Recent Graduates
2025
| Name | Post-Fellowship Position |
|---|---|
| Run Banlengchit | Transplant Nephrology Fellowship, University of California San Francisco |
| Sally Chau | West Coast Kidney Institute- Chabot |
| Daniel Gauvin | Faculty, University of California, San Francisco |
| Giselle Peschard | Associate Medical Director, Eledon Pharmaceuticals |
| Merve Postalcioglu | Faculty, University of California, San Francisco |
| Hubert Wang | Kaiser Permanente, San Jose, CA |
2024
| Name | Post-Fellowship Position |
|---|---|
| Jesse Ikeme | Faculty, University of California, San Francisco |
| Mitra Jamshidian | Faculty, University of California, San Francisco |
| Uchenna Nwosu | Faculty, University of California, San Francisco |
| Victor E. Prado | Transplant Nephrology Fellowship, University of California San Francisco |
| Ian Da Silva Lugo | Home Dialysis Fellowship, Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai |
| Jaclyn Khil | Transplant Nephrology Fellowship, University of California San Francisco |
| Young C. Hsu | Renal Medical Associates, San Francisco, CA |
2023
| Name | Post-Fellowship Position |
|---|---|
| Matthew Breeggemann | Faculty, University of California, San Francisco |
| John Demko | Faculty, University of California, San Francisco |
| David Li | Faculty, University of California, San Francisco |
| Ashley Martinez | Transplant Nephrology Fellowship, Stanford University |
| Amrita Mahesh | Transplant Nephrology Fellowship, University of California, Davis |
| Jennifer Tang | Kaiser Permanente, South San Francisco, CA |
2022
| Name | Post-Fellowship Position |
|---|---|
| Jonathan Amatruda | Faculty, University of California, San Francisco |
| Allen Chao | Faculty, University of California, San Francisco |
| Debbie Chen | Medical Director, Nephrology, Genentech |
| Dana Larsen | Faculty, University of California, San Francisco |
| Sonny Nguyen | Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, CA |
2021
| Name | Post-Fellowship Position |
|---|---|
| Omair Alam | Kaiser Permanente, Antioch/Walnut Creek, CA |
| Chi Chu | Faculty, University of California, San Francisco |
| Alex Dinh | Transplant Nephrology Fellowship, University of California San Francisco |
| Kazem Fallahzadeh | Transplant Nephrology Fellowship, Vanderbilt University |
| Sepehr Keyhani | Renal Medical Associates, San Francisco, CA |
| Gabriel Loeb | Faculty, University of California, San Francisco |
| Lauren Ng | Kaiser Permanente, Antioch/Walnut Creek, CA |
2020
| Name | Post-Fellowship Position |
|---|---|
| Chidinma Enyinna | Faculty, University of Vermont |
| Camilo Cortesi | Critical Care Fellowship, Stanford University |
| Laalasa Varanasi | Faculty, University of California, San Francisco |
| Sri Lekha Tummalapalli | Faculty, Weill Cornell Medical |
| Adrian Whelan | Transplant Nephrology Fellowship, University of California San Francisco |
| Diana Kwong | Faculty, University of California, San Francisco |
2019
| Name | Post-Fellowship Position |
|---|---|
| Pardis Irannejad | Kaiser Permanente, Antioch, CA |
| Jason Law | Diablo Nephrology Medical Group, Walnut Creek, CA |
| Alan Moreno | The Nephrology Group, Fresno, CA |
| Anoop Sheshadri | Faculty, University of California, San Francisco |
| Nikolaos Skartsis | Transplant Nephrology Fellowship, University of California, San Francisco |
2018
| Name | Post-Fellowship Position |
|---|---|
| Patrick Ahearn | Transplant Nephrology Fellowship, Stanford University |
| Christopher Carlos | Faculty, University of California, San Francisco |
| Anthony Muiru | Faculty, University of California, San Francisco |
| Thuy Nguyen | Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, CA |
| Diana (Mina) Mahbod | Dallas Renal Group, Dallas, TX |
| Benjamin Lee | Houston Kidney Consultants, Houston, TX |
| Harini Sarathy | Faculty, University of California, San Francisco |
| John Sy | Faculty, University of California, Irvine |
Graduates in Academic Medicine
Among those who have graduated from our training programs, many have gone on to pursue careers in academia.
A partial listing since 2000 (including current academic institution) includes:
| Name | Institution |
|---|---|
| Adrian Abreo | Louisiana State University |
| Fadee Abualrub | St Louis University |
| Patrick Ahrean | Stanford University |
| Muna Al Nimri | University of California, Davis |
| Yasir Alfi | King Faisal Specialist Hospital |
| Mohamed Alseiari | Sheikh Khalifa Medical City |
| Jonathan Amatruda | University of California, San Francisco |
| Naomi Anker | University of California, San Francisco |
| Nisha Bansal | University of Washington |
| Vivek Bhalla | Stanford University |
| Matthew Breeggemann | University of California, San Francisco |
| Brad Butcher | University of Pittsburgh |
| Christopher Carlos | University of California, San Francisco |
| Harini Chakkera | Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale |
| Sindhu Chandran | Ceders-Sinai Medical Center |
| Allen Chao | University of California, San Francisco |
| Andy Choi | University of California, San Francisco |
| Kerry Cho | University of California, San Francisco |
| Chi Chu | University of California, San Francisco |
| Cynthia Delgado | University of California, San Francisco |
| John Demko | University of California, San Francisco |
| Ruth Dubin | University of Texas, Southwestern |
| Chidinma Enyinna | University of Vermont |
| Kazem Fallahzadeh | Emory University |
| Yoshio Hall | University of Washington |
| Stephen Han | University of Texas, Austin |
| Nicholas Herrera | University of Missouri |
| Raymond Hsu | University of California, San Francisco |
| Adriana Hung | Vanderbilt University |
| Joachim Ix | University of California, San Diego |
| Vasantha Jotwani | University of California, San Francisco |
| Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh | Harbor-UCLA Medical Center |
| Elaine Ku | University of California, San Francisco |
| Diana Kwong | University of California, San Francisco |
| Dana Larsen | University of California, San Francisco |
| Brian Lee | University of Texas, Austin |
| David Li | University of California, San Francisco |
| Kathleen Liu | University of California, San Francisco |
| Lowell Lo | University of California, San Francisco |
| Joseph Lockridge | University of Texas, Southwestern |
| Gabriel Loeb | University of California, San Francisco |
| Mitchell Lunn | Stanford University |
| Anna Malkina | University of California, San Francisco |
| Denise Marciano | University of Texas, Southwestern |
| Thin Thin Maw | University of Southern California |
| Maha Mohamed | University of Wisconsin, Madison |
| Anthony Muiru | University of California, San Francisco |
| Ann O'Hare | University of Washington |
| Alan Pao | Stanford University |
| Meyeon Park | University of California, San Francisco |
| Afshin Parsa | National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases |
| Rohan Paul | Washington University |
| Carmen Peralta | University of California, San Francisco |
| Sonika Puri | Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson University |
| Leticia Rolon | Mayo Clinic, Rochester |
| Harini Sarathy | University of California, San Francisco |
| Sana Shaikh | University of California, Davis |
| Anoop Sheshadri | University of California, San Francisco |
| Stephanie Shieh | St. Louis University |
| Jun Shoji | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center |
| Nikolaos Skartsis | Mayo Clinic, Rochester |
| Manpreet Singh | University of Pittsburgh |
| Puneet Sood | University of Pittsburgh |
| John Sy | University of California, Irvine |
| Faizan Syed | University of Pittsburgh |
| Manjula Kurella Tamura | Stanford University |
| Vasishta Tatapudi | New York University |
| Sri Lekha Tummalapalli | Weill Cornell Medical College |
| Delphine Tuot | University of California, San Francisco |
| Laalasa Varanasi | University of California, San Francisco |
| Rafael Villicana | Loma Linda University |
| Santhi Voora | University of Southern California |
| James Wetmore | Hennepin County Medical Center |
| Adrian Whelan | University of California, San Francisco |
| David Wojciechowski | University of Texas, Southwestern |
Recipients of the Andy Choi Award
Awarded to the fellow on the basis of academic promise and the embodiment of kindness and generosity which we all appreciated in Andy.
| Name | Year |
|---|---|
| Meghana Eswarappa | 2024-25 |
| Jesse Ikeme | 2023-24 |
| John Demko | 2022-23 |
| Debbie Chen | 2021-22 |
| Jonathan Amatruda | 2020-21 |
| Gabriel Loeb | 2019-20 |
| Adrian Whelan | 2018-19 |
| Benjamin Lee | 2017-18 |
| Anoop Sheshadri | 2016-17 |
| Leticia Rolon | 2015-16 |
| Vasantha Jotwani | 2014-15 |
| Anna Malkina | 2013-14 |
| Elaine Ku | 2012-13 |
| Meyeon Park | 2011-12 |
| Delphine Tuot | 2010-11 |
Recipients of the Nephrology Clinical Fellow of the Year Award
Each year, the UCSF Department of Medicine residents choose a clinical fellow from each medicine subspecialty who demonstrates exceptional patient care, superior knowledge and skill, and outstanding teaching and professionalism.
| Name | Year |
|---|---|
| Daniel Gauvin | 2025 |
| Uchenna Nwsou | 2024 |
| Amrita Mahesh | 2023 |
| Allen Chao | 2022 |
| Omair Alam | 2021 |
| John Demko | 2020 |
| Gabriel Loeb | 2019 |
| Lekha Tummalapalli | 2018 |
| Thuy Nguyen | 2017 |
| Benjamin Lee | 2016 |
| Leticia Rolon | 2015 |
| Mitch Lunn | 2014 |
| Gene Chang | 2013 |
| Joseph Lockridge | 2012 |
| Brad Butcher | 2011 |
| Meyeon Park | 2010 |
Recipients of the Anitha Toke Award
Awarded to a fellow for outstanding clinical acumen, excellence in care delivery, commitment to the patients of Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, and a demonstrated passion for teaching.
| Name | Year |
|---|---|
| Run Banlengchit | 2024-2025 |
| Uchenna Nwsou | 2023-2024 |
| David Li | 2022-2023 |
| Sonny Nguyen | 2021-2022 |