Fellows & Alumni - Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital Joint Nephrology Fellowship Program

Current Fellows | Outcomes | Grant Success | Alumni Map | Distinguished Alumni

YIP 1

Abdullah Al-Asaad, MD

Medical School
King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences

Residency
Case Western Reserve University

Christopher El Mouhayyar, MD

Medical School
American University of Beirut

Residency
Saint Elizabeth’s Medical Center

Panupong (Ben) Hansrivijit, MD

Medical School
Chulalongkorn University Faculty of Medicine

Residency
UPMC Harrisburg

Robert Hayden, MD

Medical School
Harvard Medical School

Residency
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Taesoo Kim, MD

Medical School
Creighton University School of Medicine

Residency
Oregon Health and Science University

Sul A Lee, MD

Medical School
Yonsei University College of Medicine

Residency
MetroWest Medical Center

Annie Liu, DO

Medical School
University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine

Residency
Maine Medical Center

Mohit Madken, MBBS

Medical School
Kasturba Medical College

Residency
The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa

Brona Moloney, MBBChB

Medical School
University College Dublin

Residency
Royal College Physicians in Ireland

Ronen Schneider, MD

Medical School
Semmelweis University

Residency
Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center

YIP 2

Nora Alzahrani, MD

Medical School
Umm Al-Qura University Faculty of Medicine and Weill Cornell Medicine

Residency
George Washington University

Alexis Gomez, MD

Medical School
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Residency
Baylor College of Medicine

Contact me about
bourbon, true crime podcasts, nephrotic syndromes, and all things peloton related.

Karela Herrera-Enriquez, MD

Medical School
Universidad Catolica de Santa Maria Facultad de Medicina Humana

Residency
Sinai Hospital of Baltimore

Contact me about
Peruvian food, HTN/CKD at high altitude, playing Violin, Catholic Church, exploring stunning natural scenery.

Nurit Katz, MD

Medical School
Hadassah Medical School

Residency
University of Texas Health Science Center

Armida LeFranc Suero, MD

Medical School
Tecnologico de Monterrey Escuela de Medicina

Residency
Berkshire Medical Center

Duarxy Sainvilien, MD

Medical School
Faculte de Medecine et de Pharmacie, Universite d’Etat d’Haiti

Residency
SUNY Downstate

Contact me about
Avid sports fan. Mainly soccer, tennis and basketball. Actively learning about healthcare disparities.

Onica Washington, MD

Medical School
Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine

Residency
Medical University of South Carolina of Medicine

Karim Yatim, MD

Medical School
American University of Beirut

Residency
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Osman Yilmam

Medical School
Ankara Universitesi Tip Fakultesi

Residency
Norwalk Hospital/Yale

Contact me about
Calisthenics, soccer, how not to eat a burrito

YIP 3

Richard Babicz, MD

Medical School
University of Virginia School of Medicine

Residency
Tulane University

Contact me about
Folk music, philosophy, running

Pathway/Project (Mentor)
INV/Aquaporin 2 Channels
(Susan Cheung)

Rania Khedher El Fekih, MD

Medical School
Faculty of Medicine, University of Tunis El Manar

Residency
Hospital Tenon in Paris, France

Contact me about
Live music performances, amazing New England nature outings

Pathway/Project (Mentor)
INV
(Anil Chandraker)

Paul Hanna, MD, MS

Medical School
Medical College of Wisconsin

Residency
Medical College of Wisconsin and Froedtert Hospital

Contact me about
Coptic church, soccer, and authentic food

Pathway/Project (Mentor)
INV/CAR-T short and long renal outcomes in DLBCL
(Meghan Sise)

Mengyao Tang, MD, MPH

Medical School
Zhejiang University School of Medicine

Residency
Vanderbilt University

Contact me about
Books, Asian cuisines, Cardiorenal syndrome

Pathway
INV

Xavier Vela Parada, MD

Medical School
Faculty of Medicine, University of El Salvador

Residency
St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital

Contact me about
Podcasts, videogames, Mesoamerican nephropathy (CKDu), things to do and see in Boston especially food!

Pathway/Project (Mentor)
INV/human phosphate metabolism
(Eugene Rhee)

Qiyu Wang, MD, MSc

Medical School
Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University

Residency
Cook County Health and Hospital

Contact me about
Where to find the best bubble tea in town

Pathway/Project (Mentor)
INV/onconephrology
(Meghan Sise)

Andrew Watts, MBChB, PhD

Medical School
University of Birmingham College of Medical and Dental Science UK

Residency
South London Deanery

Contact me about
Life in Boston with a family, basic science, sailing and watersports

Pathway/Project (Mentor)
INV/Pathogenesis of MCD
(Astrid Weins)

Janewit Wongboonsin, MD, MS

Medical School
Siriraj Hospital Faculty of Medicine in Thailand

Residency
University of Minnesota

Contact me about
Ethnic foods especially Thai food, work-out places, affordable home cooking

Pathway/Project (Mentor)
INV/Genomics of nephrotic syndrome and electronic medical record-based discovery
(Matthew Sampson)

Fellowship Outcomes Since 2011

Grant Success

Since 2011, our fellows have been awarded:

Individual Fellowship Grants including:

17 NIH F32 Awards

14 ASN Foundation Awards

5 AKF Clinical Scientist in Nephrology Awards

7 Other foundation or industry awards

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Career Development Awards including:

7 NIH K08 Awards

15 NIH K23 Awards

8 AHA Awards

6 Foundation or other awards

Alumni Map

Destinations for alumni entering classes 2006-present

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Distinguished Alumni

Current Nephrology Division Chiefs

Name	Institution
Joseph Bonventre	Brigham and Women’s Hospital
David Charytan	New York University
Chi-Yuan Hsu	UCSF
Orlando Gutierrez	University of Alabama at Birmingham
Ben Humphreys	Washington University in St Louis
Phillip Marsden	University of Toronto
Martin Pollak	Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Eugene Rhee	Massachusetts General Hospital
Manikkam Suthanthiran	NYP-Cornell
Sushrut Waikar	Boston Medical Center
Matthew Weir	University of Maryland
Wolfgang Winkelmayer	Baylor
Myles Wolf	Duke
Alan Yu	University of Kansas

Presidents of the American Society of Nephrology, American Society of Transplantation, and National Kidney Foundation

Name	Foundation, Years
Holly Kramer	NKF, 2018-2020
Anil Chandraker	AST, 2016-2017
Raymond Harris	ASN, 2015-2016
Jonathan Himmelfarb	ASN, 2014-2015
Joseph Bonventre	ASN, 2010-2011
Sharon Anderson	ASN, 2009-2010
Barbara Murphy	AST, 2008-2009
Laurence Turka	AST, 2001-2002
Mohamed Sayegh	AST, 2000-2001
John Neylan	AST, 1998-1999
Manikkam Suthanthiran	AST, 1993-1994
Richard Glassock	NKF, 1986-1988; ASN, 1983-1984
Terry Strom	AST, 1982-1983

Academic Leadership

Name	Position	Institution
Sharon Anderson	Dean, School of Medicine	Oregon Health and Science University
Barbara Ballermann	Chair, Medicine	University of Alberta
Hugh Brady	President (2004-2013)	University College Dublin
Lance Dworkin	Chair, Medicine	University of Toledo
Robert Goldszer	Chief Medical Officer	Mount Sinai Medical Center (FL), Florida International University
Anna Greka	Director, Kidney Disease Initiative	Broad Institute
Jonathan Himmelfarb	Director, Kidney Research Institute	University of Washington
Theodore (Ted) Post	Editor-in-Chief	Up-to-Date
Jochen Reiser	Chair, Medicine	Rush Medical College
Mohamed Sayegh	Dean, Faculty of Medicine	American University of Beirut
Karl Skorecki	Dean, Faculty of Medicine	Bar-Ilan University
Ravi Thadhani	Chief Academic Officer	Mass General Brigham
Marcello Tonelli	Vice President, Research	University of Calgary
Mark Zeidel	Chair, Medicine	Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Industry Leadership

Name	Position	Company/Organization
Lou Brenner	Chief Operating Officer	Allena Pharmaceuticals
Gary Curhan	Chief Medical Officer	OM1
Nwamaka Eneanya	Head of Strategy and Operations	Global Medical Office at Fresenius Medical Care
Raymond Hakim	Chief Medical Officer	Monogram Health
Mark Kaplan	Vice President, Medical Affairs	DaVita Kidney Care
Reshma Kewalramani	President and CEO	Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Michael Lazarus	Chief Medical Officer, 1996-2009	Fresenius
John Neylan	Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer	Angion Biomedica
Krishna Polu	Chief Medical Officer	Raptor Pharmaceuticals
Eleanor Ramos	Chief Medical Officer and Chief Operating Officer	Provention Bio
Laurence Turka	Chief Scientific Officer	Rubius Therapeutics