Assistant Professor

Professor
Director, Division of Pediatric Nephrology
Margaret M. Porter Endowed Chair in Pediatric Nephrology
Medical Director, Pediatric Nephrology
Program Director, Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship Program

Division of Pediatric Nephrology 

P: 205.638.9781
F: 205.975.7051

Education

Medical Schoool
University of Washington

PhD
Department of Biochemistry, University of Washington

MS
Clinical Investigation, Baylor College of Medicine

Pediatrics Residency
University of Washington

Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship
Children’s Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School

Interests

Hypertension in children, prevention of organ injury in children with hypertension and chronic kidney disease, the impact of obesity on hypertension and renal disease, pheochromocytomas.

Clinic Schedule

General Renal Clinic: Mondays 12 - 5 p.m.
Hypertension Clinic: Tuesdays 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Renal Transplant Clinic: Mondays 8 a.m. - 12 p.m., Thursdays 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Professor
W. Charles Mayer Endowed Chair in Pediatric Nephrology
Director, Acute Kidney Injury Clinic

Division of Pediatric Nephrology

P: 205.638.9781
F: 205.975.7051

Education

Medical School
University of Texas, Medical Branch

MPH
UAB School of Public Health

Pediatrics Residency
Austin Pediatric Education Program, Austin, TX

Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship: Baylor College of Medicine

Clinic Schedule

General Renal Clinic: Wednesdays from 1 - 5 p.m.
Acute Kidney Injury Clinic:
Renal Transplant Clinic: Mondays 8 a.m. - 12 p.m., Thursdays 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Assistant Professor

Division of Pediatric Nephrology

Education

Medical School
University of Maryland School of Medicine

Master of Public Health
John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Pediatric Residency
University of North Carolina Children's Hospital

Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship
University of North Carolina Children's Hospital

Interests

: Epidemiology of acute kidney injury, novel diagnostic tests, and global health, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa

Professor
Director, Pediatric Dialysis Unit

Division of Pediatric Nephrology

P: 205.638.9781
F: 205.975.7051

Education

Medical School
American University of Beirut

Pediatrics Residency
American University of Beirut, Cook County Hospital

Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Interests 

Clinical Interests
Hemodialysis, Peritoneal Dialysis, congenital abnormalities of the urinary tract

Clinic Schedule

General Renal Clinic: Tuesdays 12 - 5 p.m., Wednesdays 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
CAKUT Clinic:
Renal Transplant Clinic: Mondays 8 a.m. - 12 p.m., Thursdays 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Associate Professor
Medical Director, Pediatric Renal Transplantation
Associate Fellowship Director, Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship Program

Division of Pediatric Nephrology

P: 205.638.9781
F: 205.975.7051

Education

Medical School
University of Connecticut

MSCI
Washington University in St. Louis

Pediatric Residency
Connecticut Children’s Medical Center

Research Fellow
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Mentor: Dr. S. Ananth Karumanchi

Research Fellow
Boston Children’s Hospital
Mentor: Dr. David M. Briscoe

Clinical Fellow, Nephrology
Boston Children’s Hospital

Transplant Fellow, Nephrology
Boston Children’s Hospital

Interests 

1. Role of endothelial health and dysfunction in chronic allograft injury and fibrosis

2. Biomarkers associated with cardio-renal disease in native and transplant CKD

3. Early determinants of long-term outcomes in pediatric kidney transplantation

Clinic Schedule

Renal Transplant Clinic
Mondays 8 a.m. - 12 p.m., Thursdays 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Assistant Professor

Division of Pediatric Nephrology

P: 205.638.9781
F: 205.975.7051

Education

Medical School
Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA

MEDPREP
Post-baccalaureate: Southern Illinois Universit, Carbondale, IL
(Medical/Biological Sciences) Certificate Program    

Acute Care Nephrology Fellow
Cincinnati, OH Center for Acute Care Nephrology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

Fellow in Pediatric Nephrology
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA

Resident in Pediatrics
Advocate Christ Medical Center/Hope Children’s Hospital, Oak Lawn, IL

Clinic Schedule

General Renal Clinic: Mondays 12 p.m. - 5 p.m.