Leaders in the Nephrology Community
Graduates (219 in total) of the Duke Nephrology fellowship 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.
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 |
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2024 Graduates | |||
Timothy Hopper, MD | Duke University | Academic Clinician | Duke University |
Anjali Muraleedharan, MD | UTMB Galveston | Academic Clinician | UT Southwestern |
Rasha Raslan, MD | VCU (Chief Resident) | Academic Clinician | Duke University |
Micah Schub, MD | Duke University | Academic Clinician (Transplant) | Duke University |
James Torain, MD | UT Memphis | Private Practice | Delaware |
2023 Graduates | |||
Susan Murray, MD | Royal College of Physicians, Ireland | Academic Clinician | Duke University |
Brian Jones, MD | Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN | Private Practice | Asheville, NC |
Scott Robbins, MD | Tulane University | Private Practice | Asheville, NC |
Xuexiang (Shawn) Wang, MD, PhD | Rush University | Private Practice | Charlotte, NC |
Irma Husain, MD | Mount Sinai (Bronx) Program | Transplant, Basic Science Research | Duke University |
Anna Strasma, MD, MSc-GH | Baylor College of Medicine | Global Health Research | Duke University |
Cassidy Onukwuli, MD | Baylor Scott & White | Academic Clinician | UT Southwestern |
Sarah Nystrom, MD, MPH | Tulane University | Basic Science Research | Duke University |
2022 Graduates | |||
Anika Lucas, MD, MTS | University of Connecticut | Academic Clinical Research | Duke University |
Ray Geherty, MD | University of Massachusetts, Baystate (Med Peds) | Private Practice | Raleigh, NC |
Alexandra Grand, MD | Baylor College of Medicine | Academic Clinician | Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX |
Solomiia Savedchuk, MD | William Beaumont, Royal Oak, MI | Private Practice | Prescott Valley, AZ |
2021 Graduates | |||
Racquel Holmes, MD | Case Western | Private Practice | Raleigh, NC |
Ije Okereke, MD, MPH | Prisma Health | Private Practice | Arizona |
Matthew Sinclair, MD |
Hofstra/Northwell (Chief Resident) |
Academic Clinical Research | Duke University |
Rebecca Ruf, MD | Duke University, Med Peds | Academic Clinician | University of Louisville |
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 | Mount Sinai, New York City |
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 | Charlotte, NC |
2018 Graduates | |||
Niraj Kothari, MD | Saint Louis University | Academic Clinician | Mount Sinai, New York City |
Melissa Makar, MD | Louisville (chief resident) | Academic Clinician | Indiana University |
Jessica Morris, MD | Duke University | Private Practice (Transplant) | Greenville, NC |
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 | Dublin, Ireland |
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 | Industry | Industry |
Supreet Sethi, MD | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (chief resident) | Academic Clinician (Transplant) | University of California, San Diego |
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 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) | Dublin, Ireland |
David Ortiz-Melo, MD | Wayne State (chief resident) | Academic Clinician | Duke University |
2013 Graduates | |||
Robier Aguillon Prada, MD | University of Miami | Critical Care Nephrology | UT McGovern |
Taneisha Benjamin, MD | Duke University | Private Practice | Atlanta, GA |
Romita Mukerjee, MD | Duke University | Private Practice | Raleigh, NC |
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 | Columbia University |
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, 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 | Rockford, IL |
Eric Raasch, MD | Wake Forest | Private Practice | Raleigh, NC |
2009 Graduates | |||
Willie Hester, Jr, MD | University of Cincinnati | Private Practice | Rutherfordton, 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 | Janssen Pharmaceutical |
Barbara Gillepsie, MD | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Clinical Research | Covance Global CRO |
Jula K. Inrig, MD | Duke University | Clinical Research | Travere Therapeutics |
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 | University of Southern California, Chair of Medicine |
Douglas Hecox, MD | University of Colorado | Private Practice | Medford, OR |
Ruediger Lehrich, MD | Duke University | Academic Clinician | Duke University, Vice Chief of Clinical Affairs |
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 |
2000 Graduates | |
Nora Franceschini, MD | University of North Carolina |
Thu Le, MD | University of Rochester Division Chief Rochester, NY |
Yuan Lu, MD | Fayetteville, NC |
1999 Graduate | |
Michelle Winn, MD | Duke University |
1998 Graduate | |
Russell Carstens, MD | Philadelphia, PA |
1997 Graduates | |
Derrick Robinson, MD | Wilmington, NC |
Sebastian Sepulveda, MD | Chelmsford, MA |
Kraireck Athirakul, MD | Thailand |
1996 Graduates | |
John Arthur, MD, PhD | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Chief, Division of Nephrology |
Michael Oliverio, MD | Raleigh, NC |
Phillip Timmons, MD | Raleigh, NC |
James Harle II, MD | Danville, PA |
1995 Graduates | |
Olafur Indridason, MD | National University Hospital of Iceland |
1994 Graduates | |
Peter Conlon, MD | Dublin, Ireland |
Osemwegie Emovon, MD | Charleston, SC |
1993 Graduates | |
Eugene Kovalik, MD | Duke University |
1992 Graduates | back to top |
Pang-Yen Fan, MD | University of Massachusetts Medical Center Fellowship Program Director |
Daniel Yohay, MD | Downers Grove, IL |
Duke University Associate Program Director, Medicine Residency |
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1991 Graduates | |
Cynthia Dunham, MD | Greensboro, NC |
Stephen R. Smith, MD, MHS | Duke University |
Frank Albers, MD | Fairfield, OH |
Roslyn Mannon, MD |
University of Alabama at Birmingham |
1990 Graduates | |
Deidre Collins, MD | Willow Grove, PA |
Michael Lambert, MD | Shawnee, KA |
Robert Spurney, MD | Duke University |
1989 Graduates | |
John P. Middleton, MD | Duke University |
Joseph Moss, MD | Latrobe, PA |
1988 Graduates | |
James Onorato, MD | Scott & White, College Station, TX |
John Raymond, MD | Medical College of Wisconsin President and CEO |
1987 Graduate | |
Stevan Himmelstein, MD | Memphis, TN |
1986 Graduates | |
Robert E. Beach, MD | University of Texas Medical Branch Division Director, Dean for Educational Affairs |
Gregory, Buller, MD | Bridgeport Hospital, Yale New Haven, Chair of Medicine |
1985 Graduates | back to top |
Thomas M. Coffman, MD | Duke University Dean, Duke-National University of Singapore Medical School, past ASN President |
Mary Linda Hawes, MD | Spring Hope, NC |
Frederick Jones, MD | Raleigh, NC |
Darryl Quarles, MD | Univeristy of Tennessee Chief, Division of Nephrology |
Maryella Sirman, MD | Mobile, AL |
1984 Graduates | |
James Deterding, MD | Greensboro, NC |
1983 Graduates | |
James Duncan Baker III, MD | MacClenny, FL |
Rose Shalom, MD | Chapel Hill, NC |
1982 Graduates | |
Robert Ewing, MD | West Monroe, LA |
Michael Hise, MD | University of Maryland Chief, Nephrology Section, Baltimore VA Medical Center |
Paul Klotman, MD |
Baylor Health System |
1981 Graduates | |
Leland Garrett, MD | Raleigh, NC |
Joseph Keener, MD | Raleigh, NC |
Paul Taylor, MD | Vancouver, BC |
1980 Graduate | |
Walter J. Newman, MD | New Bern, NC |
1979 Graduates | |
Arnold J. Felsenfield, MD | Los Angeles, CA |
Michele Marlow, MD | Birmingham, AL |
John McKeown, MD | Lexington, KY |
Michele Thomas, MD | Birmingham, AL |
1978 Graduates | |
Peter Brazy, MD | University of Wisconsin Division Chief of Nephrology, Vice Chair of Medicine |
Jen-Tse Cheng, MD | New York, NY |
Steven Grossman, MD | University of North Carolina |
Gary Hansen, MD | Tallahassee, FL |
1977 Graduates | |
Robert Boger, MD | Memphis, TN |
David Lewohl, MD | Beverly, MA |
Michael Nash, MD | Savannah, GA |
William Stead, MD | Vanderbilt University Associate Vice-Chancellor for Health Affairs |
1976 Graduates | |
George Glaubiger, MD | Raleigh, NC |
Robert Lamb, MD | Charelston, SC |
William McGuffin, MD | Montgomery, AL |
Henry Spencer, MD | Houston, TX |
Kent Webb, MD | Fayetteville, NC |
Robert Witty, MD | Dayton, OH |
1975 Graduates | |
Clarence Applegate, MD | Tallahassee, FL |
Clifford Lober, MD | Kissimmee, FL |
William Nixon, MD | Wilmington, NC |
1974 Graduates | |
Laurence E. Carroll, MD | Lancaster, PA |
Michael Coleman, MD | Fort Smith, AR |
Jonathan Dranov, MD | State College, PA |
Robert Harris, MD | Pensacola, FL |
Albert Maniscalco, MD | Staton Island, NY |
Richard Stone, MD | Rancho Mirage, CA |
1973 Graduates | |
Vincent Dennis, MD | Cleveland Clinic Former Chair, Department of Nephrology and Hypertension |
Leonard Feingold, MD | Dartmouth, MA |
Stephen Rostand, MD | University of Alabama at Birmingham |
Virginia Savin, MD | Kansas City VA Medical Center past Chief, Nephrology, Medical College of Wisconsin |
1972 Graduates | |
Francis Walsh, MD | Greenwich, CT |
Phillip Woodhall, MD | Southern Pines, NC |
1971 Graduates | |
Harry Keslo, MD | Galveston, TX |
Walter Marshall, Jr., MD | Gainesville, FL |
Neil Schram, MD | Harbor City, CA |
1969 Graduates | |
Alfred Ferguson, MD | Greenville, NC |
Louis Gregory, MD | Jacksonville, FL |
William Klein, MD | Colorado Springs, CO |
Ronald Krueger, MD | Biloxi, MS |
Kouji Nakajima, MD | Tokyo, Japan |
Guillermo A. Nottebohm, MD | Houston, TX |
Andrew Price, MD | Asheville, NC |
Peter Springberg, MD | US Air Force |
1968 Graduate | |
William E. Yarger, MD |
Duke University |
Robert Gutman, MD | Durham, NC |
Edwin Rutsky, MD | University of Alabama at Birmingham |
1967 Graduates | |
Bernard Bernstein, MD | SUNY Brooklyn School of Medicine |
Robert Durrett, MD | Houston, TX |
Glarence Grim, MD | Milwaukee, WI |
Lee Harris, MD | Sarasota FL |
1966 Graduates | |
Lucy Antoniou, MD | Washington DC |
Charles Hayes, MD | Jacksonville, FL |
Paul J. Phillippi, MD | Cary, NC |
Harvey Ruskins, MD | Alubquerque, NM |
Thomas E. Andreoli, MD | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Chair of Medicine, Former ASN and ISN President |