Department of Nephrology
Division of Renal Disease
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Nephrology Fellowship Program
Located in the geographic center of Brooklyn - New York City's largest borough - this university based teaching program aims to prepare both practitioners and investigators to enter the exciting and fast evolving field of kidney disease and its management. Brooklyn is the home of Walt Whitman, Thomas Wolf, Arthur Miller, Barbara Streisand, Danny Kaye, Jackie Robinson, Austin Flint, Jean Redman Oliver, Barry M. Brenner, the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, the Brooklyn Museum, the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens, Coney Island, Sheepshead Bay, and Peter Luger's Steak House - number one in the United States. Brooklyn scintillates with creative talent in the arts and sciences and has produced more medical department chairpersons than any other region of the country.
An unusual aspect of this program is the fellow's exposure to Federal [Brooklyn Veterans Administration Hospital (907 beds + 3 ICUs], State [University Hospital of Brooklyn (376 beds + 3 ICUs)], municipal (City) [Kings County Hospital Center (600 beds + 5 ICUs)] and Staten Island University Hospital (813 beds + 3 ICUs). Program graduates now direct renal programs in Asia, South America, Europe, Africa, and throughout the United States.
A total of 23 nephrologists are directly involved in the nephrology training program. Additional basic science and clinical faculty participate in fellow instruction through collaborative research projects. Moro O. Salifu, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Medicine, serves as a supervisor of fellowship affairs to blend the multiple facets of rotations, training, investigation, and meeting attendance into an effective program. Nephrologists and their areas of interest are:
Description of Training Program:
The First year focuses on clinical consultation and primary patient supervision with emphasis on ambulatory care and total patient supervision. The Second year includes four months of research and rotations through clinical and kidney/pancreas transplant services. A Third year devoted to investigation is optional for select, highly motivated individuals having successfully completed the first 2 fellowship years. Emphasis is placed on preparing the fellow to present scientific information at national and international meetings as well as at on site research and grand rounds conferences.
Critical thinking, renal biopsy interpretation,and literature review are emphasized throughout the program.
Clinical Rotations:
Kings County Hospital consultations - 3 months
University Hospital consultations - 2 months
Veterans Administration -6 months
Staten Island University Hospital - 2 months
— Renal Transplantation - 3 months
— Research and Elective - 5 months
— Ambulatory-3 months
Sample of weekly activities for fellows
Outpatient Experiences:
— Weekly to biweekly Clinic - 22 months
Applications/Information:
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Only completed applications, including letters of recomendation and board scores will be considered.
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Dr. Eli A. Friedman
Chief, Division of Renal Disease
Dr. Moro O. Salifu
Fellowship Director
SUNY-Health Science Center
450 Clarkson Avenue Box 52
Brooklyn, New York 11203
Phone: (718) 270-1584
FAX: (718) 270-3327
For more information contact: jcolumbo@netmail.hscbklyn.edu
Other Nephrology Resources:
— The RENALNET Information Service
— NIDDK
