Leaders in the Nephrology Community
Graduates of the Duke Nephrology training program go on to be leaders in the field of Nephrology. A list of notable achievements, history and the latest news can be found on the division's Web site.
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Duke Nephrology graduates have gone on to become program directors, division chiefs, and chairs of medicine, as well as presidents of major nephrology societies. Take a look at the list of distinguished graduates from the Duke Nephrology fellowship training program.
12 Graduates have led division's of nephrology around the country
Thomas E. Andreoli, MD '66 University of Alabama Birmingham
William Yarger, MD '68 Duke University
Vincent Dennis, MD '73 Cleveland Clinic
Peter Brazy, MD '78 University of Wisconsin
Paul Klotman, MD '82 Mount Sinai
Darryl Quarles, MD '85 University of Tennessee, Memphis
Robert Beach, MD '86 University of Texas Medical Branch
Thomas Coffman, MD '85 Duke University
John Arthur, MD, PhD '96 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Troy Plumb, MD '04 University of Nebraska
Susan Gurley, MD, PhD '05 Oregon Health & Science University
Thu Le, MD '00 University of Rochester

Duke Nephrology Alumni
Fellow | Residency | Type of Practice | Current Location |
2021 Graduates | |||
Racquel Holmes, MD | Case Western | Private Practice | Raleigh, NC |
Ije Okereke, MD, MPH | Prisma Health | Private Practice | Baltimore, MD |
Matthew Sinclair, MD |
Hofstra/Northwell (Chief Resident) |
Academic Clinical Research | Duke University |
Rebecca Ruf, MD | Duke University, Med Peds | Private Practice | Seattle, WA |
John Musgrove, MD | Duke University | Academic Clinician | Duke University |
2020 Graduates | |||
Robert Lorch, MD | Baylor College of Medicine, Houston | Private Practice | Tampa, FL |
Dinushika Mohottige, MD, MPH | Duke University (Chief Resident) | Academic Clinical Research | Duke University |
Anthony Provenzano, MD | Vermont | Private Practice | Greenville, NC |
Winn Seay, MD | Duke University (Chief Resident) | Academic Clinician | University of Alabama, Birmingham |
2019 Graduates | |||
Rami Alsubail, MD | George Washington University | Academic Clinician | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
Daniel Edmonston, MD | New York Presbyterian - Weill Cornell Medical College | Academic Clinical Research | Duke University |
Roopa Shah, MD | University of Maryland | Private Practice | Goldsboro, NC |
2018 Graduates | |||
Niraj Kothari, MD | Saint Louis University | Academic Clinician | Virginia Commonwealth |
Melissa Makar, MD | Louisville (chief resident) | Academic Clinician | Indiana University |
Jessica Morris, MD | Duke University | Academic Clinician (Transplant) | Duke University |
2017 Graduates | |||
John Duronville, MD | George Washington University | Academic Clinician | Duke University |
Rob Olivo, MD | Vanderbilt University | Private Practice | Raleigh, NC |
John Stanifer, MD | Duke University | Private Practice | Michigan |
Harpreet Singh, MD | Rush (chief resident) | Glomerulonephritis | Duke University |
Carol Traynor, MD | Ireland | Transplant | Duke University |
2016 Graduates | |||
Shalini Bumb, MD | Case Western | Transplant | University of Cincinnati |
Blake Cameron, MD | Duke University | Academic Clinical (Informatics) | Duke University |
Stacy Johnson, MD, PhD | Duke University | Academic Clinician | University of Tennessee Memphis |
Supreet Sethi, MD | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (chief resident) | Academic Clinician (Transplant) | Cedars Sinai |
2015 Graduates | |||
Shafic El Hindi, MD | University of Miami | Private Practice | Louisville, KY |
Rasheeda Hall, MD, MBA, MHS | Duke University | Academic Clinical Research | Duke University |
Gentzon Hall, MD, PhD | Duke University | Academic Basic Science | Duke University |
John Roberts, MD, MEd | Duke University | Academic Transplant Clinician (Education) | Duke University |
Samantha, Suthar, MD | Weill Cornell Medical College | Private Practice | Atlanta, GA |
Scott Westphal, MD | Duke University | Academic Clinician (Transplant) | University of Nebraska Associate Program Director |
2014 Graduates | |||
William Lefler, MD | Oregon Health Sciences (chief resident) | Private Practice | Colorado |
Paul Phelan, MD | St. Vincent's University, Ireland | Academic Clinician | Edinburgh, Scotland |
Andrew Malone, MD | Galway University, Ireland | Academic Clinician (Transplant) | Washington University, St. Louis |
David Ortiz-Melo, MD | Wayne State (chief resident) | Academic Clinician | Duke University |
2013 Graduates | |||
Robier Aguillon Prada, MD | University of Miami | Critical Care Fellowship | Cleveland Clinic |
Taneisha Benjamin, MD | Duke University | Private Practice | Atlanta, GA |
Romita Mukerjee, MD | Duke University | Private Practice | Orlando, FL |
Mehul B. Patel, MD | New York University | Private Practice | Charlotte, NC |
Crystal Tyson, MD | St. John, Detroit, MI | Clinical Research | Duke University |
2012 Graduates | |||
Jean-Paul Kovalik, MD | Duke University | Academic Basic Science | Duke-NUS, Singapore |
Marcono Hines, MD | Duke University | Private Practice | Columbia, SC |
2011 Graduates | |||
Jae Chang, MD | Albert Einstein, Bronx, NY | Transplant | New York-Presbyterian |
Peter Lavin, MD | Beaumont Hospital, Dublin Ireland | Private Practice | Dublin, Ireland |
Jane Schell, MD | Johns Hopkins | Academic Clinician | University of Pittsburgh |
Matthew Sparks, MD | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (chief resident) | Academic Basic Science | Duke University, Associate Program Director |
Justin Westervelt, MD | Duke University | Private Practice | Hattiesburg, MS |
2010 Graduates | |||
Jason Eckel, MD | Duke University | Private Practice | Raleigh, NC |
Sejan Patel, MD | Case Western Reserve | Private Practice | Raleigh, NC |
Rujuta Patel, MD | Mt. Sinai, Elmhurst | Private Practice | Salisbury, NC |
Eric Raasch, MD | Wake Forest | Private Practice | Raleigh, NC |
2009 Graduates | |||
Willie Hester, Jr, MD | University of Cincinnati | Private Practice | Charlotte, NC |
Dipen Parikh, MD | University of Houston | Interventional Nephrology | Hurst, TX |
Shams Zia, MD | SUNY, Syracuse, NY | Private Practice | Wilson, NC |
2008 Graduates | |||
Suzanne Bryskin, MD | New York University | Private Practice | Jacksonville, FL |
Matthew Ellis, MD | Duke University | Academic Clinician (Transplant) | Duke University |
Sandra Malakauskas, MD, PhD | Duke University | Private Practice | Salem, VA |
Nirvan Mukerji, MD | University of Texas Southwestern, | Private Practice | Atlanta, GA |
James Novak, MD | University of Michigan | Academic Clinician | Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, Program Director |
Thomas Smarz, MD | Duke University | Private Practice | Charlotte, NC |
2007 Graduate | |||
Patrick Pun, MD | Duke University | Academic Clinician | Duke University |
2006 Graduates | |||
Nikki Daskalakis, MD | University of Texas Southwestern | Pharma | Pharma |
Barbara Gillepsie, MD | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Clinical Research | Quintiles, Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC |
Jula K. Inrig, MD | Duke University | Clinical Research | Quintiles |
Wissam Kourany, MD | Duke University (chief resident) | Academic Clinician | Durham VA Medical Center |
Nadine Tanenbaum, MD | Duke University | Private Practice | California |
2005 Graduates | |||
Libbey Briley, MD | Duke University | Private Practice | Raleigh, NC |
Billy Fan, MD | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Private Practice | Raleigh, NC |
Susan Gurley, MD, PhD | Duke University | Academic Basic Science | Oregon Health & Science University Division Chief Portland, OR |
Douglas Hecox, MD | University of Colorado | Private Practice | Medford, OR |
Ruediger Lehrich, MD | Duke University | Academic Clinician | Duke University, Program Director |
Heather McGuire, MD | University of Utah | Private Practice | Billings, MT |
2004 Graduates | |||
Susan Hedayati, MD | Duke University | Clinical Research | University of Texas Southwestern, Program Director |
Troy Plumb, MD | University of Texas Southwestern | Academic Clinician | University of Nebraska, Chief |
2003 Graduates | |||
Steven Crowley, MD | Duke University (chief resident) | Academic Basic Science | Duke University |
Kimberley Evans, MD | Duke University | Academic Clinician | Duke University |
Todd Griffith, MD | Johns Hopkins University | Private Practice | Charlotte, NC |
2002 Graduates | |||
Joseph Coladonato, MD | University of Pittsburgh | Private Practice | Greensboro, NC |
Paulo Rocha, MD | Medical College of Pennsylvania | Academic Clinician | Brazil |
Stephen Wilber, MD | LSU Medical Center, Baton Rouge, LA | Private Practice | Mobile, AL |
2001 Graduates | |||
Richard Blair, MD | St. Francis Medical Center | Private Practice | New Bern, NC |
Aroti Hegde, MD | Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC | Private Practice | Washington, DC |
Preston Klassen, MD | Duke University | Clinical Research | Sanifit, San Diego, CA |
Donal Reddan, MD | Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA | Academic Clinician | University College, Galway, Ire |
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