Faculty
Our outstanding faculty, world-renowned for their clinical care, research, and teaching achievement are assembled from Harvard Medical School and distinguished institutions. Together, they bring a wealth of expertise to every session utilizing a variety of engaging teaching methods—including didactic lectures, interactive case-based discussions, high-yield reviews, and question-and-answer sessions.
Our faculty are committed to delivering the highest-quality educational experience:
- Teaching practical, effective clinical reasoning and approaches that enable you to practice state-of-the-art care.
- Allowing ample time to interact with faculty and to pose and get answers to your specific questions.
- Providing the latest information in an engaging format and clinically relevant context — so you leave with practical knowledge you can apply in your practice.
Directors
Martin Pollak, MD
DIRECTOR
Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Chief, Division of Nephrology
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Bradley M. Denker, MD
DIRECTOR
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Clinical Chief, Renal Division
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Chief, Division of Nephrology
Associate Chief of Medical Specialties
Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates
Melanie P. Hoenig, MD
DIRECTOR
Associate Professor of Medicine
Course Director, Integrated Human Pathophysiology III
Harvard Medical School
Staff Physician
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Faculty
Gerald B. Appel, MD
Professor of Medicine
Columbia Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Director, Glomerular Kidney Disease Center
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Daniel C. Brennan, MD, FACP
Professor of Medicine
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Medical Director, The Comprehensive Transplant Center
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Robert S. Brown, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Associate Chief for Academic Affairs, Nephrology Division
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Robert A. Cohen, MD, MSc
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Nephrology Division
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Gary C. Curhan, MD, ScD
Senior Lecturer (part-time)
Harvard Medical School
Physician
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Peter G. Czarnecki, MD
Instructor in Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
John Danziger, MD, MPhil
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Michael Emmett, MD
Professor of Medicine
Texas A&M School of Medicine and University of Texas Southwestern
Chair, Department of Internal Medicine
Baylor University Medical Center
Amy R. Evenson, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Harvard Medical School
Attending Surgeon, Anthony P. Monaco Transplant Service
Clerkship Director, BIDMC/HMS Core Surgery Clerkship
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Ronald J. Falk, MD
Nan and Hugh Cullman Eminent Professor of Medicine
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
David J. Friedman, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Ali Gharavi, MD
Professor of Medicine
Columbia Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Chair, Dept of Medicine
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Joel M. Henderson, MD, PhD
Director, Renal Pathology
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Lesley Inker, MD, MS
Professor of Medicine
Tufts University School of Medicine
Director, Kidney and Blood Pressure Center, Division of Nephrology
Tufts Medical Center
S. Ananth Karumanchi, MD
Professor of Medicine
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Medallion Chair in Vascular Biology
Cedars Sinai
Jessica Kendrick, MD
Professor of Medicine
University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus
Stewart H. Lecker, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Director, Nephrology Fellowship Training Program
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Kavita Mistry, MD, PhD
Instructor in Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Attending Physician
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Paul M. Palevsky, MD
Professor of Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, and Clinical & Translational Science
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Chief, Kidney Medicine Section
VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System
Martha Pavlakis, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Program Director, Solid Organ Transplantation
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Jai Radhakrishnan, MD, MS
Professor of Medicine
Columbia Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Clinical Director, Nephrology
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Helmut G. Rennke, MD
Professor of Pathology
Harvard Medical School
Pathologist; Renal Pathology Service
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Sylvia E. Rosas, MD, MSCE
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Adam M. Segal, MD, FASN
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Tufts University School of Medicine
Chair, Division of Nephrology
Lahey Hospital and Medical Center
Peter Steinberg, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Harvard Medical School
Richard H. Sterns, MD
Professor of Medicine, Emeritus
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Rochester General Hospital
J. Kevin Tucker, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Associate Physician
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Anand Vaidya, MD, MMSc
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Director, Center for Adrenal Disorders
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Jeffrey H. William, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Chief, Tullis Firm, Internal Medicine Residency
Associate Director, Nephrology Fellowship Training Program
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Mark L. Zeidel, MD
Herrman Ludwig Blumgart Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Chair and Physician-in-Chief, Department of Medicine
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center