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.

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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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: Anubhav Kumar, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Residency: Stony Brook University Hospital
Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
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: Negiin Pourafshar, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Residency: University of Florida
Fellowship: University of Florida
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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
Research Publications
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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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: Sundararaman Swaminathan, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Residency: Montefiore Medical Center
Fellowship: Mayo Clinic
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: Karen M. Warburton, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Residency: University of Pennsylvania
Fellowships: University of Pennsylvania
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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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: 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
Portilla Lab

: Julia J. Scialla, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
NCRC Director
Residency: Johns Hopkins University
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University
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: Rahul Sharma, PhD
Associate Professor, Medicine: Nephrology
Sharma Lab

: Nataliya Skrypnyk, MD
Instructor of Medicine
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: Sun-Sang J. Sung, PhD
Associate Professor of Research, Medicine
Sung Lab

: Sundararaman Swaminathan, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Medicine: Nephrology
Swaminathan Lab

: Sandhya Xavier, PhD
Assistant Professor of Research
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: Sho Morioka, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Morioka Lab

: Guofen Yan, PhD
Associate Professor, Public Health Sciences
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: Junlan Yao, PhD
Instructor of Research
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Division of Nephrology Advanced Practice Providers

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Laura Krause, NP

Lori Ratliff, ANP

Larkin Muncaster, FNP, MSN, RN

Leah Wayner, MSN, RN

Danielle Wentworth, FNP, MSN

Second-Year Fellows

: Mohammed Al Mulhim, MBBS
Residency: Saint Vincent Hospital
(Worcester, MA)
PIC 8361

: Dennis Hu, MD
Residency: Eastern Virginia Medical School
(Norfolk, VA)
PIC 8385

: Brent Portz, DO
Residency: Danville Regional Medical Center
(Danville, VA)
PIC 8342

: Chidambaram Sunder Valliappan, MBBS
Residency: Beaumont Hospital,
Dearborn-Oakwood Campus
(Dearborn, MI)
PIC 8311

First-Year Fellows

: Lakshmi Kannan, MBBS
Residency: Monmouth Medical Center,
Long Branch, NJ
PIC 4048

: Oluwaseun Oluwo, MBBS
Residency: Brookdale University
Hospital Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
PIC 4396

: Anita Vincent-Johnson, MD
Residency: VTC Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, VA
PIC 7144

: Abdulrahman Alwagdani, MBBS
Residency: Ascension St. John Hospital, Detroit, MI
PIC 5252

Transplant Fellow

: Joseph Leeds, MD
Residency: Stony Brook University (Stony Brook, NY)

2018-2019 Fellows

: Muhammad Asif, MBBS
Residency: United Health Services Hospitals, SUNY Upstate

: Syed Hassan Bukhari, MBBS
Residency: Canton Medical Education Foundation (Canton, OH)

: Vineet Jassal, MD
Residency: Louisiana State University/LSU Health

: Joseph Leeds, MD
Residency: Stony Brook University (Stony Brook, NY)

: John Mihaltses, DO
Residency: LewisGale Hospital Montgomery (Blacksburg, VA)

CIIR Affiliated Members

Faculty members with diverse research backgrounds and experiences contribute to the Center for Immunity, Inflammation and Regenerative Medicine at the University of Virginia. Our core research faculty consists of basic scientists with expertise in basic immunology, regenerative medicine, and stem cell biology, as well as clinician investigators with expertise in translational research in immunity and inflammation.

Additionally, the CIIR has affiliated members from various departments throughout the School of Medicine.

Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics
Ronald P. Taylor, Ph.D.

Medicine: Allergy & Clinical Immunology
Judith A. Woodfolk, M.D., Ph.D.

Medicine: Cardiology
Coleen A. McNamara, M.D

Medicine: Endocrinology
Robert M. Carey, M.D.
Helmy M. Siragy, M.D.

Medicine: Pulmonary
Borna Mehrad, M.D.

Microbiology
Timothy P. Bender, Ph.D.
Timothy N. Bullock, Ph.D.
Victor H. Engelhard, Ph.D.
Loren D. Erickson, Ph.D.
Jay W. Fox, Ph.D.
Young S. Hahn, Ph.D.
Kodi S. Ravichandran, Ph.D.

Neurosciences
Jonathan Kipnis, Ph.D.

Pathology
Thomas M. Braciale, M.D., Ph.D.
Kenneth S. Tung, M.D.

Pediatrics: Nephrology
R. Ariel Gomez, M.D.

Pharmacology
Norbert Leitinger, Ph.D.
Kevin R. Lynch, Ph.D.

Public Health Sciences
Steven S. Rich, Ph.D.
Michele Sale, Ph.D.

R. Samuel Arthur, MD
Medical Director, Page Dialysis
540-434-0559 | Fax 540-434-1348

MD: University of Maryland
Residency: University Hospital, Harrisburg Polyclinic Hospital
Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh
Certification: Internal Medicine, Nephrology

Mohammed K. Ashraf, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Medical Director, UVA Dialysis- Lynchburg
434-947-3954 | Fax 434-947-5944

MD: Dhaka Medical College, Bangladesh
Residency: SUNY Buffalo
Fellowship: Medical College of Pennsylvania and Hahnemann University
Certification: Internal Medicine, Nephrology

Kwabena T. Awuah, MD, FACP, FASN
MD: School of Medical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
Residency: Hospital of St. Raphael, New Haven, CT
Fellowship: Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT
Certification: Internal Medicine, Nephrology

Subhasish Bose, MD, FACP, FASN
Medical Director, UVA Dialysis – Amherst

MD: University of Calcutta, India
Residency: University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia
Fellowship: Temple University Hospital
Certification: Internal Medicine, Nephrology

Asad G. Ehtesham, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
434-947-3954 | Fax 434-947-5944

MD: Dow Medical College, Pakistan
Residency: AGA Khan University
Fellowship: Stanford University
Certification: Internal Medicine, Nephrology

Terry L. Overby, MD
Medical Director, Page Dialysis
540-434-0559 | Fax 540-434-1348

MD: University of North Carolina
Residency: Strong Memorial, University of Rochester
Fellowship: University of Virginia
Certification: Internal Medicine, Nephrology

Andrew Waligora, MD
Medical Director, Page Dialysis
540-434-0559 | Fax 540-434-1348

MD: Jagiellonian University
Residency: Jagiellonian University
Fellowship: Brookdale University and Medical Center
Certification: Internal Medicine, Nephrology