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

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