Dr. Stanley Nahman, Jr.;Professor & Director of the Nephrology Fellowship Training Program received "The Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award" presented by Arnold P. Gold Foundation on May 9, 2013 at the Hooding Ceremony.

Fellow Hari Garapati placed second in the Society’s Young Investigator forum- Terrific job!

Dr. Stanley Nahman Jr., Professor and Director of the Nephrology Fellowship Training Program, represented Medicine Chair Michael Madaio at the Society for Clinical Investigators Chairs and Residents Forums.

Drs. Zeeshan Perveze and Hara Garapati will present abstracts at 12th Annual Southern Society for Clinical Investigation/AMFR meeting in New Orleans 2/19 through 2/22/2013 

Zeeshan Perveze - LITERACY RATES AMONG HEMODIALYSIS AND KIDNEY TRANSPLANT PATIENTS

Hari Garapati -ANALYSIS OF USRDS DATASET INDICATES VIRAL INFECTIONS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED RISK OF FISTULA FAILURE

IN INCIDENT HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS 

Congratulation Dr. Matthew Diamond on your recent appointment to Associate Professor.

Congratulation Dr. Pamela Fall, Professor, Nephrology on her recent appointment to the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) Multimedia Task Force. 

We also want to congratulate Dr. Stan Nahman, Professor, Nephrology, on his recent appointment to the American Society of Nephrology Training Program Directors Executive Committee.   What impressive appointments and elections for our faculty.  

Congratulations … SPRINT Trial Enrolls 100^th Study Patient …

 We congratulate Drs. Laura Mulloy and Matt Diamond on the enrollment of the 100^th patient in the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT) study which is a federally funded study to determine if a lower blood pressure reduces the progression of kidney disease (http://news.georgiahealth.edu/archives/3592).   This is a huge accomplishment for our site in the study.    

MCG student receives national medical honor society research fellowship - Dr. Kristina Kintziger-MCG Epidemiologist; Dr. N. Stanley Nahman-Nephorologist and Medical Student Puja Chebrolu

1st Year Fellows will present at GHSU Department of Medicine 5th Annual Fellows Research Day June 13, 2012 1-5 PM

Hari Garapati - "Vascular Access Failure in Hemodialysis Patients"

Zeeshan Perveze - "Literacy Rates Among Hemodialysis and Kidney Transplant Patients"

Afu Abdul - "Role of Transjugular Renal Biopsy in Coagulopathic Patients with AKI"

Laura L. Mulloy, D.O. Educator of the Year Award - Medical College of Georgia Class of 2013

Laura L. Mulloy, D.O. Medical Student Exemplary Teacher Award 2012

Laura L. Mulloy, D.O. Inductee 2012 Academy of Educators

Laura L. Mulloy, D.O. Educational Innovation Institute Scholar 2012

Pamela J. Fall, M.D. Educational Innovation Institute Associate 2012

Matthew J. Diamond, D.O. Medical Resident Exemplary Teacher Award 2012

N. Stanley Nahman, Jr., M.D. Medical Resident Exemplary Teacher Award 2012

Dr.Sarita Cross has completed her one year fellowship in Transplantation. She will also remain on as a faculty

member until the end of June 2012. We are excited to have you on board.

Kenneth Smith, PAC III has passed his PA recertification exams with flying colors. We did not expect anything less.

Nephrology Young Investigators' Forum February 8, 2012

DOM recognition new project - Dr. John J. White

 POSTER PRESENTATIONS

 

King DH, Taylor G, Al-qaisi M, Chan A, Abeygunasekara SC, Panayiotopoulos Y, Paulson WD, Chemla E, Abdelrahman Ali AA. Venous Conductance: A Reliable Predictor of Fistula Thrombosis. Presented at 44^thAnnual Meeting, American Society of Nephrology, San Diego, CA, Nov 1-4, 2012

  

Garapati H, Paulson WD, White J, Fall PJ, Kheda MF, Vachharajani TJ, Baulkmon EJ, Kintziger KW, Chebrolu P, Colombo RE, Baer SL, Nahman NS. Analysis of USRDS Dataset Indicates Viral Infections are Associated with Increased Risk of Fistula Failure in Incident Hemodialysis Patients. Presented at 44^th Annual Meeting, American Society of Nephrology, San Diego, CA, Nov 1-4, 2012

 

 

 Paulson WD, Dubner A, White J, Pollock DM, Jennifer S. Pollock JS, and Kapuku GK. Sildenafil Reduces Arterial Stiffness in ESRD Patients Treated with Hemodialysis. Presented at 44^th Annual Meeting, American Society of Nephrology, San Diego, CA, Nov 1-4, 2012

 

Fuenmayor F, Ramish G, Pollock D, White JJ: Urinary biomarkers in experimental diabetes. Presented, Amer Soc Nephrol, 2011, J Amer Soc Nephrol, 22:715A, 2011.

 

Rattan J, Rangachari P, Rissing P, Goins DP, Gillespie W, Hall L, Nahman Jr NS:  Organization communication efforts for the prevention of central line blood stream infection from hemodialysis catheters.  Presented, American Society of Nephrology. J Amer Soc Nephrol, 22:311A, 2011.