UTSW Nephrology

It’s a match! 🎉 We’re beyond excited to share our 2025 Match results and introduce you to our amazing incoming fellows! Welcome to the @UTSWNephrology family!

🌍💙Had a blast celebrating World Kidney Day 2026 with our amazing Nephrology team! From kidney‑shaped cookies to smiles and good vibes-Cheers to Kidney Health for All! 💪🩺✨

Fellow Appreciation Night at Topgolf ⛳️✨ Great swings, questionable swings, lots of laughs, and even better company. 🏌️‍♀️ Grateful for the amazing fellows who make our program stronger every day. 💪

✨Huge congratulations to Dr. Stephanie Torres Rodriguez for receiving this year's Rising Star Award!⭐️-Honoring her dedication and leadership in Kidney Health. 🥼🩺 Read the Honors Article👉utsouthwestern.edu/ctplus/honors-… A beautiful recognition of your impact. 💝

Journal Club spotlight 🌟 Great discussion led by our first-year fellow Dr. Yaseen Jumani on the LIBERATE-D trial, exploring strategies to reduce dialysis burden and rethink how we approach care for patients with acute kidney injury needing dialysis.

Grateful to Dr. Samira Farouk @ssfarouk for serving as our 3rd Annual Elizabeth Kuo Lectureship speaker. A true leader in #Nephrology education through NephSIM & beyond—thank you for honoring Dr. Elizabeth Kuo and inspiring us to keep moving the needle. 💙

Zoom Link: utsouthwestern-edu.zoom.us/j/98912497185?… Zoom Pass: 030716

Join us for the Elizabeth Kuo Lecture 2026! Dr. Samira Farouk @ssfarouk will share her insights on an important conversation about how we shape the future of our field together. 📅 Thursday, February 26 🕛 Noon CST 📍 K5.600 or via Zoom (link in the comments)

We are so proud to celebrate our alum, Dr. Gates Colbert, on his installation as the 143rd President of the Dallas County Medical Society. From fellowship at @UTSWNephrology to leading one of the nation’s largest county medical societies. Congratulations, @DoctorGates ! 💙🩺

🗣️Renal Grand Rounds Alert! We are excited to welcome Dr. Volker Haase as our guest speaker tomorrow as we dive into 'Navigating Anemia Therapy in CKD: Old and New Players.' Don't miss it! 🙌🩺 📍K5.600 or Via Zoom - Noon

✨Congrats to Dr. Swee-Ling Levea on this exciting new chapter as the new Medical Director and Section Chief of the Kidney Transplant Program at UTHealth Houston! 🩺 Her leadership in living donor kidney transplantation continues to raise the bar. 🙌Wishing her all the best!

🗣️Renal Grand Rounds Alert! Join us tomorrow at noon as we are excited to welcome Dr. Arturo Dominguez for an engaging talk on CKD and Calciphylaxis. 🙌🙌 🩺 Attend in K5.600 or join us via Zoom. Don't miss it!

Huge thanks to Dr. Abhilash Koratala @NephroP for sharing his insight on the importance and real-world use of POCUS in nephrology. Always inspiring to learn from leaders who make bedside care better every day.

We’re thrilled to welcome Dr. Abhilash Koratala for Renal Grand Rounds! 🎉 Get ready for an eye-opening dive into POCUS in nephrology-once you see it, you can’t unsee it. 🩺🔍 🗓️ Thursday | 🕛 Noon | In person or Zoom

🎉Congrats to our own Dr. Robert Toto on his induction into the Shine Academy - a well-deserved honor recognizing his impact as an educator and mentor. 👏Also celebrating Dr. Dino Kazi and Dr. Shawn McClintock for their outstanding contributions! ✨ 👇📑 utsouthwestern.edu/ctplus/stories…

We’re excited to welcome Dr. Fabian Bock for Renal Grand Rounds! 🌟 Join us tomorrow for an insightful discussion on Rac1, the actin cytoskeleton, and multicystic dysplastic kidneys—Thursday at noon, K5.600 or via Zoom. 🩺🧬

📢 Renal Grand Rounds Alert! Join us tomorrow at noon for a deep dive into the Role of Inorganic Phosphate on Cardiometabolic and Brain Health. ✨Thrilled to welcome Dr. Vongpatanasin, who will be leading this session! 🩺 Attend in K5.600 or join us via Zoom. Don't miss it!

🎓✨Huge congrats to our 2025 graduates! 🎉 Drs. Watanabe, Tajkhanji, Nguyen, Ali, and Stone have officially passed the ABIM Nephrology Certification Exam. We are proud to share a 100% pass rate! 💯👏

Join us as we welcome Dr. Asra Kermani for tomorrow’s Renal Grand Rounds! 🙌 She’ll be diving into GLP-1 Therapy in Diabetic Kidney Disease — a can’t-miss clinical session, see you there! 📅 Dec 4, 2025 • 🕛 Noon 📍 K5.600 or Zoom

Join us this Friday as Dr. Ostrosky-Frid shares exciting new insights in nephrology research! 🔬💡 A perfect noon-hour deep dive into innovation and discovery.✨