Welcome to the University of California, Davis School of Medicine Nephrology Fellowship Training Program. We are delighted that you are considering our program. UC Davis Nephrology provides outstanding clinical training by faculty dedicated to and passionate about your education. Additionally, as a major academic and research center, there are numerous scholarly and research opportunities for fellows.
The Division of Nephrology and its fellowship training program are dedicated to excellence in patient care, medical education, basic and clinical research, and service to the community in one of the nation’s most diverse cities.
The UC Davis Nephrology fellowship program is an ACGME-accredited 2 year clinical program that provides the full breadth of nephrology training. We accept 3 fellows each year. Our program highlights include an extensive home dialysis (peritoneal and home hemodialysis) program, an active kidney transplant service, and an ASDIN-accredited Interventional Nephrology program. Interested fellows after completion of general nephrology fellowship may look into grant support for a research year or applying for our AST-certified transplant fellowship or our non-ACGME interventional fellowship that leads to ASDIN certification.
The University of California, Davis School of Medicine and its medical center are located in Sacramento, the vibrant capital city of California. UC Davis Health is a tertiary referral center that serves the city of Sacramento along with a wide expanse of Northern California, thus providing comprehensive care to an incredibly large, growing and diverse population.
Welcome to the Nephrology Fellowship program at the University of California, Davis School of Medicine. We are located in Sacramento, a wonderful part of Northern California. Our 2-year clinical program offers a comprehensive and vigorous training that prepares our graduates for a career in either academic or private medical practice. The highlights of our Fellowship training include hands-on experience in an ASDIN-certified Interventional Nephrology program, extensive exposure to home dialysis modalities, caring for kidney transplant patients in one of the country’s highest volume transplant centers, and an outstanding formal educational series led by our academic renal pathologists. Our program’s most important asset is our Nephrology Faculty, who see the education of our Fellows as one of the most important missions of our Division. I thank you for your interest in our program, and I hope to meet you in the near future.
Dr. Andrew Chin
Division Chief
The main hub of fellowship training is at UC Davis Medical Center located in urban Sacramento. This includes the inpatient consultation service and transplant nephrology rotations. A new, state-of-the-art 12 bay dialysis unit located in the heart of the hospital allows dialysis care for ward patients requiring renal replacement therapy. Fellows have an adjacent dedicated workspace that allows for team rounds with attendings, residents and students, extensive resources including their own microscope for urine analyses, and a nephrology point of care ultrasound. Multimedia options are available in the workspace for teaching and educational options.
Additional rotations on the University medical campus include interventional nephrology, transplant nephrology and apheresis among other academic experiences.
The fellows have continuity renal clinic in the adjacent ambulatory care clinic.
The VA Mather Field Medical Center is located 11 miles east of the University hospital. Fellows have multiple weeks per year at the VA with both inpatient and ambulatory experience. Renal clinic at the VA is also part of the ambulatory experience.
Our fellowship emphasizes home dialysis. Much of the exposure to peritoneal dialysis and home hemodialysis takes place in the home training programs run by various dialysis providers. UC Davis nephrologists are medical directors for several of these dialysis clinics. Fellows will participate in rounds and additionally when available sit in on administrative meetings to understand the role of the medical director in running a dialysis clinic.
Each rotation in our fellowship program is 2 weeks in duration. We have found that 2 weeks provides the best balance between continuity, workload, education and diversity over the year.
A sample schedule for the year is shown below. Fellows only cover UC inpatient consult on weekends. Fellows do not cover the VA inpatient service or the UC transplant service on weekends. Schedules may vary slightly from fellow to fellow depending on requested experience.
Fellows are expected to participate and have protected time for the above conferences.
The education and training of future physicians and specialists are the key missions of the University of California system. Our fellows truly represent our legacy. At UC Davis, fellows are supportive of one another. Our faculty and staff are involved in their well-being.
2023-2025
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2022-2024
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Jack Luo, M.D. |
Andrea Broka, M.D. |
Madhab Ray, M.D., M.S., M.B.A. |
Juan Pablo Moreno-Ortiz, M.D. |
Sharmilee Vuyyuru, D.O. |
Kristen Pietrzyk, M.D. |
2021-2023 |
2020-2022 |
Tram Dao, D.O. Arnot Ogden Medical Center, Elmira, NY |
Saiyed Wajahat Ali, M.D. Southland Renal, Torrance, CA |
Keerat Dhatt, M.D. Stockton VA Medical Center, Stockton, CA |
Ruchika Chhibar, M.D. Kaiser Permanente, Fremont, CA |
Jonathan Mowrey, M.D. Midwest Nephrology Consultants, Kansas City, MO |
Nandakishor Kapa, M.D. UC Davis Health, Sacramento, CA |
2020-2022 |
2019-2021 |
Saiyed Wajahat Ali, M.D.
Southland Renal, Torrance, CA
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Alonso R. Diaz, M.D.
Partners in Nephrology and Endocrinology, Pittsburgh, PA
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Ruchika Chhibar, M.D.
Kaiser Permanente, Fremont, CA
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Xiao (Mark) Ling, M.D.
Nephrology Associates of Yakima, Yakima, WA
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Nandakishor Kapa, M.D.
UC Davis Health, Sacramento, CA
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Huyen Nguyen, M.D.
Sacramento VA Medical Center, Mather, CA
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2018-2020 | 2017-2019 |
John H. Howard III, M.D.
Capitol Nephrology, Sacramento, CA
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Vishwa Sheth, M.D.
San Joaquin Kidney Clinic, Stockton, CA
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Tiana Jespersen Nizamic, M.D.
Kootenai Health, Coeur d’Alene, ID
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Joana (Maria) Thomas, M.D.
Renal Care Consultants, Medford, OR
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Nasim Wiegley, M.D.
UC Davis Health, Sacramento, CA
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Priyanka Wani, M.D.
Kaiser Permanente, San Jose, CA
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2016-2018 | 2015-2017 |
Harleen Aujla, M.D.
Merced Turlock Nephrology, Merced, CA
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Justin Chen, M.D.
LA Kidney Doctors, Pasadena, CA
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Anthony Iluyomade, M.D.
Northeast Georgia Physicians Group, Toccoa, GA
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Victoria Chung, M.D.
Hoag Medical Group, Orange County, CA
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Kevin Marquez, M.D.
University of South Dakota, Sioux Falls, SD
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Ernest Dytiapco, M.D.
Central Coast Renal Care, San Luis Obispo, CA
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2014-2016 | 2013-2015 |
Suresh Appasamy, M.D.
UC Davis Health, Sacramento, CA
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Paul Cespedes, M.D.
Dallas Renal Group, Dallas, TX
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Kalyani Chandra, M.D.
Kaiser Permanente, Sacramento, CA
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Billy T. Hour, M.D.
Kidney Consultants Medical Group, Santa Clarita, CA
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Kristen Tamura, M.D.
Maui Memorial Medical Center, Wailuku, HI
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Piangwarin (Pauline) Phaosawasdi, M.D.
Solano Kidney, Vacaville, CA
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2012-2014 | 2011-2013 |
Tuan A. Nguyen, M.D.
Kaiser Permanente, Sacramento, CA
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Don N. Chang, M.D.
Summit Nephrology Medical Group, Roseville, CA
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Ankur Sharma, M.D.
Northcoast Nephrology Consultants, Joliet, IL
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Golaun Odabaei, M.D.
East Bay Nephrology Group, Berkeley, CA
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Jackson Wang, M.D.
Summit Nephrology Medical Group, Roseville, CA
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Janet Y. Young, M.D.
Sutter Delta Medical Center, Antioch, CA
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2010-2012 | 2009-2011 |
Kumar Pannagasayanam Dinesh, M.D.
Providence Health & Services, Portland, OR
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Abhinai Gupta, M.D.
Augusta Nephrology Associates, Augusta, GA
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Preeti R. Nargund, M.D.
Kaiser Permanente, San Jose, CA
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Hiba Hamdan, M.D.
UC Davis Health, Sacramento, CA
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Maria Regina Valcarcel, M.D.
Lutheran Health Network, Fort Wayne, IN
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Jessie M. Piceno, M.D.
Nevada Kidney Disease & Hypertension Center, Las Vegas, NV
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2008-2010 | 2007-2009 |
William Chen, M.D.
Kaiser Permanente, Irvine, CA
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Lana Kopilevich, M.D.
Summit Nephrology, Roseville, CA |
Sergio Infante, M.D.
Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA
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Akhenaton Pappoe, M.D.
Pomona Valley Hospital, Pomona, CA |
Mona Singh, M.D.
Kaiser Permanente, San Diego, CA |
Michel Zakari, M.D.
Glendale Memorial Hospital, Glendale, CA |
2006-2008 | 2005-2007 |
Janeline Daubert, M.D. Kaiser Permanente, Sacramento, CA |
Stephen Lui, M.D. Los Angeles Renal Specialists, Lynwood, CA |
Annie Yu, M.D. Kaiser Permanente, Roseville, CA |
Janina Nylk, M.D. Renown Medical Group, Reno, NV |
Franklin E. Yuan, M.D. Kaiser Permanente, Roseville, CA |
William Raffo, M.D. Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Palo Alto, CA |
2004-2006 | |
James Madison, D.O. Tahlequah City Hospital, Tahlequah, OK |
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Jose Morfin, M.D. UC Davis Health, Sacramento, CA |
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Michael T. Sim, M.D. UC Davis Health, Sacramento, CA |
Our division values and promotes the wellness of our fellows. Wellness days can be found on Interventional Nephrology, Outpatient Dialysis, and Elective rotations where fellows can take personal time, any way they see fit, without duty requirements.
Our division also fosters a supportive and friendly environment for fellows, faculty, and staff. We host regular events such as fellow dinners, outings, and holiday activities to enhance camaraderie and teamwork.
UC Davis Graduate Medical Education has additional information on trainee wellness.
The UC Davis School of Medicine ranks among the nation’s leading medical schools for National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding, including over $200 million in NIH grants. Research in the UC Davis Division of Nephrology include works on molecular mechanisms and clinical outcomes in diabetic nephropathy, mechanisms of renal fibrosis and injury, mitochondrial dysfunction in chronic kidney disease and inflammation, clinical outcomes and health disparities in ESKD patients, and molecular mechanisms of renal cell cancer among many other ongoing projects.
Our fellows are actively involved in scholarly projects and publications. They are expected to present their work at the annual ASN conference. Fellows have also contributed to publications, book chapters, online medical education resources, and review articles among many other opportunities.
Fellowship Associate Program Director
Assistant Professor of Medicine; Medical Director, Southgate DCI Dialysis Clinic; Instructor of Record, Advanced Nephrology Clerkship Rotation