Nephrology

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Division Chiefs

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Anjay Rastogi, MD, PhD

Nephrology

Professor of Clinical Medicine
Clinical Chief of Nephrology
Director, CORE Kidney Program
Director, Nephrology Clinical Research Program
Director, Genetics in Kidney Disease Program
Director, ESRD Program

Specialty: End-Stage Kidney Disease and Home Dialysis, PKD, Fabry, Alport, Genetic Causes of Kidney Disease, Diabetic Kidney Disease, Hypertension, Advanced Kidney Disease, Clinical Research

Contact: 310-794-5023

[email protected]

https://www.uclahealth.org/programs/CORE-Kidney

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Susanne B. Nicholas, MD, MPH, PhD
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Susanne B. Nicholas, MD, MPH, PhD

Nephrology

Professor of Medicine 
Interim Academic Chief of UCLA Division of Nephrology
Chair, UCLA Nephrology Committee for Improving Kidney Health and Community Outreach, Laboratory for Chronic Kidney Disease Pathogenic Mechanisms And Therapeutics Divisions of Nephrology and Endocrinology David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Specialty: General Nephrology, Kidney Stones, Hypertension, Chronic Kidney Disease, Dialysis, Post-organ Transplant Kidney Disease

Contact: 310-206-8277

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General Nephrology Faculty

Farid Arman, MD
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Farid Arman, MD

Nephrology

Health Sciences Clinical Instructor

Specialty: Internal Medicine, Medicine, Nephrology

Contact: 310-267-2555

 

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Ramon Angel Durazo, MD
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Ramon Angel Durazo, MD

Nephrology

Health Sciences Clinical Instructor

Specialty: Internal Medicine, Medicine, Nephrology

Contact: 310-267-2555

 

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Ray Goshtaseb, MD
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Ray Goshtaseb, MD

Nephrology

HS Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine
Director, CORE Kidney Stone Program

Specialty: Internal Medicine, Medicine, Nephrology

Contact: 310-855-7002

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Igor Kagan, MD
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Igor Kagan, MD

Nephrology

HS Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine

Specialty: General Nephrology, Chronic Kidney Disease, Acute Kidney Injury, Dialysis, Hypertension, Proteinuria

Contact: 805-371-1393

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Mohammad Kamgar, MD
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Mohammad Kamgar, MD

Nephrology

HS Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine
Nephrology Fellowship Program Director

Specialty: General Nephrology, Kidney Transplantation, Hypertension, Chronic Kidney Diseases, Proteinuria, Hematuria, Kidney Stones, Glomerular Diseases, Acute Kidney Injury, Fluid Electrolyte and Acid-Base Disorders, IgA nephropathy, Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, Lupus Nephritis 

Contact: 310-206-8277

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Huma H. Kennedy, MD
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Huma H. Kennedy, MD

Nephrology

HS Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine

Specialty: General Nephrology, Acute Kidney Injury, Chronic Kidney Disease, Hypertension, Fluid Electrolyte and Acid-Base Abnormalities

Contact: 310-517-8578

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Minhtri K. Nguyen, MD
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Minhtri K. Nguyen, MD

Nephrology

HS Clinical Professor of Medicine
Director, Consultative Nephrology

Specialty: General Nephrology, Hypertension, Fluid Electrolyte and Acid-Base Disorders

Contact: 310-206-7662

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Niloofar Nobakht, MD
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Niloofar Nobakht, MD

Nephrology

HS Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine

Specialty: General Nephrology

Interest: Woman's Health, Hypertension, Polycystic Kidney Disease, Lifestyle and Wellness

Contact: 310-206-8277

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James M. Wilson, MD
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James M. Wilson, MD

Nephrology

HS Clinical Professor of Medicine
Medical Director, UCLA Stone Center
Director, Surgical Consultative Nephrology

Specialty: General Nephrology, Kidney Stones, Hypertension, Chronic Kidney Disease, Dialysis, Post-organ (liver, heart, pancreas, small bowel, lung) Transplant Kidney Disease, Preventative Nephrology

Contact: 310-206-8277

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Kidney Transplant Faculty

Suphamai Bunnapradist, MD, MS
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Suphamai Bunnapradist, MD, MS

Nephrology | Transplant Nephrology

Professor of Clinical Medicine
Director, Renal Transplant Research

Specialty: General Nephrology, Renal Transplantation, Renal Transplant Clinical Research

Contact: 310-267-2555

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Erik L. Lum, MD
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Erik L. Lum, MD

Nephrology | Transplant Nephrology

HS Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine

Specialty: General Nephrology, Renal Transplantation, Highly Sensitized Transplantation, Living Kidney Donation, Kidney immune tolerance, VCA transplantation

Contact: 310-267-2555

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Phuong-Thu T. Pham, MD

Nephrology | Transplant Nephrology

HS Clinical Professor
Director, Outpatient Services of the Kidney Transplant Program

Specialty: General Nephrology, Renal Transplantation

Contact: 310-267-2555

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Julie M. Yabu, MD, MS

Nephrology | Transplant Nephrology

HS Clinical Professor of Medicine
Director of Transplant Fellowship Program
 

Specialty: General Nephrology, Kidney Transplantation, Pancreas Transplantation, Glomerular Disease, Translational Research, Medical Education, Immune Monitoring, Immune-based Therapies

Contact: 310-267-2555

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Research Faculty

abuladze

Natasha Abuladze, PhD

Project Scientist

Specialty: Structure Function Properties of Acid-Base Transport Proteins

Contact: 310-206-6741

Kurtz Lab

Suphamai Bunnapradist, MD, MS
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Suphamai Bunnapradist, MD, MS

Nephrology | Transplant Nephrology

Professor of Clinical Medicine
Director, Renal Transplant Research

Specialty: General Nephrology, Renal Transplantation, Renal Transplant Clinical Research

Contact: 310-267-2555

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Ira B. Kurtz, MD, FRCP, FASN
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Ira B. Kurtz, MD, FRCP, FASN

Nephrology

Former Chief, Division of Nephrology
Distinguished Professor of Medicine
Factor Chair

Research Interests: Structural Biology of Acid-Base Transporters; Development of an Artificial Kidney;  Artificial Intelligence in the Practice of Nephrology Including Various Types of Dialysis Treatments and the Training of Renal Fellows

Contact: 310-206-6741

Kurtz Lab

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Alexander Pushkin, PhD, DSC

Adjunct Professor of Medicine

Specialty: Structure-Function Properties of Acid-Base Transporters, Signaling Pathways in Cancer

Contact: 310-206-6741

Kurtz Lab

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Anjay Rastogi, MD, PhD

Nephrology

Professor of Clinical Medicine
Clinical Chief of Nephrology
Director, CORE Kidney Program
Director, Nephrology Clinical Research Program
Director, Genetics in Kidney Disease Program
Director, ESRD Program

Specialty: End-Stage Kidney Disease and Home Dialysis, PKD, Fabry, Alport, Genetic Causes of Kidney Disease, Diabetic Kidney Disease, Hypertension, Advanced Kidney Disease, Clinical Research

Contact: 310-954-2692

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