Nephrology Los Angeles Medical Center / Cedars-Sinai - Leadership
Kaiser Faculty
Marcelo Sampaio, MD
Program Director
Marcelo Sampaio, MD
Program Director
Medical School
Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ), Brazil
Residency Training
Rio de Janeiro State University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2001); and Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania (2017)
Fellowship Training
UCLA Medical Center, Nephrology and Kidnsey-Pancreas Transplantation
Clinical Interests
Renal transplantation, chronic kidney disease, acute kidney disease, glomerulonephritis, and outcomes research
Joseph Kahwaji, MPH, MD
Associate Program Director
Joseph Kahwaji, MPH, MD
Associate Program Director
Medical School
Medical College of Wisconsin
Residency Training
Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center
Fellowship Training
Kaiser Permanente LAMC and UCLA Medical Center
Clinical Interests
renal transplantation
Dean Kujubu, MD
Program Director Emeritus
Dean Kujubu, MD
Program Director Emeritus
Medical School
UCLA School of Medicine
Residency Training
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Fellowship Training
UCLA Medical Center
Clinical Interests
Preventative health measures in CKD and ESRD, genetic diseases
Antoine Abcar, MD
Chief of Nephrology
Antoine Abcar, MD
Chief of Nephrology
Medical School
Hahnemann School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Residency Training
Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center, CA
Fellowship Training
Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center, CA
Clinical Interests
Chronic kidney disease management
Natasha Tilluckdharry, MD
Assistant Chief of Nephrology
Natasha Tilluckdharry, MD
Assistant Chief of Nephrology
Medical School
St. George’s University, Grenada, WI
Residency Training
St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, Paterson, NJ
Fellowship Training
Kaiser Permanente LAMC
Clinical Interests
CKD care, renal genetics, glomerulonephritis, apheresis
John Sim, MD
John Sim, MD
Medical School
Chicago Medical School
Residency Training
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Fellowship Training
Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center
Clinical Interests
Hypertension, Glomerulonephropathy, CKD Epidemiology
Ryszard Dudek, MD, PhD
Ryszard Dudek, MD, PhD
Medical School
Medical University of Nikolaja Kopernika, Crakow, Poland
Residency Training
San Fernando Valley-Olive View Medical Center, CA
Fellowship Training
San Fernando Valley-Olive View Medical Center, CA
Clinical Interests
Anemia management in CKD, Lupus nephritis, renal transplantation
Mateo Ledezma, MD
Mateo Ledezma, MD
Medical School
UCLA School of Medicine
Residency Training
Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center
Fellowship Training
Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center
Clinical Interests
hypertension, health difference among ethnic groups
Roland L. Lee, MD
Regional Transplant Advisory Subgroup Lead
Roland L. Lee, MD
Regional Transplant Advisory Subgroup Lead
Medical School
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Residency Training
USC Medical Center
Fellowship Training
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Clinical Interests
Renal transplantation
Chong-Young Parke, MD
Chong-Young Parke, MD
Medical School
Dongguk University Medical College, South Korea
Residency Training
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Fellowship Training
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, Transplant Nephrology – UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Clinical Interests
transplant nephrology
Zachary Bruss, DO
Zachary Bruss, DO
Medical School
Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona
Residency Training
University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Fellowship Training
UCLA School of Medicine
Clinical Interests
Proteinuric kidney disease, hemodialysis management, acute kidney injury
Aviv Hever, MD
Aviv Hever, MD
Medical School
Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University
Residency Training
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Clinical Interests
Renal Pathology
Miguel F. Palma-Diaz, MD
Miguel F. Palma-Diaz, MD
Medical School
University of Bosque; Bogota, Columbia
Residency Training
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Fellowship Training
University of Washington; Seattle, WA
Clinical Interests
Renal Pathology
Armen Melik-Abramians, Pharm.D.
Armen Melik-Abramians, Pharm.D.
Medical School
USC School of Pharmacy , Los Angeles , CA
Clinical Interests
Anemia management in CKD, vitamin D and PTH management in ESRD.
Chia Hsiuan (Tiffany) Liang, Pharm.D.
Chia Hsiuan (Tiffany) Liang, Pharm.D.
Medical School
USC School of Pharmacy, Los Angeles, CA
Clinical Interests
Anemia management in CKD, renal transplantation
Cedars Sinai Faculty
Jun Shoji, MD
Nephrology Program Director, Cedars Sinai; Transplant nephrology fellowship director, Cedars Sinai
Jun Shoji, MD
Nephrology Program Director, Cedars Sinai; Transplant nephrology fellowship director, Cedars Sinai
Medical School
George Washington University, Washington, DC
Residency Training
George Washington University, Washington, DC
Fellowship Training
General Nephrology: George Washington University; Transplant Nephrology: University of California, San Francisco
Clinical Interests
Glomerular disease; renal transplantation
Stanley Jordan, MD
Medical Director, Renal Transplant Program, Cedars-Sinai
Stanley Jordan, MD
Medical Director, Renal Transplant Program, Cedars-Sinai
Medical School
University of North Carolina
Residency Training
UCLA Medical Center (Pediatrics)
Fellowship Training
UCLA Medical Center, Scripps Clinic, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Interests
renal transplantation, highly sensitized recipients
Sindhu Chandran, MD
Sindhu Chandran, MD
Medical School
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India
Residency Training
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Fellowship Training
Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA; University of California- San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, CA
Clinical Interests
In addition to seeing kidney transplant patients, Dr. Chandran's research at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and the Immune Tolerance Network focuses on the design and implementation of clinical protocols of novel immunosuppression and tolerance induction in kidney and liver transplant recipients
Edmund Huang, MD
Edmund Huang, MD
Medical School
University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine
Residency Training
UCLA Medical Center
Fellowship Training
UCLA Medical Center
Clinical Interests
Renal transplantation, clinical epidemiology and outcomes research
Rejad Najjar, MD
Cedars-Sinai
Rejad Najjar, MD
Cedars-Sinai
Medical School
Damascus University/Medical School Hospitals; Damascus, Syria
Residency Training
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital;Pontiac, MI
Fellowship Training
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Clinical Interests
renal transplantation
Alice Peng, MD
Associate Program Director, Cedars-Sinai
Alice Peng, MD
Associate Program Director, Cedars-Sinai
Medical School
UCLA School of Medicine
Residency Training
UCLA Medical Center
Fellowship Training
UCLA Medical Center
Clinical Interests
renal transplantation
Larry Froch, M.D., FASN
Larry Froch, M.D., FASN
Medical School
University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago
Residency Training
Internal Medicine Residency: UCLA
Fellowship Training
Nephrology Fellowship: UCLA
Clinical Interests
General nephrology, Acid/Base, RTA