended Ross University School of Medicine. He finished a general nephrology fellowship at the University of Florida, followed by a Renal Transplant fellowship at Washington University in St. Louis. Dr. Brifkani is passionate about caring for rural America and that is what inspired him to start a practice in the Upper Cumberland area. He is the Medical Director for several dialysis clinics in addition to managing inpatient dialysis programs. In addition to his passion for medicine, Dr. Brifkani enjoys writing historical fiction novels. His team at the Kidney Care Clinic is dedicated to providing quality kidney care for patients in the area.