UMMC Nephrology

Congraulations to our @UMMCneph fellows, who collectively scored in the 99th percentile on their American Society of Nephrology @ASNKidney in-training exam! Strong work!

Congratulations @Yoshi_Obi

Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi has been awarded as a Clinical and Translational Research Scholar by the @UMMC_MCCTR Dr. Obi is studying sudden cardiac death among patients on dialysis ummcmedicinenews.org/2022/02/07/436… @UMMCneph

"Twice Weekly Hemodialysis - Can It Be Done?" Renal Grand Rounds invited presentation at noon today by Dr. Tammy Sirich @TammySirich from @StanfordNeph. We eagerly await her presentation! @DrTariqShafi @Yoshi_Obi

Congratulations @kidneymo Dr. Mohamed Hassanein and the incoming NSMC class!

Congratulations to Dr. Tio @NephrodisiacMD on her recently funded NIH/ @UMMC_MCCTR award, "The Epidemiology and Pathophysiology of Kidney Disease in HFpEF with Obesity." We look forward to your work. @DrTariqShafi @UMMCMedicine @UMMCnews

Fellow Focus: Dr. Carter Schwartz, PGY-IV in nephrology ummcmedicinenews.org/2021/11/01/fel… @UMMCneph

We welcome Dr. Mohammad Atari @MohammadAtari12, who recently joined the @UMMCneph faculty. Dr. Atari recently completed Nephrology and Transplant fellowships at Tulane @TulaneRedBeans. Welcome, Dr. Atari!

Thoughtful editorial in @JASN_News "there are still challenges to the design and implementation of “precision-medicine” trials using uACR." Predictive Enrichment in Kidney RCTs: Is Albuminuria the Answer? ttps://jasn.asnjournals.org/content/32/11/2689

We welcome Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi @Yoshi_Obi, who joined @UMMCMedicine Division of Nephrology as an Assistant Professor and @UMMC_MCCTR Clinical and Translation Research Scholar. He recently completed a Nephrology fellowship @uthsc. Welcome Dr. Obi!

Welcome Dr. Hassanein @neph_mo and Dr. Jahaveri @TJhaveriMD to the Department of Medicine! @UMMC_ID @UMMCneph ummcmedicinenews.org/2021/09/08/386…

“This Is Us” is a poem by @UMMC_SON student Paul Sabbatini (Reprinted by permission from the author) and read by nursing staff from across the Medical Center. This poem shines a light on the important role nurses play in patient care every day. #UMMCStrong

We welcome Dr. Clarissa Tio @NephrodisiacMD, who recently joined @UMMCMedicine Division of Nephrology as an Assistant Professor. She completed training in Nephrology at the BWH-MGH fellowship program and obtained an MPH from @HarvardChanSPH. Welcome to the @UMMCnews family!

Welcome, Dr. Mohamed Hassanein @neph_mo, who is joining @UMMCMedicine as an Assistant Professor. He is a @CleClinicNeph fellowship graduate and a recent @GlomCon fellowship alumnus. Welcome to @UMMCnews family!

@UMMCnews @JMedauraMD @DrTariqShafi

Due to the impressive leadership and organization of our outpatient dialysis unit over 100 Jackson Medical Mall received dialysis yesterday in a single day despite issues with water access #ummcstrong #HealthcareHeroes @UMMCMedicine

#medEd @UMMCnews @DrTariqShafi @MSkidneymom

We are so proud of these residents and medical students! They have been teaching/ learning about hyponatremia, chloride, and everything in between! All of the things that we Nephrologists love and adore! 🤓❤️ Keep up the strong work 💪🏼 #excitedaboutelectrolytes @UMMCMedRes