Division of Nephrology

Division Head: Matthew R. Weir, MD 

Clinical Programs

The clinical programs of the division encompass early and advanced chronic kidney disease, acute renal failure, dialysis and transplantation. From research bench to bedside, discoveries made in our division labs are put into practice at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC), which was ranked No. 24 among the nation's top 50 hospitals in the Kidney Disease category on the 2005 U.S. News & World Report list of America's Best Hospitals.

The organ transplant service at UMMC is a large clinical responsibility for our division. More than 3,500 patients have received either kidney or pancreas transplants in the past ten years through the UMMC transplant program 

Our division is also responsible for supervising the clinical care of patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in four Independent Dialysis Foundation Dialysis Clinics: the Parkview Center, the Chestnut Center, the Deaton Center and the in-patient acute hospital unit at UMMC. The two largest are the Parkview Center and the Chestnut Center, which both have large hemodialysis programs. There is also a CAPD (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) program at the Parkview Center. Approximately 250 patients are chronically managed in these four different ESRD programs.

Education

Faculty members work diligently developing the renal core curriculum for medical students and strive to maintain small group instruction with particular emphasis on the clinical correlation of basic science and clinical care. Within the Department of Medicine, we currently provide attending service coverage nine months a year and regularly instruct the house staff on all forms of kidney disease and acid-base disorders, as well as critical care management for patients with end-stage renal disease.

The nephrology fellowship-training program has been expanded from a two-year clinical training program in order to incorporate additional training in research. The educational program includes three conferences per week, highlighting different aspects of clinical care, research and journal reviews. There are currently five fellows in the program. Never has a fellow in our division not passed the boards on his/her first attempt. Because of the quality of our program, entry is very competitive, with more than 200 applicants competing last year for these five positions.

Research

The Division has markedly expanded its research enterprise. Currently we have an excess of $4.1 million  in active research contracts with the government and industry. 

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Division Faculty

• Biswas, Rajatsubhra, PhD 
• Cangro, Charles B., MD, PhD  
• Cao, Chunhua, MD, PhD 
• Cunningham, Rochelle M., MD 
• Diamantidis, Clarissa Jonas, MD 
• Dinits-Pensy, Mara Y., MD 
• Fink, Jeffrey C., MD 
• Hanes, Donna S., MD 
• Haririan, Abdolreza, MD 
• Hise, Michael K., MD 
• Klassen, David K., MD 
• Kwon, H. Moo, PhD 
• Kwon, Whaseon, PhD 
• Light, Paul D., MD 
• Nogueira, Joseph M., MD 
• Pallone, Thomas L., MD 
• Parsa, Aishin, MD 
• Ramos, Emilio, MD 
• Salzberg, Daniel J., MD 
• Seliger, Stephen L., MD, MS  
• Sowers, Kurt, MD
• Steplock, Deborah A., MS 
• Ugarte, Richard, MD 
• Weinman, Edward J., MD 
• Weir, Matthew R., MD 
• Zhang, Zhong, MD, PhD  

Open Faculty Positions

Physician-Scientist:  (Positions 3-309-663 and 3-309-670):

The Nephrology Division in the Department of Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine is recruiting two physician-scientists for tenure track faculty appointments at the Assistant or Associate/Professor level. The successful candidates will be accomplished investigators in translational or basic science who focus on laboratory based research in the areas of genomics, structural or vascular biology,  epithelial biology or transport.  They will be expected to contribute to the research, teaching and clinical missions of the University and will have a proven record of research excellence, productivity and funding.  Ample time will be protected for research, and the positions come with attractive packages to foster the development and growth of a robust research program. 

Qualified applicants should submit CV, brief summary of their research goals, and names of at least four professional references to Matthew R. Weir, M.D., c/o Robyn Crandell, Academic Programs Office, Department of Medicine, Room N3E10, University of Maryland Medical Center, 22 S. Greene St., Baltimore, MD 21201 or email application to rcrandel@medicine.umaryland.edu.

The University of Maryland is an AA/EEO/ADA Employer and encourages women & members of minority groups to apply.  

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