Nephrology fellowship - Fellows
2009-10 Nephrology Fellows
L to R. Bernadette Thomas, Hien Pham, Kalani Yamamoto, Alice Chang, Wei Ling Lau
2nd Row: Jimmy Wu, Bob Roshanravan, Cortney Bosworth, Scott Bieber
Not shown: Maaz Abbasi
Luis Bent-Shaw, MD
Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx NY
Residency: Alpert Medical School/Brown University, Providence
Pathway: Clinical Research
Research Project: Racial differences in home hemodialysis
Research Mentor: Bessie Young, MD, MPH
bent-shaw@uw.edu
Cortney Bosworth, MD
Medical School: University of Vermont
Residency: University of Colorado
Pathway: Clinical Research
Research Project: Role of vitamin D in the development of kidney and cardiovascular disease
Mentor: Ian de Boer, MD, MS (Nephrology)
crbos@uw.edu
Hooman Hajian, MD, MPH
Medical School: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Residency: Penn State University
Pathway: Advanced Clinical
Interests: Interventional Nephrology and Dialysis Management
hhajian@uw.edu
Christine Hsu, MD, MPH
Medical School: Saint George's University, Grenada, West Indies
Residency (Internal Medicine and Pediatrics): Albany Medical Center, New York
Fellowship (Pediatric Nephrology): Children's Hospital, Seattle
Pathway: Clinical Research (currently 1st year clinical fellow)
Interests:
cwhsu8@uw.edu
Wei Ling Lau, MD
Medical School: Washington University, St. Louis, MO
Residency: University of California, Irvine
Pathway: Basic Science Research
Research: Studying the interplay between hyperphosphatemia and vascular disease using mouse models of chronic kidney disease.
Mentor: Cecilia Giachelli, PhD (Bioengineering)
wllau@uw.edu
Rijuna Menon, MD
Medical School: M.S. Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore, India
Residency: Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Santa Clara, CA
Pathway: Advanced Clinical
Interests:
rmenon@uw.edu
Paramita Mukherjee, MD, PhD
Medical School: University of Bombay, India
Residency: University of Washington
Pathway: Basic Science (currently 1st year clinical fellow)
Interests:
pmukherj@uw.edu
Baback Roshanravan, MD, MSPH
Medical School: Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
Residency: University of Washington
Pathway: Clinical Research
Research Interests: Translational research investigating skeletal muscle dysfunction in persons with middle-aged CKD ranging from the impact of CKD on skeletal muscle mitochondrial energetics to the impact of CKD on changes in physical performance and assessing the association of these changes with clinical outcomes.
Mentor: Bryan Kestenbaum, MD, MS (Nephrology)
broshanr@uw.edu
Bernadette Thomas, MD
Medical School: Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Residency: Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
Pathway: Clinical Research
Research Project: Study of Regional Patterns of Healthcare Spending and Outcomes in the End Stage Renal Disease Populations
Mentor: Ann O'Hare, MD (Nephrology)
bathomas@uw.edu
Kathryn Treit, MD
Medical School: University of Washington
Residency: University of California San Francisco
Pathway: Clinician Educator
Interests:
ktreit@uw.edu
Kathryn Welty, MD
Medical School: Vanderbilt University
Residency (Chief): University of Washington
Pathway: Clinician Educator
Interests:
weltyk@uw.edu
Margaret Yu, MD
Medical School: Stanford University School of Medicine
Residency: Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
Pathway: Clinical Research
Research Interests: Gender and racial disparities in diabetic nephropathy
Research Mentor: Bessie Young, MD, MPH
mkyu@uw.edu
Janna Huskey, MD
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia
Residency: University of Colorado, Denver
Nephrology Fellowship: University of Colorado, Denver
Interests: 1)Transition of care for pediatric and young adult renal transplant recipients. 2) Role of renal biopsy in patients with end stage liver disease and chronic kidney disease.
jhuskey@uw.edu
Scott Bieber, DO
Medical School: Western Univ of Health Sciences/Osteopathic Medicine, Pomona, CA
Residency(Chief Resident): Univ of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Nephrology Fellowship: University of Washington
Interests: Improving existing dialysis technology and design. Particular research interests include extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal and oxygen delivery, sorbent technologies, water efficient dialysis and utilization of extracorporeal systems for drug delivery or clearance.
scbieber@uw.edu