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Meet Angie Nishio-Lucar, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Nephrology at UVA School of Medicine.<\/p>\n
This post is part of a series of interviews with new and junior faculty. Stay tuned for more interviews with your colleagues!<\/p>\n
Q: How long have you been at UVA and where were you before you came to UVA?<\/p>\n
I joined UVA as faculty during August 2013. Prior to that, I had been a fellow here for three years. I did my Internal Medicine residency in Detroit, Michigan. But, I am originally from Lima, Peru.<\/p>\n
Q: Is there something that you’ve worked on or accomplished in your career that you’re particularly proud of or glad you were able to experience?<\/p>\n
Yes, becoming the medical director for living donor has been a fabulous experience. Our team is uniquely passioned and determine to grow. The number of living donor kidney transplants grew by 52% in just one year, from 2016 to 2017.<\/p>\n
Q: When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?<\/p>\n
At some point, very early on, I wanted to be a teacher. Then, a journalist or a novelist. I was a story teller. I used to write a lot, in Spanish though. Medicine did not occur to me until after I finished high school.\u00a0 In Peru, you have to make a career decision at a very tender age. I was a little shy of turning 18 years old when I started my first (out of six) year of Medical School.<\/p>\n
Q: A favorite spot to grab lunch during the day?<\/p>\n
I am very proud to cook my own meals every day. So, buying lunch is a rarity. If I do, my favorite spot is Poke Sushi Bowl and I love to eat on the steps at the entrance of the old medical school.<\/p>\n
Q: Do you have any children or fur babies at home?<\/p>\n
I have a 20 month old daughter and 4 year old, almost 5, daughter. They keep me super busy but also bring me tremendous joy and love.<\/p>\n
Q: Do you have a favorite local restaurant or hangout spot?<\/p>\n
It depends, if we are out with the family, probably my 4 year old would say Tokyo Rose, as she gets spoiled there. If I can choose the place, it depends on the occasion, lately I have enjoyed Lampo or Alley Light for outings with my hubby.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Meet Angie Nishio-Lucar, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Nephrology at UVA School of Medicine. This post is part of a series of interviews with new and junior faculty. Stay tuned for more interviews with your colleagues! Q: How long have you been at UVA and where were you before you came to UVA? I joined […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":216,"featured_media":1241,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[12,5,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-852","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-faculty-interviews","category-interviews","category-junior-faculty-interviews"],"acf":false,"yoast_head":"\n