Nephrology & Hypertension Fellowship

The Hypertension and Nephrology Experts: Faculty

There are nine full-time clinical faculty and three research faculty, each brining unique experiences and expertise to the section's training program.   Please follow the links below to learn more about their posts, publications, and research endeavors.

L. Lee Hamm, MD
Harry B. Greenberg, MD Chair of Internal Medicine

Eric E. Simon, MD
Program Director & Section Chief

Arnold B. Alper, Jr., MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine

Vecihi Batuman, MD, FACP, FASN
Director, Medicine Service Line, SLVHCS
Professor of Medicine, Tulane Health Sciences Center

Jing Chen, MD, MMSc, MSc
Associate Professor of Medicine

Myra A. Kleinpeter, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine

N. Kevin Krane, MD, FACP
Vice Dean, Academic Affairs
Professor of Medicine

Ivo Lukitsch, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Fred Teran, MD
Instructor of Clinical Medicine

Rubin Zhang, MD, FASN
Professor of Clinical Medicine
Medical Director, Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation
Director, Transplant Nephrology Fellowship

Kathleen Hering-Smith, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor

Min Li, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor

Nazih Nakhoul, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor

In Training: 2011-12 Nephrology Fellows

The Section of Nephrology & Hypertension currently offers six accredited fellowship slots and one transplant fellowship position.  Follow the links below to find out more about the 2011-12 Nephrology/Kidney-Transplant fellows.

Faculty and fellows participate in weekly conferences to discuss medical cases, discuss current literature and advances in the field of Nephrology, and to prepare fellows for board exams.

Saravanan Balamuthusamy, Nephrology Chief Fellow 2008-2009, was  awarded Young Investigator recognition from the National Kidney Foundation for participation in 2009 Spring Clinical Meeting.

Second Year Fellows, General Neprhology & Hypertension

Rafal Ciecierski, MD (not pictured)

Heather LaGuardia, MD, Chief Fellow

First Year Fellows, General Nephrology & Hypertension

Faheemuddin Ahmed, MD (Not pictured)

Damodar Kumbala, MD

Radha Pasala, MD

Herman Toliver, MD

Renal Transplant Fellow

Enver Khan, MD