Former Trainees

Tariq Abo-Kamil, MD
Adult Nephrology: 2008-2010
Maria Parham Nephrology & Hypertension
Henderson, NC

Patrick Archdeacon, MD
Adult Nephrology: 2005-2007
Renal Transplant: 2007-2008
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Rockville, MD

Baher Basta, MD
Adult Nephrology: 2013-2015
Tidewater Physicians Multispecialty Group
Virginia

Andy Bomback, MD
Adult Nephrology/Renal Epidemiology: 2007-2009
Columbia University Medical Center
New York, NY

Romin Bonakdar, MD
Adult Nephrology: 2017-2019
Transplant Fellow: 2019-2020
Durham Nephrology Associates
Durham, NC

Elizabeth Brant, MD
Adult Nephrology: 2011-2013
GN Fellow: 2013-2014
Vasculitis Fellow: 2014-2015
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center Division of Nephrology
Lebanon, NH

Sara Burgardt, MD
Adult Nephrology: 2014-2016
Private Practice – Colorado

Emily Chang, MD
Adult Nephrology: 2010-2012
Research Fellow: 2012-2014
UNC Division of Nephrology
Chapel Hill, NC

Nadiesda Costa, MD
Research Fellow: 2009-2011
Allan Brewster Transplant Nephrology Fellow: 2011-2012
University Of Maryland School Of Medicine
Baltimore, MD

Elizabeth Dehmer, MD
Adult Nephrology/MPH: 2009-2012
University of Kansas

Vimal Derebail, MD
Adult Nephrology/Renal Epidemiology: 2006-2009
Research Fellow: 2009-2010
UNC Division of Nephrology
Chapel Hill, NC

Patrick Gipson, MD
Adult Nephrology: 2006-2008
Clinical Assistant Professor
University of Michigan

Lee Gray, MD
Adult Nephrology: 2005-2007
Piedmont Nephrology & Hypertension Associates
Hickory, NC

Catherine Hathaway, MD
Research Fellow: 2013-2014
Adult Nephrology/Geriatrics: 2009-2012

Hilana Hatoum, MD
Adult Nephrology: 2012-2014
Allan Brewster Transplant Nephrology Fellow: 2014-2015

Akhil Hegde, MD
Adult Nephrology: 2014-2016
North Carolina Nephrology

Koyal Jain, MD
Adult Nephrology: 2013-2015
UNC Division of Nephrology
Chapel Hill, NC

So Yoon Jang, MD
Transplant Fellow: 2009-2010
Adult Nephrology: 2007-2009
Capital Nephrology Associates
Raleigh, NC

Kristel Jernigan, MD
Allan Brewster Transplant Nephrology Fellow: 2010-2011
Eastern Nephrology Associates
Greenville, NC

Christina Kahl, MD, PhD
Adult Nephrology: 2008-2011
Hospitalist, UNC Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC

Obiajulu Kanu, MD
Adult Nephrology: 2018-2020
Fort Worth Renal Group
Fort Worth, TX

Suzanne Katsanos, MD
Adult Nephrology: 2014-2016
Metrolina Nephrology Associates
Charlotte, NC

S. Bilal Khalid, MD
Adult Nephrology: 2018-2020
Nephrology – Lahore, Pakistan

Jason Kidd, MD
Adult Nephrology: 2009-2012
Medical College of Virginia
Division of Nephrology
Richmond, VA

Mark Kleman, MD
Transplant Nephrology: 2017-2018
UNC Division of Nephrology
Chapel Hill, NC

Lindsay Kruska, MD
Adult Nephrology: 2009-2012
Private Practice
Greensboro, NC

Srikar Kumar, MD
Adult Nephrology: 2016-2019
Private Practice, GA

JulieAnne McGregor, MD
Adult Nephrology/Research Fellow: 2007-2011
Private Practice – Integrative Medial Clinic of NC
Chapel Hill, NC

Shannon Murphy, MD
Adult Nephrology/Research Fellow: 2015-2019
UNC Division of Nephrology
Chapel Hill, NC
Palak Parikh, MD
Adult Nephrology: 2009-2011New York, NY

Jefferson Peeples, MD
Adult Nephrology: 2019-2021Carolina Kidney Associates
Greensboro, NC

K. Dionne Posey, MD, MPH
Adult Nephrology: 2008-2010

Roshni Radhakrishna, MD
Adult Nephrology: 2016-2018
Private Practice – Colorado

Monica Reynolds, MD
Adult Nephrology: 2015-2017
UNC Preventive Medicine Fellowship: 2017-2018
UNC Division of Nephrology
Chapel Hill, NC

Marc Richards, MD
Adult Nephrology: 2009-2012
South Florida Kidney Disease & Hypertension Specialists, PA
Boca Raton, FL

Joshua Sadolf, MD
Interventional Nephrology: 2018-2019
UNC Division of Nephrology
Chapel Hill, NC

Manish Saha, MD
Adult Nephrology: 2016-2018
UNC Division of Nephrology
Chapel Hill, NC

Ryan Sanford, MD
Adult Nephrology: 2011-2014
Carolina Kidney Associates
Greensboro, NC

Vivek Sanghani, MD
Adult Nephrology: 2014-2016
Metrolina Nephrology Associates
Charlotte, NC

Scott Sanoff, MD
Renal Transplant Fellow: 2008-2009
Adult Neph/Renal Epidemiology: 2006-2008
Kidney Transplant Specialist
Duke University
Durham, NC

Fernanda Payan Schober, MD
Glomerulonephritis and Vasculitis Fellow: 2015-2016
Research Fellow: 2014-2015
Adult Nephrology: 2012-2014

Mona Shaban, MD
Adult Nephrology: 2016-2018
Metrolina Nephrology Associates
Concord, NC

Harpreet Singh, MD
Glomerulonephritis Fellow: 2017-2018
Duke University, Division of Nephrology
Durham, NC

Vikas Singh, MD
Adult Nephrology: 2019-2021
Carolina Kidney Associates
Greensboro, NC

Greg Smith, MD
Adult Nephrology: 2006-2008
Columbia Nephrology Associates
Columbia, SC

Jeremy Sorkin, MD
Adult Nephrology: 2016-2018
Columbia Nephrology Associates
Columbia, SC

Adam Stern, MD
Adult Nephrology: 2009-2011
Capitol Nephrology
Raleigh, NC

Kawan Swain, MD
Adult Nephrology: 2013-2015
Eastern Nephrology Associates
Greenville, NC

Karin True, MD
Adult Nephrology:2002-2004
Renal Transplant: 2006-2007
UNC Division of Nephrology
Chapel Hill, NC

Liz Upton, MD
Adult Nephrology: 2015-2017
Carolina Kidney Associates

Matthew Volk, MD
Adult Nephrology: 2010-2012
Mountain Kidney Associates
Asheville, NC

Jia Yi, MD
Adult Nephrology: 2019-2021
University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida
Yi Zhang, MD
Adult Nephrology I/M: 2021-2023
Private Practice, Metrolina Nephrology Associates
Concord, NC
Former Non-MD Postdoctoral and Predoctoral Trainees

Ahinee Amamoo , MS
Renal Epidemiology/Predoctoral: 2007-2011

Delesha Miller Carpenter, MPH
Renal Epidemiology: 2008-2009

Bradley Layton
Renal Epidemiology/Predoctoral: 2010-2012

Jill Lebov
Renal Epidemiology/Predoctoral: 2011-2013