Nephrology Los Angeles Medical Center / Cedars-Sinai - Faculty
Richard Treger, MD
Program Director, LAMC
Richard Treger, MD
Program Director, LAMC
Medical School
USC School of Medicine
Residency Training
UCLA/Olive View-UCLA Medical Center
Fellowship Training
Olive View- UCLA Medical Center
Clinical Interests
Acid-base physiology
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
Marcelo Sampaio, MD
Associate Program Director
Marcelo Sampaio, MD
Associate Program Director
Medical School
Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ), Brazil
Residency Training
Rio de Janeiro State University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2001); Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania (2017)
Fellowship Training
UCLA Medical Center, Nephrology (2019) and Renal Transplantation (2020)
Clinical Interests
Renal transplantation, chronic kidney disease, acute kidney disease, glomerulonephritis, and outcomes research
Gbemisola Adenuga, MD
Gbemisola Adenuga, MD
Medical School
Johns Hopkins University
Residency Training
University of Pennsylvania
Fellowship Training
University of Pennsylvania
Clinical Interests
Regional Nephrology Project Lead, improving Nephrology patient education and literacy, as well as using population health strategies to optimize CKD care
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
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
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
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
Joseph Kahwaji, MPH, MD
Joseph Kahwaji, MPH, MD
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
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
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.
Sam Meguerditchian, Pharm.D.
Sam Meguerditchian, Pharm.D.
Medical School
USC School of Pharmacy , Los Angeles , CA
Clinical Interests
Anemia management in CKD, Lipid management in renal transplants
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
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
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
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
Supreet Sethi, MD
Supreet Sethi, MD
Medical School
Government Medical College, Chandigarh, India
Residency Training
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
Fellowship Training
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, Transplant Nephrology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
Clinical Interests
transplant nephrology
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