Faculty
Activity Co-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 Committee
Salem Almaani, MBBS
Alex Barnes, PA-C
Corey Cavanaugh, DO
Crystal A. Gadegbeku, MD
Alison Heider, MSN, APRN-CNP
Leal Herlitz, MD
Michelle Norris, CNP
George Thomas, MD
Guest Faculty
Dawn Caster, MD
University of Louisville Health
Louisville, KY
Fouad Chebib, MD
Mayo Clinic
Jacksonville, FL
Mirela Dobre, MD, MPH
University Hospitals
Cleveland, OH
John Flack, MD
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Springfield, IL
Stephen McAdoo, MA, MBBS, MRCP, PhD, FASN
Imperial College London
Cleveland Clinic London
Sharon Moe, MD
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, IN
Susanne Nicholas, MD, MPH, PhD
UCLA Health, Connie Frank Kidney Transplant Center
Los Angeles, CA
Samir Parikh, MD
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Columbus, OH
Brad Rovin, MD, FASN, FACP
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Columbus, OH
Cleveland Clinic Faculty
Salem Almaani, MBBS
Department of Kidney Medicine
Medical Specialty Institute
Elias Bassil, MD
Department of Kidney Medicine
Medical Specialty Institute
Dennis Bruemmer, MD, PhD
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
Heart, Vascular, and Thoracic Institute
Corey Cavanaugh, DO
Department of Kidney Medicine
Medical Specialty Institute
Ricardo Correa Marquez, MD
Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism
Medical Specialty Institute
Sevag Demirjian, MD
Department of Kidney Medicine
Medical Specialty Institute
Jagmeet Dhingra, MD
Department of Kidney Medicine
Medical Specialty Institute
Krista Dobbie, MD
Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology
Cancer Institute
Richard Fatica, MD
Vice Chair, Department of Kidney Medicine
Medical Specialty Institute
Crystal Gadegbeku, MD
Chair, Department of Kidney Medicine
Medical Specialty Institute
Luke Laffin, MD
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
Heart, Vascular, and Thoracic Institute
Peyman Mamdouhi, DO
Department of Palliative and Supportive Care
Cancer Institute
Aravinda Nanjundappa, MBBS, MD
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
Heart, Vascular, and Thoracic Institute
Itunu Owoyemi, MBBS
Department of Kidney Medicine
Medical Specialty Institute
Marc A. Pohl, MD
Department of Kidney Medicine
Medical Specialty Institute
John Sedor, MD
Department of Kidney Medicine
Medical Specialty Institute
W.H. Wilson Tang, MD
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
Heart, Vascular, and Thoracic Institute
George Thomas, MD
Department of Kidney Medicine
Medical Specialty Institute