Division Chiefs

Ira B. Kurtz, MD, FRCP, FASN

Ira B. Kurtz, MD, FRCP, FASN

Nephrology

Chief, Division of Nephrology
Distinguished Professor of Medicine
Factor Chair

Clinical Interests: General Nephrology; Development of an Artificial Kidney; Artificial Intelligence in the Training and Practice of Nephrology; Electrolyte Abnormalities and Diseases

Contact: 310-206-6741

Lab: https://kurtzlab.med.ucla.edu/ 

Anjay Rastogi, MD, PhD

Anjay Rastogi, MD, PhD

Nephrology

Professor of Clinical Medicine
Clinical Chief of Nephrology
Director, CORE Kidney Program
Director, Nephrology Clinical Research Program
Director, Genetics in Kidney Disease Program
Director, ESRD Program

Specialty: End-Stage Kidney Disease and Home Dialysis, PKD, Fabry, Alport, Genetic Causes of Kidney Disease, Diabetic Kidney Disease, Hypertension, Advanced Kidney Disease, Clinical Research

Contact: 310-954-2692

General Nephrology Faculty

Lama M. Abdelnour, MD

Lama M. Abdelnour, MD

Nephrology

HS Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine

Specialty: General Nephrology, Glomerular Diseases

Contact: 310-481-4228

Sina Emami, MD

Sina Emami, MD

Nephrology

HS Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine

Specialty: General Nephrology, Chronic Kidney Disease, Hypertension

Contact: 818-271-2400

Ray  Goshtaseb, MD

Ray Goshtaseb, MD

Nephrology

HS Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine
Director, CORE Kidney Stone Program

Specialty: Internal Medicine, Medicine, Nephrology

Contact: 310-855-7002

Hamid R. Hajmomenian, MD

Hamid R. Hajmomenian, MD

Nephrology

HS Clinical Professor of Medicine

Specialty: General Nephrology, Hypertension

Contact: 310-481-4228

Michelle R. Hwang, MD

Michelle R. Hwang, MD

Nephrology

HS Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine

Specialty: General Nephrology, Internal Medicine

Contact: 310-542-6333

Igor Kagan, MD

Igor Kagan, MD

Nephrology

HS Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine

Specialty: General Nephrology, Chronic Kidney Disease, Acute Kidney Injury, Dialysis, Hypertension, Proteinuria

Contact: 805-371-1393

Mohammad Kamgar, MD

Mohammad Kamgar, MD

Nephrology

HS Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine
Nephrology Fellowship Program Director

Specialty: General Nephrology, Kidney Transplantation, Hypertension, Chronic Kidney Diseases, Proteinuria, Hematuria, Kidney Stones, Glomerular Diseases, Acute Kidney Injury, Fluid Electrolyte and Acid-Base Disorders, IgA nephropathy, Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, Lupus Nephritis 

Contact: 310-206-8277

Huma H. Kennedy, MD

Huma H. Kennedy, MD

Nephrology

HS Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine

Specialty: General Nephrology, Acute Kidney Injury, Chronic Kidney Disease, Hypertension, Fluid Electrolyte and Acid-Base Abnormalities

Contact: 310-517-8578

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Reza Khorsan, MD

Nephrology

HS Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine

Specialty: General Nephrology, Hemodialysis, Hypertension, Kidney Transplantation

Contact: 310-481-4228

Raghu Konanur Venkataram, MD

Raghu Konanur Venkataram, MD

Nephrology

HS Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine

Specialty: Internal Medicine, Medicine, Nephrology

Contact: 818-271-2400

Ying H. Luu, MD

Ying H. Luu, MD

Nephrology

HS Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine

Specialty: General Nephrology

Contact: 213-988-8380

Ramya R. Malchira, MD

Ramya R. Malchira, MD

Hospital Medicine| Nephrology

HS Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine

Specialty: General Nephrology, Hypertension, Hyperlipidemia

Contact: 661-753-5464

Minhtri K. Nguyen, MD

Minhtri K. Nguyen, MD

Nephrology

HS Clinical Professor of Medicine
Director, Consultative Nephrology

Specialty: General Nephrology, Hypertension, Fluid Electrolyte and Acid-Base Disorders

Contact: 310-206-7662

Susanne B. Nicholas, MD, MPH, PhD

Susanne B. Nicholas, MD, MPH, PhD

Nephrology

Professor of Medicine

Specialty: General Nephrology, Hypertension

Contact: 310-794-9700

Niloofar Nobakht, MD

Niloofar Nobakht, MD

Nephrology

HS Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine

Specialty: General Nephrology

Interest: Woman's Health, Hypertension, Polycystic Kidney Disease, Lifestyle and Wellness

Contact: 310-206-8277

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Mrinalini Sarkar, MD

Nephrology

HS Clinical Instructor

Specialty: General Nephrology

Contact: 310-481-4228

Carl E. Schulze, MD

Carl E. Schulze, MD

Nephrology

HS Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine

Specialty: General and Transplant Nephrology

Contact: 818-843-9020

Michael Shye, MD

Michael Shye, MD

Nephrology

HS Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine

Specialty: General Nephrology, Hypertension

Contact: 818-843-9020

Harpreet S. Sidhu, MD

Harpreet S. Sidhu, MD

Nephrology

HS Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine

Specialty: General Nephrology

Contact: 310-542-6333

James M. Wilson, MD

James M. Wilson, MD

Nephrology

HS Clinical Professor of Medicine
Medical Director, UCLA Stone Center
Director, Surgical Consultative Nephrology

Specialty: General Nephrology, Kidney Stones, Hypertension, Chronic Kidney Disease, Dialysis, Post-organ (liver, heart, pancreas, small bowel, lung) Transplant Kidney Disease, Preventative Nephrology

Contact: 310-206-8277

Kidney Transplant Faculty

Basmah A. Abdalla, MD

Basmah A. Abdalla, MD

Nephrology| Transplant Nephrology

HS Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine

Specialty: Renal Transplantation

Contact: 310-267-2555

Suphamai Bunnapradist, MD, MS

Suphamai Bunnapradist, MD, MS

Nephrology| Transplant Nephrology

Professor of Clinical Medicine
Director, Renal Transplant Research

Specialty: General Nephrology, Renal Transplantation, Renal Transplant Clinical Research

Contact: 310-267-2555

Gabriel M. Danovitch, MD

Gabriel M. Danovitch, MD

Nephrology| Transplant Nephrology

Professor Emeritus
Director, Kidney and Kidney/Pancreas Transplantation

Specialty: General Nephrology, Renal Transplantation

Contact: 310-267-2555

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Elizabeth A. Kendrick, MD

Nephrology| Transplant Nephrology

HS Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine

Contact: 310-267-2555

Erik L. Lum, MD

Erik L. Lum, MD

Nephrology| Transplant Nephrology

HS Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine

Specialty: General Nephrology, Renal Transplantation, Highly Sensitized Transplantation, Living Kidney Donation, Kidney immune tolerance, VCA transplantation

Contact: 310-267-2555

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Phuong-Thu T. Pham, MD

Nephrology| Transplant Nephrology

HS Clinical Professor
Director, Outpatient Services of the Kidney Transplant Program

Specialty: General Nephrology, Renal Transplantation

Contact: 310-267-2555

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Julie M. Yabu, MD, MS

Nephrology| Transplant Nephrology

HS Clinical Professor of Medicine
Director of Transplant Fellowship Program
Medical Director of Pancreas Transplant Program

Specialty: General Nephrology, Kidney Transplantation, Pancreas Transplantation, Glomerular Disease, Translational Research, Medical Education, Immune Monitoring, Immune-based Therapies

Contact: 310-267-2555

Research Faculty

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Natasha Abuladze, PhD

Project Scientist

Specialty: Structure Function Properties of Acid-Base Transport Proteins

Contact: 310-206-6741

Lab: https://kurtzlab.med.ucla.edu/ 

Ira B. Kurtz, MD, FRCP, FASN

Ira B. Kurtz, MD, FRCP, FASN

Nephrology

Chief, Division of Nephrology
Distinguished Professor of Medicine
Factor Chair

Research Interests: Structural Biology of Acid-Base Transporters; Development of an Artificial Kidney;  Artificial Intelligence in the Practice of Nephrology Including Various Types of Dialysis Treatments and the Training of Renal Fellows

Contact: 310-206-6741

Lab: https://kurtzlab.med.ucla.edu/ 

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Alexander Pushkin, PhD, DSC

Adjunct Professor of Medicine

Specialty: Structure-Function Properties of Acid-Base Transporters, Signaling Pathways in Cancer

Contact: 310-206-6741

Lab: https://kurtzlab.med.ucla.edu/ 

Anjay Rastogi, MD, PhD

Anjay Rastogi, MD, PhD

Nephrology

Professor of Clinical Medicine
Clinical Chief of Nephrology
Director, CORE Kidney Program
Director, Nephrology Clinical Research Program
Director, Genetics in Kidney Disease Program
Director, ESRD Program

Specialty: End-Stage Kidney Disease and Home Dialysis, PKD, Fabry, Alport, Genetic Causes of Kidney Disease, Diabetic Kidney Disease, Hypertension, Advanced Kidney Disease, Clinical Research

Contact: 310-954-2692

Suphamai Bunnapradist, MD, MS

Suphamai Bunnapradist, MD, MS

Nephrology| Transplant Nephrology

Professor of Clinical Medicine
Director, Renal Transplant Research

Specialty: General Nephrology, Renal Transplantation, Renal Transplant Clinical Research

Contact: 310-267-2555