Division Chief Michael J. Ross, M.D. Professor, Department of Medicine (Nephrology) Professor, Department of Developmental & Molecular Biology Chief, Department of Medicine Division of Nephrology 718.430.8768michael.ross@einsteinmed.edu Areas of Research: HIV-related kidney diseases Apolipoprotein L1 nephropathies Renal epithelial injury Podocyte injury Innate immunity Antiretroviral toxicity View Profile Full-Time FacultyPrimary Faculty Matthew K. Abramowitz, M.D., M.S. Professor, Department of Medicine (Nephrology) 718.430.8566matthew.abramowitz@einsteinmed.edu Areas of Research: Physical function impairment in chronic kidney disease, skeletal muscle fibrosis, gait abnormalities, metabolic acidosis, accelerated aging View Profile Anjali Acharya, M.B.B.S. Professor, Department of Medicine (Nephrology) 718.918.7901anjali.acharya@nychhc.org View Profile Maria Ajaimy, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (Nephrology) 718.920.6975majaimy@montefiore.org View Profile Enver Akalin, M.D. Professor, Department of Medicine (Nephrology) Professor, Department of Surgery 877.287.3536eakalin@montefiore.org Areas of Research: Dr. Akalin’s main research interest is investigating mechanisms of allograft injury using microarray technology, identifying biomarkers for immune monitoring of kidney transplant recipients and kidney transplantation in highly sensitized patients. He has View Profile Yorg Al Azzi, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (Nephrology) 718.920.6604yazzi@montefiore.org Areas of Research: Transplant Nephrology View Profile Kisra Anis, M.B.B.S. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (Nephrology) 718.918.5510kisraanis@hotmail.com View Profile Naheed Ansari, M.B.B.S. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (Nephrology) 718.918.5503naheed.ansari@nychhc.org View Profile Carolyn Ann Bauer, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (Nephrology) 929.234.4840carbauer@montefiore.org View Profile Maureen E. Brogan, M.D. Professor, Department of Medicine (Nephrology) 718.920.5442mbrogan@montefiore.org View Profile Wei Chen, M.D., M.S. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (Nephrology) Associate Professor, Department of Developmental & Molecular Biology wei.chen@einsteinmed.edu Areas of Research: Vascular calcification in chronic kidney disease; calciprotein particles; disorders of mineral metabolism (calcium, phosphate, magnesium) in chronic kidney disease; cellular interaction; chronic metabolic acidosis in chronic kidney disease View Profile Maria Coco, M.D., M.S. Professor, Department of Medicine (Nephrology) 718.920.4136mcoco@montefiore.org View Profile Antonio Gabriel D. L. Corona, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (Nephrology) 718.920.5442ancorona@montefiore.org View Profile Mary J. Dominguez, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (Nephrology) 718.920.5442madoming@montefiore.org View Profile Molly C. Fisher, D.O. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (Nephrology) 718.920.5442mfisher@montefiore.org Areas of Research: HIV-related kidney disease, out-of-office blood pressure monitoring, hypertension in patients with chronic kidney disease View Profile Ladan Golestaneh, M.D., M.S. Professor, Department of Medicine (Nephrology) 718.920.5442lgolesta@montefiore.org Areas of Research: Acute kidney injury and the provision of Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy. Recent focus on outcomes of patients with Chronic Kidney Disease and End Stage Kidney Disease, including social determinants of those outcomes. View Profile Rimon Golovey, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (Nephrology) 866.633.8255rgolovey@montefiore.org View Profile Sonali Gupta, M.B.B.S. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (Nephrology) 866.633.8255sogupta@montefiore.org View Profile Swati Jain, M.B.B.S. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (Nephrology) 718.430.2496sjain2@montefiore.org View Profile Belinda (Bun) Jim, M.D. Professor, Department of Medicine (Nephrology) 718.918.5762bun.jim@nychhc.org View Profile Tanya S. Johns, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (Nephrology) 718.430.8913tjohns@montefiore.org Areas of Research: Chronic Kidney Disease, Health Equity, Diet, Inflammation, Healthcare Delivery View Profile Heidi S. Karttunen, Ph.D. Research Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (Nephrology) 718.430.8753heidi.karttunen@einsteinmed.edu View Profile Neelja D. Kumar, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (Nephrology) 718.920.5442nekumar@montefiore.org View Profile Periklis Kyriazis, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (Nephrology) 877.287.3536pkyriazis@montefiore.org View Profile Luz E. Liriano-Ward, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (Nephrology) 718.920.4660lliriano@montefiore.org View Profile Run Lu, M.D. Staff Scientist, Department of Medicine (Nephrology) 718.430.3158run.lu@einsteinmed.edu View Profile Lin N. Lwin, M.B.B.S. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (Nephrology) 718.920.9041llwin@montefiore.org View Profile Tina M. Neade, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (Nephrology) 718.828.6840tneade@montefiore.org View Profile Joel Neugarten, M.D., J.D. Professor, Department of Medicine (Nephrology) 866.633.8255jneugart@montefiore.org View Profile William Paredes, B.S. Staff Scientist, Department of Medicine (Nephrology) 718.430.3088bill.paredes@einsteinmed.edu View Profile Cindy T. Pynadath, D.O. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (Nephrology) 646.630.4224cpynadat@montefiore.org View Profile Amanda C. Raff, M.D. Professor, Department of Medicine (Nephrology) 718.430.2621araff@montefiore.org Areas of Research: Medical Education View Profile Stuart O. Rosenberg, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (Nephrology) 718.430.3158srosenbe@montefiore.org Areas of Research: Chronic kidney disease in the elderly View Profile Victor L. Schuster, M.D. Professor, Department of Medicine (Nephrology) Professor, Department of Biochemistry Senior Associate Dean Ted and Florence Baumritter Chair in Medicine 718.430.2910victor.schuster@einsteinmed.edu View Profile Deep Sharma, M.B.B.S. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (Nephrology) 866.633.8255dsharma@montefiore.org View Profile Nidhi Varma, M.B.B.S. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (Nephrology) 718.918.6935varman@nychhc.org View Profile Hugo Villanueva, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (Nephrology) 718.920.9041hvillanu@montefiore.org View Profile Jinil Yoo, M.D. Professor, Department of Medicine (Nephrology) 718.920.9041jiyoo@montefiore.org View Profile Milagros D. Yunes, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (Nephrology) 718.920.5442myunesm@montefiore.org View Profile Part-Time Faculty Michele H. Mokrzycki, M.D., M.S. Professor, Department of Medicine (Nephrology) 718.920.5442mmokrzyc@montefiore.org Areas of Research: Hemodialysis vascular access complications View Profile Emeritus and Voluntary Faculty Andreas Linkermann, M.D. Visiting Professor, Department of Medicine (Nephrology) andreas.linkermann@ukdd.de Areas of Research: Kidney Transplantation, Acute Kidney Injury, Cell Death Mechanisms (necroptosis, pyroptosis, ferroptosis) View Profile Michal L. Melamed, M.D. Adjunct Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine (Nephrology) Adjunct Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics (Pediatric Nephrology) Adjunct Clinical Professor, Department of Epidemiology & Population Health (Epidemiology) 646.501.4162michal.melamed@nyulangone.org Areas of Research: Risk factors for chronic kidney disease (CKD); racial disparities in kidney disease; clinical trials of bicarbonate therapy, vitamin D, group care; vitamin D deficiency and outcomes View Profile