Faculty, Fellows & Staff

Nephrology faculty serve on national and international committees, advisory groups and editorial boards, and the division has emerged as a nationally recognized program in all facets of academic nephrology, including basic and clinical research as well as education. Nephrology faculty have also been recognized both internally and nationally for excellence in research and clinical care.

Clinical Faculty

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General Nephrology

: Mitchell H. Rosner, MD, FACP
Henry B. Mulholland Professor of Medicine
Chair, Department of Medicine
Residency: University of Virginia
Fellowship: University of Virginia
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: Mark D. Okusa, MD
John C. Buchanan Distinguished
Professor of Medicine
Chief, Division of Nephrology
Residency: Medical College of Virginia
Fellowship: Yale University
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: Emaad Abdel-Rahman, MBBS, PhD
Professor of Medicine
Residency: North Eastern Ohio University
Fellowship: University of Wisconsin
MBBS, PhD: Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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: Rasheed A. Balogun, MD, FACP, FASN, HP (ASCP)
Professor of Medicine
Residency: University of Connecticut
Fellowship: University of Connecticut
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: Brendan T. Bowman, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Residency: University of Virginia
Fellowship: University of Virginia
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: Charles H. Brooks, MD, MSc
Associate Professor of Medicine
Residency: Medical University of South Carolina
Fellowship: Medical University of South Carolina
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: G. Adam Campbell, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Residency: University of Kentucky; Nephrology, University of Virginia
Fellowship: University of Virginia
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: Corey J. Cavanaugh, DO
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Residency: University of Louisville
Fellowships: Yale University
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: Tushar Chopra, MD, FASN
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Residency: State University of New York at Buffalo
Fellowship: Vanderbilt University
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: Uta Erdbrügger, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Residency: Tulane University of Louisiana
Fellowship: University of North Carolina Hospitals
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: Kambiz Kalantari, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Residency: Internal Medicine, Prince George’s Hospital Center
Fellowship: University of Virginia
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: Sana F. Khan, MBBS
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Residency: University of Cincinnati
Fellowship: University of Virginia
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: Daphne H Knicely, MD
Associate Professor
Residency: Brody SOM/Vidant Medical Center
Fellowship: University of Virginia

: Anubhav Kumar, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Residency: Stony Brook University Hospital
Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
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: Amanda D. Renaghan, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Residency: New York-Presbyterian Hospital
Fellowship: New York-Presbyterian Hospital
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: Julia J. Scialla, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
NCRC Director
Residency: Johns Hopkins University
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University
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Transplant Nephrology

: Alden Doyle, MD
Professor of Medicine
Residency: University of Texas-Southwestern
Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania
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: Jeanne Kamal, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Residency: Staten Island University Hospital
Fellowship: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons New York University School of Medicine
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: Anjushree Kumar, MBBS
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Residency: Kansas University Medical Center;
Research Medical Center
Fellowship: Kansas University Medical Center; Mayo Clinic
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: Peter I. Lobo, MD
Professor of Medicine
Residency: Makerere University, Uganda, and University of Virginia
Fellowship: University of Virginia
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: Angie G. Nishio-Lucar, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Residency: Henry Ford Health System
Fellowship: University of Virginia
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: Swati Rao, MBBS
Associate Professor of Medicine
Residency: University of Massachusetts
Fellowships: Temple University Hospital, Emory University Hospital
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: Karen M. Warburton, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Residency: University of Pennsylvania
Fellowships: University of Pennsylvania
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Research Faculty

: Mark D. Okusa, MD
John C. Buchanan Distinguished Professor of Medicine
Chief, Division of Nephrology
Residency: Medical College of Virginia
Fellowship: Yale University
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: Emaad Abdel-Rahman, MBBS, PhD
Professor of Medicine
Residency: North Eastern Ohio University
Fellowship: University of Wisconsin
MBBS, PhD: Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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: Brendan T. Bowman, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Residency: University of Virginia
Fellowship: University of Virginia
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: Michael G. Brown, PhD
Professor of Medicine: Nephrology
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: Sylvia Cechova, PhD
Assistant Professor of Research
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: Uta Erdbrügger, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Residency: Tulane University of Louisiana
Fellowship: University of North Carolina Hospitals
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: Shu Man Fu, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine: Rheumatology and Immunology
Residency, Internal Medicine, Stanford University
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: Jitendra K. Gautam, PhD

: Kambiz Kalantari, MD
Harrison Distinguished Teaching Associate Professor of Medicine
Residency: Internal Medicine, Prince George’s Hospital Center
Fellowship: University of Virginia
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: Peter Lobo, MD
Professor of Medicine, Medicine: Nephrology
Residency: Makerere University
Fellowship: Nephrology, Immunology, Transplantation, University of Virginia
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: Jennie Z. Ma, MS, PhD
Professor of Biostatistics, Public Health Sciences
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: Luca Musante, PhD
Assistant Professor of Research
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: Didier Portilla, MD
Professor of Medicine, Nephrology
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: Julia J. Scialla, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
NCRC Director
Residency: Johns Hopkins University
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University
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