Our Expert Team
Division Chiefs
Ira B. Kurtz, MD
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
Anjay Rastogi, MD, PhD
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
HS Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine
Specialty: General Nephrology, Glomerular Diseases
Contact: 310-481-4228
Sina Emami, MD
HS Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine
Specialty: General Nephrology, Chronic Kidney Disease, Hypertension
Contact: 818-271-2400
Ray Goshtaseb, MD
HS Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine
Director, CORE Kidney Stone Program
Specialty: Internal Medicine, Medicine, Nephrology
Contact: 310-855-7002
Michelle R. Hwang, MD
HS Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine
Specialty: General Nephrology, Internal Medicine
Contact: 310-542-6333
Igor Kagan, MD
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
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
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
Reza Khorsan, MD
HS Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine
Specialty: General Nephrology, Hemodialysis, Hypertension, Kidney Transplantation
Contact: 310-481-4228
Raghu Konanur Venkataram, MD
HS Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine
Specialty: Internal Medicine, Medicine, Nephrology
Contact: 818-271-2400
Ramya R. Malchira, MD
HS Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine
Specialty: General Nephrology, Hypertension, Hyperlipidemia
Contact: 661-753-5464
Minhtri K. Nguyen, MD
HS Clinical Professor of Medicine
Director, Consultative Nephrology
Specialty: General Nephrology, Hypertension, Fluid Electrolyte and Acid-Base Disorders
Contact: 310-206-7662
Niloofar Nobakht, MD
HS Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine
Specialty: General Nephrology
Interest: Woman's Health, Hypertension, Polycystic Kidney Disease, Lifestyle and Wellness
Contact: 310-206-8277
Mrinalini Sarkar, MD
HS Clinical Instructor
Specialty: General Nephrology
Contact: 310-481-4228
Carl E. Schulze, MD
HS Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine
Specialty: General and Transplant Nephrology
Contact: 818-843-9020
Michael Shye, MD
HS Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine
Specialty: General Nephrology, Hypertension
Contact: 818-843-9020
James M. Wilson, MD
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
Suphamai Bunnapradist, MD, MS
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
Professor Emeritus
Director, Kidney and Kidney/Pancreas Transplantation
Specialty: General Nephrology, Renal Transplantation
Contact: 310-267-2555
Elizabeth A. Kendrick, MD
HS Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine
Contact: 310-267-2555
Erik L. Lum, MD
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
Phuong-Thu T. Pham, MD
HS Clinical Professor
Director, Outpatient Services of the Kidney Transplant Program
Specialty: General Nephrology, Renal Transplantation
Contact: 310-267-2555
Julie M. Yabu, MD, MS
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
Natasha Abuladze, PhD
Project Scientist
Specialty: Structure Function Properties of Acid-Base Transport Proteins
Contact: 310-206-6741
Ira B. Kurtz, MD
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
Alexander Pushkin, PhD, DSC
Adjunct Professor of Medicine
Specialty: Structure-Function Properties of Acid-Base Transporters, Signaling Pathways in Cancer
Contact: 310-206-6741
Anjay Rastogi, MD, PhD
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
Professor of Clinical Medicine
Director, Renal Transplant Research
Specialty: General Nephrology, Renal Transplantation, Renal Transplant Clinical Research
Contact: 310-267-2555