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

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)

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)