Dawn Kidd, Division of Nephrology
3/10/2016
Dawn grew up in Albemarle County; after living and working in other parts of Virginia, she returned to the area six years ago. Her first position at UVA was with the Stem Cell…
Nephrology Faculty Member Amandeep Bajwa, PhD
3/8/2016
I was born in India and grew up in Woodbridge, Virginia. After finishing my graduate studies at Virginia Commonwealth University, I had a year-long layover for a fellowship at the…
Profile: Nephrology Fellow Brandi Wright
3/3/2016
My father, a physician, was an army officer, so my parents, brother, sister and I moved often during my childhood. I've always treasured those experiences -- who else can say…
Partnership Between UVA Nephrology and Nigerian Hospital Receives High Marks
2/18/2016
The Sister Renal Center (SRC) program of the International Society of Nephrology (ISN) is a vital ISN initiative that works to improve the practice of nephrology in emerging countries. Under…
Michael Brown & Team Find Link Between Immune Cells, Weight Control, Disease Resistance
2/10/2016
A research team led by UVA Nephrology's Michael Brown, PhD, has shown how our DNA determines our ability to fight off viruses, revealing that many genes work together to control immune…
Pediatric Nephrology Fellow Erika Rhone Receives ASPN Award
2/3/2016
Congratulation to Erika Rhone, MD, Pediatric Nephrology Fellow and postdoctoral fellow on the UVA Nephrology T32 Training Grant, who was awarded a 2016 Trainee Research Award in Basic Science from the…
“Nephrology News & Issues” Highlights Peer Mentoring Study at UVA’s Lynchburg Dialysis Facility
1/20/2016
Study finds peer mentoring reduces missed dialysis treatments Peer-to-peer mentoring helps dialysis patients improve their treatment attendance, according to a pilot test of the Mid-Atlantic Renal Coalition’s (MARC) peer mentoring…
Nephrology’s Bert Kinsey Receives His First NIH R01 Award
1/13/2016
Bert Kinsey, PharmD, PhD, an assistant professor in the Division of Nephrology, learned in December that he was awarded his first R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).…
Fifty DOM Physicians Included on “Best Doctors in America” List
1/12/2016
The 2015-2016 "Best Doctors in America" list includes 205 UVA Health System physicians. Of those, 50 -- about one quarter -- come from the Department of Medicine and its ten…