Faculty

Michael Lioudis, MD
Division Chief

Sylvia L Betcher, PhD, MD
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Education & Fellowships
- Fellowship: Yale University School of Medicine, Nephrology
- PhD: Duke University
- Postdoctoral Fellow: Boston Biomedical Research Institute, Biophysics
- Residency: University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers, 1983, Medicine
- MD: University of Miami School of Medicine, 1980
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments
Nephrology; Acute Kidney Failure; Acute Renal Insufficiency; Chronic Kidney Disease; Hypertension; Kidney Infection; moreClinical Interests
- General nephrology, Acute renal failure


Syed Bukhari, MD
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Education & Fellowships
- Fellowship: University of Virginia, 2019
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments
Nephrology; Hypertension; Nephrotic Syndrome; Renal Failure; Hemodialysis and Home Peritoneal Dialysis

William C Elliott, MD, FACP
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Education & Fellowships
- Fellowship: University of Oregon Health Sciences Center, 1982, Nephrology
- Residency: University of Oregon Health Sciences Center, 1978
- Internship: Case Western Reserve University, 1974
- MD: University of Michigan Medical School, 1973
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments
Nephrology; Nephrotic Syndrome; Renal Failure; Hemodialysis and Home Peritoneal Dialysis; Kidney Transplant CareResearch Interests
Aminoglycoside nephrotoxicity
Clinical Interests
- Dialysis, transplantation, general nephrology
Associations/Memberships
- American Society of Nephrology (ASN)
- American College of Physicians (ACP), FACP

Brian J Gallay, MD, PhD
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Education & Fellowships
- Fellowship: Oregon State University, 1999, Clinical Transplantation Medicine
- Fellowship: University of Washington Medical Center, 1998, Research Nephrology
- Fellowship: University of Washington Medical Center, 1997, Immunology
- Fellowship: University of Washington Medical Center, 1997, Nephrology
- Residency: University of California at San Diego, 1993, General Internal Medicine
- Internship: University of California at San Diego, 1991, General Internal Medicine
- MD: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 1990
- PhD: Columbia University, 1990, Genetics
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments
Internal Medicine; Nephrology
Rose A Giammarco, MD
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Education & Fellowships
- BS: University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Fellowship: St. Michael's Hospital of University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, Nephrology
- Internship: St. Michael's Hospital of University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, Medicine
- MD: University of Toronto School of Medicine
- Residency: Mt. Sinai Hospital of University of Toronto, Medicine
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments
Nephrology; Acute Renal Insufficiency; Chronic Kidney Disease; Chronic Kidney Failure; Renal Failure; Kidney Transplant CareResearch Interests
Renal acidification mechanisms
Clinical Interests
- Acid-base and electrolyte disorders, transplantation, general nephrology

Stephen J Knohl, MD
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Education & Fellowships
- Fellowship: SUNY Upstate Medical University, 2003, Nephrology
- Residency: SUNY Upstate Medical University, 2001, Chief Resident
- Residency: SUNY Upstate Medical University, 2000, Internal Medicine
- MD: SUNY Upstate Medical University, 1997
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments
Internal Medicine; Nephrology; Genetic Conditions; Hypertension; Nephritis; Nephrolithiasis (Kidney Stones); moreResearch Interests
Genetic Hypercalciurias, Nephrolithiasis, Bone Disease in CKD, Housestaff Education
Education Interests
GME training and finances, Communication
Clinical Interests
Nephrolithiasis, Electrolytes, Acid/Base
Associations/Memberships
- American Society of Nephrology (ASN)
- American College of Physicians (ACP)
- Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine (APDIM)

John E Leggat Jr, MD
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Education & Fellowships
- Fellowship: University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers, Nephrology
- MPH: University of Michigan
- MPH: University of Michigan, School of Public Health, 1996, Epidemiology
- Residency: University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers, 1994, Medicine
- MD: Dartmouth Medical School, 1991
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments
Nephrology; Acute Kidney Failure; Acute Renal Insufficiency; Chronic Kidney Disease; Chronic Kidney Failure; Hypertension; moreResearch Interests
Outcome of therapeutic decisions in dialysis and transplantation
Clinical Interests
- Dialysis, transplantation, general nephrology

Haris Mobeen, MD
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Education & Fellowships
- Fellowship: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, New Hampshire, 2012, Critical Care Medicine
- Fellowship: SUNY Upstate Medical University, 2010, Nephrology
- Residency: Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Pennsylvania State University, 2007, Internal Medicine
- MBBS: Rawalpindi Medical College, Pakistan, 1999
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments
Internal Medicine; Critical Care Medicine; Nephrology; Renal Failure; Hemodialysis and Home Peritoneal DialysisAssociations/Memberships
- American Society of Nephrology (ASN)

Sriram S Narsipur, MD, FASN, FACP, MRCP
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Education & Fellowships
- Fellowship: University of California at San Diego, 1994, Nephrology/Hypertension
- Residency: Bay State Medical Center/Tufts University School of Medicine, 1992, Internal Medicine/Pediatrics
- MD: University of Michigan Medical School, 1988
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments
Medicine; Pediatrics; Nephrology; Transplant; Hypertension; Immune Abnormalities; moreResearch Interests
Cardiovascular disease in patients with end stage renal and chronic kidney disease
Clinical Interests
- Clinical transplantation, dialysis, general nephrology

Oleh G Pankewycz, MD
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Education & Fellowships
- Fellowship: Tufts-New England Medical Center, 1984, Nephrology
- Residency: University of Chicago Hospitals, 1983, Internal Medicine
- MD: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 1980
- BA: Rutgers University, 1976, Zoology
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments
Internal Medicine; Nephrology; Transplant; Acute Pancreatitis; Chronic Pancreatitis; Diabetes; moreAssociations/Memberships
- American Society of Nephrology (ASN)
- American Society of Transplantation (AST)