Current Fellows


                                 Duke Nephrology Fellows-- 2008
First-Year Clinical Fellows
 
 
Rasheeda Hall, MD, MBA
Medical School - Vanderbilt University
Residency - Duke University


Jean-Paul Kovalik, MD
Medical School - Vanderbilt University
Residency - Duke University
Fellowship - Endocrinology, Duke University
 
 
Crystal Simpson, MD
Medical School - Wayne State University
Residency - St. John Hospital, Detroit, MI
Chief Resident- St. John Hospital, Detroit, MI
 
Justin Westervelt, MD
Medical School - Tulane University
Residency - Duke University 

Second-Year
Research Fellows
 
Jae Chang, MD
Medical School - Johann Wolfgang Goethe, University of Frankfurt, Germany
Residency - Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center, Bronx, NY
 
Research Project-
1.  The role of Gq-signaling in the pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy- Mentor- Robert F. Spurney, MD
Peter Lavin, MD
Medical School - Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland
Residency - Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
Fellowship - Nephrology Higher Medical Training, Royal College of Physicians, Dublin, Ireland
 
Research Project-
1.  An investigation into the genetic basis of familial interstitial nephritis- Mentor- Michelle P. Winn, MD
 
 
Sejan Patel, MD
Medical School - The Ohio State University
Residency - Case Western Reserve
 
Research Project-
1. The impact of CKD on clinical outcomes in patients with ICD implantation- Mentor- John P. Middleton, MD 
Jane Schell, MD
Medical School - University of Alabama at Birmingham
Residency - Johns Hopkins
University
 
Research Project-
1.  Palliative care in nephrology- Mentor- James A. Tulsky, MD, Uptal D. Patel, MD
Third-Year
Research Fellows 
 
 
Jason Eckel, MD
Medical School - The Ohio State University
Residency - Duke University
 
Research Project-
1.  The mechanism of kidney injury and potential therapy in familial FSGS secondary to a mutated TRPC-6 gene- Mentor- Michelle P. Winn, MD
2.  Diagnosis and treatment of volume depletion in adults, book chapter- Mentor- Arthur Greenberg, MD
Rujuta Patel, MD
Medical School - Smt. NHL Municipal Medical College, Gujarat, India
Residency - Mount Sinai, Elmhurst Hospital, Elmhurst, NY
Fellowship - Geriatric Medicine, Duke University
 
Research Projects-
1.  Effect of vitamin D on endothelial function in dialysis patients- Mentor - Lynda A. Szczech, MD
2.  Prevalence and predictors of falls among old medicare patients with CKD - Lynda A. Szczech, MD

Eric Raasch, MD
Medical School - University of Oklahoma
Residency - Wake Forest University
 
Research Projects-
1.  The impact of CKD on myocardial fibrosis- Mentor- John P. Middleton, MD
2.  Treatment and evaluation of renal artery stenosis- Mentor- John P. Middleton, MD
Matthew Sparks, MD
Medical School - University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Residency - University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Chief Resident - University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
 
Research Projects-
1.  Role of angiotensin receptors in vascular smooth muscle- Mentor -  Thomas M. Coffman, MD
2.  Risk factors for CMV disease in renal transplantation- Mentor - Stephen R. Smith, MD
Incoming Fellows Starting July 2010
Marcono Hines, MD
Residency - Duke University
 
Romita Mukerjee, MD
Residency - Duke University
 
David Ortiz-Melo, MD
Residency - Wayne State University
Chief Resident- Wayne State University
 
Mehul Patel, MD
Residency - New York University
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