Faculty
Activity Directors
Ali Mehdi, MD, MEd
Department of Kidney Medicine
Medical Specialty Institute
Cleveland Clinic
Georges Nakhoul, MD, MEd
Department of Kidney Medicine
Medical Specialty Institute
Cleveland Clinic
Jonathan Taliercio, DO
Department of Kidney Medicine
Medical Specialty Institute
Cleveland Clinic
Planning Committeee
Alex Barnes, PA-C
Department of Kidney Medicine
Cleveland Clinic
Corey Cavanaugh, DO
Department of Kidney Medicine
Cleveland Clinic
Scott Cohen, MD
Department of Kidney Medicine
Cleveland Clinic Florida
Crystal A. Gadegbeku, MD, FAHA, FACP, FASN
Chair, Department of Kidney Medicine
Cleveland Clinic
Alison Heider, CNP
Department of Kidney Medicine
Cleveland Clinic
Leal Herlitz, MD
Director, Department of Anatomic Pathology
Department of Kidney Medicine
Cleveland Clinic
Anne Huml, MD
Department of Kidney Medicine
Cleveland Clinic
George Thomas, MD
Department of Kidney Medicine
Cleveland Clinic
Guest Faculty
Salem Almaani, MBBS
Clinical Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
Division of Nephrology
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
Andrew Bomback, MD
Nephrology
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
New York, NY
Sandra Herrmann, MD
Division of Nephrology & Hypertension
Department of Internal Medicine
Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center
Rochester, MN
Holly Kramer, MD, MPH
Nephrology, Internal Medicine
Loyola University Medical Center
Maywood, IL
Brad Rovin, MD
Professor of Medicine and Pathology
Director, Division of Nephrology
Director GN Fellowship Program
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
Mala Sachdeva, MD
Nephrology, Internal Medicine
Northwell Health Physician Partners
Great Neck, NY
Cleveland Clinic Faculty
Leonard Calabrese, DO
R.J. Fasenmyer Chair of Clinical Immunology
Department of Rheumatic & Immunologic Diseases
Medical Specialty Institute
Jagmeet Dhingra, MD
Department of Kidney Medicine
Medical Specialty Institute
Krista Dobbie, MD
Department of Hematology & Medical Oncology
Cancer Institute
Stacey Ehrenberg, MD
Department od Obstetrics & Gynecology
Women’s Health Institute
Mohamed Eltemamy, MD
Department of Urology
Surgical Specialty Institute
Rula Hajj-Ali, MD
Associate Director, Center for Vasculitis Care and Research
Vice Chair, Medical Specialty Institute
Department of Rheumatic & Immunologic Diseases
Medical Specialty Institute
Deborah Hornacek, MD
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute
Emily Littlejohn, DO, MPH
Department of Rheumatic & Immunologic Diseases
Medical Specialty Institute
Jack Khouri, MD
Department of Hematology & Medical Oncology
Cancer Institute
Lee Kirksey, MD
Department of Vascular Surgery
Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute
Matt McGuire, MD
Department of Kidney Medicine
Medical Specialty Institute
Moshe Ornstein, MD, MA
Department of Hematology & Medical Oncology
Cancer Institute
Itunu Owoyemi, MBBS
Department of Kidney Medicine
Medical Specialty Institute
Sasan Partovi, MD
Department of Diagnostic Radiology
Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute
Yuliya Sharakova, MD
Department of Kidney Medicine
Medical Specialty Institute
Xiangling Wang, MD, PhD
Center for Personalized Genetic Healthcare
Department of Kidney Medicine
Medical Specialty Institute
Christine Warren, MD
Associate Dean for Admissions and Student Affairs
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
Kinanah Yaseen, MD
Department of Rheumatic & Immunologic Diseases
Medical Specialty Institute