Nephrology Fellows
Why UIC for Fellowship?
“Great place to learn.”
“Well-balanced program where the entire faculty is very approachable and maintains the collegial environment. “
“Excellent exposure to different patient population and pathophysiology. Fellows are exposed to the full range of renal diseases and gain proficiency in procedures (especially renal biopsies).”
“Plenty of opportunity to enhance your clinical knowledge in nephrology, improve procedural skills with biopsies, interpersonal skills with patients, professionalism, and practical experience.”
“Excellent learning environment. Breath of pathophysiology seen here is incomparable to other centers. Faculty is committed to teaching and there are plenty of opportunities for research.”
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Rony Shah (2024), Fox Valley Medical Associates, Aurora, Illinois
Yadwinder Sidhu (2024), Indiana University Health Southern Indiana Physicians, Martinsville, Indiana
Kristine Gapuz (2024), North Texas Kidney Disease Associates, Lewisville, Texas
Ahmed Abdou (2022), Private Practice, Chicago, Illinois
Tariq Alyamani (2022), Internal Medicine Residency, West Virginia
Kirolos Iskander (2022), UIC Transplant Nephrology Fellow, Chicago, Illinois
Claudia Rodriguez (2022), Private Practice, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Edward Suh (2022), Private Practice, Chicago, Illinois
Rizma Bajwa (2021), University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Walaa Dabbas (2021), University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Diana Kircheva (2021), Northwestern Lake Forest (Associates in Nephrology), Highland, IL
Anas Kizawi (2021), Midwest Nephrology Associates, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Sajid Ansari (2020), University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Ragad Asmaro (2020), University of Michigan Kidney Consortium, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Mustafa Kagawali (2020), Kidney Care Center, Joliet, Illinois
Rishi Kora (2020), Nephrology Specialist, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Lakshmi Pathak (2019), Fargo, North Dakota
Akika Ando (2019), Tokyo, Japan
Waala Dabbas (2019), UIC Transplant Nephrology Fellow
Bishan Chakravarty (2018), Amin Nephrology & Hypertension Specialist – Mercy Hospital St. Louis, Farmington, Missouri
Jelena Kovacevic (2018), Sinai Health System, Chicago, Illinois
Jonathan M. Silverman (2018), Nephrology Specialists, Porter Healthcare System, Portage, Indiana
Kunal Singh (2018), Bronson Battle Creek Hospital, Battle Creek, Michigan
Nikhil A. Parikh (2017), Prevea Health – St. Nicholas Hospital, Sheboygan, WI
Amatur Amarah (2017), University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Imran A. Baloch (2017), University Hospital Midtown and Emory University Hospital, Fitchburg, WI
Manpreet Singh (2017), Franciscan Health, Indianapolis, Indiana
Mazen Diab (2016), Advocate Health Care, Oak Lawn, Illinois
Hemanth Hampole (2016), Memorial Hermann, Houston, Texas
Vishnu Vandana Palle (2016), Reading Hospital – Tower Health Medical Group, West Reading, Pennsylvania
Esteban Cedillo-Couvert (2015), South Texas Renal Care Group, San Antonio, Texas
Sarika Chopra (2015), Steward Health Care System, Brighton, Massachusetts
Asa Koganti (2015), Dallas Nephrology Associates, Fort Worth, Texas
Chijoke Onyenwenyi (2015), Southwest Nephrology Associates, Evergreen Park, Illinois
Ambarish M. Athavale (2014), John H. Stroger Jr., Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, Illinois
Swati Lederer (2014), UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
Alice Ching (2014), Medical College of Wisconsin – Zablocki VA Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Sharmila Parvathaneni (2014), Chandler Regional Medical Center, Kingman, Arizona
Ivan S. Begov (2013), Fox Valley Medical Associates, Aurora, Illinois
Revathi Belur (2013), Decatur Memorial Hospital, Decatur, Illinois
Mahvesh Mahmud (2013), Banner University Medical Center – Tucson Campus, Tucson, Arizona
Anca I. Zegrea (2013), Associates in Nephrology, Libertyville, Illinois